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)