Amphibian and Reptile Biodiversity by County

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) collects and maintains several datasets on the locations, distribution and status of species of plants and animals. Information on distribution by county from the following three databases was extracted and compiled into this dataset. First, the New York Natural Heritage Program biodiversity database: Rare animals, rare plants, and significant natural communities. Significant natural communities are rare or high-quality wetlands, forests, grasslands, ponds, streams, and other types of habitats. Next, the 2nd NYS Breeding Bird Atlas Project database: Birds documented as breeding during the atlas project from 2000-2005. And last, DEC’s NYS Reptile and Amphibian Database: Reptiles and amphibians; most records are from the NYS Amphibian & Reptile Atlas Project (Herp Atlas) from 1990-1999.

纽约州环境保护厅（DEC）收集并维护了多个关于植物和动物物种的分布、分布状况的数据库。本数据集从以下三个数据库中提取并汇编了关于各县分布的信息。首先，纽约自然遗产计划生物多样性数据库：稀有动物、稀有植物和重要的自然群落。重要的自然群落包括稀有或高质量的湿地、森林、草原、池塘、溪流以及其他类型的栖息地。其次，第二版纽约州繁殖鸟类图集项目数据库：在2000-2005年图集项目期间记录的繁殖鸟类。最后，DEC的纽约州爬行动物和两栖动物数据库：爬行动物和两栖动物；大部分记录来自1990-1999年的纽约州两栖动物与爬行动物图集项目（Herp Atlas）。