Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
Allegheny Dusky Salamander
Description 2 3/4-4 3/8" (7-11.1 cm). Varies greatly in color and pattern. Pale line from eye to angle of jaw. Tail rounded; half of total length. Northern forms; gray, brown, olive, yellow, or orange; have wide, straight-edged, dark-bordered stripe marked with V shapes down back and tail. Southern forms: dark margins of stripe usually wavy, but vary from nearly straight to zigzagged; dark bars cross stripe. Costal grooves, 14.
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