Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Chelydra serpentina listed in key words.

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REFTypeCut-and-Paste Reference
13509 Book Beebee, T.J.C., and R.A. Griffiths. 2000. Amphibians and Reptiles, A Natural History of the British Fauna. Harper Collins Publishers, London.
15911 Web Page Bennett, B. (Web Project Manager). 2006. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: Reptiles of Washington. http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/herpetology/reptiles.php.
36714 Journal Article Braun, A.P., and Q.E. Phelps. 2016. Habitat use by five turtle species in the middle Mississippi River. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 15(1):62-68. https://bioone.org/journals/chelonian-conservation-and-biology/volume-15/issue-1/CCB-1156.1/Habitat-Use-by-Five-Turtle-Species-in-the-Middle-Mississippi/10.2744/CCB-1156.1.short.
15817 Book Brennan, T.C., and A.T. Holycross. 2006. A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ.
13313 Book Brown, H.A., R.B. Bury, D.M. Darda, L.V. Diller, C.R. Peterson, and R.M. Storm. 1995. Reptiles of Washington and Oregon. Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle.
36715 Journal Article Buchanan, S.W., B. Buffum, G. Puggioni, and N.E. Karraker. 2019. Occupancy of freshwater turtles across a gradient of altered landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Management 83(2):435-445. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21596.
12121 Journal Article Bury, R.B., and R.A. Luckenbach. 1976. Introduced amphibians and reptiles in California. Biological Conservation 10:1-14.
12176 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
25916 Database California Academy of Sciences. 2013. California Academy of Sciences herpetology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14129. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14129. Created on 04/20/2012. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
27253 Journal Article Cove, M.V., and A.S. Maurer. 2015. The Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus 1758) (Testudines: Chelydridae), in the Florida Keys. International Reptile Conservation Foundation Reptiles & Amphibians 22(1):38-39.
15707 News Daley, J. 2006. Animal hospital looking for home for snapping turtle. KSL Television and Radio, Salt Lake City UT. June 2:2. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=291568.
13377 Journal Article Degenhardt, W.G., and J.L. Christiansen. 1974. Distribution and Habitats of Turtles in New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist 19(1):21-46.
12129 Book Degenhardt, W.G., C.W. Painter, and A.H. Price. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press.
12109 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
36296 News Depping, M. 2020. FWP asking people to be on the lookout for snapping turtles in Missoula Valley. KHQ Q6. Spokane, WA. https://www.khq.com/regional/fwp-asking-people-to-be-on-the-lookout-for-snapping-turtles-in-missoula-valley/article_102278cd-cf3e-55ed-ae8e-238ea08cac09.html. Created on 08/19/2020. Accessed on 08/02/2021.
13772 News Fimrite, P. 2004. Turtles Battle for Marin Turf: Native Western Pond Species is Being Driven out of its Home in Marin Water District Lakes. SFGate.com. 2004 (May 17).
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
18673 Journal Article Gibbons, J.W., S.S. Novak, and C.H. Ernst. 1988. Chelydra serpentina. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 420:1-4.
12114 Journal Article Howland, J.M. 1996. Herps of Arizona. The Desert Monitor 27(1):12-17.
12097 Journal Article Hulse, A.C. 1980. Notes on the Occurrence of Introduced Turtles in Arizona. Herpetological Review 11(1):16-17.
24851 Database iMapInvasives: NatureServe’s online data system supporting strategic invasive species management. 2016. Oregon iMapInvasives. © NatureServe. https://www.imapinvasives.org. Accessed on 04/09/2015.
31635 Journal Article Kopecký, O., L. Kalous, and J. Patoka. 2013. Establishment risk from pet-trade freshwater turtles in the European Union. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 410(2):02p1-02p11. https://www.kmae-journal.org/articles/kmae/abs/2013/03/kmae130008/kmae130008.html.
1503 Journal Article Laudenslayer, W.F., Jr., W.E. Grenfell, Jr., and D.C. Zeiner. 1991. A check-list of the amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals of California. California Fish and Game 77(3):109-141.
25773 Journal Article Leberer, T. 2003. Records of freshwater turtles on Guam, Mariana Islands. Micronesica 35-36:649-652.
15976 Book Lemm, Jeffrey M. 2006. Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the San Diego Region. University of California Press.
12179 Journal Article Livo, L.J., G.A. Hammerson, and H.M. Smith. 1998. Summary of Amphibians and Reptiles Introduced into Colorado. Northwestern Naturalist 79(1):1-11.
15910 Web Page McBee, D. 1999. Menace on Lake Washington. http://www.getlostmagazine.com/mcbee/1999/9911monster/monster.html.
45006 Database NatureServe. 2025. iMapInvasives: NatureServe’s online data system supporting strategic invasive species management. NatureServe. http://www.imapinvasives.org. Accessed on 03/18/2025.
45291 Journal Article Nerozzi, I., I. Soto, G. Vimercati, C. Capinha, A.S. Tarkan, F. Kraus, P.J. Haubrock, O.S.G. Pauwels, M.A.L. Zuffi, and P. Balzani. 2024. Potential distribution, observed impacts, and invasion risk of two non-native snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina and Macrochelys temminckii. Biological Invasions 26:2883-2900. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-024-03356-9.
41556 News Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2023. Large snapping turtle located in Harrisburg. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Salem, OR. https://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2023/05_May/052523b.asp. Created on 05/25/2023. Accessed on 05/31/2023.
18598 Journal Article Rimkus, T.A., N. Hruska, and R.A. Ackerman. 2002. Separating the Effects of Vapor Pressure and Heat Exchange on Water Exchange by Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) Eggs. Copeia 2002(3):706-715.
18215 News Rockenstein, D. 2008. Fish with teeth, crazy catch. Lake Country Record-Bee. Lakeport, CA. http://www.record-bee.com/ci_11026531. Created on 11/19/2008. Accessed on 11/20/2008.
25992 Database Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. 2013. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History vertebrate zoology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14690. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14690. Created on 01/28/2013. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
18746 Book Savage, J.M., and J. Villa R. 1986. Introduction to the herpteofauna of Costa Rica. Contributions to Herpetology. Volume 3. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Ithaca, NY.
38198 Journal Article Soto, I., R.N. Cuthbert, C. Capinha, A. Turbelin, E.J. Hudgins, C. Diagne, F. Courchamps, & P.J. Haubrock. 2022. Global economic costs of herpetofauna invasions. Scientific Reports 12(10829):1-12. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15079-9#ref-CR61.
15913 Journal Article Spinks, P.Q., G.B. Pauly, J.J. Crayon, and H.B. Shaffer. 2003. Survival of the western pond turtle (Emys marmorata) in an urban California environment. Biological Conservation 113(2):257-267.
13272 Book Stebbins, R.C. 1985. A field guide to western reptiles and ampbibians. Peterson Field Guide series. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.
13656 Book Stebbins, R.C. 2003. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston.
12128 Journal Article Stuart, J.N. 1995. Notes on Aquatic Turtles of the Rio Grande Drainage, New Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 31(3):147-157.
12131 Journal Article Stuart, J.N., and C.S. Clark. 1991. Geographic Distribution: Chelydra serpentina serpentina. Herpetological Review 22(4):134.
12130 Journal Article Stuart, J.N., and C.W. Painter. 1988. Geographic Distribution: Chelydra serpentina serpentina. Herpetological Review 19(1):21.
25931 Database University of Colorado. 2013. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History herpetology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/2556. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/2556. Created on 04/09/2008. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
46156 Database Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2025. WDFW confirmed aquatic invasive species detections in 2024. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, WA. Accessed on 01/31/2025.


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