With showers and thunderstorms moving into the area around dusk, Graham and I headed north to northern Campbell and extreme northeast Scott Counties in search of amphibians. We really hoped to find Black Mountain Dusky Salamanders and other plethodontids that just range into Tennessee near the KY-TN state line but no success. However, we did have several surprises on the road including a Green Salamander and a Four-Toed Salamander!
Campbell County, TN:
Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander) 7 metamorphs
Aneides aeneus (Green Salamander) 1 adult
Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander) 1 adult
Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander) 1 adult
Gyrinophilus p. porphyriticus (Northern Spring Salamander) 1 adult
Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-Toed Salamander) 1 adult
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Red-Spotted Newt) 5 efts
Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander) 2 adults and 1 juvenile
Bufo americanus americanus (Eastern American Toad) 20+ observed and calling
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) TMTC observed and calling
Pseudacris brachyphona (Mountain Chorus Frog) TMTC calling and observed
Pseudacris crucifer crucifer (Northern Spring Peeper) TMTC calling
Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog) 1 adult calling
Rana clamitans melanota (Green Frog) 5 adults and juveniles
Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog) 7 adults and juveniles
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen (Northern Copperhead) 2 adults DOR
Thamnophis sirtalis (Eastern Gartersnake) 1 subadult
Scott Co., TN:
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Red-Spotted Newt) 1 eft
Bufo americanus americanus (Eastern American Toad) 3 observed and a few calling
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) TMTC calling
Pseudacris brachyphona (Mountain Chorus Frog) TMTC calling
Pseudacris crucifer crucifer (Northern Spring Peeper) TMTC calling
Rana clamitans melanota (Green Frog) 1 juvenile
Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog) 2 juveniles
Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander) metamorph
Aneides aeneus (Green Salamander)
Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander)
Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander)
Hemidactylium scutatum (Four-Toed Salamander)
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Red-Spotted Newt)
Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander)
Bufo americanus americanus (Eastern American Toad)
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog)
Pseudacris brachyphona (Mountain Chorus Frog)
Rana clamitans melanota (Green Frog)
Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog)
Thamnophis sirtalis (Eastern Gartersnake)