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Eurycea wilderae (Blue-Ridge Two-lined Salamander)

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Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander - North Carolina Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander :  The Blue Ridge two-lined salamander and the southern two-lined salamander ( ) were formerly considered different subspecies of a single species.  Both species have an underlying yellow to orangish color and dark brown or black stripes which run down the sides of the body.  Both species usually have a number of scattered black spots or blotches on the back.  The color of the Blue Ridge two-lined salamander is generally more vivid than that of the southern two-lined salamander.  The lower border of the stripes on the Blue Ridge two-lined salamander are relatively straight-edged while the lower border of the stripes on the southern two-lined salamander tend to fade into the yellow or orange of the belly.  Also, the stripes on the sides of the southern two-lined salamander typically run all the way down the tail while the stripes on the Blue Ridge two-lined salamander break up about halfway down the tail.  Larvae are dusky yellow in color and have six to nine pairs of light spots on the back.  Blue Ridge two-lined salamander larvae also have squared snouts and reddish gills while
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activated: 03-Jun-1991
last updated: 07-Jul-2011
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