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Empire Resource Area
Bureau of Land Management - Northern Idaho
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Congratulations, your consulting firm has been hired to do an inventory of the wildlife at the Emerald Empire Resource Area. One of the researchers on your team is particularly interested in the amphibians. He found that other work had been done on the Emerald Empire Resource Area and that he could use that information to identify species that were known to occur within the resource area. While compiling his list of species, he was offered a job as the resident biologist for the Snake River Birds of Prey Nature Conservation Area and the Bruneau Resource Area. Because he had to leave right away, he was unable to complete the amphibian list. Below a list of amphibians that are known to occur in Idaho. At the time he had to leave, he was filling out the occurrence on the table below. For each species there are three possibilities: (1) does not occur, (2) could occur, and (3) known to occur. Since you are the team leader, it is your responsibility to complete this table.
 Idaho
Amphibians |
 Occurrence |
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Amphibians-Salamanders
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Long-toed
Salamander
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Tiger
Salamander
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Idaho
Giant Salamander
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-could occur
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Couer
d'Alene Salamander
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-known to occur
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Rough
Skinned Newt
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-does not occur
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Amphibians-Frogs
and Toads
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Tailed
Frog
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Western
Toad
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Woodhouse's
Toad
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-does not occur
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Great
Basin Spadefoot Toad
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Pacific
Tree Frog
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Boreal
Chorus Frog
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-does not occur
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Bullfrog
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-known to occur
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Northern
Leopard Frog
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Spotted
Frog
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Wood
Frog
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