Normandy Reservoir, Coffee Co., TN (29 Aug 2009)

I met up with my former advisor and lab mates at MTSU for a quick trip to the Normandy Reservoir area in Coffee County to look for salamanders. Although we didn't find are target species, we were fairly productive for just a couple hours of searching. Weather was partly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 70s.

Amphibians:

     Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander) 25+ adults and juveniles
     Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander) 40+ adults, juveniles, and larvae
     Eurycea longicauda longicauda (Longtail Salamander) 4 juveniles
     Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander) 1 juvenile
     Plethodon glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander) 3 adults
     Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander) 20+ larvae
     Rana clamitans melanota (Green Frog) 1 juvenile
     Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog) 2 juveniles
     Rana sphenocephala (Southern Leopard Frog) 30+ adults, juveniles, and tadpoles

Reptiles:

     Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked Snake) 1 subadult
     Eumeces fasciatus (Five-Lined Skink) 1 adult female
     Sceloporus undulatus (Eastern Fence Lizard) 1 adult female

Some photographs:


Desmognathus conanti (Spotted Dusky Salamander) 


Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander)


Eurycea cirrigera (Southern Two-Lined Salamander) metamorph


Eurycea lucifuga (Cave Salamander)


Plethodon glutinosus (Northern Slimy Salamander)


Rana palustris (Pickerel Frog)



Eumeces fasciatus (Five-Lined Skink)


Diadophis punctatus (Ring-necked Snake)

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