New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Pseudacris crucifer (Wied) - Spring Peeper

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 an updated distribution map and bibliographical information on new county records as they pertain to the Pseudacris crucifer: 

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes

Frost et al. (2017, in Crother [ed.], Herpetol. Circ., 43:6), accepted the conclusions of Moriarty and Cannatella (2004, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 30:409–420) who considered P. crucifer as a monotypic species.

Updated Distribution Map
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Update to Pseudacris crucifer

Literature Containing New County Records

Benton, Carroll, Davidson, Decatur, Gibson, Haywood, Henderson, Hickman, Humphreys, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Madison, Maury, McNairy, Perry, Tipton, and Wayne counties. 

Butterfield, B. P., H. A. Messer, L. D. Bennie, and J. W. Stanley.  2009.  Geographic distribution.  Pseudacris crucifer.  Herpetol. Rev. 40:234-235.

Bradley, Lincoln, Pickett, Warren and White counties 

Niemiller, M. L. and R. G. Reynolds.  2011. Spring Peeper. Pp. 283-285 In M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds (eds.), The amphibians of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 369 pp.

DeKalb County 

Tolley, A.  2010.  Geographic distribution.  Pseudacris crucifer.  Herpetol. Rev. 41:508.

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.

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.

Hardin and Fayette counties

Hunter, C.  2006.  Geographic distribution.  Pseudacris crucifer crucifer.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:238.

Hamilton County 

Simpson, J. F., D. S. Armstrong, and T. P. Wilson.  2010.  Geographic distribution.  Pseudacris crucifer.  Herpetol. Rev. 41:241.

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.

Selman W., S. Aughtman, A. Anderson, D. Carter, R. Leblanc, S. Bethi, C. Casias, G. Bellnap, K. Klunk, H. Qureshi, H. Smith, M. Jaunsen, J. Morena, M. Gaupp, M. Schwall, and M. Sullivan. 2018. Thirty-six new county records for herpetofauna of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee, USA: results from an undergraduate herpetology class assignment. Herpetological Review 49:85-88.

Marshall County 

Butterfield, B. P., S. Cole and S. Cole.  2012.  Geographic distribution: Pseudacris crucifer. Herpetol. Rev. 43:614.

Morgan County

Campbell, T. S. 2002.  New records for amphibians in the Big South Fork region of Tennessee.  Herpetol. Rev. 33:230-231.

Roane County

Edington, A. and T. W. Pierson. 2018. Geographic distribution.  Pseudacris crucifer.  Herpetol. Rev. 49:501.

Sullivan County

Hamed M. K. 2014. Geographic distribution: Pseudacris crucifer. Herpetol. Rev. 45:655. 

Union County 

Nelson, S. K.  2011.  Geographic distribution.  Pseudacris crucifer.  Herpetol. Rev. 42:108.