Beatty, J.; Garman, S. 2013. Amphibian and reptile list of the Andrews Experimental Forest, 1975 to 1995 Long-Term Ecological Research Andrews Forest LTER Site. [Database]. Available: https://andrewsforest-stage.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/fsdb-data-catalog/SA004 Accessed 2026-05-10.

This is a compilation of amphibian and reptile species currently known to be present within the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. This list includes scientific name, common name, relative abundance, general elevational distribution, habitat, and references for each species.

Temporal coverage: 1975-01-01 to 1995-01-01

Geographic coverage: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest.

Spatial coverage:

Bounds: W -122.26172200, E -122.10084700, N 44.28196400, S 44.19770400

No purpose entries listed in this EML file.

Title: Long-Term Ecological Research

• Steven L. Garman
  Role: Principal Investigator
  USA
  Email: SLGarman@usgs.gov
• Deanna H. Olson
  Role: Other Researcher
  USA
  Email: dedeolson@fs.fed.us
• Matthew G. Hunter
  Role: Other Researcher
  2205 NW 13th St., Corvallis, OR, 97330, USA
  Phone: 541-752-4604
  Email: matt.hunter@comcast.net
• W. Arthur McKee
  Role: Other Researcher
  Flathead Lake Biological Station ;The University of Montana ;300 Bio Station Lane, Polson, MT, 59860-9659, USA
  Phone: 406-982-3301
  Email: Art.McKee@umontana.edu
• Joseph J. Beatty
  Role: Creator
  Oregon State University;Dept. of Zoology;3029 Cordley Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
  Phone: (541) 737-5360, (541) 737-5338
  Email: beattyj@science.oregonstate.edu
• Steven L. Garman
  Role: Creator
  USA
  Email: SLGarman@usgs.gov

• Information Manager
  Andrews Forest LTER Program, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR, 97331
  Email: hjaweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/
• W. Arthur McKee
  Flathead Lake Biological Station ;The University of Montana ;300 Bio Station Lane, Polson, MT, 59860-9659, USA
  Phone: 406-982-3301
  Email: Art.McKee@umontana.edu

• Andrews Forest LTER Site
  Role: Publisher
  Forest Ecosystems and Society Department in Forestry, Oregon State University, 201K Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR, 97331-5752
  Phone: (541) 737-8480
  Email: lterweb@fsl.orst.edu
  URL: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/

This is a compilation of amphibian and reptile species currently known to be present within the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. This list includes scientific name, common name, relative abundance, general elevational distribution, habitat, and references for each species. Field Methods - SA004

Method Steps

Sampling

No software entries listed in this EML file.

• LTER controlled vocabulary: populations (theme), taxonomy (theme), trophic structure (theme), old growth forests (theme), vertebrates (theme), amphibians (theme), reptiles (theme)
• Andrews Experimental Forest site thesaurus: Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) (theme)
• LTER core research areas: populations (theme)

• All Organisms: All Organisms
• Highest common category (ca. kingdom): Animalia
• Class: Amphibia
• Genus: Taricha
• Species: Taricha granulosa
• Genus: Rhyacotriton
• Species: Rhyacotriton olympicus
• Genus: Rana
• Species: Rana aurora
• Species: Rana cascadae
• Genus: Hyla
• Species: Hyla regilla
• Genus: Ensatina
• Species: Ensatina eschscholtzii
• Genus: Diadophis
• Species: Diadophis punctatus
• Genus: Bufo
• Species: Bufo boreas
• Genus: Ascaphus
• Species: Ascaphus truei
• Genus: Ambystoma
• Species: Ambystoma gracile
• Genus: Aneides
• Species: Aneides ferreus
• Genus: Batrachoseps
• Species: Batrachoseps wrighti
• Genus: Charina
• Species: Charina bottae
• Order: Urodela
• Family: Dicamptodontidae
• Genus: Dicamptodon
• Species: Dicamptodon tenebrosus
• Genus: Eumeces
• Species: Eumeces skiltonianus
• Genus: Plethodon
• Species: Plethodon dunni
• Genus: Sceloporus
• Species: Sceloporus occidentalis
• Genus: Thamnophis
• Species: Thamnophis sirtalis
• Species: Thamnophis ordinoides

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No publication citations found in this EML file.

• Photographs/Images
  Study photographs
  URL: https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/data/studies/sa004/sa004pic.htm

Data Use Agreement:

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While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed and all data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data.

General acknowledgement: Data were provided by the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest research program, funded by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (DEB 2025755), US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Oregon State University.

License: N/A

Maintenance update frequency: asNeeded

Description

• An update history is logged and maintained with each new version of every dataset.

Change History

• Version1 (1995-10-19)
  Original metadata creation.
• Version2 (2001-07-16)
  Metadata restructured and moved into SQLServer metadata database LTERMETA. Data moved into SQLServer database FSDBDATA.