• Aucoin, Kathleen N. 2022. The Cleopatra Project - Poisonous and Venomous Animals in Virginia. The University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia. 96 pages. (Complete Document)
• Kleopfer, J.D., C.S. Hobson, S.H. Watson and S.M. Roble. 2021. A Guide to the Frogs and Toads of Virginia. Bureau of Wildlife Resources Special Publication Number 3: 2nd Edition, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Richmond, VA. 48 pp.
• Kleopfer, J.D., Mitchell, J.C., P.W. Sattler, and S.H. Watson. 2020. A Guide to the Salamander of Virginia. Special Publication 7, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Richmond, VA. 76 pages.
• Kleopfer, J.D., Mitchell, J.C., Pinder, M.J. and Watson, S.H. 2017. A Guide to The Snake and Lizards of Virginia. Special Publication Number 6, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Richmond, VA. 72 pages.
• Kleopfer, J.D. and C.S. Hobson. 2011. A Guide to the Frogs and Toads of Virginia. Bureau of Wildlife Resources Special Publication Number 3, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Richmond, VA. 44 pages.
• Kleopfer, J.D., T.S.B. Akre, S. H. Watson and R. Boettcher. 2014. A Guide to the Turtles of Virginia. Bureau of Wildlife Resources Special Publication Number 4, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Richmond, VA. 44 pages.
• Linzey, Donald W. and Michael J. Clifford. 2002. Snakes of Virginia. University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 173 pages.
• Mitchell, Joseph C. 1994. The Reptiles of Virginia. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 352 pages.
• Jeffrey C. Beane, Alvin L. Braswell, Joseph C. Mitchell, William M. Palmer, and Julian R. Harrison III. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. 2nd Ed, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 288 pages.
• Pinder, M.J. and J.C. Mitchell. 2001. A Guide to the Snakes of Virginia. Wildlife Diversity Special Publication Number 2, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries. Richmond, VA. 32 pages.

Herp Habitat Creation

• Wetlands Education for Students and Teachers
• Project Vernal Pools: Just do it!
• Vernal Pool Association
• Vernal Pool Cooperative of Virginia
• An Introduction to Mid-Atlantic Seasonal Pools.pdf
• Homeowner’s Guide to Protecting Frogs — Lawn & Garden Care"
• Habitat Management Guidelines for Amphibians and Reptiles
• Guide to Create Vernal Ponds
• How to Build a Vernal Pond
• Vernal Pool Conservation and Management

Herpetofaunal Disease Resources

• PARC National Disease Task Team
• Herpetofaunal Disease Resources
• Management of North American Herpetofaunal Diseases

• Gibbons, Whit. 2008. Frogs and Toads of the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. 264 pages.
• Wright, Albert H. & Anna A, Wright. 1933. Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. 640 pages.

• Mitchell, Joe & Gibbons, Whit. 2010. Salamanders of the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. 336 pages.
• Petranka, James W. 1998. Salamanders of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 587 pages.
• Bishop, Sherman C. 1943. Handbook of Salamanders. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. 555 pages.

• Ernst, C.H. and G.R. Zug. 2004. Snakes in Question. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 177 pages.
• Ernst, Carl H. and Ernst, Evelyn M. 2003. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 668 pages.
• Gibbons, Whit. 2017. Snakes of the Eastern United States. University of Georgia Press. 416 pages.
• Gibbons, Whit. 2005. Snakes of the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. 253 pages.
• Gibbons, J. Whitfield 2004. North American Watersnakes - A Natural History. University of Oklahoma Press. 438 pages.
• Gloyd, Howard K. & Conant, Roger. 1990. Snakes of the Agkistrodon Complex. Oxford, Ohio. 614 pages.
• Tennant, Alan and R.D. Bartlett. 2000. Snakes of North America Eastern and Central Regions. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, TX. 588 pages.

• Buhlmann, Kurt, Tuberville, Tracey & Gibbons, Whit. 2008. Turtles of the Southeast. University of Georgia Press. 252 pages.
• Ernst, C.H., J.E. Lovich and R.W Barbour. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 578 pages.

