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then there aren't all that many of them, so given the modern miracle of "directional drilling" they should not be that tough to avoid. I expect it is the expense of hiring herpetologists to inspect for them, and the time to do the study that is the cause for "concern". In my experience, herpetologists aren't all that expensive, by oil industry standards.
If they are endangered, then they probably have been extirpated from some portion of their historic range. If push comes to shove, drift fence them into pitfall traps and relocate them to these areas. A bit of genetic drift can be good for such species.
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