South Carolina Slimy Salamander vs. Mole Salamander

Mole Salamanders share the coastal bottomlands and pine savannas with the South Carolina Slimy. A: An ordinary head on a long, slim body in the South Carolina Slimy Salamander; a huge, broad head on a short, stout body in the Mole Salamander. B: Small white spots on the back, bigger white blotches low on the sides in the South Carolina Slimy Salamander; faint grey or blue-grey flecks in the Mole Salamander. A slimy salamander leaves glue-like slime on the fingers.

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