Funding for this research was provided by:
Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association
Tennessee Herpetological Society
Herpetologists' League
Article History
Received: 3 February 2022
Accepted: 18 October 2022
First Online: 1 November 2022
Declarations
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: All procedures involving animals were approved by the appropriate government agencies, including the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service (permit no. GRSM-2017-SCI-1263), the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (permit no. 3886), the State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Natural Areas (permit no. 2016–026), and by the Tennessee Technological University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (permit no. 15–16-001).
: The authors declare no competing interests.