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Anonymous. 2015. Current distribution and status of amphibians and reptiles in Will County, Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 40(1): 1-31.

Anderson, R.V.; Gutierrez, M.L.; Romano, M.A. 2002. Turtle habitat use in a reach of the upper Mississippi River. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 17(2): 171-177.

Anthonysamy, W.J.B.; Dreslik, M.J.; Mauger, D.; Phillips, C.A. 2014. A preliminary assessment of habitat partitioning in a freshwater turtle community at an isolated preserve. Copeia 2014(2): 269-278.

Anton, T.G. 1999. Current distribution and status of amphibians and reptiles in Cook County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 92(3-4): 211-232.

Anton, T.G.; Cavataio, J.T.; Mills, D. 2016. New amphibian and reptile records from Illinois, USA. Herpetological Review 47(4): 638.

Applegate, R.D.; Zimbleman, C.W. 1978. Herpetofauna of the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center and vicinity, Pope County, Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 13(3): 72-74.

Barten, S. 1991. A herping trip to southern Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 26(9): 199-200.

Bickham, J.W.; Springer, M.D.; Gallaway, B.J. 1984. Distributional survey of the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri: a proposed endangered species. Southwestern Naturalist 29(1): 123-132.

Blanchard, F.N. 1924. A Collection of amphibians and reptiles from Southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 4: 533-541.

Blanchard, S.E.; Princen, L.H. 1976. Survey on the occurrence of reptiles and amphibians in central Illinois. Proceedings Peoria Acad. Sci. 9: 29-35.

Bluett, R.D.; Louis, W.E.; Newhouse, D.A.; Handel, C.J.; Kube, J.H. 2013. Longitudinal structuring of turtle assemblages in an altered river in Central Illinois, USA: implications for conservation. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 106: 47-53.

Bluett, R.D.; Schauber, E.M.; Bloomquist, C.K.; Brown, D.A. 2011. Sampling assemblages of turtles in Central Illinois: a case study of capture efficiency and species coverage. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 104(3-4): 127-136.

Bock, J.H.; Bock, C.E.; Fritz, R.J. 1981. Biogeography of Illinois reptiles and amphibians: a numerical analysis. American Midland Naturalist 106(2): 258-270.

Brown, L.E. 1987. A newly discovered population of Kirtland's Snake with comments on habitat and rarity in central Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 22(1): 32-33.

Brown, L.E.; Funk, R.S.; Moll, D.; Tucker, J.K. 1975. Distributional notes on reptiles in Illinois. Herpetological Review 6(3): 78-79.

Burbrink, F.T.; Phillips, C.A.; Heske, E.J. 1998. A riparian zone in southern Illinois as a potential dispersal corridor for reptiles and amphibians. Biological Conservation 86(2): 107-115.

Bushey, C.L. 1980. A survey of the herpetofauna of the upper Des Plaines River Valley, Lake County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 109(6): 22-25.

Cagle, F.R. 1942. Herpetological fauna of Jackson and Union Counties, Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 28(1): 164-200.

Cagle, F.R. 1942. Turtle populations in southern Illinois. Copeia 1942: 155-162.

Cagle, F.R. 1948. The growth of turtles in Lake Glendale, Illinois. Copeia 1948(3): 197-202.

Cahn, A.R. 1937. The turtles of Illinois. Illinois Biol. Monogr. 16(1-2): 1-218.

Cleave, H.J. van 1928. A study of the characters for the identification of the snakes of Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 20: 133-136.

Cochran, P.A. 1989. Historical changes in a suburban herpetofauna in Du Page County, Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(1): 1-7.

Cochran, P.A. 1991. Oliver (1843): an early reference to snakes in Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 26(4): 86-87.

Crawford, J.A.; Meyer, M.J. 2002. New county records of amphibians and reptiles from West-Central Illinois. Herpetological Review 33(4): 326.

Dancik, T. 1974. A survey of the turtles of the Des Plaines river. Bulletin Chicago Herpetological Society 9(3-4): 23-33.

Dloogatch, M. 1986. Four days in Shawnee. Chicago Herpetological Society Newsletter 1986(June): 4 pp. (Unpaginated).

Dodd, C.K. 1982. A controversy surrounding an endangered species listing: the case of the Illinois mud turtle. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 55: 1-22.

Dreslik, M.J.; Kuhns, A.R.; Phillips, C.A. 2005. Structure and composition of a southern Illinois freshwater turtle assemblage. Northeastern Naturalist 12(2): 173-186.

Dyrkacz, S. 1974. Rare and/or endangered species of Illinois: reptiles and amphibians. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 9(1-2): 15-16.

Edgren, R.A.; Stille, W.T. 1948. Check list of Chicago area amphibians and reptiles. Natural History Miscellanea (Chicago) 26: 1-7.

