On Friday, Graham Reynolds, Stesha Pasachnik, and I went to a newly acquired property by GSMNP near the Blount-Monroe County line in east Tennessee to look for a potentially disjunct population of Tellico Salamanders and other herps. We found five "slimy-like" plethodontids that resemble P. glutinosus more than P. aureleous but took tissue samples anyways. The highlight of the day was finding a Southeastern Crowned Snake along a power line cut.
Amphibians:
Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander) 20+ adults and juveniles
Desmognathus monticola (Seal Salamander) 5+ adults
Desmognathus quadramaculatus (Black-Bellied Salamander) 1 adult
Plethodon glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander) 5 adults
Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-Backed Salamander) 3 adults
Reptiles:
Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake) 2 adults
Diadophis punctatus edwardsii (Northern Ring-Necked Snake) 2 adults (1 DOR)
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake) 1 adult
Sceloporus undulatus (Eastern Fence Lizard) 2 juveniles and 2 adults
Tantilla coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake) 1 adult
Desmognathus monticola (Seal Salamander)
Plethodon glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander)
Plethodon serratus (Southern Red-Backed Salamander)
Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake)
Carphophis amoenus amoenus (Eastern Wormsnake)
Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Northern Watersnake)
Tantilla coronata (Southeastern Crowned Snake)
A Land Snail