Weller's Salamander vs. Northern Pygmy Salamander

Both are tiny salamanders of the high spruce-fir on Roan, Unaka and Iron mountains. A: Black with gold or silvery blotches in the Weller's Salamander; a coppery stripe with a dark herringbone line in the Northern Pygmy Salamander. B: No pale line in the Weller's Salamander; a pale line from the eye to the jaw in the Northern Pygmy Salamander.

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