County Coordinators:
David Smith
lacsmith12 |AT| comcast.net
June Tveekrem
june |AT| southernspreadwing.com
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Welcome to the Carroll County MARA website
The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas, also known as
the "Herp Atlas", is a five year project to identify all the species
of amphibians and reptiles in the state and document where each species is found.
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Identification Aids | |
| Maryland Herp Key An excellent guide and key giving photos, detailed descriptions, and other information for all herps found in Maryland. Note: This is a pdf document 84 MB in size. | ||
| Towson University herpetology site listing all herps in Maryland. Clicking on a species name brings up a page with photos and a description. | ||
| DNR Reptile and Amphibian site giving information about herps in general, showing descriptions and photos of specific Maryland herps, and indicating which herps are threatened or endangered. | ||
| Recordings of local frog calls including photos of the frogs. | ||
| Frog calling calendar showing when frogs can be heard in Carroll County. | ||
| Turtle and lizard calendar showing when Maryland turtles and lizards can be seen. | ||
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Maps and Block Boundaries | |
| Maps of Carroll County blocks, showing roads and potential herp habitat such as rivers and ponds. | ||
| Google Earth block tool, showing block boundaries and other block info from within Google Earth. You must have Google Earth already installed on your computer to use this. Click the link to download a kml file which is openable in Google Earth. Further instructions are provided on the Howard County MARA website. | ||
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Other Herp Atlas Websites | |
| Statewide MARA website, a wealth of information including general information about the atlas, how to get involved, monthly newsletters, list of county coordinators, and numerous links to herp-related sites statewide. | ||
| Howard County MARA site, includes identification aids and mapping aids in addition to continuous updates of Howard County herp sightings. | ||