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- Title
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Tuskegee National Forest, Macon County, Alabama.
- Authors
Graham, Sean P.; Steen, David A.; Guyer, Craig; Birkhead, Roger D.
- Abstract
Alarm over declines in amphibian and reptile populations worldwide has increased the need for baseline and long-term data on well-known herpetofaunas. Here, we compile natural history and relative abundance information for the herpetofauna of Tuskegee National Forest (TNF), Macon County, Alabama. Collection records and our recent four-year survey of TNF wetlands indicate at least 81 amphibian and reptile species are present, along with several additional species that have not been verified but are considered likely to occur in the forest. The relative abundance of most species based on detections in field surveys was not greatly misrepresented by their abundance in museum collections. However, some common and widespread species were represented by few if any museum specimens, and some rare species were represented by many specimens. Most species collected in the past were found during the recent survey, although Ambystoma tigrinum, Pseudacris ornata, P. brachyphona, and Ana%yrus quercicus were not, indicating that these amphibians may be extirpated from TNF. In addition, anecdotal information indicates that the snakes Pantherophis gutattus and Lampropeltis getula may have declined significantly in the area. Quantitative relative abundance and detection probability data are presented for the TNF herpetofauna, with the hope that future surveys will have a valuable point of reference for comparison.
- Subjects
TUSKEGEE National Forest (Ala.); AMPHIBIAN surveys; REPTILE surveys
- Publication
Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, 2012, Issue 29, p1
- ISSN
0196-1039
- Publication type
Article