Suggested Reading and Bibliography
While a fair portion of the information within this website is from personal experience, I would like to cite several invaluable resources, most of which can be easily acquired from your local bookseller or the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources. However, Vogt's "The Natural History of Amphibians and Reptiles in Wisconsin" is out of print (and has been for many years). It is unfortunate, because this book is the definitive work on herptile natural history within the Wisconsin (and perhaps even the Upper Midwest). Now, however, if you wish to read this wonderful piece of scientific literature, you'll have to visit a library.
Casper, G. S. 1996. Geographic Distributions of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Wisconsin, An Interim Report of the Wisconsin Herpetological Atlas Project. Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc.
Christoffel, R., R. Hay, and L. Ramirez. 2000. Snakes of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources. PUB-ER-100 00.
Christoffel, R., R. Hay, M. Wolfgram. 2001. Amphibians of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources. PUB-ER-105 2001.
Harding, J. H. 1997. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor.
Johnson, B.K., and J.L. Christiansen. 1976. The food and food habits of Blanchard's cricket frog in Iowa. Journal of Herpetology 10:63-74.
Oldfield, B., and J. J. Moriarty. 1994. Amphibians and Reptiles Native to Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis.
Vogt, R.C. 1981. Natural History of Amphibians and Reptiles in Wisconsin. Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc.
These publications were not directly used in the creation of this website, however, they are worthwhile sources for anyone interested in Herpetology.
Beebee, T.C.J. 1996. Ecology and Conservation of Amphibians. Chapman and Hall. Boundary Row, London, UK.
Blaustein A.R. 1994. Chicken little or Nero's fiddle? A perspective on declining amphibian populations. Herpetologica 50: 85-97
Duellman, W.E. and L. Trueb. 1986. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw-Hill, New York.
Fitch, H.S. 1999. A Kansas Snake Community: Composition and Changes over 50 Years. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar.
Lannoo, M.J. 1998. Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City.
Pough, F. M., R.M. Andrews, M.L. Crump, A. H. Savitsky, and K.D. Wells. 1998. Herpetology. Prentice Hall, Upper-Saddle River
Souder, W. 2000. A Plague of Frogs: The Horrifying True Story. Hyperion Press, New York