Feng, C.Y.; Kuhns, A.R.; Baum, B.J.; Walder, M.R.; Lesko, J.M.; Esker, T. 2017. New county distribution records of aquatic turtles in South-Central Illinois. Herpetological Review 48(4): 820-821.

Foster, C.D.; Hampton, P. 2003. Amphibians and reptiles in three state parks in east central Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 96(3): 219-228.

Foster, C.D.; Mullin, S.J. 2007. Updated and new amphibian and reptile records from Clark County, Illinois. Herpetological Review 38(2): 238-239.

Gallway, B.J.; Bickham, J.W.; Springer, M.D. 1985. A controversy surrounding an endangered species listing: the case of the Illinois mud turtle, another perspective. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 64: 1-17.

Garman, H. 1891. A preliminary report on the animals of the Mississippi Bottoms near Quincy, Illinois, in August, 1888. Bull. Illin. Lab. Nat. Hist. 3: 123-184.

Garman, H. 1891. Notes on Illinois reptiles and amphibians, including several species not before recorded from the northern states. Bull. Illin. Lab. Nat. Hist. 3: 185-190.

Garman, H. 1892. A synopsis of the reptiles and amphibians of Illinois. Bull. Illin. Lab. Nat. Hist. 3: 215-389.

Giazzon, M.D. 2002. New amphibian and reptile county records from Logan County, Illinois, USA. Herpetological Review 33(2): 151-152.

Giazzon, M.D. 2002. The amphibians and reptiles of Logan County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 95(3): 215-227.

Gloyd, H.K. 1941. Amphibians and reptiles of Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 34(2): 220.

Hankinson, T.L. 1917. Amphibians and reptiles of the Charleston Region. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 10: 322-330.

Harding, J. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 378 pp.

Hartup, B.K. 1996. Rehabilitation of native reptiles and amphibians in DuPage County, Illinois. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 32(1): 109-112.

Holman, J.A. 1966. Herpetological records from northcentral Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 59: 298-300.

Inger, R.F. 1964. Chicagoland's reptiles and amphibians. Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Bull 35(7): 2.

Kessler, E.J.; Kuhns, A.R.; Crawford, J.A.; Phillips, C.A.; Wright, E.M.; Anthonysamy, W.J.B.; Esker, T.L.; Gillespie, J.; Jacques, L.J.; Saffer, R.S. 2013. New county records of reptiles and amphibians from state managed properties in East-Central Illinois, USA. Herpetological Review 44(2): 286-288.

Kessler, E.J.; Kuhns, A.R.; Rhoden, C.M.; Phillips, C.A.; Cook, C.E.; Keigher, A.K.; Crawford, J.A. 2015. New county records of reptiles and amphibians from state-managed properties in Illinois. Herpetological Review 46(4): 603-604.

Klimstra, W.D.; Hutchinson, M. 1965. A collection of amphibians and reptiles in southern Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 58: 151-156.

Kuhns, A.R.; Crawford, J.A. 2004. New county records for amphibians and reptiles from Pulaski County, Illinois. Herpetological Review 35(4): 419-420.

Langebartel, D.A. 1947. Snakes collected at Camp Eastman, Hancock County, Illinois. Herpetologica 4(1): 27-28.

Ludwig, D.R.; Redmer, M.; Domazlicky, R.; Kobal, S.; Conklin, B. 1992. Current status of amphibians and reptiles in DuPage County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 85(3-4): 187-199.

Markezich, A.L.; Beckett, D.J. 2001. New amphibian and reptile records in northwestern Illinois. Herpetological Review 32(2): 132-134.

Mauger, D.; Anton, T.G. 2003. Current distribution and status of amphibians and reptiles in Kankakee County, Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 38(5): 89-95.

Mierzwa, K. 1987. Legislative summary. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 22(1): 18-19.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1987. Legislative update and conservation notes. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 22(6-7): 124.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1987. Legislative update. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 22(2): 38-39.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1989. Legislative update and conservation notes. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(7): 133.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1989. Legislative update and conservation notes. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(9): 174.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1989. Legislative update and conservation notes. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(11): 222.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1990. Amphibians and reptiles of the Palos Preserves. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 25(3): 49-50.

Mierzwa, K.S.; Palis, J.G. 1998. The amphibians and reptiles of Scott Air Force Base and Mid-America Airport, St. Clair County, Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 33(11): 237-242.

Minton, S.A.; Smith, P.W. 1957. A distributional summary of the herpetofauna of Indiana and Illinois. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences 66: 328.

Moll, D.; Paukstis, G.L.; Tucker, J.K. 1977. Herpetological records from Illinois. Herpetological Review 8(3): 85.

Moll, E.O. 1962. Recent herpetological records for Illinois. Herpetologica 18: 207-209.

