Graham Reynolds and I went over to Wilson County at Cedars of Lebanon State Forest to meet up with Brian Miller and his Vertebrate Zoology class to look for herps. We had a good day despite getting "slightly" lost in the forest while looking for Pseudotriton montanus streams. Weather was in the low 80s with partly cloudy skies. Afterward, Graham and I went over to Vesta State Natural Area and found a few things as well.
Totals on the day:
Terrapene c. carolina (Eastern Box Turtle) 1 adult and 1 dead hatchling Aspidoscelis s. sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner) 10+ adults and juveniles
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-lined Skink) 5+ adults and juveniles
Eumeces inexpectatus (Southeastern Five-lined Skink) 2 adults
Sceloporus undulatus (Eastern Fence Lizard) 5+ adults and juveniles
Scincella lateralis (Little Ground Skink) 1 adult
Carphophis amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake) 6 adults
Coluber c. constrictor (Northern Black Racer) 6 adults
Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake) 1 adult
Diadophis punctatus edwardsi (Northern Ringneck Snake) 1 juvenile
Lampropeltis getula nigra (Black Kingsnake) 5 adults and juveniles
Lampropeltis t. triangulum (Eastern Milksnake) 1 adult and 1 DOR
Tantilla coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake) 1 adult
Virginia v. valeriae (Eastern Smooth Earthsnake) 1 adult
Bufo a. americanus (Eastern American Toad) 1 adult
Bufo fowleri (Fowler's Toad) 30+ adults
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) TMTC eggs
Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander) 1 adult
Notophthalmus v. viridescens (Eastern Newt) 2 adults
Carphophis amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake)
Coluber c. constrictor (Northern Black Racer)
Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake)
Lampropeltis getula nigra (Black Kingsnake)
Lampropeltis t. triangulum (Eastern Milksnake)
Tantilla coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake)
Virginia v. valeriae (Eastern Smooth Earthsnake)
Eumeces fasciatus (Five-lined Skink)
Bufo fowleri (Fowler's Toad)
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) eggs
Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander)