New County Records and Other Data Since 1996

Rana palustris Le Conte - Pickerel Frog

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. 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 Rana palustris follow:

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Changes

The genus Rana 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 ranid species placed in the genus Lithobates.

Updated Distribution Map
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Literature Containing New County Records

Cocke, Coffee, Johnson, Polk, Sullivan, Sumner, and Unicoi counties 

Niemiller, M. L. and R. G. Reynolds.  2011. Pickerel Frog. Pp. 310-312 In M. L. Niemiller and R. G. Reynolds (eds.), The amphibians of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. 369 pp.

Davidson County

Bailey, K. 2012. Geographic distribution: Lithobates palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 43:440.

DeKalb, Marshall, 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.

Giles 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.

Hamilton County

Ennen, J. R. 2015. Geographic distribution: Lithobates palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 46:562.

Hardin County

Niemiller, M. L., and B. T. Miller.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Rana palustris.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:489-490.

Jefferson County

Faust, T. M. and M. Mayfield. 2012. Geographic distribution:  Lithobates palustris.  Herpetol. Rev. 43:300.

Lawrence County

Owen, D. A. S. and M. W. Herr. 2016. Geographic distribution: Lithobates palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 47:249.

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 Lithobates palustris from Loudon County.

Macon County

Wild, K. H., A. Mueller, J. P. Flaherty, J. S. clinger, and C. M. Gienger. 2017. Geographic distribution: Lithobates palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 48:384.

Marshall County 

Haislip, N.  2007.  Geographic distribution:  Rana palustris.  Herpetol. Rev. 38:477.

Maury County

Miller, J. H., J. A. Miller, M. L. Niemiller, and B. T. Miller.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Rana palustris.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:490.

Morgan County

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

Niemiller, M. L. and B. M. Glorioso.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Rana palustris.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:102.

Scott County

English, R. and A. English. 2000. Geographic distribution: Rana palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 31:252.

Smith County 

Carey, A. N. and M. A. Anderson.  2011.  Geographic distribution: Lithobates palustris. Herpetol. Rev. 42:386. 

Trousdale County

Glorioso, B. M. and J. Pruett.  2007.  New records for amphibians and reptiles from Trousdale County, Tennessee.  Herpetol. Rev. 38: 247-248.

Wayne County 

Messer, M., L. Bennie, and B. P. Butterfield.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Rana palustris.  Herpetol. Rev. 37:359.