Vol. 34 (3014), No. 5

The newsletter of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

May Meeting Notice General Meeting will be May 2th, 2014 Survey Results page 7 MHS Picnic June 1st see page 5 for details Important Announcement for Minneapolis Residents page 6

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Chris Smith 612.275.9737 President@mnherpsoc.com Vice President Peter Tornquist 952.797.6515 VicePresident@MnHerpSoc.com

C/O Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church Street Southeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0104

Recording Secretary Heather Clayton 612.886.7175 RecSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com

And, you can still leave us a Voice Mail: 612.326.6516

Membership Secretary Micole Hendricks 651.356.1669 MemSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com Treasurer Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 Treasurer@MnHerpSoc.com Newsletter Editor Ellen Heck 763.593.5414 NewsletterEditor@MnHerpSoc.com Members at Large Kelli Bornholdt 612.710.5919 MemberAtLarge3@MnHerpSoc.com Rebecca Markowitz 409.750.0235 MemberAtLarge4@MnHerpSoc.com Terry Odegaard 612.840.7674 MemberAtLarge1@MnHerpSoc.com Misi Stine 952.217.1267 MemberAtLarge2@MnHerpSoc.com

COMMITTEES Adoption Sarah Richard RealSarah@aol.com

Stay informed! Join us on our forums!

The purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is to: • Further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphibians; • Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians; • Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Membership is open to all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’s activities and a media for exchanging information, opinions and resources.

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota, on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

Submissions to the Newsletter Ads or Notices must be submitted no later than the night of the General Meeting to be included in the next issue. Longer articles will be printed as time and space allows and should be in electronic file format if possible.

See inside back cover for ad rates. Submissions may be sent to:

612.781.9544

Education Jan Larson 507.263.4391 Jan.SkunkHollow@Juno.com Fostering Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 NancHaig@CitiLink.com WebMaster Kimber Anderson WebMaster@MnHerpSoc.Com Cover photo by Jean DeWolfe Cartoons by Fran Frisch

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General Meeting —Multiple Speakers Friday May 2nd, 7:00pm; 6:30pm Social Hour Social hour begins at 6:30pm. This is a time for people to minge and catch up before the meeting starts.

Erica Hoaglund, Central Region Nongame Wildlife Specialist Senior, will speak about the MN non-gam wildlife program. Erica has been a MN DNR Nongame Wildlife Biologist for DNR’s 23 county central region for 7 years now. She has a BS in Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation with a Concentration in Conservation Biology from the U of M. She is particularly interested in herps, invertebrates and small mammals and spend a lot of my time at the DNR working with, survey for, and conducting research on these groups of wildlife in MN. With the MN DNR nongame wildlife program Erica also does a lot of public education and outreach, technical guidance such as environmental review, wildlife impact mitigation, working with the forest product industries of MN, advising on prairie plans, game species management and public water use permits, as well as some habitat management focused on nongame species.

Jeff LeClere will speak about annual MHS survey. Jeff is a long time member of MHS (since 1986) and had served on the board of directors on and off for over a decade. He is interested in all aspects of herpetology from the care and breeding of all exotic species to the study and documentation of native herpetofauna. He has extensive herpetological field experience in the upper Midwest, primarily in Iowa and Minnesota. He is the author and photographer of www.HerpNet.net, has authored several publications on amphibians and reptiles, presented to a wide variety of venues from herpetological societies and fairs to state wildlife meetings and symposiums, and is currently employed by the MN DNR’s Minnesota Biological Survey program. He is also the chairman of the Amphibian and Reptile Subcommittee for the Iowa Wildlife Action Plan, and serves on the Amphibian and Reptile STAT team for the Minnesota Wildlife Action Plan. He has just completed a book, “A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Iowa” and is currently working with others on a field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of North Dakota.

Chris Smith will speak about a new citizen science initiative. Chris is a Wildlife Biologist that specializes in amphibian, reptile, and terrestrial insect conservation and research. Chris currently works for the MN DNR's Nongame Wildlife Program by day, but is actively involved in herp and insect conservation during his free time. In addition to being the current MHS President, Chris sits on the advisory board for Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (MW PARC), is one of the founding members of HerpMapper, and is the database administrator for the North Dakota Herp Atlas (www.ndherpatlas.org).

Chris has a Bachelor's Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management as well as an Master's Degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota.

White Snake Sale Recap Submitted by Heather Clayton Hello, Membership! The White Snake Sale Committee wants to thank all of you who came out to participate at the April meeting! We had fewer items donated this year, which worked out pretty well, as we had lower than normal attendance. In spite of this, we were able to have two decent rounds of both live and silent auctions and many of the items sold at good prices. The live auction was fuller than in some past years as we had several great donations, including some older herpetology books and nice art. The check-out process went very smoothly as well, which helped allow time for more socializing and fun.

The numbers run-down is as follows: $1,108.50 total was raised, with $382 from the live and $726.50 silent from the silent auction. We had 167 items, with 19 of those going in the live auction. Of the total items, 143 were sold.

We will hang on to some of the remaining items for the raffles and next year's sale, so keep your eye out for that one thing you thought about bidding on and changed your mind because you'll get another chance!

