New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Ambystoma tigrinum (Green) - Tiger Salamander

Since publication of Atlas of Amphibians in Tennessee (Redmond, W. H. and A. F. Scott. 1996. The Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. 94 pp.), several reports of new county records have appeared in the literature. Following are an updated distribution map and bibliographical information on new county records as they pertain to the Ambystoma tigrinum:


Updated Distribution Map
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Update to Ambystoma tigrinum

 Literature Containing New County Records

Coffee County 

Miller, B. T., J. W. Lamb, and J. L. Miller.  2005. The herpetofauna of Arnold Air Force Base in the barrens of South-Central Tennessee.  Southeastern Naturalist 4:51-62.

Decatur County

Harden, C.  2004.  Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 35:183.

Hamilton County

Wilson, T. P., C. Manis, and R. Minton.  2005.  Geographic distribution:  Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum.    Herpetol. Rev. 36:460-461.

Houston County

Scott, A. F., S. Sutton, and S. Williamson. 2000. New county records of amphibians and turtles from the Western Highland Rim of central Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 31:117-118.

Hickman County 

Ruiz, R. and A. F. Scott. 2019. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 50:94.

Jefferson County

Hoverman, J. T., M. J. Gray, N. A. Haislip and D. L. Miller.  2011.  Phylogeny, life history, and ecology contribute to differences in amphibian susceptibility to ranaviruses. EcoHealth DOI: 10.1007/s10393-011-0717-7. 19 pp. 

Although not pointed out by the authors, this article includes the first published record for Ambystoma tigrinum from Jefferson County.

Daniels, S. D., S. A. Dykes and R. L. P. Wyatt. 2012. New amphibian and reptile county records for eight counties in East Tennessee, USA.  Herpetol. Rev. 43:313-315.

Lincoln County

McFerrin, M. A. and J. R. Ennen. 2017. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 48:117.

Loudon County

Hoverman, J. T., M. J. Gray, D. L. Miller and N. A. Haislip. 2012. Widespread occurrence of ranavirus in pond-breeding amphibian populations. EcoHealth 9:36-48.

Although not pointed out by the authors, this article includes the first published record for Ambystoma tigrinum from Loudon County.

Marshall County 

Hromada, S. J., W. M. Perry, L. Perry, and C. M. Gienger. 2018. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 49:705.