During the nights of 14 and 15 March, I went out with Bones and his coworker Jeremi of the USGS National Wetlands Research Center to sample for amphibians and other herpetofauna at various localities throughout the Atchafalaya Basin. The Atchafalaya Basin is an amazing area with a lot of wildlife.
Species:
Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Western Cottonmouth) 1 adult
Diadophis punctatus stictogenys (Mississippi Ring-Necked Snake) 1 adult
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster (Yellow-Bellied Watersnake) 1 adult
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus (Northern Rough Greensnake) 1 subadult
Thamnophis proximus orarius (Gulf Coast Ribbonsnake) 1 adult
Anolis carolinensis (Green Anole) TMTC adults
Plestiodon fasciatus (Five-Lined Skink) 6 adults
Scincella lateralis (Ground Skink) 5 adults
Anaxyrus fowleri (Fowler's Toad) 3 adults and subadults
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog) 20+ observed, TMTC calling
Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper) 5+ observed, TMTC calling
Pseudacris fouquettei (Cajun Chorus Frog) TMTC calling
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog) 25+ adults
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog) TMTC adults and juveniles
Hyla squirella (Squirrel Treefrog) 2 subadults
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad) 2 subadults
Lithobates catesbeianus (American Bullfrog) 5 subadults
Lithobates clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog) 20+ adults and subadults
Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog) 5 adults, TMTC calling
Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander) 10+ larvae
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis (Central Newt) 3 efts and 5+ adults
Diadophis punctatus stictogenys (Mississippi Ring-Necked Snake)
Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster (Yellow-Bellied Watersnake)
Opheodrys aestivus aestivus (Northern Rough Greensnake)
Plestiodon fasciatus (Five-Lined Skink)
Acris blanchardi (Blanchard's Cricket Frog)
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog)
Hyla cinerea (Green Treefrog)
Hyla squirella (Squirrel Treefrog)
Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper)
Lithobates catesbeianus (American Bullfrog)
Lithobates clamitans clamitans (Bronze Frog)
Lithobates sphenocephalus utricularia (Southern Leopard Frog)
Anaxyrus fowleri (Fowler's Toad)
Ambystoma opacum (Marbled Salamander)
Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis (Central Newt)