Southern Red-backed Salamander vs. Four-toed Salamander
Both are small, reddish woodland salamanders of the Ouachitas and the Southeast (records share 16 one-degree squares). A: Salt and pepper in the Southern Red-backed Salamander; bright white with bold, round black spots in the Four-toed Salamander. B: A clean, broad red stripe with saw-toothed edges on dark sides in the Southern Red-backed Salamander; orange-brown to grey, peppered with tiny dark dots, no clean stripe; a pinch where the tail joins the body in the Four-toed Salamander. Count the toes on the hind foot: five in the Red-backed, four in the Four-toed.
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