Campbell Co., Tennessee (28 Mar & 31 Mar 2010)

Mike Lawton accompanied me to look for Wehrle's Salamanders in Campbell County, Tennessee on 28 March 2010. Very few specimens are known from the state and I wanted to get some photographs for the book. We didn't find much, as it still was fairly chilly in the morning (lows below freezing). However, did see two nice salamanders: a Green Salamander adult and an adult Wehrle's Salamander. Three days later on 31 March 2010, Graham Reynolds and I headed back to the site to try and find more Wehrle's Salamanders. Although we did not succeed in our endeavor, we did turn up six adult and juvenile Green Salamanders and an Eastern Gartersnake.

Overall finds : 

     Plethodon wehrlei (Wehrle's Salamander) 1 adult male
     Aneides aeneus (Green Salamander) 6 adults and 1 juvenile
     Thamnophis sirtalis (Eastern Gartersnake) 1 subadult

     

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Plethodon wehrlei (Wehrle's Salamander)

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Aneides aeneus (Green Salamander)

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Sporulating Moss

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