South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks - Inventory of Reptiles & Amphibians

Copperhead Consulting was contracted in 2004 to lead a detailed reptile and amphibian survey of the southeastern portion of South Dakota in the vicinity of the James and Vermillion Rivers. Inventory methods included: turtle trapping, seining, road surveys, anuran calling indices, and general field searches. Twenty-three species were observed during the survey, including seven state special concern species. Copperhead Consulting provided South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks with detailed species accounts, habitat descriptions, GIS maps indicating observation locations, and quality photographs of the survey.

This project utilized the following services:
NEPA/ESA/Reg