Can someone advise on methods and techniques for developing a relatively simple field project to census the herpetofauna at a local ecological site?

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Michal S. Wojciechowski

Will that help you?

http://www.amazon.com/Amphibian-Ecology-Conservation-Handbook-Techniques/dp/0199541191

Kelly O Maloney

Perhaps this link will help as well?

http://armi.usgs.gov/

Lance Berens

This type of resource is focused on the type of general project that you are describing.

http://www.amazon.com/Ecological-Census-Techniques-A-Handbook/dp/0521606365

There are also some sources specific to certain species, etc.