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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Tennessee  [USA]

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Ash, E.C. 1945. Some reptiles from southeastern Tennessee and North Georgia. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 20(3): 261-264.

Blanchard, F.N. 1922. The amphibians and reptiles of western Tennessee. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 117: 1-18.

Cantrell, A.W.; Wang, Y.; Schweitzer, C.J. 2011. New county records from Grundy county, Tennessee on the mid-Cumberland plateau of southern Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Review 42(3): 403-404.

Collins, D.E. 1997. Partnering for turtle conservation: a case study from Reelfoot Lake. American Zoo and Aquarium Association Annual Conference Proceedings 1997: 163-168.

Collins, J.T. 1991. Amphibians and reptiles in the upper Mississippi river valley: systematic and distributional problems. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 66(4): 149-152.

Conant, R. 1998. Pause at Paducah. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 33(5): 97-100.

Daniels, S.D.; Dykes, S.A.; Wyatt, R.L.P. 2012. New amphibian and reptile county records for eight counties in east Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Review 43(2): 313-315.

Davenport, J.M.; Scott, A.F. 2009. Amphibians and reptiles of Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Stewart County, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 84(4): 83-89.

Endsley, E.R. 1954. An annotated listing of a herpetological collection mainly from Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 29(1): 36-41.

Foster, N.Y.; Conway, C.; Dillashaw, M.; Christensen, M.; Williams, M.; Blackmore, M.A.; Burress, S.; Ferguson, B.; Feustel, A.; Gibson, C.; Hargrove, C.; Johnston, J.; Kerr, W.; King, C.; Lowry, A.G.; Manor, T.; Mashburn, B.; Melson, R. & al. 2013. Geographic distribution of herpetofauna of Middle Tennessee. Herpetological Review 44(3): 484-486.

Gentry, G. 1941. Herpetological collections from counties in the vicinity of the Obey River drainage of Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 16(3): 329-332.

Gentry, G. 1944. Some predators of the Flintville State Fish Hatchery. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 19(3): 265-267.

Gentry, G. 1955. An annotated check list of the amphibians and reptiles of Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 30(2): 168-176.

Gentry, G. 1956. An annotated check list of the amphibians and reptiles of Tennessee. Class Reptilia. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 31(3): 242-251.

Gibbons, W.; Haynes, R.R.; Thomas, J.L. 1990. Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals of Alabama and Adjoining States. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa. 368 pp.

Giffen, N.R.; Reasor, R.S.; Petersen, B.L.; Campbell, C.A. 2009. Reptile and amphibian abundance and distribution survey - Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge. 90 pp.

Glorioso, B.M.; Pruett, J. 2007. New records for amphibians, and reptiles from Trousdale County, Tennessee. Herpetological Review 38(2): 247-248.

Harris, E.W. 1967. Distribution of the herpetofauna of Davies Island, Center Hill Reservoir. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 42: 87-92.

Huheey, J.E.; Stupka, A. 1965. Herpetological records from the Great Smoky Mountains. Herpetologica 21: 148-150.

Johnson, R.M. 1958. A biogeographic study of the herpetofauna of eastern Tennessee. Dissertation Abstracts International 19(5): 1143.

Johnson, R.M. 1964. The herpetofauna of the Oak Ridge Area. Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., U.C. 48 - Biol. Med., TID-4500. 28 pp.

Jordan, O.R. 1986. The herpetofauna of the Cedars of Lebanon State Park, Forest, and Natural Area. ASB (Association of Southeastern Biologists) Bulletin 33(4): 206-215.

Jordan, O.R.; Garton, J.S.; Ellis, R.F. 1968. The amphibians and reptiles of a middle Tennessee cedar glade. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 43: 72-78.

King, W. 1944. Additions to the list of amphibians and reptiles of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Copeia 1944: 255.

Klein, J. 1973. Snakes of the Oak Ridge area Tennessee. Herp 10(1-2): 29-32.

Klein, J.A. 1989. A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians on the Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation, Anderson and Roane Counties, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 64(4): 228-230.

Miller, B.T.; Lamb, J.W.; Miller, J.L. 2005. The herpetofauna of Arnold Air Force Base in the Barrens of south-central Tennessee. Southeastern Naturalist 4(1): 51-62.

Necker, W. 1934. Contribution to the herpetology of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 5: 1-4.

Nelson, S.K.; Niemiller, M.L.; Reynolds, R.G. 2012. New county records for amphibians and reptiles in Tennessee. Herpetological Review 43(3): 456-457.

Niemiller, M.; Reynolds, R.G.; Miller, B. 2013. The reptiles of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press. 347 pp.

