Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Cassidy, K. C. Publication_Date: 19970101 Title: Washington Gap Project Reptile and Amphibian Distribution Models Edition: Version 5 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Washington Online_Linkage: ftp://ftp.dfw.wa.gov/pub/gapdata/herps Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Authors: K. M. Dvornich, K. R. McAllister, and K. Aubry Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington State: Location data and modeled distributions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Other_Citation_Details: Volume 2 of the Washington State Gap Analysis Final Report Description: Abstract: Amphibian and reptile distribution models for Washington State were created as part of the Washington State Gap Analysis Project (WAGAP). WAGAP is part of the national Gap Analysis Project, funded by the US Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division. Amphibian and reptile models were based on a 1991 land cover classification with a minimum mapping unit of 100 hectares. Information on species range limits and habitat associations was based on location data (mostly museum records), information about current distribution, literature review, and expert opinion. Purpose: Models were created as part of a larger study (the Washiington State Gap Analysis Project) to establish conservation priorities in Washington State. Conservation priorities were based on land cover and breeding terrestrial vertebrate distributions. The modeled distributions themselves, however, have value beyond the original study. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1991 Currentness_Reference: Modeled distributions were based on 1991 land cover information (Gap land cover, version 5) Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Washington State Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.675 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.5 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Amphibians Theme_Keyword: Reptiles Theme_Keyword: modeled distribution Theme_Keyword: model Theme_Keyword: distribution Theme_Keyword: Vertebrate model Theme_Keyword: Habitat modeling Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Washington State Place_Keyword: United States Taxonomy: Keywords/Taxon: Taxonomic_Keywords: Amphibians Taxonomic_Keywords: Reptiles Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Ambystoma Species: macrodactylum Taxonomic_Classification: Applicable_Common_Name: s: Long-toed Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Dicamptodon Species: copei Applicable_Common_Name: s: Cope's Giant Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Dicamptodon Species: tenebrosus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Pacific Giant Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Rhyacotriton Species: olympicus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Olympic Torrent Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Rhyacotriton Species: kezeri Applicable_Common_Name: s: Columbia Torrent Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Rhyacotriton Species: cascadae Applicable_Common_Name: s: Cascades Torrent Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Salamandridae Genus: Taricha Species: granulosa Applicable_Common_Name: s: Roughskin Newt Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Plethodon Species: dunni Applicable_Common_Name: s: Dunn's Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Plethodon Species: larselli Applicable_Common_Name: s: Larch Mountain Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Plethodon Species: vandykei Applicable_Common_Name: s: Van Dyke's Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Plethodon Species: vehiculum Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Redback Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Plethodontidae Genus: Ensatina Species: eschscholtzii Applicable_Common_Name: s: Ensatina Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Leiopelmatidae Genus: Ascaphus Species: truei Applicable_Common_Name: s: Tailed Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Pelobatidae Genus: Scaphiopus Species: intermontanus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Great Basin Spadefoot Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Bufo Species: boreas Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Toad Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Bufo Species: woodhousei Applicable_Common_Name: s: Woodhouse's Toad Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae Genus: Hyla Species: regilla Applicable_Common_Name: s: Pacific Treefrog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: aurora Applicable_Common_Name: s: Red-legged Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: cascadae Applicable_Common_Name: s: Cascades Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: luteiventris Applicable_Common_Name: s: Columbia Spotted Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: pretiosa Applicable_Common_Name: s: Oregon Spotted Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: pipiens Applicable_Common_Name: s: Northern Leopard Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: catesbeiana Applicable_Common_Name: s: Bullfrog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Rana Species: clamitans Applicable_Common_Name: s: Green Frog Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Chrysemys Species: picta Applicable_Common_Name: s: Painted Turtle Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Clemmys Species: marmorata Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Pond Turtle Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Genus: Trachemys Species: scripta Applicable_Common_Name: s: Slider Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Anguidae Genus: Elgaria Species: coerulea Applicable_Common_Name: s: Northern Alligater Lizard Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Anguidae Genus: Elgaria Species: multicarinata Applicable_Common_Name: s: Southern Alligator Lizard Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Iguanidae Genus: Phrynosoma Species: douglassii Applicable_Common_Name: s: Short-horned Lizard Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Iguanidae Genus: Sceloporus Species: graciosus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Sagebrush Lizard Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Iguanidae Genus: Sceloporus Species: occidentalis Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Fence