Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Oklahoma GAP Analysis Project, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit, Oklahoma State University
      Publication_Date: June 30, 2001
      Title: amphibians
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
      Online_Linkage: see distribution information
  Description:
    Abstract: These data sets contain predicted distributions for amphibians known to occur in the state of Oklahoma.  Distributions were predicted from a combination of wildlife habitat relationship information collected from various references, experts, historical range limits and the Oklahoma GAP Land Cover Map.
    Purpose: These data sets define the predicted distribution area for each amphibian species known to occur in Oklahoma.  These data sets were produced as part of the Gap Analysis Program (GAP), a nationwide effort under the direction of the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey of the U.S. Department of Interior.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2004
    Currentness_Reference: Publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.200063
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.153345
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.350208
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.231850
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: amphibian
      Theme_Keyword: American Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Bullfrog
      Theme_Keyword: Central Newt
      Theme_Keyword: Copes Gray Treefrog
      Theme_Keyword: Couchs Spadefoot
      Theme_Keyword: Crawfish Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Dark-sided Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Four-toed Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Gray Treefrog
      Theme_Keyword: Great Plains Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Green Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Green Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Green Treefrog
      Theme_Keyword: Hurters Spadefoot
      Theme_Keyword: Kiamichi Slimy Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Lesser Siren
      Theme_Keyword: Many-ribbed Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Marbled Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Mole Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Mudpuppy
      Theme_Keyword: New Mexico Spadefoot
      Theme_Keyword: Northern Cricket Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Northern Spring Peeper
      Theme_Keyword: Oklahoma Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Ozark Zigzag Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Pickerel Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Plains Leopard Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Plains Spadefoot
      Theme_Keyword: Red-spotted Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Rich Mountain Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Ringed Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: SE Oklahoma Slimy Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Smallmouth Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Southern Leopard Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Southern Redback Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Spotted Chorus Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Spotted Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Streckers Chorus Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Striped Chorus Frog
      Theme_Keyword: Texas Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Three-toed Amphiuma
      Theme_Keyword: Tiger Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Western Bird-voiced Treefrog
      Theme_Keyword: Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Western Slimy Salamander
      Theme_Keyword: Western Spadefoot Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Woodhouses Toad
      Theme_Keyword: Acris crepitans
      Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma annulatum
      Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma maculatum
      Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma opacum
      Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma talpoideum
      Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma texanum
      Theme_Keyword: Ambystoma tigrinum
      Theme_Keyword: Amphiuma tridactylum
      Theme_Keyword: Bufo americanus
      Theme_Keyword: Bufo cognatus
      Theme_Keyword: Bufo debilis
      Theme_Keyword: Bufo punctatus
      Theme_Keyword: Bufo speciosus
      Theme_Keyword: Bufo woodhousii
      Theme_Keyword: Eurycea longicauda melanopleura
      Theme_Keyword: Eurycea multiplicata
      Theme_Keyword: Eurycea tynerensis
      Theme_Keyword: Gastrophryne carolinensis
      Theme_Keyword: Gastrophryne olivacea
      Theme_Keyword: Hemidactylium scutatum
      Theme_Keyword: Hyla avivoca
      Theme_Keyword: Hyla chrysoscelis
      Theme_Keyword: Hyla cinerea
      Theme_Keyword: Hyla versicolor
      Theme_Keyword: Necturus maculosus
      Theme_Keyword: Notophthalmus viridescens
      Theme_Keyword: Plethodon albagula
      Theme_Keyword: Plethodon dorsalis angusticlavius
      Theme_Keyword: Plethodon kiamichi
      Theme_Keyword: Plethodon ouachitae
      Theme_Keyword: Plethodon sequoyah
      Theme_Keyword: Plethodon serratus
      Theme_Keyword: Pseudacris clarkii
      Theme_Keyword: Pseudacris crucifer crucifer
      Theme_Keyword: Pseudacris streckeri streckeri
      Theme_Keyword: Pseudacris triseriata
      Theme_Keyword: Rana areolata
      Theme_Keyword: Rana blairi
      Theme_Keyword: Rana catesbeiana
      Theme_Keyword: Rana clamitans
      Theme_Keyword: Rana palustris
      Theme_Keyword: Rana sphenocephala
      Theme_Keyword: Scaphiopus bombifrons
      Theme_Keyword: Scaphiopus couchii
      Theme_Keyword: Scaphiopus hammondii
      Theme_Keyword: Scaphiopus holbrookii huterii
      Theme_Keyword: Scaphiopus multiplicatus
      Theme_Keyword: Siren intermedia nettingi
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: See www.gap.uidaho.edu
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: William L. Fisher
        Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
      Contact_Position: Principle Investigator
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 404 Life Sciences West
