Southern Zigzag Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander
Spotted Duskies with fused spots look striped (records in 13 of the Southern Zigzag's one-degree squares). A: No pale line from the eye to the jaw in the Southern Zigzag Salamander; a pale line from behind the eye down to the angle of the jaw in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. B: A wavy-edged red or orange stripe, or dark with bluish-white specks in the Southern Zigzag Salamander; paired golden or reddish spots, sometimes fused into a wavy stripe in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. C: Front and hind legs the same size in the Southern Zigzag Salamander; hind legs much bigger than the front; the tail keeled above in the Spotted Dusky Salamander.
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