Chiricahua Leopard Frog and Jemez Mountain Salamander Survey Protocol

Contact Info for Chiricahua Leopard Frog and Jemez Mountain Salamander Survey Protocol

Author(s)

Mark Horner

Fish and Wildlife Biologist & GIS Analyst

Ecological Services

Contact

+1505-761-4723

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Albuquerque,NM

Publication date

May 3, 2022

Type of document

Protocol

Facility

New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office

We work with public and private partners to conserve and restore New Mexico's threatened and endangered species, migratory birds, wetlands, and other important fish and wildlife resources. To accomplish our mission, we implement the following priorities: Endangered Species, Environmental...

Conservation Office

Albuquerque,NM

Program

Ecological Services

The Ecological Services Program works to restore and protect healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants and the environments upon which they depend. Using the best available science, we work with federal, state, Tribal, local, and non-profit stakeholders, as well as private land owners, to...

Program

Baileys Crossroads,VA

Species

Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Rana chiricahuensis)

A leopard frog with a distinctive color pattern of small, raised, cream-colored spots on the thigh against a dark background with relatively rough skin on the back and sides, dorsolateral folds that are interrupted and deflected medially, and often green on the head and back. A distinctive call (a...

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Species

Kingdom

Animalia

Taxonomic Rank

Species

Jemez Mountains Salamander (Plethodon neomexicanus)

The Jemez Mountains salamander is uniformly dark brown above, with occasional fine gold to brassy coloring with stippling dorsally (on the back and sides) and is sooty gray ventrally (underside). The salamander is slender and elongate, and it possesses foot webbing and a reduced fifth toe. This...

FWS Focus

Species

Kingdom

Animalia

Taxonomic Rank

Species

FWS and DOI Region(s)

Southwest