Ravine Salamander vs. Northern Zigzag Salamander

Dark, unstriped Northern Zigzags look like Ravine Salamanders; they meet on rocky wooded slopes of central Kentucky (zigzag records in 5 of the Ravine Salamander's one-degree squares). A: Never a stripe in the Ravine Salamander; often a wavy-edged red or orange stripe in the Northern Zigzag Salamander. B: No orange where the front leg meets the body in the Ravine Salamander; a red or orange patch where the front leg meets the body, even on dark animals in the Northern Zigzag Salamander.

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