natural areas inventory - Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

Table of ContentsTable of Contents ..................................................................................................................................... iiiList of Tables and Figures ......................................................................................................................... iv1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 12.0 Methods .................................................................................................................................................. 1Definitions: ................................................................................................................................................ 2Study Area: ................................................................................................................................................ 23.0 Results ..................................................................................................................................................... 33.1 Correction to Historic Data ................................................................................................................. 33.2 Review of Available Data .................................................................................................................... 63.3 NAI Data .............................................................................................................................................. 73.4 Species Accounts ................................................................................................................................. 9Amphibians: .......................................................................................................................................... 9Anura: Frogs and Toads ........................................................................................................................ 9Urodela: Newts and Salamanders ....................................................................................................... 16Reptiles Snakes Lizards and Turtles .................................................................................................... 22Squamata: Lizards and Snakes ............................................................................................................ 22Testudinata: Turtles and Tortoises ..................................................................................................... 314.0 Spatial Analysis: Data Gaps .................................................................................................................. 37Municipality ........................................................................................................................................ 37Present Land Use Designations ........................................................................................................... 385.0 Discussion and Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 40Regionally Significant Reptiles and Amphibians ..................................................................................... 40Data Gaps ................................................................................................................................................ 406.0 References ............................................................................................................................................ 43Appendix 1: ................................................................................................................................................. 49Appendix 2: Species Maps (follows Appendix 1) ............................................................................................Natural Heritage Areas Inventory, 201012-iii