The White Snake Sale is one of those events that will not happen if there are not hard-working people handling all the tasks involved. I would like to thank all the volunteers who kept the ball rolling and made this night a success.

Ellen Heck, Nancy and Bruce Haig, Nancy Hakomaki, Bill Moss, Chris Smith, April Homich, Misi Stine, Sarah Bartko, Rebecca Markowitz, Holley Egerer, Josh Mahlow, I could not have kept my sanity if it weren't for you, so thank you so much! If I missed your name here, please let me know so you get credit for your hours.

If we want to see these sales continue to raise funds for our goals, we need great things to bid on, so during the year, when you are out and about, or cleaning up around the house, or whatever, and you come across an interesting herp-related object, maybe consider setting it aside for next year, or bring it in to me and we can hang on to it. We would love to see a great sale next year, so we'll see you then!

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Photo Contest Results Herps and Humans 1st place - Jean DeWolfe 2nd Place. - Susan Jackson 3rd Place. - Susan Jackson People's Choice Award. - Jean DeWolfe

Herps in the Wild 1st Place. - Craig Renier

Mixed Media 1st Place. - Peter Lecuyer 2nd Place. - Rose Maunu 3rd Place. - Peter Lecuyer

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Field Finds There is now a Facebook group called Minnesota Field Herpers. People can post their field herp observations. Some recent finds include leopard and chorus frogs, spring peepers, garter snakes and blue spotted salamanders. https://www.facebook.com/groups/612718092148132/

Book Review by Terry Odegaard A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Iowa by Jeefrey B. LeClere 349 pages, 50 amphibian photos, 118 reptile photos Jeff is a native of Iowa, and has lived in Nebraska before moving to Minnesota. He works for the Minnesota DNR performing herpetofaunal and small mammal surveys for the Minnesota Biological Survey. Jeff has been a member of the MHS since 1986 and has served on the board of directors for 10 years.

This is the first book dedicated to the amphibians and reptiles of Iowa. We Minnesota herpers are lucky to have Dr. Walter J. Breckenridge’s Reptiles and Amphibians of Minnesota to refer to for the last 70 years, as well as Barney Oldfield and John J. Moriarty’s Amphibians and Reptiles Native to Minnesota since 1994. The format of these two publications is the standard which has been followed by authors of most other state and regional herp books.

Jeff has also followed this format in A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Iowa, but with a completeness and logic that leaves the reader thinking “Golly, this IS all there is to know about herps in Iowa!” Chapters including observing herps, field equipment, when, where and how to look, handling, and conservation, are especially informative. Jeff was able to cram an amazing amount of information in every paragraph.

Of course there is always something new to learn, but Jeff’s book is as good as can be, especially given that today’s herp taxonomists are changing classifications seemingly on a daily basis.

One can read the account of a given species and then refer to the map and information of Iowa’s topographic regions to get a real feel for how that species lives.

Given that all 67 herp species found in Iowa are also found in other states, Jeff could have simply rehashed information from other sources, but although occasionally referring to these other sources, his book is essentially an accounting of a given species lifestyle as it is in Iowa. I am especially impressed with his personal observations of virtually all forms, especially since Jeff live in Minnesota and he has to sneak down to Iowa at every opportunity to gather his information.

I;ve saved the best for last. The photographs. Each species has an excellent close -up, and when helpful, multiple photos are used. A good example is the fox snake.

The first photo is of a typical adult specimen, the second is of an aberrant hypomelanistic individual, then a third of a hatchling and finally, a hybrid between a bullsnake and a fox snake from Madison County, Iowa. This last photo is posed so one can see the characteristics of both species in this one snake.

For many species a dorsal and ventral aspect is shown, as with the plain-bellied water snake, whose dorsal surface is nearly black while the underside is bright orange. All photos are in naturalistic settings or in situ.

After reading this book I asked Jeff how he got such excellent pictures of snake underbellies, “Did you cool them way down to get them to pose upside down?” (that is a trick herpers sometimes use) and he replied, “No…..Patience, just patience.”

Good job Jeff!

Random Web Stories We always knew reptiles were amazing! http://news.discovery.com/animals/sea-snakedries-to-a-crisp-before-rehydrating-140318.htm

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MHS Reports and Announcements Board Meeting Minutes for March 8th, 2014 Board Present: Chris Smith, Ellen Heck, Nancy Haig, Heather Clayton, Peter Tornquist, Terry Odegaard, Micole Hendricks, Rebecca Markowitz, Kelli Bornholdt, Misi Stine The meeting was called to order at 6:21pm at the Student Services Center at the U of M in St. Paul. There were approximately 95 people at the beginning of the meeting, as well as ASL interpreters.

Minutes were reviewed online prior to the meeting, no corrections were added at the meeting. Rebecca moved to accept the minutes; Micole 2nd; motion passed.

Kimber Anderson was present and available for discussion about our website. Many questions were addressed and Kimber will continue to develop a new website for the MHS on a volunteer basis.

Old Business T-Shirts – WSS will be last month of t-shirt sales; members are able to order online or at the meeting.

