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Taxonomy: Two of three recognized subspecies of
Virginia valeriae (Crother et al.
2012) occur in Tennessee (Conant and Collins 1998). These include
V. v. valeriae (Eastern Smooth
Earthsnake) and V. v. elegans (Western
Smooth Earthsnake).
Distribution: Valid records exist from all three grand divisions of
the state. However, large areas
that lack verified records include most of West Tennessee, the southern Central Basin and
southern Highland Rim of Middle Tennessee, much of the Cumberland Plateau, and
all of the counties in northeastern Tennessee.
According to Conant and Collins (1998),
V. v valeriae occurs in East Tennessee
while V. v. elegans is found elsewhere
in the state.
Museum Records by Counties:
Blount—GSMNP 4151,
4157, 4159; LSUMZ 34793; USNM RH 75-080; UTKVZC 4444.
Bradley—FLMNH 29285.
Cannon—MTSU 85S.
Cheatham—APSU 19278.
Coffee—MTSU 80S, 167S.
Davidson—TTU 175.
DeKalb—TTU
411, 453.
Dyer—USNM 28412.
Franklin—MCZ 60849, 65523, 65531, 147416.
Gibson—APSU
19603.
Grundy—APSU
19003.
Hamilton—LSUMZ 43998.
Hardeman—APSU 16880-16882,
16888; UMMZ 84437.
Henderson—APSU 19755.
Henry—APSU 3147.
Houston—APSU 4340, 5299.
Knox—APSU 18126; USNM 2458; UTKVZC
3457.
Lincoln—LSUMZ 43999.
McMinn—FLMNH 29289.
McNairy—APSU 19546.
Monroe—CMNH 55708; FLMNH 29278,
29280, 29281, 29284, 29286-29288, 29290;
LSUMZ 22965; USNM RH 79-076, 82-029.
Montgomery—APSU 2054, 2601, 2887, 2976, 2989, 3929-3931, 4329, 4336,
5579, 6113; NLU 15408.
Overton—TTU uncataloged (1 specimen).
Perry—APSU 14410; UTKVZC 6736.
Polk—FLMNH 29291; USNM RH 79-115.
Putnam—TTU 872, uncataloged (1
specimen).
Rhea—FLMNH 29282, 29283.
Rutherford—MTSU 104S.
Scott—APSU 6180; FLMNH 29279.
Sevier—GSMNP 4150-4155, 4158; UMMZ
130246; USNM 123340.
Shelby—APSU 14087, 14088, 15973-15975, 17135, 17148.
Stewart—APSU 229, 296, 357, 504, 566, 584, 629, 631, 819, 998,
2038, 4944, 5034-5036, 5855, 15977-15982, 17650, 18071.
Sullivan—APSU
19838. Sumner—USNM 2224.
Wilson—MTSU 27S-29S; UTKVZC 2326.
Literature Sources by Counties:
Anderson—Jenkins et al. (2001), Byrd and Fox (2017).
Blount—King (1939), Huheey
and Stupka (1967).
Cheatham—Smith (2009),
Hopkins (2013).
Coffee—Miller
et al. (2005), Niemiller (2005).
Davidson—Sinclair (1951b).
Dyer—Blanchard (1922, 1923).
Franklin—McCrady and Rodarmor (1967), Cameron and McCrady (1978),
Yeatman (1983).
Gibson—Owen
et al. (2016).
Grundy—Cantrell et al. (2011, 2013).
Hardeman—Norton (1971), Norton and Harvey (1975).
Henderson—Hulbert and Hall
(2017).
McNairy—Butterfield and Butterfield (2015).
Montgomery—Scott (1967,
1991), Scott and Snyder (1968), Fitch (1998).
Overton—DeLotelle (1976).
Roane—Johnson (1964).
Rutherford—Niemiller et
al. (2011).
Sevier—King (1939), Huheey and
Stupka (1967).
Stewart—Pisani and Collins (1971), Jacob (1981), Rozelle (1999),
Davenport (2005), Davenport and Scott (2009).
Sullivan—Jessee
(2017).
Sumner—Yarrow (1882), Cope (1900), Blanchard (1923).
Wilson—Miller and Miller
(1994), Niemiller et al. (2011).
Questionable and/or Erroneous Records: None.
Conservation Status:
None.
Posted: 21 December 2009
Latest Revision: 11 December 2017
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