New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Ambystoma opacum (Gravenhurst) - Marbled Salamander

Since publication of Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee (Redmond, W. H. and A. F. Scott. 1996. The Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. 94 pp.), several reports of new county records have appeared in the literature. Bibliographical information for those pertaining to A. opacum are listed below by counties, which are arranged alphabetically:

Hamilton County

Smith, M. B., T. J. Gaudin, and T. P. Wilson.  2007.  Geographic Distribution. Ambystoma opacum. Herpetol. Rev. 38:347.

Hawkins County 

Copeland, J. E.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Ambystoma opacum.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:356.

Houston County

Scott, A. F., S. Sutton, and S. Williamson. 2000. New county records of amphibians and turtles from the Western Highland Rim of central Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 31:117-118.

Lauderdale County 

Hunter, C.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Ambystoma opacum.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:481.

Lawrence, Lewis, and Marion counties 

Davenport, J. M., J. R. Ennen, and A. F. Scott. 2005. New records for amphibians from counties in south-central Tennessee.  Herpetological Review 36:209-210.

Niemiller, M. L., B. M. Glorioso, G. R. Wyckoff, III, and J. K. Spiess.  2007.  New county records for amphibians in Middle Tennessee.  Herpetol. Rev. 38:234.

Campbell, T. S., B. Wood, K. Bailey, D. Lashley, and K. Blair. 2002. Geographic Distribution. Ambystoma opacum. Herpetol. Rev. 33:315.

Sequatchie County 

Corser, J. D.  2008.  The Cumberland Plateau disjunct paradox and the biogeography and conservation of pond-breeding amphibians.  American Midland Naturalist 159:498-503.

Sullivan County

Hamed, M. K., T. F. Laughlin, P. D. Gentry, and J. W. Coffey.  2007. Geographic distribution. Ambystoma opacum. Herpetol. Rev. 38: 212.

Union County 

Davenport, J. M., J. R. Ennen, and W. M. Thurman.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Ambystoma opacum.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:481-482.