Niemiller, M.L. 2005. The herpetofauna of the Upper Duck River watershed in Coffee County, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 80(1): 6-12.

Niemiller, M.L.; Reynolds, R.G.; Glorioso, B.M.; Spiess, J.; Miller, B.T. 2011. Herpetofauna of the Cedar Glades and associated habitats of the inner Central basin of Middle Tennessee. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(1): 127-141.

Norton, V.M.; Harvey, M.J. 1975. Herpetofauna of Hardeman County, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 50(4): 131-136.

Parker, M.V. 1937. Some amphibians and reptiles from Reelfoot Lake. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 12(1): 60-86.

Parker, M.V. 1939. The amphibians and reptiles of Reelfoot Lake and vicinity, with a key for the separation of species and subspecies. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 14(1): 72-101.

Parker, M.V. 1948. A contribution to the herpetology of western Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 28(1): 20-30.

Philips, L.; Richmond, M. 1971. The distribution of vertebrates on the islands of Boone and Watauga lakes. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 46(4): 124-129.

Rhoads, S.N. 1895. Contributions to the zoology of Tennessee. 1. Reptiles and amphibians. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1895: 376-407.

Schoffman, R.J. 1949. Turtling for the market at Reelfoot Lake. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 24(2): 143-145.

Scott, A.F. 1990. Amphibians and reptiles in Land Between The Lakes listed as endangered, threatened, or otherwise of special concern. Proceedings of the Annual Symposium on the Natural History of Lower Tennessee and Cumberland River Valleys 3: 77-89.

Scott, A.F. 1991. The herpetofauna of Barnett Woods natural area, Montgomery County, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 66(2): 85-88.

Scott, A.F. 1991. The history and literature of Tennessee herpetology. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 66(4): 145-148.

Scott, A.F.; Redmond, W.H. 2008. Atlas of reptiles in Tennessee. Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. (www.apsu.edu/reptatlas).

Scott, A.F.; Redmond, W.H. 2016. Atlas of Reptiles in Tennessee. Miscellaneous Publication No. 18, Center for Field Excellence, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. 188 pp.

Scott, A.F.; Snyder, D.H. 1968. The amphibians and reptiles of Montgomery county, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 43: 79-84.

Scott, A.F.; Sutton, S.; Williamson, S. 2000. New county records of amphibians and turtles from the western highland rim of Central Tennessee. Herpetological Review 31(2): 117-118.

Selman, W.; Aughtman, S.; Anderson, A.; Carter, D.; Leblanc, R.; Bethi, S.; Casias, C.; Bellnap, G.; Klunk, K.; Qureshi, H.; Smith, H.; Jaunsen, M.; Morena, J.; Gaupp, M.; Schwall, M.; Sullivan, M. 2018. Geographic distribution: Thirty-six new county records for herpetofauna of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee, USA: results from an undergraduate herpetology class assignment. Herpetological Review 49(1): 85-88.

Sharp, C.S. 1974. A bibliography of the zoology of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley region. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Onk Ridge. 251 pp.

Shoup, C.S.; Peyton, J.H. 1940. Collections from the drainage of the big south fork of the Cumberland River in Tennessee. (Amph. & Rept. pp. 114-115). Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 15(1): 100-110.

Shoup, C.S.; Peyton, J.H.; Gentry, G. 1941. A limited biological survey of the Obey River and adjacent streams in Tennessee. Amphibia and Reptila, pp. 74-75. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 16(1): 48-70.

Sinclair, R.; Hon, W.; Ferguson, R.B. 1965. Amphibians and reptiles of Tennessee. Tennessee Game and Fish Commission, Nashville. 29 pp.

Sinclair, R.M. 1950. Some note-worthy records of amphibians and reptiles in Tennessee. Herpetologica 6: 200-202.

Sinclair, R.M. 1968. The central basin physiogeographic province and its influence upon the distribution of Tennessee reptiles and amphibians. Journal of Herpetology 1: 120-121.

Snyder, D.H.; Scott, A.F.; Zimmerer, E.J.; Frymire, D. 2016. Amphibians and Reptiles of Land between the Lakes. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 154 pp.

Tilley, S.G.; Huheey, J.E. 2001. Reptiles and amphibians of the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains Natural History Association, Gatlinburg. 143 pp.

Wilson, T.P.; Manis, C.B.; Moss, S.L.; Minton, R.M.; Collins, E.; Wilson, T.M. 2012. Geographic distribution: New distributional records for reptiles from Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Review 43(1): 111-112.