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The Herpetology of Erie County, Pennsylvania: a Bibliography The Herpetology of Erie County, Pennsylvania: A Bibliography Revised 2 nd Edition Brian S. Gray and Mark Lethaby Special Publication of the Natural History Museum at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Number 1 2 Special Publication of the Natural History Museum at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center The Herpetology of Erie County, Pennsylvania: A Bibliography Revised 2 nd Edition Compiled by Brian S. Gray [email protected] and Mark Lethaby Natural History Museum at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Dr., Suite 3, Erie, PA 16505 [email protected] Number 1 Erie, Pennsylvania 2017 Cover image: Smooth Greensnake, Opheodrys vernalis from Erie County, Pennsylvania. 3 Introduction Since the first edition of The herpetology of Erie County, Pennsylvania: a bibliography (Gray and Lethaby 2012), numerous articles and books have been published that are pertinent to the literature of the region’s amphibians and reptiles. The purpose of this revision is to provide a comprehensive and updated list of publications for use by researchers interested in Erie County’s herpetofauna. We have made every effort to include all major works on the herpetology of Erie County. Included are the works of Atkinson (1901) and Surface (1906; 1908; 1913) which are among the earliest to note amphibians and or reptiles specifically from sites in Erie County, Pennsylvania. The earliest publication to utilize an Erie County specimen, however, may have been that of LeSueur (1817) in his description of Graptemys geographica (Lindeman 2009). While the bibliography is quite extensive, we did not attempt to list everything, such as articles in local newspapers, and unpublished reports, although some of the more significant of these are included. The authors welcome any literature citations that we may have missed, so that we may consider their inclusion in future editions of this bibliography. Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum from West Springfield, Erie County. 4 Bibliography of Erie County Herpetology Anderson, E. 1983. Turtle attracts statewide attention. Erie Morning News, Sept. 15. Anderson, E. 1989a. Nature’s way: Amphibians and turtles. Erie Morning News. April 13, 1989. Anderson, E. 1989b. Nature’s way: The lucky frog. Erie Morning News. April 17, 1989. Anderson, E. 2009. Nature's Way. Turtle focus of research. Erie Times-News Monday, August 31, 2009. 4B. Anderson, E. and J. Stull. 1995. Nature Watch: 1985-1995 Erie, Pennsylvania and nearby areas. RNS Printing. Erie, PA 125 pp. Aquatic Ecology Associates. 1977a. First interim data report for the period March 3, 1977 to May 20, 1977 for United States Steel Corporation. 600 Grant Street, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15230, May 31, 1977. Aquatic Ecology Associates. 1977b. Aquatic and terrestrial ecology studies, Lake Front Plant, Conneaut, Ohio, summary report for the period May 21, 1977 to June 15, 1977. Ecology Associates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Atkinson, D. A. 1901. The reptiles of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 1:145-157. Bartlett, J. 1999. Reptile study leaves unsettled questions. Erie Times Morning News. Monday, December 27, 1999, 4B. Bartlett, J. 2000. Turtles, ducks might carry PCBs, mercury. Erie Times News. April 24, 2000. 1B and 8B. Bartlett, J. 2001. Park puzzled by turtle deaths. Erie Times News vol.1 (193): 1A and 7A. April 13, 2001. Bartlett, J. 2002. Lake Erie mudpuppies dying. Erie Times News vol. 2 (272): 1A and 7A. July 1, 2002. Bartlett, J. 2003. Park staff a little shell-shocked. Erie Times News 3 (247): 1A and 4A. June 10, 2003. Bates, S. P.1884. History of Erie County, Pennsylvania: Containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of Pennsylvania, 5 statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc. Warner, Beers and Co., Chicago. Black, D. 1998. ‘Hunters’ play shell game of turtle round-up. Erie Times News Sunday, August 16, 1998. Bogart, J. and M. W. Klemens. 2008. Additional distributional records of Ambystoma laterale, A. jeffersonianum (Amphibia: Caudata) and their unisexual kleptogens in Northeastern North America. American Museum Novitates, Number 3627. 58 pp. Brewer, M.A. and J. L. Schnars. 2007. The response of neonate snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina ) hatchlings to a moisture gradient. Regional Science Consortium at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center at Presque Isle, 3rd Annual Research Symposium (abstract). Campbell, J.M., J.K. Bissell, H.N. Cunningham, Jr., E.C. Masteller, and J. Stull. Biodiversity of Presque Isle. Pp. 405-422. In : Majumdar, S.K., F.J. Brenner, J.E. Lovich, J.F. Schalles, and E.W. Miller (eds.). Biological Diversity: Problems and Challenges. The Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, Easton, Pennsylvania. Carnegie Museum of Natural History: collection and distribution records. Provided by Stephen Rogers, collection manager. Collins, H. H. 1932. Observations on the Life History of the Vermilion-spotted Newt, Triturus viridescens , in Western Pennsylvania Proc. Pa. Acad. Sci. 6:164-165. Conant, R. 1975. Peterson field guide to reptiles and amphibians of eastern and central North America. