REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN RESOURCES FOR KIDS BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences

WORLD WIDE WEB

Amphibian Facts: CGEE

http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/science/frogfact.html

Basic facts and frequently asked questions.

Animal Diversity Web

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/reptilia.html

Great site from the University of Michigan that provides detailed information for a variety of reptiles through its searchable database.

Awesome Amphibians, Remarkable Reptiles

http://www.stlzoo.org/content.asp?page_name=herpfacts

Information on differences between reptiles and amphibians, and other facts.

The Basking Spot

http://www.baskingspot.com/index.asp

A commercial site that provides comprehensive care and health information for all sorts of reptiles and amphibians.

California's Wildlife -- Amphibians

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/html/amphibians.html

California's Wildlife -- Reptiles

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/html/reptiles.html

Link to information on the amphibians and reptiles in California, including distribution, habitat requirements, and life history.

Crocodiles: NOVA

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/crocs/

Information on crocodiles, including a teacher’s guide.

Dr. Seward's Gila Monster Web

http://www.drseward.com/

Comprehensive information on natural history of gila monsters, plus photographs.

Education Planet Environment,Animals,Reptiles,Turtles Page

http://www.educationplanet.com/search/Environment/Animals/Reptiles/Turtles/

Wide range of educational materials and aids:  lesson plans, maps, books, video, online courses.

The EMBL Reptile Database

http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/~uetz/LivingReptiles.html

Arranged by family name, this list from Denmark has good general information.

NatureServe: An Online Encyclopedia of Life

http://www.natureserve.org/

Provides authoritative conservation information in a searchable database for more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada.  Species data include endangered status, distribution, life history, and references.

Reviled and Revered: Toads, Turtles, Snakes, Salamanders and other Creepers and Crawlers

http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/siyc/herps/start.html

From the Smithsonian Institute comes this page of information and sample lessons.

Sea Turtle Survival League/Caribbean Conservation

http://www.cccturtle.org/

Dedicated to the preservation of sea turtles and other wildlife.

The Snakebite Emergency Webpage

http://www.xmission.com/~gastown/herpmed/snbite.htm

What to do or NOT do if bitten.

Snakes of North America

http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/SoNA.html

Comprehensive list by family and species.

Turtle Trax: Table of Contents

http://www.turtles.org/toc.htm

Good species information under “about marine turtles.”

The Wild Ones Animal Index: Herptiles

http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/herps.html

Information on reptiles and amphibians.  This page is available in Spanish. 

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Ada, Alma Flor. La Lagartija y el Sol.  New York:  Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1997.  Pub Juv QL666 .L2 A32 1997.

Ancona, George. Turtle Watch.  New York:  Macmillan, 1987.  Pub Juv QL666 .C5 A53 1987.

Arnosky, Jim.  Rattlesnake Dance.  New York:  Putnam, 2000.  Pub Juv QL666 .O69 A76 2000.

Baker, Keith.  Hide and Snake.  New York:  Harcourt Brace, 1999.  Pub Juv PZ8.3 .B175 Hi 1999.

Biel, Timothy L.  Turtles.  Mankato, MN:  Creative Education, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL666 .C5 B47 1991.

Brenner, Barbara.  A Snake-Lover's Diary.  New York:  Harper & Row, 1985.  Pub Juv  QL666 .O6 B69 1985.

Brust, Beth Wagner.  Rattlesnakes.  Mankato, MN:  Creative Education, 1991.  Pub Juv  QL666 .O69 H87 1991.

Burns, Diane.  Snakes, Salamanders, and Lizards.  Minocqua, WI: NorthWord Press, 1995.  Pub Juv QL666 .O6 B887 1995.

Burton, John A.  Reptile. New York: DK Pub., 1998.  Pub Juv  QL644.2 .B87 1998.

Chatfield, June.  A Look Inside Reptiles. Pleasantville, NY:  Reader's Digest Young Families, 1995.  Pub Juv QL644.2 .C5 1995.

Chinery, Michael.  Snake.  Mahwah, NJ:  Troll Associates, 1991.  Pub Juv  QL666 .O6 C53 1991.

Cole, Joanna.  A Snake's Body.  New York:  Morrow, 1981.  Pub Juv  QL666 .O63 C64 1981.

