Greater short-horned lizard COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 15

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Collections Examined

Records included in the Saskatchewan maps were taken from the Saskatchewan Data Centre and Powell et al. (1998). Powell et al.’s (1998) records included locations from voucher specimens NMC #1634, 5680, and 15499. Literature and anecdotal records included those from the Canadian National Museum of Nature catalogue; Wayne Harris (SK Parks and Renewable Resources, pers. comm.); Chandler (1965); Powell and Russell 1992a; 1993a; Keith Foster (Grasslands National Park, pers. comm.) and of course, Powell’s field findings (Powell et al. 1998).

The Alberta provincial government database was the primary source for the plotted records. There are 297 individual records within the dataset as of May 2006 (FWMIS 2006). These records include historical information from the Canadian National Museum of Nature and the University of Alberta Museum of Zoology collections. As well, records from a number of previous reports and surveys, confirmed incidental observations, and historical literature are included.

Francis Cook, of the Canadian National Museum of Nature, in Ottawa, graciously examined the bottle of the contentious ‘Grassy Lake, Alberta’ specimen (NMC #1020) and forwarded his findings.