New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini) - Red 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 P. ruber are listed below by counties, which are arranged alphabetically:

Shannon, V., H. Hedden, A. Jones, and K. Fox.  2005.  Coluber constrictor constrictor. Behavior.  Herpetol. Rev. 36: 322.

Although not pointed out by the authors, their mention of a larval P. ruber in this article represents the first literature record for the species from Anderson County.

Schacher, W. H. and T. H. Henry. 2001. New county records for amphibians from Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 32:197-198.

Hardin County

Wilmhoff, C. D., L. Williams, R. MacDonald, S. Fisher, and J. Slothouber. 1999. Geographic Distribution. Pseudotriton ruber vioscai. Herpetol. Rev. 30:171.

Lincoln County

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.

Moore County

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. 2002. New records for amphibians in the Big South Fork region of Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 33:230-231.