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Wehrle's Salamander vs. Northern Dusky Salamander

A Northern Dusky Salamander lives beside streams and seeps, with a pale line from behind the eye to the angle of the jaw and hind legs much heavier than the front. A Wehrle's Salamander lives on wooded hillsides, with legs of about equal size and a row of white or yellowish spots along the sides.

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Wehrle's Salamander

Plethodon wehrlei

Northern Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus fuscus
Wehrle's Salamander vs. Northern Dusky Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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