Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Priya Nanjappa, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Originator: Laura (Leininger) Blackburn, Ball State University Originator: Dr. Michael J. Lannoo, Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine Publication_Date: 200204 Title: Current Distributions of Selected Amphibians in the United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: National Atlas of the United States Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: This data set portrays the distribution of 10 selected amphibians in the United States, based on historical literature and museum records from current and historical sources. Purpose: These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data. Supplemental_Information: To create maps that are similar to the maps in the National Atlas Map Maker, , amphibt.dbf can be joined to the 2000 county boundaries available from the National Atlas raw data download page, . Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1941 Ending_Date: 2000 Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: 170 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Amphibians Theme_Keyword: Frogs Theme_Keyword: Toads Theme_Keyword: Salamanders Theme_Keyword: Newts Theme_Keyword: Treefrogs Theme_Keyword: Mudpuppies Theme_Keyword: Distribution Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Crother, B.I., J. Boundy, J.A. Campbell, K. de Queiroz, D.R. Frost, R. Highton, J.B. Iverson, P.A. Meylan, T.W. Reeder, M.E. Seidel, J.W. Sites, Jr., T.W. Taggart, S.G. Tilley, and D.B. Wake. 2000. Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding. SSAR Herpetological Circular No. 29, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, St. Louis, Missouri. 82 pp. Theme_Keyword: Bufonidae Theme_Keyword: Bufo americanus Theme_Keyword: American toad Theme_Keyword: Hylidae Theme_Keyword: Acris crepitans Theme_Keyword: northern cricket frog Theme_Keyword: cricket frog Theme_Keyword: Hyla versicolor Theme_Keyword: gray treefrog Theme_Keyword: Hyla chrysoscelis Theme_Keyword: Cope’s gray treefrog Theme_Keyword: Pseudacris crucifer Theme_Keyword: spring peeper Theme_Keyword: Plethodontidae Theme_Keyword: Plethodon cinereus Theme_Keyword: red-backed salamander Theme_Keyword: eastern red-backed salamander Theme_Keyword: redback salamander Theme_Keyword: Eurycea bislineata Theme_Keyword: northern two-lined salamander Theme_Keyword: two-lined salamander Theme_Keyword: Proteidae Theme_Keyword: Necturus maculosus Theme_Keyword: mudpuppy Theme_Keyword: Salamandridae Theme_Keyword: Notophthalmus viridescens Theme_Keyword: eastern newt Theme_Keyword: red-spotted newt Theme_Keyword: Sirenidae Theme_Keyword: Siren intermedia Theme_Keyword: western lesser siren Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Alabama Place_Keyword: Alaska Place_Keyword: Arizona Place_Keyword: Arkansas Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: Connecticut Place_Keyword: Delaware Place_Keyword: District of Columbia Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: Georgia Place_Keyword: Hawaii Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Illinois Place_Keyword: Indiana Place_Keyword: Iowa Place_Keyword: Kansas Place_Keyword: Kentucky Place_Keyword: Louisiana Place_Keyword: Maine Place_Keyword: Maryland Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Place_Keyword: Michigan Place_Keyword: Minnesota Place_Keyword: Mississippi Place_Keyword: Missouri Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Nebraska Place_Keyword: Nevada Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: New Jersey Place_Keyword: New Mexico Place_Keyword: New York Place_Keyword: North Carolina Place_Keyword: North Dakota Place_Keyword: Ohio Place_Keyword: Oklahoma Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania Place_Keyword: Rhode Island Place_Keyword: South Carolina Place_Keyword: South Dakota Place_Keyword: Tennessee Place_Keyword: Texas Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Vermont Place_Keyword: Virginia Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: West Virginia Place_Keyword: Wisconsin Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgment of the primary sources used to acquire these data and (or) the National Atlas of the United States of America is appreciated in products derived from these data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Priya Nanjappa Contact_Organization: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing address Address: 12100 Beech Forest Road City: Laurel State_or_Province: MD Postal_Code: 20708 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-497-5811 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: priya_nanjappa@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Excel97 converted to dBASE IV for the National Atlas of the United States of America. Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: No checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set. Completeness_Report: This data set includes distribution data for 10 species of amphibians in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ball State University and Indiana University School of Medicine Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Distributional History of Selected U.S. Amphibians Other_Citation_Details: A complete source bibliography is included as a text file bundled with the downloadable data. The file is called atlas_amphib_sources.txt. Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic mail system Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1941 Ending_Date: 2000 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information Source_Citation_Abbreviation: amphibian_data Process_Step: Process_Description: The Microsoft Excel97 file, amphibian_data, containing fields for State, county, FIPS code, species status and data source information was received from Ball State University and modified by USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. The file contained information about the distribution of 10 species of amphibians. Amphibian_data was converted to a text file and then into a dBASE IV database which is the format used by the National Atlas of the United States. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: amphibian_data Process_Date: 2000 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas (FIPS 6-4): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Amphibian distribution. Entity_Type_Definition: Distribution of amphibians in the United States, by county. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Ball State University and Indiana University School of Medicine Attribute: Attribute_Label: State Attribute_Definition: The two-character abbreviation for the name of the State in which the county is located. Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas; (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Attribute: Attribute_Label: County Attribute_Definition: The name of the county or county equivalent. Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990. Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology Attribute: Attribute_Label: Fips Attribute_Definition: The State and county FIPS code for the county. Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990 Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology Attribute: Attribute_Label: XXXXXX Attribute_Definition: Presence data for the amphibian species XXXXXX, where XXXXXX represents the species name: > XXXXXX Amphibian species >------------------------------------------------------------- > Ac_cre Acris crepitans (northern cricket frog) > Bu_ame Bufo americanus (American toad) > Hy_chr Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's gray treefrog) > Hy_ver Hyla vericolor (gray treefrog > No_vir Notophthalmus viridescens (eastern newt) > Pl_cin Plethodon cinereus (eastern red-backed salamander) > Eu_bis Eurycea bislineata (northern two-lined salamander) > Ne_mac Necturus maculosus (mudpuppy) > Si_int Siren intermedia (western lesser siren) > Ps_cru Pseudacris crucifer (spring peeper) > Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The amphibian species may be absent from the county; no survey data are available for the county and no voucher (museum specimen, collection, or confirmed sighting) data is known to exist for the county. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Ball State University and Indiana University School of Medicine Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The amphibian species is believed present in the county and (or) is assumed present in the county but no current publication information or recent confirmed sightings, photographs, or collections of live animals are known to exist for the county. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Ball State University and Indiana University School of Medicine Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The amphibian species is believed present in the county and has been documented by the existence of museum voucher specimens, the collection of live animals or animal tissue from live animals, or the existence of photographs or photographic vouchers of live animals from the county. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Ball State University and Indiana University School of Medicine Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Earth Science Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing address Address: 507 National Center City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747) Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5920 Contact_Instructions: In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at . 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. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: DBF Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: Fees: There is no charge for the data set. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20060417 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Gita Urban-Mathieux Contact_Organization: National Atlas of the United States Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing address Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr Address: MS 561 City: Reston State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 20192 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5175 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Security_Information: Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None