Collard, Sneed B.  Sea Snakes.  Honesdale, PA:  Bell Books/Boyds Mills Press, 1993.  Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv QL666 .O645 C6 1993.

Coste, Marion.  Honu.  Honolulu, HI:  University of Hawaii Press, 1993.  Biodiv Juv  QL666 .C536 C67 1993.

Cousteau Society.  Turtles.  New York:  Little Simon, 1992.  Pub Juv  QL666 .C536 T6613 1992.

Curtis, Neil.  Discovering Snakes and Lizards.  New York:  Bookwright Press, 1990, 1985.  Pub Juv QL666 .O6 C88 1990.

Diakité, Baba Wagué.  The Hunterman and the Crocodile:  A West African Folktale.  New York: Scholastic, 1997.  Pub Juv PZ8.1 .D564 Hu 1997.

Dow, Lesley.  Alligators and Crocodiles.  New York:  Facts on File, 1990.  Pub. Juv  QL666 .C9 D69 1990.

Florian, Douglas.  Turtle Day.  New York:  Crowell, c1989.  Pub Juv  PZ7 .F6645 Tu 1989.

Freedman, Russell.  Rattlesnakes.  New York:  Holiday House,1984. Pub Juv  QL666 .O69 F74 1984.

George, Jean Craighead. The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo:  An Ecological Mystery.  New York:  HarperCollins, 1992. Pub Juv  PZ7 .G2933 Mi 1992.

George, Michael.  Alligators and Crocodiles.  Chicago, IL: Child's World , 1991.  Pub Juv  QL666 .C925 G46 1991.

George, William T.   Box Turtle at Long Pond.  New York:  Greenwillow Books, c1989.  Pub Juv PZ10.3 .G327 Bo 1989.

Grace, Eric S.  Snakes.  San Francisco:  Sierra Club Books for Children, 1994. Pub Juv  QL666  .O6 G68 1994.

Greenaway, Frank. The Snake Book.  New York, N.Y.: DK Pub., 1997. Pub Juv QL666 .O6 G74 1997.

Heller, Ruth.   How to Hide a Crocodile & Other Reptiles.  New York:  Grosset & Dunlap, 1986.  Pub Juv  QL665 .H45 1986

Holling, Clancy.  Minn of the Mississippi.   Boston, MA:  Houghton Mifflin, 1979, 1951.  Pub Juv QL666 .C539 H64 1979.

Johnson, Sylvia A.  Snakes.  Minneapolis, MN:  Lerner Publications Co., 1986. Pub Juv  QL666 .O6  J62 1986.

Johnston, Ginny.  Scaly Babies:  Reptiles Growing Up.  New York:  Morrow Junior Books, 1988.  Pub Juv. QL644.2  .J64 1988.

Markle, Sandra.  Outside and Inside Snakes.  New York:  Macmillan Books for Young Readers, 1995.  Pub Juv  QL666 .O6  M3565 1995.

Martin, James.  Chameleons:  Dragons in the Trees.  New York:  Crown, 1991.  Pub Juv  QL666 .L23 M36 1991.

McCarthy, Colin.  Los Reptiles.  Madrid Altea, 1991.  Pub Juv  QL644.2 .M2818 1992.

Murray, Peter.   Snakes.  Mankato, MN:  Child's World;  Chicago, IL:  Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp., 1992.  Pub Juv QL666 .O6 M85 1992

Parker, Nancy Winslow.  Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders.  New York:  Greenwillow Books, 1990.  Pub Juv  QL667 .P36 1990.

Parsons, Alexandra.  Asombrosas Serpientes.  Madrid:  Bruño, 1990.  Pub Juv  QL666 .O6 P3718 1990.

Ricciuti, Edward R.  What on Earth is a Chuckwalla?  Woodbridge, CT:  Blackbirch Press, 1994. Pub Juv  QL666 .L25 R53 1994.

Ricciuti, Edward R.  What on Earth is a Skink?  Woodbridge, CT:  Blackbirch Press, 1994. Pub Juv  QL666 .L28 R53 1994.

Ryder, Joanne.  Lizard in the Sun.  New York:  Morrow Junior Books, 1990.  Pub Juv  PZ7 .R9752 Li 1990.

Schafer, Susan.  The Galapagos Tortoise.  New York:  Dillon Press, 1992.  Pub Juv QL666 .C584 S32 1992.

