I know what you mean when it comes to the peppered pattern and faint markings. Most smallmouthes have them though. I gave up on trying to make sense of the Jefferson's /blue-spotted field markings in the guides because they are not reliable. Jefferson's and spotted salamanders often frequent the same breeding pools. I would say add a third, A. texanum, to the list as well
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2 tham radix
1 Chicago Tham s. semifasciatus
2 elaphe vulpina
1 gray tiger salamander
4 Aphonopelma hentzi
1 G rosea
1 Haplo minax
1 Brachy angustum
1 Brachy sabulosum
1 Brachy vagans
1 Cent. hentzi scorp

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