A. J. Rowe
Dr. Landon Ward
Wetlands provide important habitats for many herpetofauna species, and constructed wetlands can aid herpetofauna biodiversity. My study sampled a constructed wetland located on the on the University of North Carolina Asheville campus. The sampling area included two retention ponds and a small creek adjacent to both ponds. I sampled the main ponds and surrounding habitat using dip netting, cover boards, and cover tins. Bullfrogs, Lithobates catesbeianus, were the most abundant species found for both tadpole and adult frogs, with many different age groups being present in the on-campus pond. The tadpoles of green frogs, Lithobates clamitans, were also collected via dip netting. Measurements were taking for all tadpoles, to study the number of cohorts present. The cover boards and cover tins that were placed near the creek habitat yielded blue-ridge two-lined salamanders, Eurycea wilderae. The data gathered from this study can be used as a baseline pre-disturbance data set along with a baseline of observed species.