Results of the Fourteenth Annual HerpBlitz: Featherfin Wildlife Management Area.

The fourteenth annual herpblitz was held on 15-16 June 2019 at Featherfin Wildlife Management Area, Virginia. A total of six species of amphibians (three anurans and three salamanders) and seven species of reptiles (one turtle, two lizards, and four snakes) were observed during the survey time period. This was the first amphibian and reptile biodiversity survey conducted at this WMA and thus serves as a baseline checklist that future surveyors can build upon. After surveying Featherfin we highly recommend WMA managers restore 18 hectares (45 acres) of the original property that were ditched and drained back into viable wetlands. Restoring these wetlands would provide needed habitat to increase the amphibian and reptile biodiversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]