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Squamata Bibliography Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Risk Assessment Version 1.0: Squamata Bibliography Aldridge, R. D. and R. D. Semlitsch. 1992. Female reproductive biology of the southeastern crowned snake (Tantilla coronata). Amphibia-Reptilia 13:209-213. Aldridge, R. D. and R. D. Semlitsch. 1992. Male reproductive biology of the southeastern crowned snake (Tantilla coronata). Amphibia-Reptilia 13:219-225. Anderson, Paul K. 1965. The Reptiles of Missouri. University of Missouri Press, Columbia. xxiii, 330 pp. Ashton, Ray E., Jr. and Patricia Sawyer Ashton. 1981. The snakes. Handbook of reptiles and amphibians of Florida Part one. Windward Publishing Company, Miami, Florida. 176 pp. Barbour, R. W. 1960. A study of the worm snake, Carphophis amoenus Say, in Kentucky. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 21:10-16. Barbour, Roger W. 1971. Amphibians & reptiles of Kentucky. Kentucky nature studies 2. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. ix, 334 pp. Barbour, Roger W., Michael J. Harvey, and James W. Hardin. 1969. Home range, movements, and activity of the eastern worm snake Carphophis amoenus amoenus. Ecology 50(3):470-476. Bechtel, H. B. and E. Bechtel. 1958. Reproduction in captive corn snakes, Elaphe guttata guttata. Copeia 1958(2):148-149. Blanchard, Frank N. 1933. Eggs and young of the smooth green snake, Liopeltis vernalis (Harlan). Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 17:493-508. Blanchard, Frank N. 1937. Data on the natural history of the red-bellied snake, Storeria occipito- maculata (Storer), in northern Michigan. Copeia 1937(3):151-162. Blem, Charles R. and Leann B. Blem. 1985. Notes on Virginia (Reptilia: Colubridae) in Virginia. Brimleyana 11:87-95. Bowler, J. Kevin. 1977. Longevity of reptiles and amphibians in North American collections as of 1 November, 1975. Herpetological circular 6. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Oxford, Ohio. iv, 32 pp. Branson, Branley A. and Edd C. Baker. 1974. An ecological study of the queen snake, Regina septemvittata (Say) in Kentucky. Tulane Studies in Zoology and Botany 18(4):153-171. Brooks, G. R. 1969. Experimental home range studies in the lizard Sceloporus undulatus. Virginia Journal of Science 20:110 (abstract). Brooks, Garnett R., Jr. 1967. Population ecology of the ground skink, Lygosoma laterale (Say). Ecological Monographs 37:71-87. Brown, William S., Donald W. Pyle, Kimberly R. Greene, and Jeffrey B. Friedlaender. Movements and temperature relationships of timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in northeastern New York. Journal of Herpetology 16(2):151-161. Burger, J. and R. T. Zappalorti. 1991. Nesting behavior of pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Journal of Herpetology 25:152-160. Burger, Joanna, Robert T. Zappalorti, Michael Gochfeld, William I. Boarman, Michael Caffrey, Victor Doig, Page 1 of 7 Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Risk Assessment Version 1.0: Squamata Bibliography Steven D. Garber, Brook Lauro, Maria Mikovsky, Carl Safina, and Jorge Saliva. 1988. Hibernacula and summer den sites of pine snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Journal of Herpetology 22(4):425-433. Carpenter, Charles C. 1952. Comparative ecology of the common garter snake (Thamnophis s. sirtalis), the ribbon snake (Thamnophis s. sauritus), and Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri) in mixed populations. Ecological Monographs 22:235-258. Carpenter, Charles C. 1952. Growth and maturity of the three species of Thamnophis in Michigan. Copeia 1952(4):237-243. Clark, Donald R., Jr. 1964. Reproduction and sexual dimorphism in a population of the rough earth snake, Virginia striatula (Linnaeus). Texas Journal of Science 16(3):265-295. Clark, Donald R., Jr. 1970. Ecological study of the worm snake Carphophis vermis (Kennicott). University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History 19(2):85-194. Clark, Donald R., Jr. and Robert R. Fleet. 1976. The rough earth snake (Virginia striatula): ecology of a Texas population. Southwestern Naturalist 20(4):467-478. Clausen, H. J. 1936. Observations on the brown snake Storeria dekayi (Holbrook), with especial reference to the habits and birth of young. Copeia 1936:98-102. Clifford, M. J. 1976. Relative abundance and seasonal activity of snakes in Amelia County. Virginia Herpetological Society Bulletin 79:4-6. Conant, Roger. 1938. On the seasonal occurrence of reptiles in Lucas County, Ohio. Herpetologica 1:137-144. Cooper, William E., Jr. and Laurie J. Vitt. 1986. Tracking of female conspecific odor trails by male broad- headed skinks (Eumeces laticeps). Ethology 71:242-248. Crawford, D. M. and L. A. Somma. 1993. Geographic distribution Ramphotyphlops bramina (Brahminy blind snake). Herpetological Review 18:56. de Rageot, R. 1964. Herpetofauna of Surry County, Virginia. Virginia Herpetological Society Bulletin 40:3-6. Dunn, E. R. 1915. Number of young produced by certain snakes. Copeia 1915:37. Dunson, William A. 1980. The relation of sodium and water balance to survival in sea water of estuarine and freshwater races of the snakes Nerodia fasciata, N. sipedon and N. valida. Copeia 1980(2):268- 280. Dyrkacz, Stanley. 