Final reports - amphibians

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Many final reports for these projects are provided in html and/or pdf digital formats, however some reports are not available through links. Reports that are unlinked may contain non-public data (i.e., specific location information or data that would enable persons to locate the endangered, threatened, or special concern plant or animal). Per Minnesota Statute section 84.0872, the Minnesota DNR staff must take all reasonable precautions to ensure that nonpublic data is not shared externally without following appropriate nonpublic data disclosure procedures in order to protect these species and has decided to not include links to these reports in the following pages.

A list of publications produced by these projects is also available.

Anderson, Y.C. and R.J. Baker. 2002. Minnesota frog and toad calling survey 1996 - 2002. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Report. 9 pp.;
Full document (786 KB)

Berendzen, P.B., T. Gamble, and A.M. Simons. 2003. The genetic status of northern cricket frogs in Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Nongame Research Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 43 pp.
Full document (1059 KB)
Please note that specific location information has been removed from this document to protect the northern cricket frog population

Gerholdt, J.E. and P.J. Gerholdt. 1991. A guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the state parks southeastern area. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged. 
Introduction
Full document (1918 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of northwest Minnesota - Region 1N. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (410 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of northwest Minnesota - Region 1S. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (407 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of northeast Minnesota - Region 2. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 8 pp. 
Full document (552 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of east central Minnesota - Region 3E. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (364 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of central Minnesota - Region 3W. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (404 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of south central Minnesota - Region 4E. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (410 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of southwest Minnesota - Region 4W. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (333 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of southwest Minnesota - Region 4S. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 4 pp. 
Full document (332 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of southeast Minnesota - Region 5. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (448 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of metropolitan Minnesota - Region 6. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 6 pp. 
Full document (381 KB)

Henderson, C. 1980. A preliminary review of the occurrence, distribution, legal status, and utilization of reptiles and amphibians in Minnesota. Report by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 13 pp. 
Full document (364 KB)

Hey, J. and E. Farrar. 2001. Surveying ephemeral wetlands for plains spadefoot toads,, Spea bombifrons and Woodhouse's toads, Bufo woodhousei, in Southwestern Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 15 pp. 
Full document (987 KB)

Hoppe, D.M. and R.G. McKinnell. 1991. Distribution and prevalence of the Kandiyohi frog in Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 4+ pp. 
Full document (1875 KB)

Karns, D.R. 1986. Field herpetology: methods for the study of amphibians and reptiles in Minnesota. Occasional Paper of Bell Museum of Natural History No. 18, and final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 88 pp. 
Preface
Full document (9773 KB)

Knutson, M.G., W.B. Richardson, S.E. Weick, D.M. Reineke, J.R. Parmelee, and D.R. Sutherland. 2002. Farm ponds as critical habitats for native amphibians: final report. Final report submitted to the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. 60 pp. 
Overview 
Full document

Lang, J.W. 1983. The reptiles and amphibians of Minnesota: distribution maps, habitat preferences, selected references. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged. 
Overview
Full document (2859 KB)

Larson, K.A. Various years. Minnesota frog and toad calling survey results. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Reports.  
2015 Results (886 KB)
2009 Results (155 KB)
2008 Results (554 KB)

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Various years. Annual animal survey report for the Minnesota Army National Guard Camp Ripley training site and Arden Hills army training site. Annual reports by the Environmental Office, Camp Ripley Headquarters, Division of Ecological Resources.

Monstad, Y.A. and R.J. Baker. Various years. Minnesota frog and toad calling survey results. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Reports.

2007 Results (164 KB)
2006 Results (222 KB)
2005 Results (314 KB)
2004 Results (282 KB)

Moriarty, J.J. 1984. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of the Missouri river drainage of southwestern Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 19 pp.

Moriarty, J.J. 1985. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles in the southeastern Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 19 pp.

Olson, R.E. 1980. The herpetofauna of Minnesota: I. A survey of the species. Report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged.

Olson, R.E. 1980. The herpetofauna of Minnesota: II. Rare and restricted amphibians. Report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged.

Olson, R.E. 1980. The herpetofauna of Minnesota: The status of Minnesota treefrogs of the Hyla versicolor complex. Report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged. 
Overview
Full document (770 KB)

Tenneson, M. 1982. The distribution and abundance of the mink frog in Itasca State Park, Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 35 pp. 
Introduction
Full document (1755 KB)

Tenneson, M., and C. Wellenstein. 1983. Population decline of the mink frog, Rana septentrionalis (Anura:Ranidae) in northwest Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 20+ pp. 
Full document (1481 KB)

Van Gorp, C.D. 1991. Population decline of the mink frog, Rana septentrionalis (Anura:Ranidae) in northwest Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 20+ pp. 
Full document (1481 KB)

Van Gorp, C.D. 1996. Survey for Blanchard's cricket frog (Acris crepitans blanchardi) in southwestern Minnesota. Final report submitted to the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 20 pp.

Whitford, P.C. 1991. Blanchard's cricket frog survey of southeast Minnesota 1990/1991. Report submitted to the Nongame Wildlife Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Unpaged.

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