Today, Graham Reynolds, Stesha Pasachnik, and I went to the Cherokee National Forest in Monroe County to look for several plethodontid salamanders to photograph and we were not disappointed. Weather was nice, in the 70s and partly cloudy.
Amphibians:
Desmognathus aeneus (Seepage Salamander) 1 adult
Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander) 8 adults, juveniles, and larvae
Desmognathus ocoee (Ocoee Salamander) 150+ adults and juveniles
Desmognathus santeetlah (Santeetlah Dusky Salamander) 4 adults
Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Black-Bellied Salamander) 3 adults
Desmognathus wrighti (Pygmy Salamander) 3 adults
Eurycea wilderae (Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander) 4 adults and 1 larva
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Red-Spotted Newt) 1 eft
Plethodon teyahalee (Southern Appalachian Salamander) 17 adults and juveniles
Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-Backed Salamander) 5 adults
Rana clamitans melanota (Green Frog) 4 adults
Rana sylvatica (Wood Frog) TMTC tadpoles
Reptiles:
Coluber constrictor constrictor (Northern Black Racer) 1 adult DOR
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Northern Ring-Necked Snake) 1 adult
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake) 2 juveniles DOR
Pantherophis guttatus (Red Cornsnake) 1 adult DOR
Desmognathus ocoee (Ocoee Salamander)
Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Black-Bellied Salamander)
Desmognathus santeetlah (Santeetlah Dusky Salamander)
Desmognathus wrighti (Pygmy Salamander)
Desmognathus wrighti (Pygmy Salamander)
Desmognathus aeneus (Seepage Salamander)
Eurycea wilderae (Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander)
Eurycea wilderae (Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander)
Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-Backed Salamander)
Plethodon teyahalee (Southern Appalachian Salamander)
Plethodon teyahalee (Southern Appalachian Salamander)
Plethodon teyahalee (Southern Appalachian Salamander) juvenile
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Red-Spotted Newt)
Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens (Red-Spotted Newt)
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Northern Ring-Necked Snake)