TABLE OF CONTENTS 



ABSTRACT iii 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v 



INTRODUCTION 1 



Amphibians and Reptiles 1 



Northern Bog Lemming 2 



METHODS AND MATERIALS 3 



Amphibians and Reptiles 3 



Northern Bog Lemming 3 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 4 



Amphibians and Reptiles 4 



Amphibians and reptiles known to be present 7 



Tiger Salamander 7 



Western Chorus Frog 9 



Spotted Frog 11 



Western Terrestrial Garter Snake 13 



Common Garter Snake 15 



Amphibian and reptiles potentially present 17 



Long-toed Salamander 17 



Tailed Frog 19 



Western Toad 21 



Plains Spadefoot 23 



Northern Leopard Frog 25 



Painted Turtle 27 



Short-homed Lizard 29 



Rubber Boa 31 



Racer 33 



Western Hognose Snake 35 



Gopher Snake 37 



Plains Garter Snake 39 



Western Rattlesnake 41 



Northern Bog Lemming 42 



RECOMMENDATIONS 47 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 49 



Appendix 1 . Data sheets used for surveys and observations 58 



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