Pygmy Salamander vs. Southern Red-backed Salamander
Both are small woodland salamanders with a reddish stripe under the same logs in the Smokies. A: A pale line from the eye to the jaw; bronze eyelids in the Pygmy Salamander; no pale line in the Southern Red-backed Salamander. B: A dark herringbone line down the middle of the stripe in the Pygmy Salamander; a clean red stripe with finely saw-toothed edges in the Southern Red-backed Salamander.
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