ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 



We thank Rich Torquemada of the Bitterroot National Forest for his interest and help 

 throughout the study. A special thanks to P. Gonzales, B. Hossack, J. Hoy, M. Jakober, P. 

 Maechling, C. Odegard, S. Schlang, R. Torquemada, and M. Weldon for reporting their 

 observations. C. Clancy of the Bitterroot National Forest generously shared data files on Tailed 

 Frog surveys. D. Tallmon brought to our attention distribution records of Long-toed 

 Salamanders compiled during an unpublished study by B. Dunlop. D. Dover, C. Jones, and K. 

 Jurist assisted with element occurrence and map preparation. Financial support for the project 

 came from the Bitterroot National Forest (U.S. Forest Service, Northern Region) and the 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program (Montana State Library, Natural Resources Information 

 System and The Nature Conservancy). 



Museum records were received from: American Museum of Natural History, Academy of 

 Natural Science, Brigham Young University, California Academy of Science, Carnegie Museum, 

 University of Puget Sound Museum, Field Museum of Naturail History, Glacier National park 

 Museum, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Kansas, Los Angeles County Museum, 

 Louisiana State University Museum of Zoology, Museum of Comparative Zoology - Harvard, 

 Milwaukee Public Museum, Montana State University Museum, Michigan State University 

 Museum, North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Northern Louisiana University 

 Museum, University of Colorado Museum, University of Georgia Museum of Natural History, 

 University of Idaho Museum, University of Michigan Museum, University of South Dakota, 

 United States National Museum of Natural History, University of Texas - Arlington, University 

 of Texas - El Paso, and Peabody Museum - Yale. 



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