New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini de Manoncourt and Latreille) - Red 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 Pseudotriton ruber:

Updated Distribution Map
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Shannon, V., H. Hedden, A. Jones, and K. Fox.  2005.  Coluber constrictor constrictor: behavior. Herpetol. Rev. 36: 322.

Although not pointed out by the authors, their mention of a larval P. ruber in this article represents the first literature record for the species from Anderson County.

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

Cocke and Obion counties

Miller, B. T. and M. L. Niemiller. 2011. Red Salamander. Pp. 226-229 In M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds (eds.), The amphibians of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 369 pp.

Davidson County

Routledge, C. 2013. Geographic distribution: Pseudotriton ruber. Herpetol. Rev. 44:619.

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

Wilmhoff, C. D., L. Williams, R. MacDonald, S. Fisher, and J. Slothouber. 1999. Geographic distribution. Pseudotriton ruber vioscai. Herpetol. Rev. 30:172.

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.

Moore County

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.

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

Union County

Nelson, S. K.  2011.  Geographic distribution: Pseudotriton ruber ruber. Herpetol. Rev. 42:384.

Warren County

Wagner, M. D., M. S. Hoger and A. S. Riggs. 2011. Geographic distribution. Pseudotriton ruber ruber.   Herpetol. Rev. 42:561.