Southern Blackbelly Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander
Both are keel-tailed duskies of the same streams in the Unicois and the far south-east. A: Heavy, with a big head; up to 7 in in the Southern Blackbelly Salamander; smaller and slimmer, under 5 in in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. B: Two rows of small whitish dots along each side in the Southern Blackbelly Salamander; six to eight pairs of golden or reddish spots on the back in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. C: Black in adults in the Southern Blackbelly Salamander; pale, flecked with white in the Spotted Dusky Salamander.
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