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Banta, B.H. 1974. Noteworthy herpetological records from North Carolina. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 10(3): 81-87.

Bauer, A.M.; Das, I. 1999. North Carolina reptiles and amphibians of historical note in the collection of the Zoological Survey of India. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 115(1): 1-7.

Beane, J.C. 1998. New distributional records for reptiles from North Carolina. Herpetological Review 29(1): 56-58.

Beane, J.C. 2013. New geographic distribution records for reptiles from North Carolina, USA. Herpetological Review 44(3): 478-481.

Beane, J.C.; Braswell, A.L.; Mitchell, J.C.; Palmer, W.M.; Harrison, J.R. 2010. Amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. 2nd revised and updated ed. The University of Carolina Press, Chapel Hill. 274 pp.

Beane, J.C.; Corey, J.E. 2010. New geographic distribution records for reptiles from North Carolina, USA. Herpetological Review 41(3): 388-391.

Beane, J.C.; Palmer, W.M. 2006. New distributional records for reptiles from North Carolina. Herpetological Review 37(2): 244-246.

Boettcher, R. 2002. Sea Turtle mortality in North Carolina (USA): a summary of 1999 stranding events. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 477: 213-215.

Braswell, A.L. 1988. A survey of the amphibians and reptiles of Nags Head Woods Ecological Preserve. ASB (Association of Southeastern Biologists) Bulletin 35(4): 199-217.

Breder, C.M.; Breder, R.B. 1923. A list of fishes, amphibians and reptiles collected in Ashe County, North Carolina. Zoologica (New York) 4: 3-23.

Brimley, C.S. 1895. List of snakes observed at Raleigh, N.C. American Naturalist 29: 56-57.

Brimley, C.S. 1908. Artificial key to the species of snakes and lizards which are found in North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 23: 141-149.

Brimley, C.S. 1909. Some notes on the zoology of Lake Ellis, Craven county, North Carolina, with special reference to herpetology. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 22: 129-137.

Brimley, C.S. 1920. The turtles of North Carolina; with a key to the turtles of the eastern United States. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 36: 62-71.

Brimley, C.S. 1925. The seasonal catch of snakes at Raleigh, N.C. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 41(1-2): 100-103.

Brimley, C.S. 1926. Revised key and list of the amphibians and reptiles of North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 42: 75-93.

Brimley, C.S. 1927. Notes on water snakes, Raleigh, N.C. Copeia 1927(162): 14-15.

Brimley, C.S. 1927. Some records of amphibians and reptiles from North Carolina. Copeia 1927(162): 10-12.

Brimley, C.S.; Mabee, W.B. 1925. Reptiles, amphibians and fishes collected in eastern North Carolina in the autumn of 1923. Copeia 1925(139): 14-16.

Brothers, D.R. 1965. An annotated list of the amphibians and reptiles of north-eastern North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 81: 119-124.

Brown, E.E. 1979. Some snake food records from the Carolinas. Brimleyana 1: 113-124.

Brown, E.E. 1992. Notes on amphibians and reptiles of the western Piedmont of North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 108(1): 38-54.

Coker, R.E. 1954. The diamond-back terrapin in North Carolina. pp. 219-230. In: Taylor, H.F. Survey Marine Fish, N. Carolina.

Collins, R.F. 1980. Stomach contents of some snakes from eastern and central North Carolina. Brimleyana 4: 157-159.

Coues, E.; Yarrow, H.C. 1878. Notes on the Natural History of Fort Macon, N.C. and vicinity. No. 4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1878: 24-28.

DePoe, C.E.; Funderburg, J.B.; Quay, T.C. 1961. The reptiles and amphibians of North Carolina. A preliminary check list and bibliography. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 77: 125-136.

Devender, R.W. van; Nicoletto, P.F. 1983. Lower Wilson Creek, Caldwell County, North Carolina: a thermal refugium for reptiles? Brimleyana 9: 21-32.

Dorcas, M.E.; Price, S.J. 2008. Effective undergraduate-based herpetological research in an urban environment. pp. 541-547. In: Mitchell, J.C.; Jung Brown, R.E.; Bartholomew, B. (eds.). Urban herpetology. SSAR (Society for the study of Amphibians and Reptiles), Utah. 586 pp.

