"Problem
Species" of the Savannah River Site, Such as Brimley's Chorus Frog
(Pseudacris brimleyi), Demonstrate the Hidden Biodiversity Concept
on an Intensively Studied Government Reserve
Thomas M. Luhring
The University
of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802
Abstract:
After more than five decades of intensive research on a wide variety of
reptiles and amphibians at the Savannah River site, the known occurrence
of some members of the herpetofauna remains unsolved. One such "problem
species," Pseudacris brimleyi (Brimley's Chorus Frog), was
recently found for the first time in over 50 years. The rediscovery of
this cryptic species shows how the concept of hidden biodiversity not
only applies to the general public, but to the scientific community as
well.
SREL Reprint #3067
Luhring,
T. M. 2008. "Problem Species" of the Savannah River Site, Such
as Brimley's Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brimleyi), Demonstrate the
Hidden Biodiversity Concept on an Intensively Studied Government Reserve.
Southeastern Naturalist Notes 7(2): 371-373.
