1 TENNESSEE’S AMPHIBIANS: with an emphasis on current Management Techniques and Conservation Issues Pete Wyatt Regional Wildlife Diversity Coordinator Scott Dykes Conservation Planner/Field Supervisor TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY April 3, 2007 Biological Diversity Tennessee is the most Bio-diverse Inland State in the Nation. There are more endangered, threatened and rare Wildlife Species in Tennessee than any State without a Shoreline. Vertebrate Species Texas 1,038 Alabama 848 Georgia 847 North Carolina 829 Tennessee 824 Diverse Physiography Diverse Habitats Wetlands High Elevation Balds Cedar Glades Diverse Vegetation
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TENNESSEE’S AMPHIBIANS: with an emphasis on current Management Techniques and Conservation Issues
Pete WyattRegional Wildlife Diversity Coordinator
Scott DykesConservation Planner/Field Supervisor
TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCYApril 3, 2007
Biological DiversityTennessee isthe most Bio-diverse Inland State in the Nation.There are more endangered, threatened and rareWildlife Species in Tennessee than any State without a Shoreline.
Vertebrate Species Texas 1,038
Alabama 848
Georgia 847
North Carolina 829
Tennessee 824
Diverse Physiography
Diverse Habitats
Wetlands High Elevation Balds
Cedar Glades
Diverse Vegetation
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Tennessee’s Wildlife DiversityVertebrate Species
AmphibiansFrogs & Toads 21Salamanders 60+
Reptiles Snakes 32Lizards 9Turtles 15
Fishes >325Birds 292Mammals 77
Amphibian Management In East Tennessee
In May 2004 TWRA Nongame Biologists began an inventory of nongame species on Wildlife Management Areas across the state.
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References
MEASUREMENTS
Identify
Length
Weight
Age
Sex
Air Temperature
Soil Temperature
Coordinates (GPS)
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11.4m
Pond
Cover
Board
Array
Trap Line
Tin
Habitat Description
Mist Net
Drift Fence
VES
VES
VES
Coverboards
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Salamanders
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Drift Fences
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Visual Encounter Surveys
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Unusual Finds
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ATLAS OF AMPHIBIANS IN TENNESSEE
William H. Redmond
&
A. Floyd Scott
1996 (includes new county records)
Yonahlossee salamander (Plethodon yonahlossee)
Bob English
Josey Harris
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Josey Harris
ATLAS OF AMPHIBIANS IN TENNESSEE
William H. Redmond
&
A. Floyd Scott
1996 (includes new county records)
Western Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
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ATLAS OF AMPHIBIANS IN TENNESSEE
William H. Redmond
&
A. Floyd Scott
1996 (includes new county records)
Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
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ATLAS OF AMPHIBIANS IN TENNESSEE
William H. Redmond
&
A. Floyd Scott
1996 (includes new county records)
Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)
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New species makes the front page
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Four-toed salamander: not in typical habitat
Tennessee Cave salamandersGenetic questions???????
CHYTRID FUNGUS
RANAVIRUSES
Water Quality/Habitat
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QUESTIONS?
Bob English
Pete Wyatt & Scott Dykes
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Wildlife Diversity, Region IV
423-587-7037 ext. 115
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