Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: North America USA Reptiles Lizards Anguidae Crotaphytidae Phrynosomatidae Scincidae Teiidae Snakes Colubridae Viperidae Turtles Chelydridae Emydidae Kinosternidae Trionychidae Bibliography of the reptiles of Missouri  [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. Anderson, P. 1942. Amphibians and reptiles of Jackson County, Missouri. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 6(11): 203-220. Anderson, P. 1945. New herpetological records for Missouri. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 7(5): 271-275. Anderson, P. 1957. A second list of new herpetological records for Missouri. Natural History Miscellanea 161: 1-5. Anderson, P. 1965. The reptiles of Missouri. University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri. 354 pp. Andrei, A.; Riedle, J.D.; Riedle, T.D.H.; Andrei, A.; Shane, K. 2013. Two herpetological surveys in southwestern Missouri. Collinsorum 2(1/2): 14-19. 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. Blome, R. 1985. Five acres of herps. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 20(3-4): 102-103. Boyer, D.A.; Heinze, A.A. 1934. An annotated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Jefferson County, Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 28(3-4): 185-200. Burt, C.E. 1933. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from southern Missouri. American Midland Naturalist 14: 170-3. Clawson, M.E.; Baskett, T.S. 1982. Herpetofauna of the Ashland Wildlife Area, Boone County, Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 16: 5-16. Cope, E.D. 1893. On a collection of Batrachia and Reptilia from Southwest Missouri. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1893: 383-385. Daniel, R.E. 2006. Additions to the bibliography of references on the herpetofauna of Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 19: 17-18. Daniel, R.E. 2011. Additions to the bibliography of references on the herpetofauna of Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 24: 27-28. Daniel, R.E. 2011. Updated maximum size records for amphibians and reptiles from Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 24: 17-20. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S. 2006. Atlas of Missouri amphibians and reptiles for 2005. Missouri Herpetological Association, Springfield. 69 pp. [atlas.moherp.org/ver/atlas05.pdf]. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2005. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2005. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 18: 8-11. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2006. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2006. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 19: 9-12. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2007. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2006. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 20: 10-13. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2008. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 21: 9-14. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2009. New herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2009. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 22: 7-9. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2010. New herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2010. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 23: 6-8. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2011. New herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2011. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 24: 14-16. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2013. New herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2013. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 26: 11-15. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2013. Updated county distribution records of amphibians and reptiles in Missouri. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 26: 16-74. Daniel, R.E.; Edmond, B.S.; Briggler, J.T. 2014. New herpetological distribution records for Missouri in 2014. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 27: 15-18. Eastlea, D.A. 1975. Herpetological records for northwest Missouri. Transactions Mo. Acad. Sci. 6: 158-160. Edmond, B.S. 2006. Results of the spring and fall 2006 field trips. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 19: 15-17. Essner, R.; Hendershott, A.J. 1996. County records for reptiles and amphibians in Missouri found in the Vertebrate Museum at southeast Missouri State University. Herpetological Review 27(4): 218. Evans, P.D. 1940. Notes on Missouri snakes. Copeia 1940: 53-54. Fratto, Z.; Swallow, B.K. 2007. Range extensions for eight species of turtles in Gasconade, Osage, and new Madrid counties. Herpetological Review 38(3): 359. Glorioso, B.M.; Vaughn, A.J.; Hardin, W.J. 2010. The aquatic turtle assemblage inhabiting a highly altered landscape in Southeast Missouri. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1(2): 161-168. Greene, H.W.; Wakeman, M. 1962. Ozark herpetozoa in Johnson County, Missouri. Herpetologica 18: 127. Henning, W.L. 1938. Amphibians and reptiles of a 2,220 acre tract in Central Missouri. Copeia 1938: 91-92. Hubbs, B. 2016. New county records for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, USA. Herpetological Review 47(1): 94-95. Hurter, J. 1893. Catalogue of reptiles and batrachians found in the vicinity of St. Louis, Mo. