The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

C. Kenneth Dodd

Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2004 - Nature - 283 pages

"Most guides to animals in parks are intended primarily as identification aids and include relatively little on the biology of the species. Dodd's book is much more, with detailed information on all aspects of the natural history of these species. Biologists, students, and visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park will find this an indispensable guide."
--Arthur C. Echternacht
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Tennessee
The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the first book devoted entirely to the natural history of the forty-four species of amphibians known to occur presently or historically in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, in the most-visited national park in the United States.
Features
- The only comprehensive book on the natural history of the amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Beautiful original illustrations of salamander and frog larvae taken from specimens within the park
- History of research and management effects on amphibians within the park
- Extensive new information on the natural history of amphibians, based on four years of intensive field research
- Simplified identification table guide to amphibian larvae
- Summary of information on distribution (with range maps) and biogeography
- Comprehensive bibliography of the literature on amphibians within the park
- Summary of new data on the conservation of southern Appalachian amphibians, particularly with regard to land use, the effects of UV light, and disease
C. Kenneth Dodd is a research zoologist with the U.S. Geological Survey at the Florida Integrated Science Center and is president of The Herpetologists' League. He is the author of North American Box Turtles: A Natural History and numerous articles in Journal of Herpetology, Biological Conservation, Herpetologica, and other publications. He lives in Gainesville, Florida.

Contents

• Accounts of Species: 91
• Seal Salamander Desmognathus monticola: 130
• Blackbellied Salamander Desmognathus quadramaculatus: 137
• Pigmy Salamander Desmognathus wrighti: 145
• Junaluska Salamander Eurycea junaluska: 151
• Cave Salamander Eurycea lucifuga: 158
• Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus: 165
• Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus: 172
• Northern Slimy Salamander Plethodon glutinosus: 180
• Southern Graycheeked Salamander Plethodon metcalfi: 189
• Southern Redbacked Salamander Plethodon serratus: 196
• Mud Salamander Pseudotriton montanus: 203
• Frogs: 211
• Fowlers Toad Bufo fowleri: 218
• Copes Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis: 225
• Upland Chorus Frog Pseudacris feriarum: 232
• Glossary: 261
• Index: 275

About the author

C. Kenneth Dodd is a nationally recognized herpetologist. He is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Amphibian Specialist Group and is a past president of The Herpetologists' League. He is the author of North American Box Turtles: A Natural History and numerous articles in Journal of Herpetology, Biological Conservation, Herpetologica, and other publications.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Author: C. Kenneth Dodd
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2004
• ISBN: 1572332751, 9781572332751
• Length: 283 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animals / Fish; Nature / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians; Science / Life Sciences / Biology; Social Science / Regional Studies; Travel / Parks & Campgrounds