First Documentation of Cambarus parvoculus (Mountain Midget Crayfish) in Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Jackson County, Alabama

William G. Wells^1,*, Brooke Grubb^2,3, and Christopher M. Van de Ven⁴

¹Department of Biology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383.²School of Environmental Studies, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38505.³Computational Biology Institute, Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052. ⁴Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, University of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383. *Corresponding author.

Southeastern Naturalist, Volume 25, Issue 1 (2026): N1–N4

First published early online: 13 February 2026

Abstract
Prior to this report, in Alabama, Cambarus parvoculus (Mountain Midget Crayfish) was only documented in the Sand Mountain District (east of the Tennessee River) of the Cumberland Plateau. Herein, we provide details about a new record of Mountain Midget Crayfish in the Jackson County Mountains District of the Cumberland Plateau Section of Alabama. Preliminary ecological information about sampled individuals from Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Jackson County, AL, include location, carapace length, habitat, and sex.

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