Lizard Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squmata Family: Iguanidae Genus: Uta Species: stansburiana Applicable_Common_Name: s: Side-blotched Lizard Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Eumeces Species: skiltonianus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Skink Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Boidae Genus: Charina Species: bottae Applicable_Common_Name: s: Rubber Boa Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Coluber Species: constrictor Applicable_Common_Name: s: Racer Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Contia Species: tenuis Applicable_Common_Name: s: Sharptail Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Diadophis Species: punctatus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Ringneck Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Hypsiglena Species: torquata Applicable_Common_Name: s: Night Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Lampropeltis Species: zonata Applicable_Common_Name: s: California Mountain Kingsnake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Masticophis Species: taeniatus Applicable_Common_Name: s: Striped Whipsnake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Pituophis Species: catenifer Applicable_Common_Name: s: Gopher Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Thamnophis Species: elegans Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Thamnophis Species: ordinoides Applicable_Common_Name: s: Northwestern Garter Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Thamnophis Species: sirtalis Applicable_Common_Name: s: Common Garter Snake Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Ambystoma Species: tigrinum Applicable_Common_Name: s: Tiger Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: Ambystoma Species: gracile Applicable_Common_Name: s: Northwestern Salamander Taxonomic_Coverage: Specific_Taxonomic_Information: Kingdom: Animal Division-Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Viperidae Genus: Crotalus Species: viridis Applicable_Common_Name: s: Western Rattlesnake Access_Constraints: Contact the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for location data used to help construct models. Use_Constraints: None, but user should be aware of scale limitations Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Kelly M. Cassidy Contact_Organization: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Contact_Position: Washington State Gap Analysis Project Leader Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address Address: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Address: MS 357980 Address: University of Washington City: Seattle State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 98195 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 206-543-6475 Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Contact_Instructions: Kelly Cassidy will not be at the Coop Unit after 1998, but they will be able to provide a contact location Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: ftp://ftp.dfw.wa.gov/pub/gapdata/herps/gifs/amma.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Modeled Distribution of Long-toed Salamander in Washington State Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Native_Data_Set_Environment: Arc/Info 7.0 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Authors: K. M. Dvornich, K. R. McAllister, and K. Aubry Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington State: Location data and modeled distributions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Other_Citation_Details: Volume 2 of the Washington State Gap Analysis Final Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No statistically valid accuracy assessment for errors of omission and comission was conducted. However, we did a non-random assessment for errors of omission for the amphibians and reptiles. After the initial models were constructed, we used 2,838 new records not used to construct the models to test for errors of omission. These "new" points consisted of museum records that had not been obtained prior to the first modeling attempts, locations from recent studies, and incidental observations. The latter were often reported because the observer knew the specimen was outside or at the edge of its known range. Results were that 96% of the amphbian points and 95% of the reptile points fell within the modeled distributions. Most errors were due to new points falling outside the original modeled range, rather than errors of habitat association. Models were revised, usually by increasing range limits, based on the new data. Models in this coverage reflect corrections based on the "accuracy" assessment. Final accuracy is unknown. Logical_Consistency_Report: All vertebrate models were based on the same land cover map. Completeness_Report: All non-marine amphibians and reptiles known to breed in Washington State are included. Marine turtles, which occur offshore in Washington and occassionally appear on-shore were excluded. Some exotics known to occur through releases but not known to breed (e.g., Snapping Turtles) were excluded. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The land cover map had a 100 hectare minimum mapping unit, so the models can be no more spatially accurate than that. In practice, many of the polygons were larger than 100 hectares. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Same as horizontal accuracy Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Step 1: Land Cover Mapping Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Description: The first step in creation of the vertebrate models was creation of a land cover map. Land cover map creation is more fully described in the WAGAP land cover metadata. Briefly, the land cover map was created by: 1) spectrally clustering TM data from 1991 satellite imagery, 2) On-screen manual digitizing of land cover polygons with the spectrally clustered and colored satellite imagery and ancillary data as a back-drop, and 3) Labeling of land cover polygons with ecoregion, vegetation zone, and current land cover. Current land cover was given as primary cover (the cover occupying the greatest percentage of the polygon) and, if necessary, secondary and tertiary cover. Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Cassidy, K. M. Publication_Date: 19970101 Title: Land cover of Washington State: Description and management Series_Information: Series_Name: Gap Analysis of Washington State - Final Report Issue_Identification: Volume 1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Washington Other_Citation_Details: This volume is the first volume of the 5-volume set (with one supplement), titled "Gap Analysis of Washington State - Final Report". Methodology_Type: Step 2: Location Data Collection Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: Habitat matrix Methodology_Keyword: habitat association Methodology_Keyword: habitat quality modeling Methodology_Description: Location data were based on a combination of museum records for Washington State from 39 museum collections, field observations from reliable sources, and record locations gleaned from literature. A total of 14,206 records, representing 9,646 unique locations, were collected. They were digitized as point locations with a precision identifier of G (very general location), N (could be plotted within about a mile), and C (could be plotted within about a quarter-mile. Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Authors: K. M. Dvornich, K. R. McAllister, and K. Aubry Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington State: Location data and modeled distributions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Other_Citation_Details: Volume 2 of the Washington State Gap Analysis Final Report Methodology_Type: Step 3: Range delineation Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: vertebrate modeling Methodology_Keyword: habitat modeling Methodology_Description: Range limits were delineated using location data. If published accounts showed records in adjacent states, ranges were sometimes extended to the state border, if the habitat was appropriate, even in the absence of location data for Washington. Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Authors: K. M. Dvornich, K. R. McAllister, and K. Aubry Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington State: Location data and modeled distributions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Other_Citation_Details: Volume 2 of the Washington State Gap Analysis Final Report Methodology_Type: Step 4: Habitat Matrix development Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Description: We made a habitat matrix with all possible ecoregion, vegetation zone, and land cover combinations on one side and species on the other. We defined 8 levels of habitat quality: 0- unsuitable; 1-suitable, but quality unknown (in practice, we never used this); 2-good habitat in a vegetation zone core for that species; 3-adequate habitat in a zone core for that species; 4- suitable habitat in a core zone, if it contains appropriate habitat (e.g., small wetlands or talus slopes) below our minimum mapping unit (termed 'contingently suitable, core zone) ; 5-good habitat in a peripheral vegetation zone; 6- adequate habitat in a peripheral zone; 7-contingently suitable habitat in a peripheral zone. Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Authors: K. M. Dvornich, K. R. McAllister, and K. Aubry Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington State: Location data and modeled distributions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Other_Citation_Details: Volume 2 of the Washington State Gap Analysis Final Report Methodology_Type: Step 5: Intersection of range limits with appropriate habitat Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Description: Range limits were intersected with land cover to select land cover polygons within the species' range limits. From this subset of land cover polygons, the habitat matrix was used to select suitable land cover and to assign a habitat quality code to primary, secondary, and tertiary cover. Methodology_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Authors: K. M. Dvornich, K. R. McAllister, and K. Aubry Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Amphibians and Reptiles of Washington State: Location data and modeled distributions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Other_Citation_Details: Volume 2 of the Washington State Gap Analysis Final Report Process_Step: Process_Description: Amphibian and reptile models were created by collecting location data, determining range limits, building a habitat matrix based on location data, literature review, and expert opinion, and intersecting range limits with appropirate habitat in Washington State Process_Date: 1991 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1927 State_Plane_Coordinate_System: SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 4602 Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 45.833333 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.5 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.333333 False_Easting: 609601.2192 False_Northing: 0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 82.02 Ordinate_Resolution: 82.02 Planar_Distance_Units: Survey Feet Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: For each polygon, there are three codes indicating whether the primary, secondary (if applicable), and tertiary (if applicable) land covers were good, adequate, or contigently suitable habitat in either core or peripheral zones for the species. Habitat codes are: 2 (good habitat, core zone), 3 (adequate; core), 4 (contingently suitable; core), 5 (good, peripheral), 6 (adequate, peripheral), and 7 (contingently suitable, peripheral). Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: A complete data dictionary may be downloaded from ftp://ftp.dfw.wa.gov/pub/gapdata/herps ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Contact_Position: Technical Services Manager - Wildlife Management Program Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address Address: 600 Capitol Way North City: Olympia State_or_Province: Washington Postal_Code: 98501 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-902-2515 Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Resource_Description: Washington Gap Project Reptile and Amphibian Distribution Models for Washington State Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. 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Asbury St., Suite 1 City: Moscow State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83843 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-885-3720 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-885-3618 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: abrannon@uidaho.edu Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Frid Distribution_Liability: Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. 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