Morris, M.A. 1976. New herpetofaunal records for Illinois. Herpetological Review 7(3): 126-127.

Morris, M.A.; Funk, R.S.; Smith, P.W. 1983. An annotated bibliography of the Illinois herpetological literature 1960-1980, and an updated checklist of species of the state. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 33(2): 123-138.

Munyer, E.A.; Parmalee, P.W. 1967. Additional herpetological records from Sangamon, Macoupin and Menard Counties, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 60: 200-202.

Murphy, J.C. 1981. The Illinois sand prairies. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 16(1): 18-26.

Myers, C.W.; Klimstra, W.D. 1963. Amphibians and reptiles of an ecologically disturbed (strip-mined) area in southern Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 70: 126-132.

Necker, W.L. 1938. Check list of reptiles and amphibians of the Chicago region. Chicago Acad. Sci. Leaflet 1: Unpaginated.

Necker, W.L. 1939. Poisonous snakes of Illinois. Chicago Naturalist 2: 35-47.

Necker, W.L. 1939. Records of amphibians and reptiles of the Chicago region, 1935-1938. Annotated list. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 6(1): 1-10.

Olson, R.E. 1956. The amphibians and reptiles of Winnebago County, Illinois. Copeia 1956: 188-191.

Olson, R.E. 1995. Important herpetological notes for northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 31(2): 96.

Owens, D.W. 1941. Some amphibians and reptiles from southern Illinois. Copeia 1941: 183-184.

Palis, J.G. 2010. A non-disruptive assessment of a southern Illinois snake den 60 years after Conway. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 119(1): 74-79.

Palis, J.G. 2010. Herpetofauna of Illinois Audubon Society's Lusk Creek Tract, Pope County, Illinois, with comparisons to Thompson (1972). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 45(10): 153-156.

Palis, J.G. 2016. Snakes of “Snake Road”. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 51(1): 1-9.

Parmalee, P.W. 1955. Reptiles of Illinois. Illinois State Mus., Springfield, Ill. 88 pp.

Parmalee, P.W. 1962. Additional faunal records of the Kingston Lake Site, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 55: 6-12.

Parmalee, P.W. 1962. The faunal complex of the Fisher Site, Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 68: 399-408.

Parmalee, P.W. 1964. Vertebrate remains from an historic archaeological site in Rock Island County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 57: 167-174.

Parmalee, P.W.; Paloumpis, A.A.; Wilson, N. 1972. Animals utilized by woodland peoples occupying the Apple Creek site, Illinois. Report Invest. Ill. St. Mus. 23: 1-62.

Peters, J.A. 1942. Reptiles and amphibians of Cumberland County, Illinois. Copeia 1942: 182-183.

Petzing, J.E.; Dreslik, M.J.; Phillips, C.A.; Smith, C.D.; Kuhns, A.R.; Shepard, D.B.; Palis, J.G.; Moll, E.O.; Olson, D.J.; Anton, T.G.; Mauger, D.; Kingsbury, B. 2000. New amphibian and reptile county records in Illinois. Herpetological Review 31(3): 189-194.

Petzing, J.E.; Esker, T.L.; Buhnerkempe, T.; Edgin, B.R. 2009. Amphibian and reptile records from Southeastern Illinois, USA. Herpetological Review 40(2): 241-243.

Petzing, J.E.; Mui, J.M.; Dreslik, M.J.; Kuhns, A.R.; Shepard, D.B.; Phillips, C.A.; Tucker, J.K.; Warner, J.K.; Mauger, D.; Anton, T.G.; Gittinger, E.J.; Hunkapiller, T.R.; J 2007. Filling in the gaps II: new Illinois amphibian and reptile county records from 2000-2005. Herpetological Review 38(2): 240-243.

Petzing, J.E.; Mui, J.M.; Dreslik, M.J.; Phillips, C.A.; Shepard, D.B.; Crawford, J.A.; Kuhns, A.R.; Meyer, M.J.; Anton, T.G.; Moll, E.O.; Palis, J.G.; Mauger, D. 2002. Filling in the gaps I: New county records for amphibians and reptiles in Illinois. Herpetological Review 33(4): 327.

Petzing, J.E.; Phillips, C.A.; Dreslik, M.J.; Wilson, A.K.; Redmer, M.; Anton, T.G.; Mauger, D.; Blanford, M.J. 1998. New amphibian and reptile records in Illinois. Herpetological Review 29(3): 179-182.

Phillips, C.A.; Brandon, R.A.; Moll, E.O. 1999. Field guide to amphibians and reptiles of Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Manual 8: 1-282.

Phillips, C.A.; Ward, M.P.; Bailey, S.; Hofmann, J.E.; Merritt, J.F. 2009. Fur, scales, and feathers; changes to Illinois' nongame vertebrate fauna. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 30: 89-110.