        Address: Oklahoma State University
        City: Stillwater
        State_or_Province: OK
        Postal_Code: 74078-3051
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-744-6342
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wfisher@okstate.edu
  Data_Set_Credit: Mark Lomolino, Paul Gier, David Perault, David Certain and Daniel Hough, Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory; and Richard Lardie for his review of the data and results
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy: 
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal accuracy assessment was completed. Accuracy of this dataset is difficult to analyze without extensive field data collection. Accuracy of the predicted habitats depends on several source datasets including: landcover map, species range information, and models of species-habitat relationship. 
  Completeness_Report: Modeling completed in 2001.
  Lineage: 
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project predicted vertebrate habitat maps were created based on ranges delineated through occurrence data and expert input, and habitat affinities gleaned through a thorough literature review.  Essentially predicted habitat reflects the concurrence of a species' range and its likely habitat, where habitat consists of land cover vegetative classes from the Oklahoma Gap landcover map. More complete information on specific vertebrate models may be obtained in Fisher and Gregory (2001).
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Fisher, William L. and Mark S. Gregory. 2001. The Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project - Final Report, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Mark Lomolino
            Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Biological Survey
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 111 E. Chesapeake Street
            Address: University of Oklahoma
            City: Norman
            State_or_Province: OK
            Postal_Code: 73019-5112
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-325-4034
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
  Raster_Object_Information:
    Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
    Row_Count: 4867
    Column_Count: 8834
    Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
          Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000
          False_Easting: 0.000000
          False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 90.000000
          Ordinate_Resolution: 90.000000
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: amphibians
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ObjectID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Value
      Attribute_Definition: Grid item for species occurrence
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not predicted to occur
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No preferred habitat within range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Optimal habitat within range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Suitable habitat within range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Marginal habitat within range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No preferred habitat outside range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Optimal habitat outside range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Suitable habitat outside range
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Marginal habitat outside range
      Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Numeric 
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Count
      Attribute_Definition: Grid item for number of cells in attribute domain
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Gap Analysis Program
        Contact_Person: Kevin Gergely
      Contact_Position: Operations Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 530 S. Asbury St., Suite 1
        City: Moscow
        State_or_Province: ID
        Postal_Code: 83843
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-885-3565
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-885-3618
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gergely@uidaho.edu
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability: The digital data described by this metadata report were prepared by the Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project of the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of Oklahoma State University. Neither the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit or Oklahoma State University nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report or media or represent that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit or Oklahoma State University. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit or Oklahoma State University. Data on this media may have been derived from federal agencies or from other external sources or from data developed by the Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project. In those cases where data has been translated from one format to another or initially developed from map or other sources the Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project has made all reasonable efforts to preserve the data quality as originally developed, however no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project as to the completeness or accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution does not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project, the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit or Oklahoma State University in the use of this data, or related materials.
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      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Transfer_Size: 9.009
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20040614
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Gap Analysis Program
        Contact_Person: Mark Gregory
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 271 Agriculture Hall
        City: Stillwater
        State_or_Province: OK
        Postal_Code: 74078-6028
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 405-744-9603
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 405-744-5269
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark.gregory@okstate.edu
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