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Santeetlah Dusky Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander

Both are keel-tailed streamside duskies with a pale line from the eye to the jaw, in the same Smokies and Unicoi streams. A: A pale yellow wash on the belly and under the legs and tail in the Santeetlah Dusky Salamander; pale, flecked with white, no yellow in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. B: Greenish-brown, plain or with small reddish spots ringed in dark in the Santeetlah Dusky Salamander; brown with bold pairs of golden or reddish spots in the Spotted Dusky Salamander.

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Santeetlah Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus santeetlah

Spotted Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus conanti
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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