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Appendix A. Amphibians and reptiles detected in four zones of smelting impact in the Sudbury, Ontario region.
Table A1. Number of amphibians (top) and reptiles (bottom) detected in four zones of smelting impact during May-October 2012 and April-August 2013 in the Sudbury, Ontario region. Smooth Green Snake in barren zone was detected once only in a single location outside of our study sites. R, reference zone; M, moderately affected zone; S, semi-barren zone; B, barren zone. Names follow Crother (2012). Species codes (acronyms) used in figures and tables elsewhere are also shown.
Species / Common name |
Code |
R |
M |
S |
B |
Anaxyrus americanus / American Toad |
ANAM |
119 |
24 |
9 |
4 |
Hyla versicolor / Gray Treefrog |
HYVE |
29 |
19 |
15 |
12 |
Lithobates catesbeianus / American Bullfrog |
LICA |
103 |
71 |
50 |
28 |
Lithobates clamitans melanota / Green Frog |
LICL |
209 |
161 |
144 |
120 |
Lithobates pipiens / Northern Leopard Frog |
LIPI |
195 |
97 |
100 |
84 |
Lithobates septentrionalis / Mink Frog |
LISE |
104 |
59 |
63 |
80 |
Lithobates sylvaticus / Wood Frog |
LISY |
104 |
28 |
1 |
3 |
Pseudacris crucifer / Spring Peeper |
PSCR |
56 |
26 |
16 |
14 |
Ambystoma laterale sp / Blue-spotted Salamander (hybrid) |
AMLA |
40 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Ambystoma maculatum / Spotted Salamander |
AMMA |
16 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Notophthalmus viridescens / Red-spotted Newt |
NOVI |
30 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Plethodon cinereus / Northern Red-backed Salamander |
PLCI |
114 |
46 |
35 |
0 |
Diadophis punctatus edwardsi / Northern Ring-necked Snake |
DIPU |
39 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
Lampropeltis triangulum / Milksnake |
LATR |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nerodia sipedon sipedon / Northern Water Snake |
NESI |
30 |
12 |
7 |
2 |
Opheodrys vernalis / Smooth Green Snake |
OPVE |
39 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
Storeria o. occipitomaculata / Northern Red-bellied Snake |
STOC |
41 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis / Eastern Gartersnake |
THSI |
64 |
27 |
15 |
20 |
Chelydra serpentina / Snapping Turtle |
CHSE |
42 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
Chrysemys picta marginata / Midland Painted Turtle |
CHPI |
62 |
22 |
9 |
8 |
Emydoidea blandingii / Blanding's Turtle |
EMBL |
19 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Literature Cited
Crother, B. I. 2012. Scientific and Standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. SSAR Herpetological Circular 39:1–92.