New County Records and Other Data Since 1996
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green) - Spring 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. Bibliographical information for those pertaining to G. porphyriticus is listed below by counties, which are arranged alphabetically:
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Literature Containing New County Records
Bledsoe County
Kuhajda, B. R., D. A. Neely, and J. R. Ennen. 2016. Geographic distribution: Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Herpetol. Rev. 47:245.
Coffee County
Niemiller, M. L. 2004. Geographic distribution. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Herpetol. Rev. 35:76.
Fentress County
Brinkman, B. and S. Fletcher. 2001. Geographic distribution. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus. Herpetol. Rev. 32:268.
Hardin County
Wilmhoff, C. D., L. Williams, R. MacDonald, S. Fisher, and J. Slothouber. 1999. Geographic distribution. Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus. Herpetol. Rev. 30:172.
Jefferson, Johnson, Rhea
and
Sequatchie counties
Niemiller, M. L. 2011. Spring Salamander. Pp. 178-181 In M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds (eds.), The amphibians of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 369 pp.
Marion 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.
The record for Gyrinophilus porphyriticus published in this paper included an incorrect coordinate. It should read 35� 06' 14N, 85� 25' 21"W, instead of 36� 06' 14"N, 87� 25' 21"W.
Scott County
Campbell, T. S. 2002. New records for amphibians in the Big South Fork region of Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 33:230-231.