Weller's Salamander vs. Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Both are small woodland salamanders under the same logs high in the north-east mountains. A: Black with gold or silvery blotches in the Weller's Salamander; a red stripe or plain lead-grey, no gold blotches in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander. B: Young black with silvery or gold flecks too in the Weller's Salamander; young striped red or plain grey like the adults in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander.

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