Reptiles and Amphibians

As in the earlier assemblages, box turtle was the most numerous of the reptiles in the 1986 faunal remains. Eleven individuals were identified. It is likely, based upon the presence of a large number of carapace and plastron fragments, that this severely under represents the actual number of box turtles in the assemblage. A single snapping turtle and the remains of an unidentified snake also were identified. In the 1983-1984 and 1985 assemblages, painted turtle, mud turtle, and musk turtle also were represented among the faunal remains. One spadefoot toad, two unidentified frogs, and one unidentified toad were present in the 1986 assemblage. This inventory is very similar to the representation of amphibians in earlier assemblages from the Fredricks site. The remains of the amphibians from the 1986 assemblage were found in Feature 42, Feature 44, and Feature 55 and indicate that these features may have been left open and not immediately filled with refuse.