Volunteer Awards – This will be an item on the member survey in April, still deciding on item.

Website – See above; many topics discussed; Kimber will work on a site for the board to review.

MACC, Animal Ordinances – The MHS will work will Mpls residents to get members of the public to speak with their representatives; ordinances to be proposed are under review.

Legislative Activities – The board discussed various tax laws and forms related to the purpose of the MHS and what implications there are for us if we get involved in these activities; this will be an item on the survey in April.

Picnic – The MHS Picnic will be at Spring Lake Park on June 1st; more to come.

Road Mortality Studies – MHS members may volunteer for these projects but the projects are not led by the MHS; discussion included drafting safety guidelines for volunteers on roadways.

New Business 2014 Field Survey – Will be June 13-15th; waiting for information from DNR on best locations.

Non-Meeting Gatherings – Will be March 29th at the Wildlife Science Center in Columbus; this is an MHS sanctioned, but are unofficial gatherings.

WSS – John Moriarty will conduct the live auction; Heather is handling volunteers, food, and drinks; Ellen is handling data entry and labeling; Nancy is handling check-out payments. An SOP is in progress.

Photo Contest – Beth is handling this.

Survey Questions – The board discussed the survey; this will be ready for the WSS and will possibly be available online afterward.

Heather motioned for the meeting to adjourn; Micole 2nd; motion passed.

Meeting adjourned at 9:57pm.

MHS Members Picnic Sunday June 1st 2014, 10:00am-4:00pm Spring Lake Park Reserve—8395 127th Street East - Hastings MN 10:00am-12:00pm Field Surveys: What they are and how you can participate!

12:00pm-2:00pm Lunch 2:00pm-4:00pm Social time and kids games Join us at the annual MHS Members Picnic for food and fun. In the morning, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the Annual Field Survey with Jeff LeClere and Chris Smith. They will demonstrate several techniques which will be used to survey for herp species at Minneopa State Park later in the month (June 13-15). Tips to help you improve your own herping methods will also be covered.

MHS will provide hot dogs, buns, condiments, and water. Bring a dish to share. You are welcome to use the hot grill for other items as well. There will be activities and games for the kids throughout the day.

RSVP to Misi Stine at misistine@gmail.com For additional information about the picnic location, visit http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/SpringLake/Pages/default.aspx May 2014

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MHS Reports and Announcements Legislative Committee Announcement The MHS is looking for members who live in the City of Minneapolis who would be willing to go to City Council meetings or contact their Council members. If you would like to learn more or become more involved please contact the MHS president for information.

April 2014 adoptions There were plenty of animals looking for homes at the Friday Meeting over 27 including: 8 Ball Pythons, 3 Boas, 1 California Kingsnake, 1 Iguana, 1 side-blotched lizard, 1 Savannah Monitor, 2 Leopard Geckos, 6 Bearded Dragons, 1 yellow belly slider, 2 Red eared sliders and 1 sulcata tortoise.

13 were lucky. Still needing homes are several Bearded Dragons, Ball Pythons, Common Boas.

Lakeside Laboratories Course Offerings For the summer of 2014, Lakeside Lab and the Friends of Lakeside Lab are offering Room and Board Scholarships. The first 50 students who register for a Lakeside Lab course and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above are eligible for a Room and Board Scholarship in exchange for 2.5 hours of service each week at the campus. To apply, please follow the instructions on the on line registration form when you register for your Lakeside course.

Courses include: - Aquatic Ecology (4 weeks; May 19-June 13) - Ecology and Systematics of Diatoms (4 wks, May 19-June 13) - Conservation Biology (4 weeks, June 16-July 11) - Ecology and Systematics of Algae (4 weeks, June 16-July 11) - Field Archeology (4 weeks, June 16-July 11) - Field Archeology (1 week, June 23-June 27) - Field Archeology (2 weeks, June 30-July 11) - Analysis of Environmental Data (2 weeks, June 30-July 11) - Ecology (4 weeks, May 19-June 13) - Fire Ecology (Two classes, 1 wk each: May 19-23 & May 26-30) - Wetlands and Stream Ecology (2 weeks, May 19-May 30) - Limnology (2 weeks, June 2-June 13) - Environmental Writing and Writers (2 weeks, July 14-July 25) - Introduction to Prairie Ecology (2 weeks, June 16-June 27) - Pollination Ecology (2 weeks, July 14-July 25) - Epidemiology as Ecology (2 weeks, July 14-July 25) For more details, see: http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ lakesidelab/university/courses/ Page 6

Treasurer's Report for Mar 2014 prepared By Nancy Haig

Beginning Balance

$

4,722.87

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

140.00 57.66 21.00 335.00 38.00 20.00 669.00 800.00 2,080.66

Newsletter printing Newsletter postage Program Leaflet Printing Rodent cost Adoption Total Expense

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

56.65 81.84 50.00 423.84 595.00 80.00 1,287.33

Cash Increase/Decrease

$

793.33

Ending Balance

$

5,516.20

$ $ $ $

5,516.20 17,208.87 837.92 175.00

Income: Membership Donations Raffle Adoption Hands Ons T-shirt pre-sales Rodent Sales DNR Field survey Total Income

Expense

Placement of cash holdings Checking Savings Paypal Cash on hand Total

$ 23,737.99

Notes: Leaflet Printing: MHSTrifolds

Board Meeting The board meeting will be held 6pm May 3rd in the St Paul Student Union.

