Northern Leopard Frog Distribution and Habitat

in the Columbia Plateau Province

Project ID 25043

• Submitted by:

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

• State endangered species• Federal species of concern

• Needs baseline information on threats and habitat association

Northern Leopard Frog Status and Needs

Distribution

Decline of the Northern Leopard Frog

• Bullfrog expansion

• Introduced Fish

• Agricultural Chemicals?

• Dams and Reservoirs?

Columbia Plateau Needs and Limiting Factors

• “restoring the natural ecological functions, habitats and biological diversity”

Graduate Research• Developed basic

information for future studies

Distribution of Breeding Ponds

• Surveys• Habitat inventory

Effects of Introduced Species

• Non-native fish• Bullfrogs

Reservoir Effects

The Northern Leopard Frog Proposal : BPA 25043

• Meets subbasin goals

• 5 0f 6 subbasin tasks

• Information for species survival and recovery