Great Smoky Mountains National Park (18 Oct 2007)

Headed up to the Chimneys area to look for some salamanders with hopes that it would rain.  Once again, the weather did not cooperate.  However did find a few sallies and some serpents DOR on the Hwy 73 between Gatlinburg and Treemont.  Also saw several cool inverts.  If anyone has an id for some the species, please let me know. Here is the list:

     Desmognathus imitator (Imitator Salamander)
     Desmognathus ocoee (Ocoee Salamander)
     Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Blackbelly Salamander)
     Desmognathus santeetlah (Santeetlah Dusky Salamander)
     Elaphe spiloides (Midland Rat Snake)
     Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake)
     Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen (Northern Copperhead)

And some pics:

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Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Blackbelly Salamander)

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Desmognathus imitator (Imitator Salamander) dark phase

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Brachoria sp. (millipede)

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Oct 19, 2007 10:33 AM

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