Everyone is welcome to attend the board meeting. If you think you may be interested in running for a position, we encourage you to come check it out.

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MHS Reports and Announcements Upcoming Hands-on Event Schedule Kenny Community School Science Night—May 17th 5-7pm. 5720 Emerson Ave, Mpls Glacier Hills Science Night—Friday May 9th, 2014 5-7pm. 3825 Glacier Drive, Eagan, MN 55123 Lake Phalen Waterfest—Saturday May 31st, 11am-4pm; Phalen Park, St. Paul Native Plant Sale—Wednesday June 4th, 2014 3-7pm. Minnetonka Community Center

Here’s the deal- Bring your herp(s) to one of the shows listed above, and talk about them. That’s it! You don’t have to be an expert, you’re not giving speeches. Most of the time you will find that people are more than open to hearing about our misrepresented critters.

Contact Jan at Jan.SkunkHollow@Juno.com for details or if interested in signing up. Or sign up on the website.

Contact Jan or check online for the latest hands-in opportunities!

2014 Survey Results We had over 70 people attending the April White Snake Sale but only 29 turned in a completed survey. The Board will consider those responses as they make decisions over this next year. Here’s a brief summary of the poll questions.

Why did you join? Top 3 were; Love of reptiles, want to learn more, wanted to meet others that are interested in herps.

Change of meeting night- 18 wanted to keep the Friday meeting, 12 wanted near the U, only 5 were willing to change everything.

Volunteer awards; 15 wanted to keep them, 7 said stop; 7 didn’t respond (15 for /14 no or don’t care) the board will decide the vote.

Library: 5 use it; 19 don’t; 5 no response. 12 want to keep it, 5 want to sell to the members, 6 said to sell. The board will review the WSS book sale income and see if it is worth selling the library or keeping it.

Legislation: got the highest responses 25 filled out answers, most members (25) want to participate directly in herprelated conservation & hobbyist legislation for local & state, 22 for national (3 no). Monetary support had a few less responses 21- conservation got more votes than hobbyist, local & state having more support (21-17) than national (1715).

Want to know the rest of the answers? A full summary will be posted in the members’ forum on the website.

New Publication Projecting Climate Effects on Birds and Reptiles of the Southwestern United States Open-File Report 2014-1050, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. 100 pp.

By Charles van Riper III, James R. Hatten, J. Tom Giermakowski, David Mattson, Jennifer A. Holmes, Matthew J. Johnson, Erika M. Nowak, Kirsten Ironside, Michael Peters, Paul Heinrich, K. L. Cole, C. Truettner, and Cecil R. Schwalbe http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1050/pdf/ofr2014-1050.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: • We modeled the current and future breeding ranges of seven bird and five reptile species in the Southwestern United States with sets of landscape, biotic (plant), and climatic global circulation model (GCM) variables.

• We considered climatic, landscape, and plant variables when developing and testing our probabilistic models. Climatic variables included the maximum and minimum mean monthly and seasonal temperature and precipitation for three time periods. Landscape features included terrain ruggedness and insolation. We also considered plant species distributions as candidate explanatory variables where prior ecological knowledge implicated a strong association between a plant and animal species.

• Projected changes in range varied widely among species, from major losses to major gains.

• We project range losses of over 40 percent, from its current extent of occurrence, for the plateau striped whiptail, Arizona black rattlesnake, and common lesser earless lizard. Currently, these reptile species are thought to be common or at least locally abundant throughout their ranges.

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Bibliography This bibliography is based on the same criteria as previous versions (Moriarty 2004, MHS Occ. Pap No. 6; Moriarty 2007, Suppl. MHS Newsletter 27(5)). Citations in the bibliography include information on Minnesota specimens, research on Minnesota specimens, or non-Minnesota information that was published in Minnesota. Persons with additional citations can send them to me at frogs@umn.edu.

Anderson, Noah J, Jeffery LeClere, Tessa Whitemarsh, and Randy Blasus. 2010. Geographic Distribution: Chrysemys picta: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 41:509.

Anonymous. 2007. October Speaker Review: Glen Jacobsen. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(11):5.

Anonymous. 2007. September Speaker Review: Serpent Dancers. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(11):6.

Anonymous. 2007. July Speaker Review: Jen Hensley. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(9):5-6.

Anonymous. 2007. August Speaker Review: Rick Staub - California Kingsnakes. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(9):7.

Anonymous. 2009. Volunteers Listen Carefully for Ecosystem Health. Facets 2009 (June):4,8 Anonymous. 2009. Joe Wasilewski Speaks. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(1):4,7.

Anonymous. 2009. Interview with Jeremiah Easter, President and Founder of Diamondbacktradingcards.com. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(6):7.

Anonymous. 2011. March Speaker Review: Blake Bauer. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(4):6-7.

