Ravine Salamander vs. Southern Zigzag Salamander

In south-eastern Kentucky the Southern Zigzags are mostly unstriped and dark, on the same wooded slopes as the Ravine Salamander. A: Never a stripe: dark with fine silvery flecks in the Ravine Salamander; often a wavy-edged red or orange stripe in the Southern Zigzag Salamander. B: Very long and thin with short legs (20 to 23 grooves along the side) in the Ravine Salamander; unstriped animals: shorter, with longer legs (16 to 18 grooves) in the Southern Zigzag Salamander. C: Dark grey, finely flecked in the Ravine Salamander; a mottled mix of black, white and red, orange or yellow, most on the chest and throat in the Southern Zigzag Salamander.

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