Category Archives: Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei)

Amphibians, Crustacea, DNA Marker Development, Dougherty Plain cave crayfish (Cambarus cryptodytes), Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi and cingulatum), GA, Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei), Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito), Multi Species Panel Development, Protocol Development, Research, Sample Processing, Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)

Anna McKee

Anna McKee
Ecologist
US Geological Survey
1770 Corporate Drive Suite 500
Norcross, GA 30093
Phone: 678-924-6671
Email: [email protected]

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibians
• Flatwoods Salamanders – Frosted and Reticulated (Ambystoma cingulatum and A. bishopi)
• Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei)
• Gopher Frog (Lithobates capito)
• Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus)

Crustacea
• Dougherty Plain cave crayfish (Cambarus cryptodytes)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Georgia Department of Natural Resources
The Orianne Society
The San Antonio Zoo
University of Idaho University of Georgia

Amphibians, Apalachicola cave crayfish (Cambarus cryptodytes), Brook Salamander (Eurycea longicauda), Crustacea, DNA Marker Development, Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus), Georgia Blind Salamander (Haideotriton wallacei), Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus), Multi Species Panel Development, Patch-nosed Salamander (Urspelerpes brucei), Protocol Development, Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber), Research, Sample Processing, Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus), TN

Todd W. Pierson

Todd W. Pierson
PhD Student
University of Tennessee
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
569 Dabney Hall, 1416 Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: 317-306-6299
Email: [email protected]

►Multi Species Panel Development
►DNA Marker Development
►Protocol Development
►Sample Processing
►Research
►Expert Input

Amphibians
Have used a sequence-based “metabarcoding” approach to detect plethodontid salamander communities in the southern Appalachians:
• Desmognathus
• Eurycea
• Gyrinophilus
• Pseudotriton
• Urspelerpes

Amphibians & Crustacea
Have used qPCR assays to target:
• Dougherty Plains Crayfish (Cambarus cryptodytes)
• Georgia Blind Salamander (Eurycea [Haideotriton] wallacei)
• Patch-nosed Salamander (Urspelerpes brucei)

With which agencies have you partnered with on eDNA applications?
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, United States Geological Survey (USGS), USDA Forest Service, South Carolina Heritage Program