BIOLOGY: REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS Compiled by Eileen Heaser

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QL 640-664 QL 666.C5 QL 666.C9 QL 666.L QL 666.O QL 666.R QL 667-668 General & Geographical Divisions Chelonia [Testudinata; turtles…] Crocodilia [Alligators; crocodiles; caimans] Squamata [Sauria; lizards; geckos; skinks; gila monsters…] Ophidia [Serpents; snakes; boas; sea snakes…] Rhynchocephalia [Tuatara] Amphibians [Apoda; salamanders; newts; anura; frogs; toads…]

REFERENCE BOOKS AND SERIES Amphibians of Oregon, Washington & British Columbia.  ref QL653 N95 C67 1996 Amphibian Species of the World: A Taxonomic & Geographical Reference.      ref QL645 F76 1985 Biology of the Reptilia.  (v.1-18; 1968-1992) QL641 G3. Chromosome Atlas: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, & Birds.  (v.1-3) ref QH605 C53 Crocodilian, Tuatara & Turtle Species of the World.  ref QL666 C5 C76 1989 Desert Tortoise Council Symposium.  (1976-1986) QL666 C5 D4      Abstracts 1998-current available at: http://www.deserttortoise.org/abstract.html A Dictionary of Zoology. 2nd ed.  ref QL9 C66 1999 Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians.  ref QL641 E53 1998 The Encyclopedia of Snakes.  ref QL666 O6 E53 1995 The Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. ref QL640.7 F57 2002 Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd ed..      Vol. 6 Amphibians: Frogs & Toads to Caecilians;      Vol. 7 Reptiles: Turtles & Tortoises to Lizards & Snakes      ref QL7 G7813 2003 Handbook of Salamanders.  ref QL666 C2 B48 1994 Handbuch der Palaoherpetologie. Encyclopedia of Paleoherpetology.(1969-current)      ref QE861 H3 v.1, 3B-7, 9-19 Herpetological Monographs.  No.2(1988)-current  QL 640 H423 Latin Names Explained. A Guide to the Scientific Classification of Reptiles,      Birds, Mammals.  ref QL9 G67 1996 Lizards.  (v. 1-2) ref SF459 L5 R63313 1997 Lizards in Captivity.  ref 666 L2 W95 1995 Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification.  ref QL651 S59 2001 Turtles of the United States & Canada.  ref QL 666 C5 E76 1994

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WEB SITES American Museum of Natural History-Department of Herpetology: Amphibian Species of the World    http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists    http://www.asih.org/ Amphibiaweb    http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/ CNAH: The Center for North American Herpetology    http://www.cnah.org/index.asp Crocodilian Biology Database    http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/cbd.html CSUS BioWeb    http://arnica.csustan.edu/ Encyclopedia of Life    http://www.eol.org/ Endangered Species Homepage    http://endangered.fws.gov Fish & Game Agencies of the 50 States    http://www.lib.washington.edu/fish/fandg/fandglist.html NOAA Turtles    http://www.noaa.gov/turtles.html Reptile Database    http://www.reptile-database.org/ Science.gov/Biology & Nature    http://www.science.gov/browse/w_115.htm Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles    http://www.ssarherps.org/ Tewksbury Institute of Herpetology: The Complete Chelonian Taxonomy List    http://www.chelonia.org/Turtle_Taxonomy.htm UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) World Conservation Monitoring Centre & IUCN Red Data information    http://www.unep.org/ USGS North American Amphibian Monitoring Program, NAAMP    http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp/ U.S. EPA     http://cfpub.epa.gov/si/ WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences    http://vlib.org/Biosciences.html Zoological Record Systematic Thesaurus    http://www.biosis.org/support/zr-thesaurus/sys-current/

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INDEXES TO JOURNAL LITERATURE Paper Indexes Biological Abstracts (1927-1995) QHZ 5321 B5 Biological & Agricultural Index(1931-1999 ) QHZ 5321 B5 Zoological Record (1864-1994) Section 16 Amphibians. Section 17 Reptiles QLZ7991 Z87 Electronic Indexes Unless noted otherwise; electronic indexes are restricted to CSUS students, faculty, & staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources. Biological Abstract (EbscoHost)   (1969-current) Over 4,000 journals covering life science and biomedical research Biological & Agricultural Index (EBSCO)  (1983-current) Biological & Agricultural Index Ingenta  (1988-current) General interest and science database Full text can be purchased ScienceDirect  (current 5 or 6 years) Full text of 1,700 plus journals Wildlife Worldwide   (1935 - current (some dates earlier than 1935) Wiley InterScience  (1996-current) Full text of 300 plus journals

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JOURNALS Listed below are representative titles currently received at CSUS Library. Copeia (1913-current) Herpetologica (1936-current) Herpetological Review (1967-current) Journal of Herpetology (1968-current)

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