NEON Biorepository Herptile Voucher Collection (Ground Beetle Sampling Bycatch Archive Pooling)

Pooled catches of herptile specimens collected as bycatch during ground beetle pitfall sampling at terrestrial NEON sites. Sampling Catch collected biweekly (every 14 days) during the green season Ten distributed base plots (pre-2023) or six plots (2023 onward) per site Four traps (pre-2018) or three traps (2018 onward) per plot Methods Pitfall traps (16-oz cups with propylene glycol) Preservation Trap contents sorted into identified adult Carabids, other invertebrates, herpetiles, and small mammals. In this sample type, herpetile bycatch from traps within a plot are pooled to conserve storage space Stored in 95% ethanol at controlled temperature and humidity