Dunn, E.R. 1917. Reptile and amphibian collections from the North Carolina mountains, with especial reference to salamanders. New York Bull. Amer. Mus. 37: 593-634.

Engels, W.L. 1942. Vertebrate fauna of North Carolina coastal islands. (Amphibia & reptiles pp. 293-294). American Midland Naturalist 28(2): 273-304.

Engels, W.L. 1949. The blue-tailed skinks (Eumeces) of two North Carolina coastal islands. Copeia 1949: 269-271.

Engels, W.L. 1954. Vertebrate fauna of North Carolina coastal islands. II. Shackleford Hanks. American Midland Naturalist 47(3) [1952]: 702-742.

Epperly, S.P.; Braun, J.; Chester, A.J. 1995. Aerial surveys for Sea Turtles in North Carolina inshore waters. U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service Fishery Bulletin 93(2): 254-261.

Epperly, S.P.; Braun, J.; Chester, A.J.; Cross, F.A.; Merriner, J.V.; Tester, P.A. 1995. Winter distribution of Sea Turtles in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras and their interactions with the summer flounder trawl fishery. Bulletin of Marine Science 56(2): 547-568.

Epperly, S.P.; Braun, J.; Veishlow, A. 1995. Sea Turtles in North Carolina waters. Conservation Biology 9(2): 384-394.

Eskew, E.A.; Price, S.J.; Dorcas, M.E. 2008. New distribution records for reptiles and amphibians from the Charlotte-Metropolitan area of the Western Piedmont of North Carolina. Herpetological Review 39(2): 245-246.

Ford, W.M.; Menzel, M.A.; McGill, D.W.; Laerm, J.; McCay, T.S. 1999. Effects of a community restoration fire on small mammals and herpetofauna in the southern Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management 114(2-3): 233-243.

Gaul, R.W.; Mitchell, J.C. 2007. The herpetofauna of Dare County, North Carolina: history, natural history, and biogeography. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science 123(2): 65-109.

Goodman Hall, A.; McNeill, J.B.; Conn, P.B.; Davenport, E.; Hohn, A.A. 2014. Seasonal co-occurrence of sea turtles, bottlenose dolphins, and commercial gill nets in southern Pamlico and northern Core Sounds, and adjacent coastal waters of North Carolina, USA. Endangered Species Research 22(3): 235-249.

Grant, G.S.; Beasley, J. 2002. Impact of six hurricanes within three years on Loggerhead Turtle nesting success on Topsail Island, North Carolina, USA. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 477: 206-207.

Greenberg, C.H. 2001. Response of reptile and amphibian communities to canopy gaps created by wind disturbance in the southern Appalachians. Forest Ecology and Management 148(1-3): 135-144.

Greenberg, C.H.; Waldrop, T.A. 2008. Short-term response of reptiles and amphibians to prescribed fire and mechanical fuel reduction in a southern Appalachian upland hardwood forest. Forest Ecology and Management 255(7): 2883-2893.

Heijbers, S. 1977. [The ' William B. Umstead' state park, North Carolina, U.S.A]. (In Dutch). Lacerta 35(9): 131-143.

Heppell, S. 2000. North Carolina aerial transect surveys 1988-1991. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 445: 64-65.

Homyack, J.A.; Aardweg, Z.; Gorman, T.A.; Chalcraft, D.R. 2013. Initial effects of woody biomass removal and intercropping of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) on herpetofauna in eastern North Carolina. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37(2): 327-335.

Kapfer, J.M.; Muñoz, D.J. 2012. An assessment of herpetofaunal and non-volant mammal communities at sites in the piedmont of North Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 11(1): 65-88.

Lamb, T.; Gaul, R.W.; Tripp, M.L.; Horton, J.M.; Grant, B.W. 1998. A herpetofaunal inventory of the Lower Roanoke River floodplain. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 114(2): 43-55.

Lewis, T.H. 1946. Reptiles and amphibians of Smith Island, N.C. American Midland Naturalist 36(3): 682-684.

Lindsay, S.D.; Dorcas, M.E. 2001. Effects of cattle on reproduction and morphology of pond-dwelling turtles in North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 117(4): 249-257.

