NPSpecies

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Data Source: Brad Ross, Herpetofauna taxa expert, 9/11/2006.

Park Species Detail: In, over, or near water; Valley Creek: gabion, the vicinity of the covered bridge, the vicinity of Wilson Road Bridge by Lafayette's Quarters, and at any of the piles of debris accumulated by fallen branches and tree trunks; both banks of the Schuylkill River; Encountered 66 times (basking turtle or herpetological collecting surveys)., Park Species Data Source: Tiebout, 2003. NPBIB-552045., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Hulse, A. C., C. J. McCoy, and E. J. Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY. (2) Conant, R. and J. T. Collins. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians eastern/central North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (3) Petranka, J. W. 1998. Salamanders ot the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC. (4) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. September 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/.