1977. The natural history of the eastern milk snake (Reptilia, serpentes, Colubridae) in a disturbed environment. Journal of Herpetology 11(2):155-159. Ernst, C. H., S. W. Gotte, and J. E. Lovich. 1985. Reproduction in the mole kingsnake, Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata . Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 21(1):16-22. Ernst, Carl H. Personal observation. Professor emeritus of Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4443. Ernst, Carl H. 1992. Venomous Reptiles of North America. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, Page 2 of 7 Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Risk Assessment Version 1.0: Squamata Bibliography D. C. 236 pp. Ernst, Carl H. and Roger W. Barbour. 1989. Snakes of eastern North America. George Mason University Press, Fairfax, VA. viii, 282 pp. Feaver, P. E. 1976. A population study of the northern water snake, Natrix sipedon, in southeastern Michigan. Herpetological Review 7:81. Fitch, H. S. 1963. Natural history of the black rat snake (Elaphe o. obsoleta) in Kansas. Copeia 1963(4):649-658. Fitch, H. S. 1975. A demographic study of the ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus) in Kansas. University of Kansas Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Natural History 62:1-53. Fitch, H. S. 1989. A field study of the slender glass lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus, in northeastern Kansas. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 125:1-50. Fitch, H. S. and P. L. von Achen. 1977. Spatial relationships and seasonality in the skinks Eumeces fasciatus and Scincella laterale in northeastern Kansas. Herpetologica 33(3):303-313. Fitch, H. S. and R. S. Fleet. 1970. Natural history of the milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) in northeastern Kansas. Herpetologica 26(4):387-396. Fitch, Henry S. 1954. Life history and ecology of the five-lined skink, Eumeces fasciatus. University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History 8(1):1-156, 2 plates. Fitch, Henry S. 1958. Home ranges, territories, and seasonal movements of vertebrates of the Natural History Reservation. University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History 11(3):63-326. Fitch, Henry S. 1958. Natural history of the six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus). University of Kansas Publications Museum of Natural History 11(2):11-62. Fitch, Henry S. 1960. Autecology of the copperhead. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 13(4):85-288. Fitch, Henry S. 1963. Natural history of the racer Coluber constrictor. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 15(8):353-468. Fitch, Henry S. 1965. An ecological study of the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis. University of Kansas. Museum of Natural History. Publications 15(10):495-564. Fitch, Henry S. 1970. Reproductive cycles in lizards and snakes. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publications No. 52:1-247. Fitch, Henry S. 1978. A field study of the prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster). Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 81(4):353-363. Fitch, Henry S. and Hampton W. Shirer. 1971. A radiotelemetric study of spatial relationships in some common snakes. Copeia 1971(1):118-128. Gibbons, J. Whitfield and Raymond D. Semlitsch. 1991. Guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the Savannah River site. University of Georgia Press, Athens. xii, 131 pp. Gloyd, Howard K. and Roger Conant. 1990. Snakes of the Agkistrodon complex : a monographic review. Page 3 of 7 Northeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Risk Assessment Version 1.0: Squamata Bibliography Contributions to herpetology No. 6. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, St. Louis, MO. vi, 614 pp. Gregory, P. T. and K. W. Stewart. 1975. Long-distance dispersal and feeding strategy of the red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in the interlake of Manitoba. Canadian Journal of Zoology 53:238-245. Groves, F. 1961. Notes on two large broods of Haldea v. valeriae (Baird and Girard). Herpetologica 17:71. Hellman, R. E. and S. R. Telford. 1956. Notes on a large number of red-bellied mud snakes, Farancia a. abacura, from north-central Florida. Copeia 1956(4):257-258. Hulse, Arthur C. Personal observation. Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705. Hulse, Arthur C., C. J. McCoy, and Ellen Censky. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Comstock books in herpetology. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY. x, 419 pp. Jones, Steven M. and Dale L. Droge. 1980. Home range size and spatial distributions of two sympatric lizard species (Sceloporus undulatus, Holbrookia maculata) in the Sand Hills of Nebraska. Herpetologica 36(2):127-132. Keenlyne, K. D. 1978. Reproductive cycles in two species of rattlesnakes. American Midland Naturalist 100(2):368-375. Kennedy, J. P. 1959. A minimum egg compliment for the western mud snake, Farancia abacura reinwardti. Copeia 1959:71. King, R. B. 1986. Population ecology of the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum.
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