Amphibians, New York State, 2000

Creator:

Priya Nanjappa, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laura (Leininger) Blackburn, Ball State University, and Dr. Michael J. Lannoo, Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine

Publisher:

U.S. Geological Survey

Description:

This data set portrays the distribution of 10 selected amphibians in New York State, based on historical literature and museum records from current and historical sources. The amphibians included are northern cricket frog, American toad, Cope's gray treefrog, gray treefrog, eastern newt, eastern red-backed salamander, northern two-lined salamander, mudpuppy, western lesser siren, and spring peeper. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.

Theme:

Biology and Environment

Subject:

Amphibians, Frogs, Toads, Newts, Treefrogs, Mudpuppies, Bufonidae, Bufo americanus, American toad, Hylidae, Acris crepitans, northern cricket frog, cricket frog, Hyla versicolor, gray treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis, Copes gray treefrog, Pseudacris crucifer, spring peeper, Plethodontidae, Plethodon cinereus, red-backed salamander, eastern red-backed salamander, redback salamander, Eurycea bislineata, northern two-lined salamander, two-lined salamander, Proteidae, Necturus maculosus, mudpuppy, Salamandridae, Notophthalmus viridescens, eastern newt, red-spotted newt, Sirenidae, Siren intermedia, and western lesser siren

Place:

New York

Year:

2000

Resource Type:

Polygon data

Format:

Shapefile

File Size:

0.08 MB

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