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 The following information will be noted for each survey site: 

 site name, location (TRS) , date, time, air temperature (start and 

 finish) , water temperature, area of habitat (measure with tape 

 during daylight if possible) , number of salamanders greater than 

 44 mm (1.75 in.) SVL (adults), number of salamanders less than 44 

 mm (1.75 in.) SVL (juveniles), area searched (if different than 

 area of habitat) , time spent searching (20 versus 40 minutes) , 

 name(s) of observer(s), and comments on disturbance to site (see 

 Appendix D for survey /monitoring form) . Monitoring forms will be 

 sent to the Montana Natural Heritage Program or the Idaho 

 Conservation Data Center, as appropriate. This monitoring is 

 designed primarily to measure salamander presence/ absence. 

 Although population trend may be suggested based on numbers of 

 salamanders found under controlled conditions during a time- 

 constrained search, this cannot be validated with the current 

 data available and will be the subject of research investigations 

 (described below) . 



Sites of occurrence where salamanders are not found will be 

 revisited during spring or during late September or early October 

 in similar weather conditions. Searches will be conducted as 

 discreetly as possible. Locations of salamander sites should not 

 be published or widely distributed to avoid potential impacts 

 from indiscriminate collecting or vandalism. 



In addition to annual surveys at selected sites, all known 

 sites will be monitored every 10 years. Search protocol will be 

 similar to that of annual searches except that searches will also 



