Inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Manzanar National Historic Site, California
Persons TB, Nowak EM, Hillard S. 2006. Inventory of amphibians and reptiles at Manzanar National Historic Site, California. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report. 2006-1232. U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA
A baseline inventory for amphibians and reptiles at Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ), Inyo County, California, in 2002-3 was conducted. Objectives for this inventory were to: 1) inventory and document the occurrence of reptile and amphibian species at MANZ, with the goal of the documenting at least 90% of the species present; 2) provide one voucher specimen for each species identified; 3) provide a GIS-referenced list of sensitive species that are known to be federally- or stated-listed, rare, or worthy of special consideration that occur at MANZ; 4) describe park-wide distribution of federally- or state-listed, rare, or special concern species; 5) enter all species data into the National Park Service NPSpecies database; and 6) provide all deliverables as outlined in the Mojave Network Biological Inventory Study Plan. Survey methods included time-area constrained searches, lizard line transects, general surveys, nighttime road driving, and pitfall trapping. We documented the occurrence of ten reptile species (seven lizards and three snakes), but found no amphibians.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Persons, Trevor; Nowak, Erika; Hillard, Scott
- Date of Issue
- 2006-09
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Units
- MANZ , MOJA , MOJN
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Amphibia (Amphibians), Animal Studies, Biological Inventory Report, Distribution (Biodiversity), Great Basin Desert, Line Transect, Mojave Desert, Owens Valley, Pitfall Traps, Presence (Biodiversity), Reptilia (Reptiles), Taxa Links To References, time area constrained search