Schnieper, Claudia. Lizards. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 1990. Pub Juv  QL666 .L2 S36513 1990.

Smith, Trevor. Amazing Lizards.  New York: Knopf;  Distributed by Random House, 1990. Pub Juv  QL666 .L2 S635 1990.

Snodgrass, Robert E. Chelonia: Return of the Sea Turtle.  Monterey, CA: Sea Challengers, 2000. Biodiv Juv  QL666 .C536 S66 2000.

Tortugas.  Madrid:  SM Saber, 1992.  Pub Juv QL666  .C536 T6618 1992.

Wexo, John Bonnett.  Alligators & Crocodiles.  Mankato, MN:  Creative Education, 1989.  Biodiv Juv  QL666 .C9 W49 1989.

Wexo, John Bonnett.  Reptiles. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, Inc., 1991.  Biodiv Juv QE861 .W38 1991.

Wexo, John Bonnett.  Snakes.  Mankato, MN: Creative Education, c1991.  Biodiv Juv  QL666 .O6 W446 1991.

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REFERENCE BOOKS

Alderton, David.  Turtles & Tortoises of the World.  New York: Facts on File, 1988.  Main REF QL666 .C5 A43 1988.

Brown, David E.  Gila Monster: Facts and Folklore of America's Aztec Lizard.  Silver City, NM:  High-Lonesome Books, 1991.  Main  QL666 .L247.B76 1991.

California's Wildlife: Amphibians and Reptiles.  Sacramento, CA:  Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game.  Biodiv & REF Wild California QL164  .C34 1988 v1.

Conant, Roger.  A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern and Central North America.  Boston, MA:  Houghton Mifflin, 1991.  Main REF QL651 .C65 1991.

The Encyclopedia of Reptiles and  Amphibians.  New York:  Facts on File, 1986.  Main REF QL641 .E53 1986.

Ernst, Carl H and Roger Barbour.  Turtles of the World.  Washington, DC:  Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989.  Main REF QL666 .C5 E77 1989.

Ernst, Carl H.  Turtles of the United States and Canada.  Washington, DC:  Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994.  Main REF QL666 .C5 E76 1994.

Greene, Harry W.  Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature.  Berkeley, CA:  University of California Press, 1997.  Main REF & Pub  QL666 .O6 G69 1997.

The Guide to the Reptile Body: An Inside Look at the Way Reptiles Operate.  Aurora, CO:  Reptile News Press, 1993.  Main REF QL669.2 .G84 1993.

Lambert, Mark.  Reptiles.  London:  DK Pub., 1997.  Pub QL644 .L345 1997.

Mattison, Christopher.  The Encyclopedia of Snakes.  New York:  Facts on File, 1995.  Main REF QL666 .O6 M358 1995.

Mehrtens, John M.   Living Snakes of the World in Color.  New York:  Sterling Pub. Co., 1987.  Main REF QL666 .O6 M45 1987.

Obst, Fritz Jürgen.  The Completely Illustrated Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Terrarium.  Neptune City, NJ:  T.F.H. Publications, 1988.  Main REF QL641 .O27 1988.

Pritchard, Peter Charles.  Encyclopedia of Turtles.  Neptune, NJ:  T.F.H., 1979.  Main REF QL666 .C5 P61 1979.

Snakes:  A Natural History.  New York:  Sterling Pub., 1994.  Main REF QL666 .O6 S392513 1994.  

Stafford, Peter.  Snakes.  Washington, D.C.:  Smithsonian Institute Press, London, 2000.  Main REF QL666 .O6 S75 2000.

Stebbins, Robert C.  Reptiles and Amphibians of the San Francisco Bay Region.  Berkeley, CA:  University of California Press, 1959.  REF  Wild California QL653 .C2 S84.

Stebbins, Robert C.  Amphibians and Reptiles of Western North America.  New York: McGraw-Hill.  REF Wild California QL651 .S78.

Van Meter, Victoria Brook.  Florida's Alligators and Crocodiles.  Miami, FL:  Florida Power & Light Company, 1987.  Main QL666 .C925 V36 1987.

Zappalorti, Robert T.  The Amateur Zoologist's Guide to Turtles and Crocodilians.  Harrisburg, PA:  Stackpole Books, 1976.  Main QL666 .C6 Z33 1976.

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