New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Eurycea lucifuga Rafinesque - Cave 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 for new county records as they pertain to E. lucifuga:

Updated Distribution Map
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Literature Containing New County Records

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

Miller, B. T. and M. L. Niemiller. 2011. Cave Salamander. Pp. 166-169 In M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds (eds.), The amphibians of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 369 pp.

Hancock 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.

Niemiller, M. L., and B. T. Miller.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Eurycea lucifuga. Herpetol. Rev. 37:483.

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.

Union County 

Ennen, J. R., J. M. Davenport, and W. M. Thurman.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Eurycea lucifuga. Herpetol. Rev. 37:483-484.