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Recovery of Salamander Populations in High-Mountain Lakes, Mount Rainier National Park

The National Park Service has stated that declining amphibian populations are the top priority for research in the National Park System. Salamanders are a native vertebrate predator in small, western, high-mountain lakes naturally barren of fish. During this century many western high-mountain lakes were stocked with trout. These introduced fish More...

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Herpetological Monitoring Using a Pitfall Trapping Design in Southern California

The steps necessary to conduct a pitfall trapping survey for small terrestrial vertebrates are presented. Descriptions of the materials needed and the methods to build trapping equipment from raw materials are discussed. Recommended data collection techniques are given along with suggested data fields. Animal specimen processing procedures, More...

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Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California

This site is a field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of coastal Southern California, including species accounts, illustrations of tadpoles, and images of different habitat types. The guide also contains a glossary of terms, a map of the study area, and types of habitats.

  • Pacific Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps pacificus major)

Research Natural Areas of Southern Oregon: Amphibians

An overview of research that defines the distribution and habitat requirements of amphibians and reptiles in southern Oregon, mostly in old-growth forests or alpine habitats. Includes links to USGS publications resulting from this research.

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Rehabilitation of Salamander Populations in High Mountain Lakes, Mount Rainier National Park

The National Park Service has stated that declining amphibian populations are the top priority for research in the National Park System. Salamanders are a native vertebrate predator in high-mountain lakes throughout the western US, especially in many small lakes naturally barren of fish. This issue overview demonstrates the potential for using More...

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Impact of invasive species on reptiles and amphibians

Native amphibian and reptile populations worldwide are under threat from exotic invasive species of plants and animals, including other reptiles and amphibians. As habitats are changed and plant community organization is modified by exotic species, delicate relationships between plants and animals are altered or eliminated, creating a negative More...

  • Green turtle (Chelonia mydas L.)

Conservation Genetics of Threatened Pacific Northwest Salamanders

Molecular genetic methods are being used to assess population differentiation for a number of salamanders listed as species of concern in the Northwest Forest Management Plan: the Oregon slender salamander, Larch Mountain salamander, southern torrent salamander, Cascade torrent salamander, Columbia torrent salamander, and Olympic torrent More...

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