An Amphibian and Reptile Inventory of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Casper GS and Anton TG. 2008. An Amphibian and Reptile Inventory of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Natural Resource Technical Report. NPS/GLKN/NRTR—2008/147. Natural Resource Program Center. Fort Collins, Colorado
The National Park Service, Great Lakes Network Office, commissioned a herpetological inventory of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan, in 2004. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore covers approximately 71,199 acres in a 35-mile stretch of Lake Michigan’s eastern coastline, and includes North and South Manitou islands. Objectives of the study were to supplement existing inventory data for amphibians and reptiles in the park, and better assess the status of species listed as “Unconfirmed” or “Probably Present” in the species lists produced in 2003 for each Great Lakes Network park. Based on the 2003 list status, and additional review of regional status, we targeted seven species for surveys. Records for 1,932 museum specimens from the park region were reviewed, as well as Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore frog and toad survey data and available published and unpublished literature. Seventy-eight new voucher specimens were collected from the park, including the first county-level documentation for nine species. We confirmed the presence of 29 species in the park, another nine species remain unconfirmed, and one species was removed from the park inventory list. Recommendations are made regarding inventory, monitoring and management of amphibians and reptiles in the park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Casper, Gary; Anton, Thomas
- Date of Issue
- 2008-12-19
- Publisher
- Natural Resource Program Center
- Units
- GLKN , NRSS , SLBE
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Amphibian, amphibian inventory, Inventory, Michigan, Observations, Presence (Biodiversity), Reptile, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Vouchers