New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook) - Eastern Narrowmouth Toad

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 applicable taxonomic and nomenclatural changes and numerous reports of new county records have appeared in the literature. Comments, accompanied by cited references, on the taxonomic and nomenclatural changes plus bibliographical information on new county records as they pertain to G. carolinensis follow:

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes

To achieve uniformity, Crother (2000) altered the vernacular name of this species from Eastern Narrowmouth Toad to Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad.

Literature Cited:

Crother, B. I.. 2000. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North American north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. SSAR Herpetol. Circ. 29.

New County Records

Fayette County 

Hunter, C.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Gastrophryne carolinensis.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:100.

Gibson County 

Hall, J. M.  2008.  Geographic distribution. Gastrophryne carolinensis.  Herpetol. Rev. 39:105.

Grundy County 

Niemiller, M. L., J. M. Todd, B. T. Miller, and N. G. Mann.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Gastrophryne carolinensis.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:100.

Haywood County 

Stanley, J. W., and B. P Butterfield.  2008.  Geographic distribution. Gastrophryne carolinensis.  Herpetol. Rev. 39:105.

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.

Williamson County

English, R., and A. English. 2000. Geographic distribution. Gastrophryne carolinensis. Herpetol. Rev. 31:250.