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Nongame Amphibians and Reptiles Program
Thomas R. JonesAmphibians and Reptiles Program
ManagerArizona Game and Fish Department
Herps Program
Conservation planningProject prioritization & coordination
Inter- and intra-agencyField projects
Research, surveys, monitoring and managementRegulationsPublic education and outreachScientific collecting permit review
Current Focus
Ranid frogs ProjectDesert turtles ProjectGartersnakes (Mexican, narrow-headed)
Sonoran tiger salamander
Desert Tortoises
Mojave Tortoises
Sonoran Tortoises
AGFD Tortoise ActivitiesPopulation monitoringDisease monitoringTortoise adoptions
Law Enforcement Challenges
Sonoyta Mud Turtle monitoring
Brennan & Holycross 2006Ornate Box Turtle initiate surveys and monitoring
Ranid Frogs
Northern leopard frog
Plains leopard frog
Relict leopard frog
Lowland leopard frog
Chiricahua leopard frog
Ramsey Canyon leopard frog
Tarahumara frog
RACH Recovery PlanRACH Safe Harbor AgreementConservation AgreementsTarahumara frog repatriationField activities
GeneticsDisease (chytrid fungus)Survey & monitoring
Ranid Frogs Project Applied Conservation
Implementation of Recovery Plan and Conservation Agreements
Distribution records!!Field Notes
Rana onca
Rana chiricahuensis
Annual RACH Workshop
Habitat Renovation
Captive Propagation & Repatriation
Rana pipiens
2007 Heritage Funded Project:-- Northern leopard frog population status
and genetics
photo: R.D. BabbTarahumara frogs
Chytridiomycosis monitoring
photo: T.R. Jones
Sonoran Tiger Salamander
San Rafael ValleyRecovery PlanMonitoring
photo: T.R. Jones
Mexican gartersnake
2007 Heritage Funded Project:Mexican gartersnake demography
Narrow-headed gartersnake
2007 Heritage Funded Projects:-- Narrow-headed gartersnake genetics
-- Impacts on populations
Predators/competitors with native aquatic wildlife
Exotic species
bullfrogs, crayfish, illegal sport and bait fish stocking
Bullfrogs
Small-scale Exotic Species Removal
San Rafael Valley
photo: T.R. Jones
Crayfish
photo: T.R. Jones
Brennan & Holycross 2006
Heritage Funded
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Closed Seasons
photo: T.R. Jones
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Limited Take (2/year or 4/possession)
photo: T R Jones
Unlimited take -- dead
Volunteer Opportunities
exotic turtle trappingtortoise surveys & monitoring Tucson shovel-nosed snake tissue collectiongartersnake conservation
Added benefit: matching funds
photo: C. LiWanPo
Thanks!