At the Mount Vernon Public Library

Herpetology …at the Mount Vernon Public Library

Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles of Africa (597.92 Branch, Bill) Published in South Africa, this guide includes Sea Turtles, with chapters on Anatomy, "Where Chelonians Live", Biology and Conservation.

Barrons guides: Turtles and Tortoises, Complete Pet Owner's Manual (YA 597.2 B 2006) Aquatics and land-going pets to choose and care for.

25 Best Reptile and Amphibian Pets (YA 693.3 Bartlett, R.O. 2006) Enclosures, feeding, watering, breeding and profiles to help you choose.

Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State (597.909747 Gibbs, James 2007) Identifies 69 native species of Salamanders, Frogs and Toads, Turtles, Lizards and Snakes with natural history, habitat, conservation, plus unique information about herptofauna, folklore, and an atlas.

National Audubon Society: First Field Guide to Reptiles (YA 597.9 Behler, John 1999) How to look at these animals, world-wide field guide and anatomy, what is a herpetologist.

Science and Nature Guides, World Book Inc.: Amphibians and Reptiles of the U.S. and Canada (YA 597.9 A 2007) By habitat: Parks, Forests, Streams & Rivers, Lakes & Ponds, Grasslands, Deserts. Resource list includes organizations and detailed Reference books such as Grzimeks.

Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins; Survivors in Armor (q597.92 Orenstein, Ronald 2001) Index includes scientific names (trachemys scripta elegans or the red-eared slider). Anatomy, habitat, lifecycles, illegal exports.

Sea Turtles (597.92 Ripple, Jeff 1976) From ancient observations to recent conservation.

Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa (597.9 Spawls, Stephen 2006) Tortoises, Turtles, Terrapins; Lizards & Worm Lizards, Crocodiles, Snakes. Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi.

(compiled by Ms. Berent, Reference/YA Librarian, 5/2011)