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State Partnership: Assessment of Sensitive Amphibians and Reptiles in Southern Oregon
Completed
There is a relatively rich herpetofauna in southwestern Oregon with about 38 species present. These species are almost equally divided between amphibians and reptiles. This is the greatest number of species of herpetofauna in the Pacific Northwest because of latitude, and it was a region of glacial refugia for many species. Our objective is to conduct field surveys and assess status of several amphibian species of management concern, including: Western toad (Bufo boreas), Cascade frog (Rana cascadae), and Red-legged frog (R. aurora). We will start a database with observations, including scarce species of snakes. We propose to develop a common database that documents past and current distribution records, and related habitat variables. Efforts are being made to establish a collaborative project with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other agencies with regional interests, such as the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, in order to summarize known data and to field a sampling team to obtain recent information on occurrence and relative abundance of species. Also, work will aid in writing a handbook on sampling and conservation strategy for the Western pond turtle, a species of great local interest.
McCreary, B., Pearl, C.A., 2008, Rana cascadae (Cascades frog). Albinism: Herpetological Review, v. 39, no. 1, p. 79-80. [FullText] Catalog No: 1835 Bury, R., 2008, Low thermal tolerances of stream amphibians in the Pacific Northwest- Implications for riparian and forest management: Applied Herpetology, v. 5, no. 1, p. 63-74. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1894 Cushman, K.A., Pearl, C.A., 2006, A Conservation Assessment for the Oregon Spotted Frog (Rana pretiosa): Interagency Special Status/Sensitive Species Program (USDI Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service), p. 46. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1578 Bury, R., McCallum, M.L., Trauth, S.E., Saumure, R.A., 2006, Dawning of Herpetological Conservation and Biology- A special welcome to your new journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology, v. 1, no. 1, p. i-iii. [FullText] Catalog No: 1666 Bury, R., 2006, Natural history, field ecology, conservation biology and wildlife management- Time to connect the dots: Herpetological Conservation and Biology, v. 1, no. 1, p. 56-61. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1677 Murray, M.P., Pearl, C.A., Bury, R., 2005, Apparent predation by gray jays, Perisoreus canadensis, on long-toed salamanders, Ambystoma macrodactylum, in the Oregon Cascade Range: Canadian Field-Naturalist, v. 119, no. 2, p. 291-292. [Highlight] [Abs] [FullText] Catalog No: 1577 Jordan, D.J., Rombough, C.J., Pearl, C.A., McCreary, B., 2004, Cannibalism and predation by western toad ( Bufo boreas boreas) larvae in Oregon, USA: Western North American Naturalist, v. 64, no. 3, p. 403-405. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1275 Rombough, C.J., Jordan, D.J., Pearl, C.A., 2003, Rana cascadae (Cascade frog). Cannibalism: Herpetological Review, v. 34, no. 2, p. 138. [FullText] Catalog No: 1381
Bury, Richard B. - Research Zoologist
Phone: 541-750-1010
Email: buryb@usgs.gov
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