AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE UPPER LITTLE WABASH RIVER BASIN, ILLINOIS, PART 1. FINAL REPORT FOR 2006 – 2007 - SURVEYS OF SITES ALONG THE UPPER LITTLE WABASH RIVER AND MAIN TRIBUTARIES

Phillips,Christopher A.

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AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE UPPER LITTLE WABASH RIVER BASIN, ILLINOIS, PART 1. FINAL REPORT FOR 2006 – 2007 - SURVEYS OF SITES ALONG THE UPPER LITTLE WABASH RIVER AND MAIN TRIBUTARIES

Author(s)

Phillips,Christopher A.

Issue Date

2008-02-11

Keyword(s)

• Biotic surveys
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• baseline survey

Geographic Coverage

Little Wabash River Basin, Illinois

Abstract

A Herpetological survey of the Little Wabash River basin, Illinois, was conducted to determine the status and distribution of the group. During the summers of 2006 and 2007, amphibians and reptiles were surveyed at 19 sites, using Visual Encounter Surveys, aquatic hoop traps, minnow traps, and incidental encounters. A total of 18 species was found. The most abundant species found was Acris crepitans, which was found at 14 sites. An examination of literature and museum records brings the total number of species recorded from the drainage to 46. The amphibian and reptile assemblage of the Little Wabash River basin is similar to those for other basins at similar latitudes within Illinois.

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Illinois Natural History Survey

Series/Report Name or Number

Technical Report INHS 2008 (07)

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text

Language

en

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Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

Upper Little Wabash River C-2000 Partnership

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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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