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Ernst C. 1985. Blanding’s Turtle. In : Genoways, H. H., and F. J. Brenner (eds). Species of Special Concern in Pennsylvania. Special Publication of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, No. 11. Pittsburgh, PA. Ernst, C. H. and E. M. Ernst. 1971. The taxonomic status and zoogeography of the Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta , in Pennsylvania. Herpetologica 27(4):390-396. Ernst, C. H. and J. E. Lovich. 2009. Turtles of the United States and Canada. Second edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 827 pp. Fontanella, F. M., C. R. Feldman, M. E. Siddall, and F. T. Burbrink. 2008. Phylogeography of Diadophis punctatus : extensive lineage diversity and repeated patterns of historical demography in a transcontinental snake. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(2008):1049-1070. Gray, B. 1999. Observations of amphibians and reptiles at Asbury Woods and along the Greenway Trail: With a preliminary list of species. The Gray Press (privately printed), Erie, PA. 18 pp. +10 plates. 6 Gray, B. 2000. Scaleless snake. Reptiles Magazine Vol.8(12):6 Gray, B. S. 2002a. Observations on the herpetofauna of the Asbury Woods Greenway in Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 37(2):21-24. Gray, B. S. 2002b. Natural History Notes: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (Eastern Garter Snake) Diet. Herpetol. Rev. 33(2):142-143. Gray, B. S. 2002c. Natural History Notes: Storeria dekayi dekayi (Northern Brownsnake) and S. occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Northern Red-bellied Snake). Morphology. Herpetol. Rev. 33(3):216. Gray, B. S. 2002d. An addition to the herpetofauna of the Asbury Woods Greenway, Erie, Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 37(11):196-197. Gray, B. S. 2004. Report on a population of spotted turtles, Clemmys guttata in western Erie County, Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 39(2):21-29. Gray, B. S. 2005a. Checklist of the amphibians & reptiles of the Asbury Woods Greenway. Pamphlet. Privately printed. Gray, B. S. 2005b. Note on the distribution of the Short-headed Gartersnake ( Thamnophis brachystoma ) in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 40(6):105- 106. Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum from Asbury Woods, Erie County. 7 Gray, B. S. 2006. The reptiles and amphibians of the Asbury Woods Greenway, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 42 (2):115- 126. Gray, B. S. 2007a. The herpetofauna of a national superfund site in Erie, Pennsylvania. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. Vol. 43(3):129-133. Gray, B. S. 2007b. Inventory of amphibians along Wolf Run, Erie, Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. Vol. 42(12):194. Immature Grey Treefrog, Hyla versicolor from Asbury Woods, Erie County. Gray, B. S. 2008a. A note on site fidelity for ecdysis in the Northern Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi dekayi . Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 43(3): Gray, B. S. 2008b. Observations on the diet of the Shorthead Garter Snake, Thamnophis brachystoma. J. Kansas Herpetol. No. 25 (March 2008):24-28. Gray, B. S. 2008c. A study of carapace and plastron patterns in the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata , and their use as a technique for individual recognition. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 43(7):109-114. Gray, B. S. 2009a. Arboreal ecdysis in the Eastern Garter Snake ( Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis ). J. Kansas Herpetol. 29:11. Gray, B. S. 2009b. Recent observations of the herpetofauna of a former National Superfund Site in Erie County, Pennsylvania. J. Kansas Herpetol. 31:9-11. Gray, B. S. 2009c. Anomalous scutellation in an Eastern Garter Snake from Erie County, Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 44(9):137-138. Gray, B. S. 2009d. Estimating snout to vent length from data acquired from the shed skins of the Northern Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi dekayi . J. Kansas Herpetol. 32:17-19. Gray, B. S. 2009e. Aberrant pattern in the Allegheny Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus ) from Erie County, Pennsylvania. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 44(11):166. Gray, B. S. 2010. Distribution of native and exotic earthworms in the eastern US: implications for the ecology of vermivorous snakes. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 45(5):73-86. Gray, B. S. 2011a. Longevity and growth of a captive Shorthead Garter Snake, Thamnophis brachystoma . J. Kansas Herpetol. 38:10-11. Gray, B. S. 2011b. Seasonal activity and natural history observations of five snake species from the Central Lowland Province of Erie County, Pennsylvania. J. Kansas Herpetol. 39:14-21. Gray, B. S. 2011c. Random shots (photograph of a Spring Peeper) in Erie Reader. September 21 – October 4, 2011. Vol. 1(19):2. Gray, B. S. 2011d. Random shots (photograph of a Blanding’s Turtle) in Erie Reader. October 5 – October 18, 2011. Vol. 1(20):2. Gray, B. S. 2011e. A Guide to the Reptiles of Erie County, Pennsylvania. Privately Printed. Erie, PA. 88 pp. Gray, B. S. 2011f. A Guide to the Amphibians of Erie County, Pennsylvania. Privately Printed. Erie, PA. 76 Pp. Gray, B.
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