Distributional Records of Amphibians and Reptiles from Lake Oahe, South Dakota, USA

摘要

Here, we report 13 new records of six species of amphibians and reptiles from Lake Oahe in South Dakota that are the result of fieldwork conducted in June 2017. These records expand the known distribution of these species into the north-central counties of South Dakota. Prior to these records included below, no vouchered specimens existed from these areas for these species and only anecdotal evidence or unverifiable reports of species occurrence existed. These vouchered specimens are important as they provide the first verifiable record of species occurrence. County records were determined by examining Ballinger et al. (2000), published accounts in Herpetological Review, and a previously compiled database of existing museum holdings. Voucher specimens were deposited at the Biodiversity Collections at the University of Texas at Austin (TNHC) and all identifications were verified by Travis J. LaDuc. Locality information was collected by a handheld GPS (WGS 84) and all nomenclature follows that of Crother (2017). Specimens were collected under a South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Scientific Collecting Permit (2017_#15) issued to DRD and followed an approved University of South Dakota IACUC protocol (#13- 04-16-19D). Genetic tissue samples (liver or skeletal muscle) were collected from all individuals and deposited alongside the specimen at TNHC.