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 6: 251-261. Hurter, J. 1898. A contribution to the herpetology of Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 7: 499-503. Hurter, J. 1903. Second contribution to the herpetology of Missouri. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 13: 77-86. Hurter, J. 1911. Herpetology of Missouri. St. Louis Mo. Trans. Acad. Sci. 20: 59-274. Johnson, T.R. 1987. The amphibians and reptiles of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri. 368 pp. Myers, C.W. 1957. Amphibians and reptiles of Washington State Park, Washington County, Missouri. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 60: 288-293. Myers, C.W. 1959. Amphibians and reptiles of Montauk State Park and vicinity, Dent County, Missouri. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 62: 88-90. Nickerson, M.A.; Krager, R. 1971. Noteworthy records of Missouri reptiles. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 74: 99-101. Nickerson, M.A.; Krager, R. 1973. Additional noteworthy records of Missouri amphibians and reptiles with a possible addition to the herpetofauna. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 75(3) [1972]: 276-277. Owens, V. 1949. New snake records and notes, Morgan County, Missouri. Herpetologica 1949: 49-50. Peters, J.A. 1946. Reptiles and amphibians of Sam. A. Baker State Park, Wayne County, Missouri. Copeia 1946(1): 44. Pitt, A.L.; Nickerson, M.A. 2012. Reassessment of the turtle community in the north fork of White River, Ozark County, Missouri. Copeia 2012(3): 367-374. Powell, R.; Bromeier, K.P.; Laposha, N.A.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Miller, B. 1982. Maximum size of amphibians and reptiles from Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 16: 99-106. Renken Rochelle, B. 1997. Pre-treatment conditions of herpetofaunal communities on Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP) sites, 1992-1995. U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report NC 193: 289-308. Renken, R.B.; Fantz, D.K. 2002. Immediate, landscape-scale impacts of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on herpetofaunal communities of the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project. U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report NC 227: 171-182. Renken, R.B.; Gram, W.K.; Fantz, D.K.; Richter, S.C.; Miller, T.J.; Ricke, K.B.; Russell, B.; Wang, X. 2004. Effects of forest management on amphibians and reptiles in Missouri Ozark forests. Conservation Biology 18(1): 174-188. Rota, C.T.; Wolf, A.J.; Renken, R.B.; Gitzen, R.A.; Fantz, D.K.; Montgomery, R.A.; Olson, M.G.; Vangilder, L.D.; Millspaugh, J.J. 2017. Long-term impacts of three forest management strategies on herpetofauna abundance in the Missouri Ozarks. Forest Ecology and Management 387: 37-51. Scheffers, B.; McDonald, E.; Hocking, D.J.; Conner, C.A.; Semlitsch, R.D. 2009. Comparison of two artificial cover objects for sampling herpetofaunal communities in Missouri. Herpetological Review 40(4): 419-421. Schuette, B. 1979. Extension of Missouri's Ozark faunal region. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 13: 37-40. Schuette, B. 2005. Reproductive notes for reptiles from Cuivre River State Park. Missouri Herpetological Association Newsletter 18: 12-13. Sexton, O.J.; Drda, W.J.; Sexton, K.G.; Bramble, J.E. 2007. The effects of flooding upon the snake fauna of an isolated refuge. Natural Areas Journal 27(2): 133-144. Shaffer, S.A.; Briggler, J.T.; Gitzen, R.A.; Millspaugh, J.J. 2017. Abundance and harvest proportion of river turtles in Missouri. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 32(1): 541-555 Smith, D.D.; Johnson, T.R.; Powell, R.; Gregory, H.L. 1983. Life history observations of Missouri amphibians and reptiles with recommendations for standardized data collection. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 17: 37-58. Smith, G.R.; Johnson, L.D. 1999. New Missouri amphibian and reptile distribution records from a catalogued college teaching collection. Herpetological Review 30(1): 58-59. Stake, M.M.; Thompson, F.R.; Faaborg, J.; Burhans, D.E. 2005. Patterns of snake predation at songbird nests in Missouri and Texas. Journal of Herpetology 39(2): 215-222. Templeton, A.R.; Robertson, R.J.; Brisson, J.; Strasburg, J. 2001. Disrupting evolutionary processes: The effect of habitat fragmentation on collared lizards in the Missouri Ozarks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98(10): 5426-5432. Test, F.C. 1894. Annotated list of reptiles and batrachians collected in Missouri and Texas in the fall of 1891. Bull. U. S. Fish Comm. 1892(1894): 121-122. Wolf, A.J.; Renken, R.B.; Fantz, D.K.; Gao, X.; Millspaugh, J.J. 2016. Effects of 3 forest management systems on herpetofaunal diversity over 23 years in the Missouri Ozarks. Forest Ecology and Management 379: 252-264. Zimmer-Shaffer, S.A.; Briggler, J.T.; Millspaugh, J.J. 2014. Modeling the effects of commercial harvest on population growth of river turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 13(2): 227-236.