SREL Reprint #2199

Ecological notes on the amphibians and reptiles of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, King George County, Virginia

Kurt A. Buhlmann1 and Joseph C. Mitchell2

1Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage
1500 E. Main Street, Suite 312, Richmond, Virginia 23219
2Department of Biology and School of Continuing Studies, University of Richmond,
Richmond, Virginia 23173

Introduction: The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, through its Division of Natural Heritage was contracted in 1991 to conduct a natural heritage inventory of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgreen Laboratory (NSWCDL), in King George County, Virginia. The goal of the inventory was to identify, through field surveys, all of NSWCDL's important natural heritage resources. By definition, this included those sites supporting unique or exemplary natural communities, rare plants, and rare animals, and other significant natural features (Buhlmann & Belden, 1992). We summarize here our observations on the amphibian and reptile species encountered in the course of this project.

SREL Reprint #2199

Buhlmann, K.A. and J.C. Mitchell. 1997. Ecological notes on the amphibians and reptiles of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, King George County, Virginia. Banisteria 9:45-51.

This information was provided by the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (srel.uga.edu).