Imitator Salamander
(Desmognathus imitator)
DESCRIPTION: 2 3/4-4" (7-10.2 cm). Pale line from eye to angle of jaw. Highly variable in coloration; usually has dark, rippling back stripes, rarely a single wide back stripe.
Diet: Imitator salamanders generally appear to be ambush predators which consume any small invertebrates that they can catch.
Imitator Salamander, Desmognathus imitator
Note: Dusky Salamanders (genus Desmognathus) are extremely difficult to identify due to their highly varied patterns and coloration.
Imitator Salamander (Desmognathus imitator)
Pygmy Salamander (Desmognathus wrighti)
Seepage Salamander (Desmognathus aeneus) ...
Third, they have skin toxins that render them unpalatable, and there is another type of salamander that's called the Imitator Salamander (Desmognathus imitator) because it mimics the appearance of this species so the predators will incorrectly ...
 See also: Salamander, Seepage Salamander, Newt, Four-toed Salamander, Black-bellied Salamander
  
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