Southern Zigzag Salamander vs. Four-toed Salamander

Both are small brownish salamanders of wet woods (Four-toed records in 17 of the Southern Zigzag's one-degree squares). A: A mottled mix of black, white and red, orange or yellow, most on the chest and throat in the Southern Zigzag Salamander; bright white with bold, round black spots in the Four-toed Salamander. B: A wavy-edged red or orange stripe down a dark back, or plain dark with pale specks in the Southern Zigzag 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. C: Five toes on the hind foot in the Southern Zigzag Salamander; four toes on the hind foot in the Four-toed Salamander.

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