New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis (Daudin) - Hellbender

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 C. alleganiensis are listed below by counties, which are arranged alphabetically:

Cheatham County

Canada, B. and A. F. Scott. 2003. Geographic distribution. Cryptobranchus alleganiensis. Herpetol. Rev. 34:255-256.

Coffee and White counties

Miller, B. T. and J. L. Miller.  2005.  Prevalence of physical abnormalities in Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) populations in Middle Tennessee.  Southeastern Naturalists 4:513-520.

Although not pointed out by the authors, this article includes the first published records of Cryptobranchus alleganiensis from Coffee and White counties.

Robertson County 

McGinnity, D.  2005.  Geographic distribution.  Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis.  Herpetol. Rev. 36:461.