3.2 Amphibians
Amphibian knowledge-gap priority species
T ABLE 3.6
Federal/ State Status*
Family
Scientifc Name
Common Name
ORDER: ANURA Hylidae
Hyla chrysoscelis Pseudacris brimleyi
Cope’s Gray Treefrog Brimley’s Chorus Frog
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Rana [Lithobates] virgatipes
Ranidae
Carpenter Frog Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Scaphiopodidae ORDER: CAUDATA Ambystomatidae
Ambystoma maculatum Ambystoma opacum
Spotted Salamander Marbled Salamander Two-toed Amphiuma
Amphiuma means
Amphiumidae Plethodontidae
Desmognathus marmoratus Eurycea chamberlaini Plethodon chlorobryonis
Shovel-nosed Salamander
Chamberlain’s Dwarf Salamander Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander Eastern Red-backed Salamander White-spotted Slimy Salamander Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
Plethodon cylindraceus
Plethodon serratus
Pseudotriton montanus montanus
Eastern Mud Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber Necturus punctatus
Red Salamander Dwarf Waterdog
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Proteidae
* See Table 3.2 for abbreviations.
3.2.5 Management Needs
Te Taxa Team indicated current levels of management for the Carolina Gopher Frog are not sufcient to maintain long-term viable populations. Encroachment by woody shrubs and invasive plants in areas not subject to prescribed burns has reduced the number and quality of ephemeral pools. Vegetation removal and maintenance of these areas will main- tain and improve the condition of existing breeding habitats. Additionally, captive rearing of tadpoles, hatched from portions of egg masses, for release at existing sites should increase recruitment and eventually lead to more stable populations. An example of successful amphibian habitat restoration is work being conducted by NCWRC biologists and partners in the Sandhills and Coastal Plain ecoregions targeting SGCN species such as Carolina Gopher Frogs, Ornate Chorus Frogs, and Eastern Tiger Salamanders, although many other amphibian and reptile species also beneft. Tese SGCN require open-canopied, herbaceous ephemeral ponds for successful reproduction. Some upland ephemeral pools are maintained as open-canopy emergent wetlands because of naturally long hydroperiods that prevent the colonization of trees and shrubs (e.g.,
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