Pope, C.H. 1951. The reptiles and amphibians of the Chicago region. Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Bull. 22(3): 3-4.

Pope, C.H. 2016. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Chicago Area. Rev. ed. (First published in 1944). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, place of publication unknown. 300 pp.

Readel, A.M.; Phillips, C.A. 2008. A survey of aquatic turtles at Kickapoo State Park and Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area (MFSFWA). Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 101(1-2): 107-112.

Redmer, M.; Ballard, S.R. 1995. Recent distribution records for amphibians and reptiles in Illinois. Herpetological Review 26(1): 49-53.

Redmer, M.; Kruse, G. 1998. Updates to the list of Illinois' endangered and threatened amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 33(11): 244-245.

Reehl, M.; Thompson, J.; Tucker, J.K. 2006. A three year survey of aquatic turtles in a riverside pond. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 99(3-4): 145-152.

Rosetar, A. 1977. A key to the amphibians and reptiles of northwest Indiana and adjacent Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 12(3): 84-88.

Ross, H.H. 1963. The dunes and heritage of Illinois. Circ. Nat Hist. Div. St. Illinois 49: 1-28.

Rossman, D.A. 1960. Herpetofaunal survey of the Pine Hills area of southern Illinois. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 22: 207-225.

Saffer, R.S.; Huisman, M.; Singh, P.; Leman, C.; Burkett, W.; Dotterer, N.; Huber, S.; Walter, V.; Zimmerman, A.; Thorson-Saffer, A. 2016. New county records of reptiles and amphibians from Livingston and Ford Counties in East-Central Illinois, USA. Herpetological Review 47(4): 637-638.

Schmidt, K.P. 1938. Turtles of the Chicago area. Field Museum Chicago 14: 1-24.

Schmidt, K.P.; Necker, W.L. 1935. Amphibians and reptiles of the Chicago region. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 5: 59-79.

Seibert, H.C. 1950. Population density of snakes in an area near Chicago. Copeia 1950: 229-230.

Smith, A.G. 1951. Key to the amphibians and reptiles of the Chicago area. Contr. Dep. biol. Sci. Loyala Univ. 7: 1-4.

Smith, P.W. 1953. Some facts about Illinois snakes and their control. Biol. Notes, Urbana 32: 1-8.

Smith, P.W. 1961. The amphibians and reptiles of Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 28: 1-298.

Smith, P.W.; Burger, W.L. 1950. Additional noteworthy herpetological records for Illinois. Natural History Miscellanea (Chicago) 56: 1-3.

Smith, P.W.; Minton, S.A. 1957. A distributional summary of the herpetofauna of Indiana and Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 58: 341-351.

Stein, H.A. 1954. Additional records, of amphibians and reptiles in southern Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 51(1): 311-312.

Stille, W.J.; Edgren, R.A. 1948. New records for amphibians and reptiles in the Chicago area, 1939-1947. Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 8(7): 195-202.

Thompson, M.P. 1972. An annotated list of the summer vertebrate fauna of Upper Lusk Creek, Pope County, Illinois. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 33(3-4): 49-56.

Thurow, G.R. 1999. Herpetofaunal changes in McDonough County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 92(1-2): 147-161.

Thurow, G.R.; Sliwinski, R.P. 1991. Herpetological distribution records from Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 26(6): 129-132.

Tucker, J.K. 1994. Noteworthy distributional records for some snakes from Jersey and Madison counties, Illinois. Herpetological Review 25(2): 79-80.

Tucker, J.K. 1995. Notes on road-killed snakes and their implications on habitat modification due to summer flooding on the Mississippi River in west central Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 88(1-2): 61-71.

Tucker, J.K.; Lamer, J.T.; Dolan, C.R. 2008. A northern range expansion for the green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) and trends in distributions of Illinois reptiles and amphibians. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 101(1-2): 125-131.

Tucker, J.K.; Lamer, J.T.; Dolan, C.R.; Dustman, E.A. 2006. Natural history notes: Chelonian species. Record carapace lengths for Illinois. Herpetological Review 37(4): 453-455.

Tucker, J.K.; Phillips, C. 2007. Reptiles and amphibians at Spunky Bottoms. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 29: 32-33.

Walley, H.D. 1977. Range extensions and new county records of some Illinois amphibians and reptiles. Herpetological Review 8(4): 125.

Walley, H.D.; Wusterbarth, T.L.; Sacerdote, A. 2006. An overlooked book relating to the herpetofauna of Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 41(10): 181-182.

Wilson, A.K. 1999. New Illinois amphibian and reptile distribution records from the Kaskaskia River drainage. Herpetological Review 30(2): 118-120.

Wilson, A.K. 2000. Amphibian and reptile surveys in the Kaskaskia River drainage of Illinois during 1997 and 1998. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 107(3-4): 203-205.