Southern Red-backed Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander
Both are small reddish-brown salamanders of moist southern woods; they meet from Louisiana and Arkansas to Georgia (records share 13 one-degree squares). A: One broad red stripe with saw-toothed edges in the Southern Red-backed Salamander; pairs of golden or reddish spots, often joined into a wavy band in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. B: No pale line from the eye to the jaw; hind legs no bigger than the front in the Southern Red-backed Salamander; a pale line from the eye to the corner of the jaw; hind legs much heavier than the front in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. The dusky lives at seeps and stream edges; the red-backed on the forest floor.
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