Table 1.

Diversity and relative abundance (number of observations) of amphibians and reptiles under coverboards or in miscellaneous locations (under rocks or logs or on the soil surface) on the Green Lane ROW and in the adjacent forest, 1999—2000.

SpeciesCoverboardsMiscellaneousTotal
ROWForestROWForest
Toads
American toad (Bufo americanus americanus)01023
Salamanders
Jefferson salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum)38390077
Redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus)19140033
Spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)11002
Snakes
Eastern garter snake (Thamnopnis sirtalis sirtalis)20002
Northern ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii)30003
Black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)10001
Turtles
Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)00303
Total observations655440123