Red Hills Salamander vs. Southeastern Slimy Salamander

Southeastern Slimy Salamanders share the Red Hills ravines with the Red Hills Salamander; both are big and dark. A: Plain dark brown to grey, without a single fleck in the Red Hills Salamander; black with scattered white or brassy flecks in the Southeastern Slimy Salamander. B: A very long body (20 to 22 grooves along the side) with short legs set far apart in the Red Hills Salamander; a shorter body (about 16 grooves) with longer legs in the Southeastern Slimy Salamander. The Red Hills Salamander lives in burrows in the ravine slopes and is almost never seen away from the burrow mouth; it is federally threatened and must not be dug out. The slimy salamander hides under logs and leaves sticky slime on the fingers.

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