AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA

Dale S. Turner; Peter A. Holm; Elizabeth B. Wirt; Cecil R. Schwalbe

doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0347:AAROTW>2.0.CO;2

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1 September 2003 AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA

Dale S. Turner, Peter A. Holm, Elizabeth B. Wirt, Cecil R. Schwalbe

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The Southwestern Naturalist, 48(3):347-355 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0347:AAROTW>2.0.CO;2

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We surveyed the amphibians and reptiles of the Whetstone Mountains in southeastern Arizona using a combination of intensive small-area plots, extensive walking searches, trap arrays, road-driving, spot checks, and review of previous records. We found 43 species within the National Forest boundary and within 1 mile of the boundary. Composition of the herpetofauna is typically Madrean and included 5 anuran, 2 turtle, 21 lizard, and 14 snake species. Previous records from the study area documented only 15 species. Quantitative results of intensive and extensive searches provide additional baseline data that could be used for future monitoring efforts.

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Dale S. Turner, Peter A. Holm, Elizabeth B. Wirt, and Cecil R. Schwalbe "AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF THE WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA," The Southwestern Naturalist 48(3), 347-355, (1 September 2003). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0347:AAROTW>2.0.CO;2

Accepted: 22 May 2002; Published: 1 September 2003

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