Banff National Park of Canada
Natural Wonders & Cultural Treasures
Herpwatch Data Form
Print out this form for when you go out to survey herptiles. Fill out the data form or forms as fully as possible; all of the information is necessary for an effective survey program. Feel free to record more information if you have it (comments on habitat, etc.).
After you have completed it, do one of the following:
Copy the information into the Online Form
Mail your completed data form to:
Aquatics
Banff National Park Warden Office
Post Office Box 900
Banff Alberta
T1L 1K2
Fax your completed data form to: (403) 762-3240
Survey Date: (DD)_____ (MM)______ (YYYY) ________
Observer(s):____________________________________________
Phone/email:______________________________________________
Mailing Address:________________________________________________
Site Name:______________________
UTM:(Map, Easting, Northing) ______________________GPS or Map? (circle)
Temperature: Air:_______oC Water:_______oC
Sky (please circle): clear partly cloudy broken cloud overcast fog smoke drizzle showers snow
Wind (please circle): calm drifts felt on face extends a light flag raises dust sways trees
Waterbody (please circle): lake pond marsh/bog river/creek spring/seep reservoir other:______
Maximum depth: <5m>5m unknown
Fish: absent/present, Species:________________________________
Distance (m/km) to road/railway/other:________
Search type: active searching/ random/ other:____________
Active search time: start :_____ (am, pm) stop:_____ (am, pm)
Distance (m) searched:_________ # of searchers:__________
Use a separate row for each individual sighting or vocalization
Species code* Call code ** # Adults # Juveniles (toadlet) # Larvae (tadpole) # Egg Masses Microsite Descriptions Comments***
i.e. WOFR 2 Water surface, 2m from shore in veg
Species Code
Call Code
# Adults
# Juveniles
(Toadlets)
# Larvae (Tadpole)
# Egg Masses
Microsite Descriptions
Comments
* Species codes:
WOFR Wood Frog
SPFR Columbia Spotted Frog
CHFG Boreal/Striped Chorus Frog
LEFG Northern Leopard Frog
BOTO Boreal/Western Toad
CATO Canadian Toad
LTSA Long-Toed Salamander
TISA Tiger Salamander
WASN Wandering/Terrestrial Garter Snake
RUBO Rubber Boa
UNKN Unknown Herptile (describe)
** Call codes: 1 = one; 2 = a few; 3 = several overlapping calls;
4 = large number in a chorus.
*** Describe Microsite using:
Water: bottom/middle/surface Land: under log/rock/debris/ inside log/ in open/other:
Herptile distance: from shore/inland: ____ m/km.
Other comments: ___________________________________