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1 Known from a single specimen collected in 1929.
2 The systematic status of salamanders of the Desmognathus fuscus Complex (which includes D. conanti) in GSMNP is often unclear. I tentatively use the name D. conanti for low-elevation fuscus-like animals throughout the park. However, extensive hybridization between D. conanti and D. santeetlah occurs throughout much of the northeastern side of the park on the Tennessee side. The systematic position of D. fuscus-like animals below ca. 900 m on the North Carolina side remains unresolved.
3 All salamanders of the slimy salamander complex in GSMNP are tentatively placed in P. glutinosus. However, we have recorded individuals which phenotypically resemble published descriptions of P. aureolus, especially in the western half of the park. The genetic makeup of these individuals is unknown.
4 The northern cricket frog likely does not occur, nor may it ever have occurred, within the park, published records to the contrary. It was known from the town of Chilhowee adjacent to the northwestern side of the park, but this site was destroyed during the construction and filling of Lake Chilhowee.
5 According to field guides, the leopard frog in GSMNP should be R. sphenocephala. However, after examining specimens in the GSMNP collection, I agree with King (1939) that the specimens phenotypically resemble the northern leopard frog, rather than the southern leopard frog.
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