Southern Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander vs. Seal Salamander
Both are keel-tailed duskies of rocky mountain streams; shovel-noses stay in the riffles, Seals also on the banks. A: A small, flat, wedge-shaped head with big bulging eyes in the Southern Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander; an ordinary rounded head in the Seal Salamander. B: Dark with golden, lichen-like blotches in two rows in the Southern Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander; lighter brown with a bold net of dark worm-like lines in the Seal Salamander.
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