Anonymous. 2011. When Animal shows Attack - August Speaker. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(9):4-5.

Anonymous. 2011. Dav Kaufman Spoke on . . . September Speaker. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(10):3-4.

Axelson, Gustave. 2012. A Midsummer Night's Nesting. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer 75(443):20-27.

Baker, Richard J. 2012. Proposed Amendments to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 6134 (Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 14 pp.

Bateson, Zachary W. 2010. Genetic Variation and Multiple Paternity in Peripheral Populations of the Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus). M.S. Thesis - Minnesota State University, Mankato 80 pp.

Bateson, Zachary W., John D. Krez, and Robert E. Sorensen. 2011. Multiple Paternity in the Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus). Journal of Herpetology 45: 504-510 Becker, Don. 2012. Geographic Distribution: Thamnophis radix: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 43:450.

Bee, M.A. 2007. Sound Source Segregation in Grey Treefrogs: Spatial Release from Masking by the Sound of a Chorus. Animal Behavior 74:549-558.

Bee, M.A. 2007. Selective Phonotaxis by Male Wood Frogs (Rana sylvatica) to the Sound of a Chorus. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol 61:955-966.

Bee, M.A., and E.M. Swanson. 2007. Auditory Masking of Anuran Advertisement Calls by Road Traffic Noise. Animal Behavior 74:1765-1776.

Christoffel, Rebecca, Jaime Edwards, and Barb Perry. 2010. Snakes and Lizards of Minnesota. MNDNR Nongame Program, St. Paul, MN. 68 pp.

Clayton, Heather. 2009. Oviparity and Viviparity in Reptiles: Evolution of live birth. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(10):3-7.

Clayton, Heather. 2010. July Speaker Review: Heather Waye. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(8):6-7.

Clayton, Heather. 2013. Book Review: Gila Monster: Facts and Folklore of Americas Aztec Lizard. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33 (2):3.

Cochran, Philip A. 2008. A Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) in Minnesota, and Historical Reports of Other Pit Vipers Unexpected in the Upper Midwest. Northeastern Naturalist 15:461-464.

Cochran, Philip A. 2010. Rattlesnake Eggs and the Passing of a Torch in Winona County, Minnesota. Archives of Natural History 37:19-27.

Cochran, Philip A. and J.A. Cochran. 2007. Natural History Notes: Bufo americanus: Predation. Herpetological Review 38:178.

Cochran, Philip A., Bridget M. Emmett, and Stephen J. Schmitt. 2009. Geographical Distribution: Nerodia sipedon: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 40:238.

Cochran, Philip A., William R. Martin, and Joneric Duden. 2009. Geographic Distribution: Storeria occipitomaculata: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 40: 239.

Cochran, Philip A. and Jacob Zanon, 2008. Geographic Distribution: Necturus maculosus: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 39:477.

Congdon, Justin D., Michael Pappas, Bruce Brecke, and Joshua Capps. 2011. Conservation Implications of Initial Orientation of Na誰ve Hatchling Snapping Turtles and Painted Turtles Dispersing from Experimental Nests. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 10:42-53.

Crawford, Dave. 2013. Serpentine Science. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer 76(449):18-25.

Danathar, Christina. 2009. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Feeding Your Corn Snake. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(6):12-13.

Danathar, Christina. 2009. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Feeding Your Corn Snake, Part Three: Tempting Reluctant Feeders. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(10):8-9.

Freedberg, Steven, Chee Lee, Michael Pappas. 2011. Agricultural Practices Alter Sex Ratios in a Reptile with Environmental Sex Determination. Biological Conservation 144:1159-1166.

Gamble, Tony. 2007. Incidence of Aural Abscesses in Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) Populations in Minnesota. Chelonionan Conservation and Biology 6:293-295.

Gamble, Tony, Peter B. Berendzen, H. Bradley Shaffer, David E. Starkey, and Andrew M. Simons. 2008. Species Limits and Phylogeography of North American Cricket Frogs. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48:112-125.

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Bibliography (cont.)

Girard, Beth. 2013. January Speaker Review: Knee-Deep in Bullsnakes. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(2):1-2.

Girard, Beth. 2013. February Speaker Review: Common Diseases of Captive Reptiles. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(3):1-2.

Girard, Beth. 2013. March Speaker Review: Population Trends of Three Congeners of Mole Salamanders. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(4):1-2.

Girard, Beth. 2013. May Speaker Review: Leopard Gecko Care and Breeding - Don Antiel. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(6):12.

Girard, Beth. 2013. June Speaker Review: How to Train Your Gator - Brandon Greases. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(7):1-2.

Girard, Beth. 2013. July Speaker Review: Blake Sheldon - Down the Mississippi. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(8):1-2.

Girard, Beth. 2013. August Speaker Review: Rebecca Christoffel - Herp Education. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(9):1-2.

Girard, Beth. 2013. September Speakcer Review: Terry Odegaard - The History of MHS. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(10):12.

Girard, Beth. 2013. October Speaker Review: Blake Klocke - Combatting the sixth Mass Extinction: Saving the Amphibians of Panama and Costa Rica.

Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(11):1-3.

Girard, Beth. 2013. November Speaker Review: Geckos of the World: Phylogeny, Biogeography, and Evolutions. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(12):1-3.

Glassel, Laurie. 2008. Herping as a family. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(10):8.

Gossen, Michelle L. and Phillip A. Cochran. 2013. Natural History Note: Aspidoscelis sexlineata: Artificial Habitat. Herpetological Review 44:668.

Grace, Kaitlyn J., John J. Moriarty, Erin M. Curran, Timothy L. Lewis. 2010. Population Size of Chrysemys picta in a Metro Area Lake in Minnesota over a seven year period. Abstract and Poster - 2010 Midwest F&W Conference Minneapolis, MN. Haig, Nancy. 2007. Love at First Sight. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(10):7.

Haig, Nancy. 2008. Snakes and Hooks with Brad Baysinger. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(8):3.

Haig, Nancy. 2013. 2012 Year-end Adoption Report. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(2):5.

Hakomaki, Nancy. 2010. Minnesota Renaissance Festival - It's Back. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(8):5.

Hakomaki, Nancy. 2011. 2011 Como Cottage. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(8):7.

Halvorson, A. 2007. Road turtles and Wildlife Conferences. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(12):6-8.

Heck, Ellen. 2007. January Speaker Review. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(2):6-7.

Heck, Ellen. 2007. November Speaker Review: Mark Bee. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(12):5.

Heck, Ellen. 2007. May Speaker Review: Bruce Delles " Funny Mishaps and Mistakes in Herpetology. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(6):3,5.

Heck, Ellen. 2007. June Speaker Review: Trevor Keyler "Traveling and Herping in Eastern Australia 2006". Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(7):3,5.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. Random Herp Stories, Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(1):3.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. Molecules, Maps, Mountain Slopes and Salamander Tree of Life. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(2):2.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. February has 2 Speakers: Scott Lanyon and Jamie Pasika. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(3):2.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. March was Garter Snake Month with Dr. Doug Rossman. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(4):2.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. A Night with Jim Gerholdt and Tony Gamble. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(6):2-4.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. June Speaker Bruce Larson and FL Chams. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(7):2.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. August Speaker: MHS's Very Own Kathy Claugherty. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(9):3.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. Herping in the Land of Dracula, Nadia Comanici and Ceausescu. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(10):3.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. Jeff LeClere Speaks. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(12):4-5.

Heck, Ellen. 2008. A Tale of Two speakers. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(11):2-3.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. January Speaker Review: Marc Bailey. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(2):3,5.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. February Speaker Review: Common Diseases of Reptiles. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(3):6.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. March Speaker Review: Dr. Dan Keyler. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(4):6-7.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. May Speaker Review: Charles Pritzel. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(6):5.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. June Speaker Review: Brad Birchfield and Jeremy Sloan. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(7):7.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. August Meeting Review: Benjamen Lowe. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(9):6-7.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. September Meeting Review: Dr. Dan Keyler. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(10):6-8.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. October Meeting Review: Jeff Ronne. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(11):6-8.

Heck, Ellen. 2010. November Speaker Review: Chris Smith and Carol Hall. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(12):6-8.

Heck, Ellen. 2011. December Holiday Banquet Speaker Review: Jessi Krebs. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(1):6-8.

Heck, Ellen. 2011. January Speaker Review: Bruce Delles. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(2):5-6.

Heck, Ellen. 2011. February Speaker Review: Garrick DeMeyer. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(3):6-7.

Heck, Ellen. 2011. Mamabas, Malaria, and Militias - May Speaker. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(6):4-6.

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Heck, Ellen. 2011. The Armenian Viper - June Speaker. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(7):4-5.

Heck, Ellen. 2011. Tony Gamble on Geckos - October Speaker. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(11):3-5.

Heck, Ellen. 2011. Keeping and Breeding Russian and Redfoot Tortoises in the Upper Midwest - Speaker Summary. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(12):3-4.

Heck, Ellen. 2013. December Speaker Review: Field Herping in Kansas. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(1):1-2.

Hensely, Jennifer. 2009. My Trip to the Midwest Symposium and NARBC Show and Sale. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(11):6.

Herwig, Brian R., Luke W. Schroeder, Kyle D. Zimmer, Mark A. Hanson, David F. Staples, Robert G. Wright, and Jerry A. Younk. 2013. Fish Influences on Amphibian Presence and Abundance in Prairie and Parkland Landscapes of Minnesota, USA. J. Herpetology 47:489-497.

Hoaglund, Erica P. and Christopher E. Smith, 2012. Lessons Learned: Notes on the Natural History of the Plains Hognose Snake (Heterdon nasicus) in Minnesota. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians 19(3):163-169.

Hoaglund, Erica P., and Christopher E. Smith. 2013. New and Updated Records of Amphibians and Reptiles from Minnesota, USA. Herpetological Review 44:482-483.

Jacobsen, Glen. 2013. 2012 National Reptile and Amphibian Law Symposium. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 33(1):3-4.

