SREL Reprint #3067

"Problem Species" of the Savannah River Site, Such as Brimley's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi), Demonstrate the Hidden Biodiversity Concept on an Intensively Studied Government Reserve

Thomas M. Luhring

The University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802

Abstract: After more than five decades of intensive research on a wide variety of reptiles and amphibians at the Savannah River site, the known occurrence of some members of the herpetofauna remains unsolved. One such "problem species," Pseudacris brimleyi (Brimley's Chorus Frog), was recently found for the first time in over 50 years. The rediscovery of this cryptic species shows how the concept of hidden biodiversity not only applies to the general public, but to the scientific community as well.

SREL Reprint #3067

Luhring, T. M. 2008. "Problem Species" of the Savannah River Site, Such as Brimley's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi), Demonstrate the Hidden Biodiversity Concept on an Intensively Studied Government Reserve. Southeastern Naturalist Notes 7(2): 371-373.

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