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Wolf Dusky Salamander vs. Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander

Both are brown duskies with a pale line from the eye to the jaw where the foothills meet the Bald and Unaka mountains. A: Keeled on top in the Wolf Dusky Salamander; round all along, no keel in the Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander. B: Along streams and seeps in the Wolf Dusky Salamander; often on the forest floor far from water in the Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander. C: Mottled or paired spots in the Wolf Dusky Salamander; often a bright stripe, red, yellow or tan in the Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander.

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Wolf Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus lycos

Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus carolinensis
Wolf Dusky Salamander vs. Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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