Johnson, Marie, Sandra M. Tekmen, and Mark A. Bee. 2013. Natural History Note. Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope's Gray Treefrog): Breeding Activity. Herpetological Review 44:495.

Kapfer, J.M., Sandheinrich, M.B., and M.G. Knutson. 2007. Use of FETAX to Examine Acute Survival of Xenopus laevis Larvae in Water from Natural and Constructed Ponds in the Upper Midwest. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 2:119-125.

Kiser, Amy. 2009. Leopard Gecko Husbandry. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(8):6.

Kiser, Amy. 2009. Treating Reptile Abscesses. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(9):7.

Kiser, Amy. 2009. Light and Heat in Reptile Enclosure. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(12):8.

Larson, Krista. 2009. Minnesota Frog and Toad Calling Survey - 2008 Survey Results. Nongame Wildlife Program. 2 pp.

LeClere, Jeff. 2007. A Piece of MHS Newsletter History: Those "Phabulous Phenological Phinds" Revisited. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(12):3 LeClere, Jeff. 2008. Field Survey 2008 Wrap-up. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(8):6.

LeClere, Jeff. 2009. 2009 Annual MHS Field Survey Summary at Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(9):4.

LeClere, Jeff. 2010. Occurrence of Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, with a note regarding the Common Musk Turtle, Sternotherus odoratus. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(2):6-9.

LeClere, Jeffery B. 2011. A History of MHS Field Surveys. Occasional Papers of Minnesota Herpetological Society No. 8, 46 pp.

LeClere, Jeffery B. 2012. New and Updated County Records for Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota. Herpetological Review 2012:312.

LeClere, Jeffery B., Erica P. Hoaglund, Jim Scharoach, Christopher Smith, and Tony Gamble. 2012. Two Naturally Occurring Intergeneric Hybrid Snakes (Pituphis catenifer sayi x Pantherophis vulpinus; Lampropeltini, Squamata) from Midwestern United States. Journal of Herpetology 46:257-262.

Lenhardt, Christian, John Nieber, and Jason Naber. 2011. Assessing the Impacts of Hydrologic and Geomorphic Alteration of Minnesota Rivers on Riverine Turtle Habitat. Final Report to Minnesota DNR for Species of Greatest Conservation Need. 24 pp.

Linck, Madeleine and Laurence N. Gillette. 2009. Post-Natal Movements and Overwintering Sites of Hatchling Blanding's Turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, in East-Central Minnesota. Herpetological Review 40: 411-414.

Linck, Madeleine and Laurence N. Gillette. 2010. Overwintering Sites and Survival of Hatchling Emydoidea blandingii in Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in East Central Minnesota Abstract in Blanding's Turtle Biology, Conservation and Management, PARC Symp.

Lowe, Ben. 2010. Book Review: My Life in Natural History: An autobiography. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(8):7-8.

Mahaffy, James. 2007. Historic Evidence for Rattlesnakes from Mitchell County in Northeastern Iowa and from Mower County in Southeastern Minnesota. JMIH 2007 - St. Louis, MO - abstract.

Mahaffy, James. 2009. Historic Extensions of Rattlesnake Ranges (Timber Rattlesnake and Massasauga) from five counties in Southeastern and Southcentral Minnesota. JMIH 2009 abstract #400.

Martyn, Noah T. and Christopher E. Smith. 2010. Geographic Distribution: Thamnophis radix: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 41:383.

McCarthy, Richard. 2008. Herpetological Observations at Pine Bend 2008. Report to Friends of the Mississippi River. 29 pp.

McCarthy, Richard. 2010. Geographic Distribution: Graptemys ouachitensis: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 41:105.

MNDNR. 2008. Timber Rattlesnake Recovery Plan. MNDNR - Div of Ecol. Resources. 43 pp.

Morantes, Andres R. and Otto T. Gockman. 2011. Geographic Distribution: Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetological Review 42:235.

Moriarty, John J. 2007. Herp Book Review: Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(7):6.

Moriarty, John J. 2007. Bibliography of Minnesota Herpetology - Update 2004 through 2006Supplement of the Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27:1-8.

Moriarty, John J. 2009. Minnesota Profile: Five-lined Skink. Minnesota Conservation Volunteer 72(424):72-73.

Nelson, Carmeleta, Deanna H. Olson and A. Ross Kiester. 2011. Protect Our Turtles. MNDNR, Poster.

Nolander, Evan T., John J. Moriarty, Erin Curran, Timothy Lewis. 2010. A Summary of Movements of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) at Lake Judy, Shoreview, MN. Abstract and Poster - 2010 Midwest F&W Conference Minneapolis, MN. Odegaard, Terry. 2008. Desert Hunger. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(10):8-9.

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Odegaard, Terry. 2008. Two Tough Snakes. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(11):4.

Odegaard, Terry. 2008. Turtle Rescue Hints. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(12):6.

Odegaard, Terry. 2009. Traveling with Herps. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(1):6.

Odegaard, Terry. 2009. Comfortable Critters. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(2):5.

Odegaard, Terry. 2009. Rewards of Being Observant. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(3/4):5-6.

Odegaard, Terry. 2009. Herping in Kansas, or How I found Herp Heaven. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(11):8.