• Behler, John L., King, F. Wayne. 1979. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, NY. 743 pages.
• Conant, R. and J.T. Collins. 1998. A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles, Eastern and Central North America. Expanded, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin, Co., Boston, MA. 616 pages.
• Green, N. Bayard and Thomas K. Pauley. 1987. Amphibians & Reptiles in West Virginia. University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA. 241 pages.
• Hulse, Authur C., McCoy C. J., Censky, Ellen. 2001. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. 419 pages.
• Jensen, John B. 2008. Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. 575 pages.
• White, James F. Jr. and White, Amy Wendt. 2002. Amphibians and Reptiles of DELMARVA. Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD. 248 pages.

• High School Level PowerPoint Presentation --- High School Notes for Teachers
• Middle School Level PowerPoint Presentation --- Middle School Notes for Teachers
• Upper Elementary School PowerPoint Presentation --- Upper Elementary Notes for Teacher
• Lower Elementary School PowerPoint Presentation --- Lower Elementary Notes for Teacher

• Upper & Lower Elementary Powerpoint Presentation --- Upper & Lower Elementary School Notes for Teachers

• Herpetology Flashcards
• Amphibian Life Cycle

• Safety Precautions in Copperhead Country
• Managing Wildlife Damage: Snakes

• American Bullfrog vs. Green Frog - JPG
• Eastern American Toad vs. Fowler's Toad - JPG and PDF
• Eastern Cricket Frog vs. Southern Cricket Frog - PDF
• Calling schedule for Native Frogs and Toads - JPG and PDF

• Broad-headed Skink vs. Common Five-lined Skink - JPG
• Common Five-lined Skink vs. Southeastern Five-lined Skink - JPG
• Virginia Glass Lizards - JPG
• Plestiodon Chins (Northern Coal Skink vs. other Plestiodon Skinks - JPG

• Some Snake Handling Guidelines For Beginners - PDF
• Classification of Virginia’s Snakes - JPG
• Common Ribbonsnake vs. Eastern Gartersnake - JPG
• Copperhead Skull vs. Ratsnake Skull - JPG
• Cornsnake vs. Milksnake - JPG
• Earthsnake Heads - JPG
• Earthsnake Scale Count - JPG
• Eastern Milksnake Identification Characteristics - JPG
• Virginia's Greensnakes - JPG
• How Snake Scales are Counted - JPG
• Native Snakes That Eat Snakes (Ophiophagy) - JPG
• Native Snakes That Vibrate Their Tails - JPG
• Nonvenomous Snake Head - JPG
• Snake Head Shape - Unreliable Method of determining Venomous Species - JPG
• Venomous Pit Viper Skull - JPG
• Venomous Snake Head - JPG and JPG
• Venomous Snake mini-quiz - PDF - Quiz Answers - PDF
• Virgina Snake Length - JPG
• Virginia's Venomous Snakes - JPG
• Odor Detection in Snakes - JPG
• Eastern Milksnake vs Red Cornsnake Quiz - JPG
• Eastern Milksnake vs Red Cornsnake Quiz Answer - JPG
• Managing Human Wildlife Interactions: Snakes - PDF
• Mole vs Eastern Kingsnake Quiz - JPG
• Mole vs Eastern Kingsnake Quiz Answer - JPG
• Venomous vs Harmless Quiz - JPG
• Venomous vs Harmless Quiz Answer - JPG
• Venomous Snakes of Virginia - Venom Delivery System - JPG
• Tri-colored Snakes of Virginia - JPG

• How to protect turtle nests - PDF
• Eastern Painted Turtle vs. Red-Eared Slider - JPG
• Northern Diamond-backed Terrapins - PDF
• Northern Diamond-backed Terrapins Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs) - PDF
• Northern Diamond-backed Terrapin Make Your Own BRD - PDF
• Mud Turtles of Virginia - JPG
• Red-Bellied Cooter vs. Red-Eared Slider - JPG
• Turtle Sex Identification - JPG
• Cooters of Virginia - JPG

• Basic Herp Measurements - PDF

• VHS Flyer - DOC - PDF

• Physiographic Regions of Virginia - JPG
• 1999 Herpetological Collection Density by county - JPG