Dillon Jones‡, Bethany Foshee§, Lee Fitzgerald‡Corresponding author: Dillon Jones ( dilljone96@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Luisa Diele-Viegas © Dillon Jones, Bethany Foshee, Lee Fitzgerald. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Jones D, Foshee B, Fitzgerald L (2021) A herpetological survey of Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary. Check List 17(1): 27-38. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.1.27 |  |
Urban herpetology deals with the interaction of amphibians and reptiles with each other and their environment in an urban setting. As such, well-preserved natural areas within urban environments can be important tools for conservation. Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary is an 18-acre wooded sanctuary located west of downtown Houston, Texas and is the headquarters to Houston Audubon Society. This study compared iNaturalist data with results from visual encounter surveys and aquatic funnel traps. Results from these two sources showed 24 species belonging to 12 families and 17 genera of herpetofauna inhabit the property. However, several species common in surrounding areas were absent. Combination of data from community science and traditional survey methods allowed us to better highlight herpetofauna present in the park besides also identifying species that may be of management concern for Edith L. Moore.