FIELD SAMPLING METHODS AND IDENTIFICATION GUIDES

The following is a bibliography of sampling techniques and identification guides (sight and sound) for amphibians and reptiles. This list is focused on but not limited to the western United States. It covers the primary overview books/articles on field sampling methods and includes more detailed information on newly developed techniques, but is not an exhaustive compilation.

Field Methods

Bury, R. B. and P.S Corn. 1991. Sampling methods for amphibians in streams in the Pacific Northwest. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW­GTR­275.

Camper, J.D. and J.R. Dixon. 1988. Evaluation of microchip marking system for amphibians and reptiles. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin.

Corn, P.S. 1992. Laboratory and field evaluation of effects of PIT tags. (abstract only). Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. El Paso, Texas.

Corn, P.S. and Bury, R. Bruce. 1990. Sampling methods for terrestrial amphibians and reptiles. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW­GTR­256.

Doody, J.S. 1995. A photographic mark­recapture method for patterned amphibians. Herpetological Review. 26:19­20.

Fellers, G.M. and K.L. Freel. 1995. A standardized protocol for surveying aquatic amphibians. Technical Report NPS/WRUC/NRTR­95­01, USDI National Park Service / National Biological Survey (Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California).

Ferner, J.W. 1979. A review of marking techniques for amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Circular No. 9. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 42pp.

Grant, B.W., A.D. Tucker, J.E. Lovich, A.M. Mills, P.M. Dixon, and J.W. Gibbons. 1992. The use of coverboards in estimating patterns of reptile and amphibian biodiversity. Pp. 379­403 in: McCullough, D.R. and R.H. Barrett. Wildlife 2001: Populations. Elsevier Applied Science. London.

Gosner, K.L. 1960. A simplified table for staging anuran embryos and larvae with notes on identification. Herpetologica 16:183­190.

Herpetological Review. 1993­Present. Contains numerous articles on techniques for specific research/monitoring needs for amphibians and reptiles.

Heyer, R.R., M.A. Donnelly, R.W. McDiarmid, L.C. Hayek, M.S. Foster. 1994. Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity, Standard Methods for Amphibians. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Leonard, W.P., R.B. Bury, and D.H. Olson, eds. 1997. Standard methods for inventory and monitoring of pond­breeding amphibians in the Pacific Northwest. Society for Northwest Vertebrate Biology, Northwest Fauna no. 4 (In Press).

Martin, D.L., M.R. Jennings, H.H. Welsh, Jr., and D.L. Dondero. 1994. Anuran survey protocol for the Sierra Nevada of California. Canorus Ltd. Press. Goleta, California.

Olson, D.H., ed. 1996. Survey protocols for component/strategy 2 amphibian species. Survey and Manage Amphibian Subgroup, Regional Ecosystem Office, USDA Forest Service, Portland, Oregon. 73 pp.

Peterson, C.R. and M.E. Dorcas. 1992. The use of automated data­aquisition techniques in monitoring amphibian and reptiles populations. Pp. 369­378 in: McCullough, D.R. and R.H. Barrett. Wildlife 2001: Populations. Elsevier Applied Science. London.

Rathbun, G.B. and T. Murphy. 1993. A new radio­transmitter attachment for large Ranid frogs. USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Research Information Bulletin no. 58. (San Simeon, California).

Rice, T.M. and D.H. Taylor. 1993. A new method for making waistbands to mark anurans. Herpetological Review. 24:141­142.

Richter, K.O. 1995. A simple aquatic funnel trap and its application to wetland monitoring. Herpetological Review 26:90­91.

Welsh, H.H. Jr., A.J. Lind, and D.L. Waters, 1991. Monitoring Frogs and Toads on Region 5 National Forests. FHR Tech. Bulletin No. 4.

Welsh, H.H. Jr., L.M. Ollivier, and D.G. Hankin. 1996. A habitat­based design for sampling and monitoring stream amphibians with an illustration from Redwood National Park. Northwest Naturalist (In Press).

Welsh, H.H., 1986. Monitoring herpetofauna in woodland habitats of Northwestern California and Southern Oregon: a comprehensive strategy. pp. 203­213, In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Multiple­Use Management of California's Hardwood Resources. San Luis Obispo, CA. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Albany, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW­100.

Visual Identification Guides

Baxter, G. T. and M. D. Stone. 1980. Amphibians and Reptiles of Wyoming. Wyoming Game and Fish Dept. Bulletin (16).

Behler, J. L. and F. W. King. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Corkran, C.C. and C. Thomas. 1996. Amphibians: A Complete Field Identification Manual for Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Lone Pine Publishing. Redmond, Washington (In Press).

Green, D. M. and R. W. Campell. 1984. The amphibians of British Columbia. D. M. Green and R. W. Campell. Heritage Record no. 45. British Columbia Provincial Museum, Victoria, BC.

Hammerson G. A. 1982. Amphibians and Reptiles in Colorado. Colorado Division of Wildlife. Denver, CO.

Hodge, R. P. 1976. Amphibians and Reptiles of Alaska, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Alaska Northwest Publishing, Anchorage, AK.

Leonard, W. P., H. A. Brown, L. L. C. Jones, K. R. McAllister and R. M. Storm. 1993. Amphibians of Washington and Oregon. Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle. To order call 206-523-4483.

Livo, L. J. 1995. Identification Guide to Montane Amphibians of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO.

Martin, D.L. 1992. Sierra Nevada anuran guide. Canorus Ltd. Press. Goleta, California.

Nussbaum, R. A., E. D. Brodie and R. M. Storm. 1983. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest. University Press of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

Reichel J. and D. Flath. 1995. Identification of Montana's Amphibians and Reptiles. Montana Outdoors, May-June. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Stebbins, Robert. C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 2nd revised edition. Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.

Stebbins, Robert,. C. 1972. California Amphibians and Reptiles. California Natural History Series: 31. University of California Press, Berkeley.

Storm, R.M. and W.P. Leonard, eds. 1995. Reptiles of Washington and Oregon. Seattle Audubon Society.

Audio Guides

Bogert, C. M. 1958. Sounds of North American Frogs. Smithsonian Folkways Records, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 20560. Folkways cassette series 06166. Includes an article titled "The biological significance of voice in frogs."

Davidson, C. 1995. Frog and Toad Calls of the Pacific Coast: Vanishing Voices.Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. To order cassette or compact disc call 607-254-2400.

Davidson, C. 1996. Frog and Toad Calls of the Rocky Mountains and Southwest (audio guide).Library of Natural Sounds, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York (In Press).

Wallis, C. 1981. Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta. Alberta Wilderness Association. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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