A herpetofaunal survey of long leaf pine heritage preserve.A survey of reptiles reptiles terrestrial or aquatic vertebrates which breathe air through lungs and have a skin covering of horny scales. They are poikilothermic, oviparous or ovoviviparous, and, if they have legs they are short and constructed solely for crawling. and amphibians amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. was conducted between May and October 2003 at Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve, in southern Lee Co. South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . On May 2, 2003 three coverboard arrays were placed in three different habitats, southern mixed hardwoods, longleaf pine flat woods, and along an ecotone e·co·tone n. A transitional zone between two communities containing the characteristic species of each. [eco- + Greek tonos, tension, tone; see tone. . The survey also employed the use of hoop net turtle traps and time constrained searches. During the six month period the survey yielded a total of twenty-three species and 111 captures. Of the 23 species documented at Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve 5 were not previously known (Hyla cinerea, Pseudacris crucifer, Pseudacris ornata, Pseudacris nigrita and Eumeces fasciatus) from Lee Co. SC. |
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