Species assessment for Great Basin spadefoot toad (Spea intermontana) in Wyoming

Publication Type:

Report

Authors:

Buseck, Rebecca S.; Keinath, Douglas A.; Geraud, Michele

Source:

USDI Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, p.57 (2005)

Call Number:

U05BUS01IDUS

URL:

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wy/wildlife/animal-assessmnts.Par.81822.File.dat/GrtBasinSpadefootToad.pdf

Keywords:

Great Basin spadefood toad, Spea intermontana

Abstract:

This document describes the biology, ecology, and conservation status of the Great Basin spadefoot toad (Spea intermontana) throughout its current range, with particular attention given to the portion occurring within and near Wyoming. The authors’ goal was to provide a summary of published information and expert interpretation of the information that can be used by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to develop management plans. The authors present what is known about the toad’s habitat requirements, movement and activity patterns, reproduction, food habits, and community ecology. Their assessment includes conservation status and addresses extrinsic threats (such as habitat alteration, environmental contamination, invasive species), as well as intrinsic threats (related the species’ particular habitat specificity and site fidelity, territoriality and area requirements, susceptibility to disease, dispersal capacity, reproductive capacity). The authors recommend that management actions should insure that key life history stages (terrestrial and aquatic) are undisturbed, habitat connectivity is preserved for persistence of the populations, and exposure to potentially detrimental chemicals is eliminated. The authors hope that continual and consistent monitoring of known populations and fulfilling the information needs listed in the document will clarify population status and contribute to refining conservation goals. An extensive literature cited section is provided.

Notes:

ELECTRONIC FILE - Zoology

Citation (CSE style): Buseck RS (Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY), Keinath DA (Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY), Geraud M (USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Cheyenne, WY). 2005. Species assessment for Great Basin spadefoot toad (Spea intermontana) in Wyoming. Cheyenne (WY): USDI Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office. 57 p.