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Table 2. Hylid treefrogs captured in PVC pipes and the highest category of abundance (C-A) recorded during night surveys on 10 sites at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. Data combined from 5 trapping sessions (i.e., 21 trapping days per site) conducted from June - August 1993.

Site H. femoralis C-A H. squirella C-A H. cinerea C-A
Beehive 0(0)1 no 2(4) few 0(0) no
County Line 0(0) no 7(24) few 0(0) no
Cottonmouth Swamp 0(0) no* 7(4) few 3(5) several
No. Lake Soy 0(0) no 0(0) no 1(0) several
Razberry 28(16) abundant 0(0) no 0(0) no
Firetower 13(19) several 0(0) no 0(0) no
Powerlines 0(0) no* 0(0) no 0(0) no
Bear 0(0) no 0(0) no 0(0) no
Shop 0(0) no 0(0) no 0(0) no
Little Ditch 0(0) no 0(0) no 0(0) no

1x(y) = number of individuals trapped (total number of recaptures)

* Frogs were identified in the night surveys but were >100 m from the ditch.


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