Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander vs. Red-cheeked Salamander

The two meet on Balsam Mountain and Hyatt Ridge, where the Smokies join the Balsams, and hybridise there (hybrids show a little red on the cheeks). A: Paler grey, no red, orange or yellow in the Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander; a red, orange or yellow patch on each cheek in the Red-cheeked Salamander. Outside the hybrid zone the Red-cheeked lives only in the Great Smokies; the Southern Gray-cheeked lives south and east of them.

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