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African Herpetofauna: Checklist of African Herpetofauna for Semuliki National Park in Western Uganda. Provides colour photographs and descriptive text (including scientific name, class, family, common name, distribution and biological remarks, and physical description) for several dozen amphibian and reptile species recorded in the Park in 1996.
Author: Modry, David; Neaas, Petr & Slapeta, Jan, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Subjects: amphibians, reptiles, uganda
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: images, reference data
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wildlife Notebook Series: Highlights animal species native to Alaska, giving details of different strains, life history, food habits, and populations. Hunting behaviours are also outlined where applicable. Information is divided into categories headed big game, marine mammals, small game, birds, furbearers, fish, shellfish, and amphibians and reptiles.
Author: State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Subjects: alaska, amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, shellfish
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents
American International Rattlesnake Museum: Online exhibit of rattlesnake species with images, habitat information, and details of physical characteristics for each one. Also offers general facts about snakes covering bites, venom, rattles, head shapes, and fangs.
Author: American International Rattlesnake Museum
Subjects: reptiles, united states museums
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: museum
Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network: Description of Canadian amphibians, with discussion about their declining numbers. Also includes a guide to types of amphibian and their geographic dispersal in Canada.
Author: Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network
Subjects: amphibians, frogs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: documents
Contemporary Herpetology: Full text peer-reviewed journal publishing research into the taxonomy and phylogeny of amphibians, turtles, crocodiles, and reptiles. Contains a directory of herpetologists providing affiliation, interests, and contact information for researchers in the field.
Author: Southeastern Louisiana University
Subjects: amphibians, frogs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 597.8
Resource type: journal
Crocodilian, Tuatara, and Turtle Species of the World: An annotated checklist of species of crocodilians, tuatara, and turtles.
Author: Association of Systematics Collections
Subjects: reptiles
DeweyClass: 597.9
Resource type: documents, images
Crocodilians: Natural History and Conservation: Extensive resource providing information relating to many aspects of crocodiles. Includes a species listing, a biology database covering topics such as evolution, taxonomy, morphology, and lore, audio recordings of crocodile communications, details of habitat, distribution, and conservation status, and an FAQ.
Author: Britton, Adam
Subjects: reptiles
DeweyClass: 597.98
Resource type: reference documents
EuroTurtle: Europe's first sea turtle biology and conservation project, aiming to increase awareness of the plight of sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Provides information about all species of sea turtle. Includes turtle skeletons, species outlines, threats to survival, glossary, game and images. Has separate conservation and education parts to the website.
Author: EuroTurtle
Subjects: reptiles
DeweyClass: 597.92
Resource type: documents, images
Natural History Notebooks: Factual information on a range of animal species, describing the diet, habitat, and reproductive cycle of each. Users can browse by class, selecting from mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, endangered or extinct, and prehistoric, within which specific species are listed alphabetically. An interactive map provides an alternative mode of access. Content is offered in English and French.
Author: Canadian Museum of Nature
Subjects: amphibians, birds, dinosaurs, endangered species, fish, mammals, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, images
Reptile Database: Provides information on the classification of all living reptiles by listing all species and their pertinent higher taxa. It covers all living snakes, lizards, turtles, amphisbaenians, tuataras, and crocodiles. It is a source of taxonomic data, providing primarily (scientific) names, synonyms, distributions and related data. A limited number of species accounts contain links to external sources including pictures.
Author: Uetz, Peter and Hallermann, Jakob
Subjects: reptiles
DeweyClass: 597
Resource type: reference data
Sea Turtle Postage Stamps of the World: Information about postage stamps with pictures of sea turtles. Includes over 400 images, date of issue, value at issue and country of origin. Stamps are listed by country or turtle species.
Author: Linsley, Nancy B. & Balazs, George H.
Subjects: postage stamps, reptiles
DeweyClass: 769.56
Resource type: documents, image collection
Slater Museum Biodiversity Resources: Material about dragonflies, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals.
Author: Slater Museum of Natural History, Puget Sound University
Subjects: biodiversity, birds, fish, flies, mammals, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: museum
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Information about collections within each of the six divisions of the museum which cover insects, molluscs, fish, reptiles and amphibians, birds, and mammals.
Author: University of Michigan
Subjects: amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals, molluscs, reptiles, zoology
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: museum
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Provides accounts of nonindigenous aquatic species including amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals, tunicates, bryozoans, sponges, coelenterates, annelids, molluscs, crustaceans, algae, and plants. Offers distribution maps and fact sheets for each species.
Author: United States Geological Survey
Subjects: algae, amphibians, aquaculture, crustaceans, fish, mammals, marine biology education, molluscs, reptiles
DeweyClass: 578.77
Resource type: documents, maps
World Chelonian Trust: Campaigning organisation promoting the conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles. Offers images of species, arranged by genus and geographical location, a selection of general and species-specific care sheets, and articles addressing topics such as breeding and incubation.
Author: World Chelonian Trust
Subjects: reptiles
DeweyClass: 597.92
Resource type: documents, images
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History: The Peabody Museum's collections are at the core of the museum's exhibit philosophy. Exhibitions include the Age of Reptiles, Invertebrate Paleontology, Fossil of the Month, Birds of Connecticut, The Social Life of Cliff Swallows, Natural History Dioramas, An Ndjuka Maroon Shrine from Suriname, Designing Dinosaurs, and Dogs in Native America.
Author: Yale University
Subjects: dinosaurs, dogs, natural history, palaeontology, reptiles, suriname
DeweyClass: 560
Resource type: museum