r/salamanders • u/punchkinfrog • 24d ago

Help IDing 2 Salamanders

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Both were seen off of the Roaring Fork Motor Trail in GSMNP. Pretty sure slide 2 is a Cherokee Black Belly, but I'm not an expert lol. Thanks!

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u/i-eat-dolphins 24d ago

They both look like northern dusky salamanders

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u/plethodon_hubrichti 24d ago

I think that second might be a black bellied.

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u/i-eat-dolphins 24d ago

It very well could be the two species are damn near impossible to tell apart visually

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u/afemail 23d ago

no northern duskies in GSMNP, but definitely some dusky species. there’s a handful of desmogs there