USGS SESC - Everglades - Herpetofauna - 2000-2002

Kenneth Rice1, Matt Cannister1

1 U.S. Geological Survey, 7920 NW 71 ST, 32653, Gainesville, United States

Corresponding author(s): Kenneth Rice (krice@usgs.gov), Matt Cannister (mcannister@usgs.gov)

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Abstract

The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) requires the use of ecological indicators to measure the success of restoration efforts.  The Everglades amphibian community is ideal because amphibians are present in all habitats and under all hydrologic regimes.  During Everglades restoration, hydrologic patterns will change and the response of ecological indicators will determine success. Fourteen amphibian species were detected through VES, vocalization surveys and trapping methods throughout the study and the occurrence information collected in this project database. USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC).

Keywords: Occurrence, amphibians
restoration
ecological indicators
reptiles
ARMI, Observation

General description

Purpose: Collect baseline data on the status of amphibian populations in Everglades National Park to be compiled into the Open-File Report 2004-165, titled "Herpetofaunal Inventories of the National Parks of South Florida and the Caribbean: Volume I. Everglades National Park"
Additional information: The original dataset contains many fields with information such as environmental variables, observers/collectors, and field notes associated with each record. Use the 'Point of Contact' in this document for a complete list of, and to gain access to, fields associated with this subset of the original dataset.  More complete metadata document available at https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/53bc0c71e4b084059e8bff68

Data published through GBIF: https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/resource?r=usgs_sesc_everglades_herpetofauna_2000_2002

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic ranks
Species: Lithobates grylio, Gastrophryne carolinensis, Anaxyrus quercicus, Anaxyrus terrestris, Rhinella marina, Hyla squirella, Hyla cinerea, Pseudacris nigrita, Osteopilus septentrionalis, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, Amphiuma means, Siren lacertina, Kinosternon baurii, Pseudemys nelsoni, Pseudemys peninsularis, Gopherus polyphemus, Opheodrys aestivus, Elaphe alleghaniensis, Regina alleni, Storeria victa, Nerodia taxispilota, Nerodia floridana, Crotalus adamanteus, Hemidactylus garnotii, Hemidactylus mabouia, Anolis carolinensis, Norops sagrei, Eumeces inexpectatus, Alligator mississippiensis
Subspecies: Lithobates sphenocephalus sphenocephalus, Acris gryllus dorsalis, Chelydra serpentina osceola, Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri, Terrapene carolina bauri, Deirochelys reticularia chrysea, Coluber constrictor paludicola, Elaphe guttata guttata, Cemophora coccinea coccinea, Thamnophis sauritus sackenii, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, Diadophis punctatus punctatus, Farancia abacura abacura, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
Common names: Florida Leopard Frog, Pig Frog, Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad, Oak Toad, Southern Toad, Cane Toad, Squirrel Treefrog, Green Tree Frog, Florida Cricket Frog, Southern Chorus Frog, Cuban Treefrog, Greenhouse Frog, Two-toed Amphiuma, Greater siren, Florida Snapping Turtle, Florida mud turtle, Striped Mud Turtle, Florida Box Turtle, Florida Chicken Turtle, Florida Red-bellied Cooter, Peninsular Cooter, Gopher Tortoise, Everglades Racer, Rough Green Snake, Corn Snake, Eastern Ratsnake, Florida Scarlet Snake, Striped Crayfish Snake, Florida Brownsnake, Peninsula Ribbon Snake, Common Garter Snake, Florida Water Snake, Brown Water Snake, Mangrove Salt Marsh Snake, Florida Green Water Snake, Southern Ringneck Snake, Eastern Mud Snake, Florida Cottonmouth, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Fox Gecko, Cosmopolitan House Gecko, Green Anole, Brown Anole, Southeastern Five-lined Skink, American Alligator

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
Coordinates: 25°8'52.8''N and 25°49'1.2''N Latitude; 81°26'49.2''W and 80°29'49.2''W Longitude 

Temporal coverage: July 25, 2000 - November 13, 2002

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive USGS SESC - Everglades - Herpetofauna - 2000-2002
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/archive.do?r=usgs_sesc_everglades_herpetofauna_2000_2002
Publication date of data: 2016-10-06
Language: English
Licences of use: To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode">Public Domain (CC0 1.0)</a>. Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2014-01-16
Hierarchy level: Dataset