New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Bufo americanus Holbrook - American Toad

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 applicable taxonomic and nomenclatural changes and numerous reports of new county records have appeared in the literature. Following are comments, accompanied by cited references, on the taxonomic and nomenclatural changes plus bibliographical information on new county records as they pertain to the Bufo americanus:

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes

The genus Bufo was split by Frost et al. (2006, The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297:1-370), and all eastern North American bufonid species were placed in the genus Anaxyrus.

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Literature Containing New County Records

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. 

Schacher, W. H. and T. H. Henry. 2001. New county records for amphibians from Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 32:197-198.

Bradley, Grainger, Jefferson, Union and Weakley counties 

Niemiller, M. L. and R. G. Reynolds.  2011. American Toad. Pp. 253-256 In M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds (eds.), The amphibians of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 369 pp.

Chester County

Barton, L. J., K. A. Robertson, and T. R. Mickiewicz. 2016. Geographic distribution: Anaxyrus americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 47:246-247.

Coffee County

English, R., and A. English. 2000. Geographic distribution. Bufo americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 31:249-250.

Grainger County

Nelson, S. K., M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds. 2012. New county records for amphibians and reptiles in Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 43:456-457.

Hardin County

Barton, L. J., B. P. Butterfield, and P. Whittaker. 2015. Geographic distribution: Anaxyrus americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 46:376.

Jefferson County

Faust, T. M. and M. Mayfield. 2012. Geographic distribution.  Anaxyrus americanus.  Herpetol. Rev. 43:297.

Knox County 

Faust, T.M.  2008.  Geographic distribution.  Anaxyrus americanus.  Herpetol. Rev. 39:104.

Lincoln County 

Davenport, J. M., J. R. Ennen, and A. F. Scott. 2005. New records for amphibians from counties in south-central Tennessee.  Herpetol. Rev. 36:209-210.

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 of Anaxyrus americanus from Loudon County.

Macon County

Clinger, J. S., A. Mueller, K. H. Wild, J. P. Flaherty, J. S. clinger, and C. M. Gienger. 2017. Geographic distribution: Anaxyrus americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 48:381-382. 

Marshall County 

Haislip, N.  2007.  Geographic distribution.  Bufo americanus.  Herpetol. Rev. 38:473.

Maury County

Foster, N. and M. Dillashaw.  2012.  Geographic distribution: Anaxyrus americanus.  Herpetol. Rev. 43:438.

Moore and Warren Counties

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, G.R. Wyckoff, III, and J.K. Spiess.  2007.  New county records for amphibians in Middle Tennessee.  Herpetol. Rev. 38:234.

Rutherford County 

Glorioso, B. M. and M. L. Niemiller.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Bufo americanus americanus.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:98.

Scott County

English, R., and A. English. 2000. Geographic distribution. Bufo americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 31:249-250.

Sullivan County

Hamed M. K. 2014. Geographic distribution: Anaxyrus americanus. Herpetol. Rev. 45:651.

White County

Faust, T. M.  2008.  Geographic distribution.  Anaxyrus americanus.  Herpetol. Rev. 39:361.

Williamson County 

Foster, N. Y., C. Conway, M. Dillashaw, M. Christensen, M. Williams, M. A. Blackmore, S. Burress, B. Ferguson, A. Feustel, C. Gibson, C. Hargrove, J. Johnston, W. Kerr, C. King, A. G. Lowry, T. Manor, B. Mashburn, R. Melson, N. Newton, K. Sanders, A. Villaneuva, H. Weber and J. White.   2013. Geographic distribution of herpetofauna of Middle Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 44:484-486.