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Herps of Arkansas: Forum → Stories, Rumors, Accounts, and Trivia → QUIZ - Most sampled AR herp?
My vote for #1 sample snake is Plainbelly Water Snake.
Debbie's vote: Northern Diamondback Water Snake.
7353...1st...Ouachita Dusky Salamander
3027...2nd...Blanchard's Cricket Frog (1st frog)
2238...3rd...Western Slimy Salamander
2040...4th...Southern Red-backed Salamander
1884...5th...Southern Leopard Frog
1594...6th...Prairie Lizard (1st Lizard)
1514...7th...Fowler's Toad (1st toad)
1443...8th...Dwarf American Toad
1398...9th...Caddo Mountain Salamander
1346...10th...Common Five-lined Skink
1249...11th...Rich Mountain Salamander [not guessed]
1148...12th...Green Treefrog
982...13th...Little Brown Skink
979...14th...Spotted Salamander
964...15th...Green Frog [not guessed]
963...16th...American Bullfrog
963...17th...Marbled Salamander
940...18th...Small-mouthed Salamander
917...19th...Oklahoma Salamander [not guessed]
914...20th...Cajun Chorus Frog
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861...22nd...Central Newt
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739...25th...Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
705...26th...Spring Peeper
676...27th...Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake
672...28th...Many-ribbed Salamander
604...29th...Midland Watersnake
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597...30th...Prairie Racerunner
590...31st...Copperhead (1st venomous snake)
590...32nd...Plain-bellied Watersnake
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561...35th...Texas Ratsnake
543...36th...North American Racer
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506...39th...Gray Treefrog *
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498...40th...Wood Frog
496...41st...Ringed Salamander
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418...47th...Three-toed Box Turtle
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322...55th...Broad-banded Watersnake
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286...58th...Rough Earthsnake
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265...60th...Eastern Gartersnake
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227...67th...Northern Green Anole
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124...78th...Red-bellied Snake
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101...82nd...Timber Rattlesnake
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85...88th...Ozark Hellbender
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36...99th...Mediterranean Gecko
Caddo Mtn Salamander should be somewhere around 50th.
Much higher than that...9th!
My vote for #1 sample snake is Plainbelly Water Snake.
Debbie's vote: Northern Diamondback Water Snake.
You guys are liking those watersnakes. 
The thing that kind of jumped out at me originally was that Ouachita Duskies have more than TWICE the samples as the next most represented species. They are housed in 32 museums. I presume that a lot of natural history classes over the years have come down to the Ouachitas for collecting, but any idea about why the Duskies should be hit so much harder than the rest?
Most collected snake is still to be had. It's one of our little fossorials.
My new vote for #1 sampled snake is -Ringneck
Debbie's vote " " " " " Midland Brown
My thoughts on the duskies were that it is abundant in its area, and genetic studies were done on it ato separate it for D. fuscus. Also, it may be a function of searching for spotted duskies. Jo-Ann
My new vote for #1 sampled snake is -Ringneck
Winner! 
My thoughts on the duskies were that it is abundant in its area, and genetic studies were done on it ato separate it for D. fuscus. Also, it may be a function of searching for spotted duskies. Jo-Ann
Could be. I'll have to go back and see if there is a pattern from the collecting dates.
Much higher than that...9th!
I was going only by ASU collecting. Guess I should've realized how many more were in other collections.
but any idea about why the Duskies should be hit so much harder than the rest?
IMO, they are a very abundant species located in a VERY well herped area.
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