Luef, H.J. 2007. Die Meeresschildkröten von Topsail Island - unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers (KBSTRRC) in North Carolina. Elaphe 15(3): 53-58.

Martof, B.S.; Palmer, W.M.; Bailey, J.R.; Harrison, J.R. 1980. Amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 264 pp.

Martof, B.S.; Palmer, W.M.; Bailey, J.R.; Harrison, J.R. 2004. Amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. 2nd ed. Chapel Hill, N.C. 264 pp.

Meyers, J.M.; Pike, D.A. 2006. Herpetofaunal diversity of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 5(2): 235-252.

Michels, T.J. 1977. Some notes on reptiles and amphibians of the Carolinas. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 25: 29-31.

Murphy, T.D. 1968. A road survey of vertebrates in Orange county, North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 84: 444.

Musick, J.A.; Barnard, D.E.; Keinath, J.A. 1994. Aerial estimates of seasonal distribution and abundance of Sea Turtles near the Cape Hatteras faunal barrier. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 341: 121-123.

Myers, G.S. 1924. Amphibians and reptiles from Wilmington, N.C. Copeia 1924(131): 59-62.

Nester, L.R.; Frazer, N.B. 2007. Guest editorial: Beach driving management at Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout national seashores, North Carolina, USA. Marine Turtle Newsletter 115: 2-3.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 2005. Sea turtle. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 2 pp.

Palmer, W.M.; Braswell, A.L. 1995. Reptiles of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill & London. 412 pp.

Palmer, W.M.; Whitehead, D.E. 1961. Herpetological collections and observations in Hyde and Tyrrell Counties, North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 77: 280-289.

Pittman, S.E.; Dorcas, M.E. 2006. Catawba River Corridor Coverboard Program: A citizen science approach to amphibian and reptile inventory. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science 122(4): 142-151.

Price, S.J.; Dorcas, M.E. 2011. The Carolina Herp Atlas: an online, citizen-science approach to document amphibian and reptile occurrences. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(2): 287-296.

Reeves, R.G.; Woodham, D.W.; Ganyard, M.C.; Bond, C.A. 1977. Preliminary monitoring of agricultural pesticides in a cooperative tobacco pest management project in North Carolina, 1971 - first year study. Pesticides Monitoring Journal 11(2): 99-106.

Rice, A.N.; Roberts, T.L.; Pritchard, J.G.; Dorcas, M.E. 2001. Historical trends and perceptions of amphibian and reptile diversity in the western Piedmont of North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 117(4): 264-273.

Riper, W. van 1950. Herpetological notes from eastern North Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 66(2): 130-147.

Rittmaster, K.A.; Fangman, M.S.; Thayer, V.G. 1994. Seasonal distribution of Sea Turtle surfacings in Cape Lookout Bight, North Carolina. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 341: 259-261.

Ross, S.W.; Aschenbach, E.A.; Ott, J. 2001. Literature and data inventory related to the Hatteras middle slope ("The Point") area off North Carolina. Occasional Papers of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the North Carolina Biological Survey 13: 1-353, A1-A14.

Schwab, D. 1984. Notes on the amphibians and reptiles of the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 19(3): 85-93.

Schwab, D. 1985. Additional notes on the reptiles of the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 20(2): 38-39.

Schwartz, A.; Etheridge, R.E. 1954. New and additional herpetological records from the North Carolina coastal plain. Herpetologica 10: 167-171.

Schwartz, F.J. 1978. Behavioral and tolerance responses to cold water temperatures by three species of Sea Turtles (Reptilia, Cheloniidae) in North Carolina. Florida Marine Research Publications 33: 16-18.

Schwartz, F.J. 1989. Biology and ecology of Sea Turtles frequenting North Carolina. National Undersea Research Program Research Report 89-2: 307-331.

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

White, L.B. 1960. Notes on collecting in North Carolina pine plantations. Copeia 1960: 49-50.

Witczak, L.R.; Dorcas, M.E. 2009. What are frogs and snakes worth? The economic value of reptiles and amphibians inhabiting the Charlotte-metropolitan area of North Carolina. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science 125(4): 131-137.