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Topic: Out in the Field
CNAH RESEARCH REQUEST Number 160
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
16 February 2009
Long-toed Salamander Locality Information Needed
As a side project during my PhD, I am leading an effort to build a comprehensive, cross-
border map of the distribution of the Long-toed Salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum).
We are looking for any GPS locality points that people may have in their field notes for any
of the subspecies
of A. macrodactylum. GPS coordinates are required information. Additional/optional useful
information that we request:
1) Year of observation
2) Elevation
3) Approximate number of individuals observed and life history stage (adult, larvae etc)
4) Prominent landmarks that can be used to verify GPS location
5) Observers name and contact
6) a photo voucher (if possible)
If you have more than one observation, we appreciate the attachment of data as a
spreadsheet.
Please send locality information to:
Thank you for your time and help with this matter. This information will be compiled and
made available to researchers and students upon request.
Julie Lee-Yaw
Graduate Student
University of British Columbia