Population Estimates for the Toiyabe Population of the Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana Luteiventris), 2004?10

The Toiyabe population of Columbia spotted frogs (Rana luteiventris, hereafter ?Toiyabe frogs?) is a geographically isolated population located in central Nevada (fig. 1). The Toiyabe population is part of the Great Basin Distinct Population Segment of Columbia spotted frogs, and is a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act (U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2011). The cluster of breeding sites in central Nevada represents the southernmost extremity of the Columbia spotted frogs? known range (Funk and others, 2008).