New County Records and Other Data Since 1996
Ambystoma tigrinum (Green) - Tiger 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 on new county records as they pertain to the Ambystoma tigrinum:
Updated Distribution Map
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Literature Containing New County Records
Coffee County
Miller, B. T., J. W. Lamb, and J. L. Miller. 2005. The herpetofauna of Arnold Air Force Base in the barrens of South-Central Tennessee. Southeastern Naturalist 4:51-62.
Decatur County
Harden, C. 2004. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 35:183.
Hamilton County
Wilson, T. P., C. Manis, and R. Minton. 2005. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 36:460-461.
Houston County
Scott, A. F., S. Sutton, and S. Williamson. 2000. New county records of amphibians and turtles from the Western Highland Rim of central Tennessee. Herpetol. Rev. 31:117-118.
Hickman County
Ruiz, R. and A. F. Scott. 2019. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 50:94.
Jefferson County
Hoverman, J. T., M. J. Gray, N. A. Haislip and D. L. Miller.
2011. Phylogeny, life history, and
ecology contribute to differences in amphibian susceptibility to ranaviruses. EcoHealth DOI:
10.1007/s10393-011-0717-7. 19 pp.
Although not pointed out by
the authors, this article includes the first published record for Ambystoma
tigrinum from Jefferson County.
Lincoln County
McFerrin, M. A. and J. R. Ennen. 2017. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 48:117.
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 for Ambystoma tigrinum from Loudon County.
Marshall County
Hromada, S. J., W. M. Perry, L. Perry, and C. M. Gienger. 2018. Geographic distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetol. Rev. 49:705.