Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Report
Please print and fill out this report as completely as you can.
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Species Common Name: ___________________________________________________________
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Latin Name: ____________________________________________________________________
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Date of Sighting: ________________
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Specific Location: _________________________________
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Directions to Location: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Describe the habitat (e.g. meadow, marsh, woods): ______________________________________________________________________________
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Who owns the land where this animal was found: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Good quality photographs or tapes allow others to verify your report. Include copies of them if at all possible. List the tapes and photographs that accompany this record. Be sure to label each tape or photograph.: ______________________________________________________________________________
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How did you observe the animal? Naked eye? Binoculars? Did you hear it? How far away was it? How long did you observe or hear it? How clearly did you see or hear it? ______________________________________________________________________________
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What field marks did you use to identify it? ______________________________________________________________________________
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How familiar are you with this species? Have you identified it before? How many times? ______________________________________________________________________________
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What field marks did you use to rule out similar species? This is the most important question. Answer it carefully! ______________________________________________________________________________
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Miscellaneous additional information (malformities?, numbers, lengths, behavior, sex, weather, other species that it was found with, etc.): ______________________________________________________________________________
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Observers' name(s), addresses(es) phone numbers, email addresses: ______________________________________________________________________________
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