Rich Mountain Salamander vs. Western Slimy Salamander

Both are large, dark woodland salamanders of the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas (records share 2 one-degree squares). A: Chestnut, reddish or brassy patches on a dark back, few white spots in the Rich Mountain Salamander; glossy black, white or brassy spots scattered over the back in the Western Slimy Salamander. B: White blotches only low on the sides in the Rich Mountain Salamander; white spots from the back down the sides, larger and denser low down in the Western Slimy Salamander. The Rich Mountain also has a pale, whitish chin; the slimy salamander's chin is dark grey, only a little paler than the belly. The Rich Mountain lives only on the high north slopes of Rich, Kiamichi and Winding Stair mountains.

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