Odegaard, Terry. 2010. Watching the Wild Snakes Feed. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 30(3):7.

Pappas, Michael and J. Congdon. 2010. Conservation and management Concerns Related to Patterns of Nesting and Hatchling Orientation during Nest Dispersal of Emydoidea blandingii, Chelydra serpentina, and Chrysemys picta belli. Abstract in Blanding's Turtle Biology, Conservation and management, PARC Symp.

Pappas, Michael J., Justin D. Congdon, Bruce J. Brecke, and Joshua Capps. 2009. Orientation and dispersal of hatchling Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) from experimental nests. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87:755-766.

Pappas, Michael J., Justin D. Congdon, Bruce J. Brecke, and Steven Freeberg. 2013. Orientation of Freshwater Hatchling Blanding's (Emydoidea blandingii) and Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) Dispersing from Experimental Nests in Agricultural Fields. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:385-399.

Refsnider, Jeanine M. 2009. High Frequency of Multiple Paternity in Blanding's Turtle. Journal of Herpetology 43:74-81.

Refsnider, Jeanine M. and Madeleine H. Linck. 2012. Habitat Use and Movement Patterns of Blanding's Turtles in Minnesota, USA: A Landscape Approach to Species Conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7:185-195.

Refsnider, Jeanine M. and Madeleine H. Linck. 2010. Reproductive Ecology of Blanding's Turtles in Minnesota. Abstract in Blanding's Turtle Biology, Conservation and Management, PARC Symp.

Reinders, Anke. 2009. Memory of Claire. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(12):5.

Rodriguez, Edmarie M., Tony Gamble, M. Vicent Hirt, and Sehoya Cotner. 2009. Presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Itasca State Park, Minnesota, USA. Herpetolgogical Review 40:48-50.

Ross, Mark A. and Phillip A. Cochran. 2013. Natural History Note: Nerodia sipedon: Diet. Herpetological Review 44:695.

Rueber, Chris. 2011. Amazon River Turtles - Dick Vogt, July Speaker. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 31(8):4.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. Andrew Wyatt on Animal Ark. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(2):2.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. February Speaker Review: John Moriarty. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(3/4):6.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. March Speaker Review: Dr. Ken Kozak. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(5):5.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. May Speaker Review. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(6):6.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. June Speaker: Brian Crnobna. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(7):8.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. Medical Marvels in the Herp World. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(9):5-6.

Rypka-Hauer, Jenna. 2009. October Speaker: TJ Uriona. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 29(11):9.

Sandberg, B. 2007. A Fair to Remember. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 27(7):8.

Schmitt, Stephen J. and Philip A. Cochran. 2008. Geographic Distribution: Coluber constrictor. Herpetological Review 39:111.

Schmitt, Stephen James. 2008. Use of Rock Ledge Habitat by Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) on Southeast Minnesota Bluffs. B.S. Thesis - St. Mary's University of Minnesota. 21 pp.

Smith, Christopher E., Jaime Edwards, and Jeffery M. Lorch. 2013. Natural History Note. Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake): Fugal Pathogens.

Herpetological Review 44:519-520.

Smith, Christopher E., and Kenneth H. Kozak. 2011. A Case of Mistaken Identity: a Re-evalutation fo Pantherophis obsoletus Distribution in Minnesota.

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Smith, Christopher E., Erica P. Hoaglund, and Duane McDermott. 2010. Geographic Distribution: Thamnophis radix: Minnesota. Herpetological Review 41:383.

Stanislav, Anna J., John J. Moriarty, Erin M. Curran, Timothy Lewis. 2010. A seven Year Study of Sex Ratios of Adult Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in a Minnesota Metro Lake from 2003 to 2012. Abstract and Poster - 2010 Midwest F&W Conference Minneapolis, MN Swanson, E.M., S.M. Tekman, and M.A. Bee. 2007. Do Female Frogs Exploit Inadvertent Social Information to locate Breeding Aggregations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 921-932.

Tamplin, Jeffery W. 2009. Effect of age and body size on selected temperature by juvenile wood turtles. Journal of Thermal Biology 34:41-48.

Tamplin, Jeffery W., Jason J. Husveth, and Amy L. Carolan. 2009. Natural History Note: Emydoidea blandingii: Clutch Size. Herpetological Review 40:214.

Tekiela, Stan. 2007. Eastern Bluebirds Feeding on Western Chorus Frogs. Loon 79(1):5-7.

Uyehara, Isaac Kazuo, Tony Gamble and Sehoya Cotner. 2010. The Presence of Ranavirus in Anuran Populations at Itasca State Park, Minnesota, USA. Herpetological Review 41(2):177-179.

Valois, Renee. 2008. The extraordinary, ordinary garter snake. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(9):4.

Valois, Renee. 2008. Tales of the Renesance Festival. Newsletter of the Minnesota Herpetological Society 28(10):5-6.

Wolff, Brian G., Sarah M. Conway, and Clemon J. Dabney III. 2012. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Ranavirus in Anurans inhabiting Decorative Koi Ponds near Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Herpetological Review 43:427-429.

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