Annotated Bibliography of Kansas Herpetology

An exhaustive list of all known publications referencing Kansas' amphibians and reptiles. Annotated and cross-referenced with the species accounts. Please advise, should you come across an article not listed herein.
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1758
Linné, Carl von (=Linneaus). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [System of Nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species with characters, differences, synonyms, places.] 10th Edition, Volume 1, L. Salvius, Stockholm. iv + 826pp.
Contains the original descriptions of Testudo serpentina (=Chelydra serpentina) page 199, Lacerta fasciata (=Plestiodon fasciatus) page 209, Crotalus horridus page 214, and Coluber sipedon (=Nerodia sipedon) page 219.
TAXA CITED: North American Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina); North American Racer (Coluber constrictor); Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus); Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon); Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus);
1766
Linné, Carl von (=Linneaus). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Volume I.] Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, Holmiae, Editio duodecima, reformata (12th Edition). 1-532pp.
Contains the original descriptions of Lacerta 6-lineata (=Aspidoscelis sexlineata) page 364, Sistrurus miliarius page 372, Boa contortrix (=Agkistrodon contortrix): page 373, Coluber striatulus (=Haldea striatula) page 275, Coluber punctatus (=Diadophis punctatus) page 376, and Coluber aestivus (=Opheodrys aestivus) page 387.
TAXA CITED: Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix); Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon laticinctus); Six-lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus); Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus); Rough Earthsnake (Virginia striatula); Northern Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus); Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius);
1789
Bonnaterre, Pierre J. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Erpétologie. [Encyclopedic and methodical table of the three kingdoms of nature. Herpetology.] Chez Panckoucke, Hotel de Thou, rue des Poitevins. 71pp.
Contains the original description of Testudo subrubra (=Kinosternon subrubrum) page 27. In French.
TAXON CITED: Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum);
1789
Lacepede, Bernard G. de. Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares et des serpens. Tome Second. [Natural history of oviparous quadrupeds and serpents. Second volume.] Hotel de Thou, Rue des Poitevins, Paris, France. 671pp.
Contains the original description of Coluber triangulum (=Lampropeltis triangulum) page 86 and Crotalus piscivorus (=Agkistrodon piscivorus) age 130. In French.
TAXA CITED: Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus); Western Milksnake (Lampropeltis gentilis); Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum);
1799
Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise M. F. J. Memoir on Amphibia. Serpents. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 4():362-381
TAXA CITED: Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix); Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon laticinctus); Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus);
1801
Latreille, Pierre Andr. XXII Genre. Hétérodon, Heterodon. Pages 32-37 in Sonnini and Latreille, Histoire Naturelle des Reptiles avec figures dessinées d’après nature, Vol. 4: Chez Deterville, Paris, France.. pp.
Contains the original description of Heterodon platirhinos page 32. In French.
TAXON CITED: Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos);
1802
Daudin, Francois M. Histoire naturelle des rainettes, des grenouilles et des crapauds. [Natural history of tree frogs, frogs and toads.] Quarto version. de L'imprimerie de Bertrandet, Rue de Sorbonne, Paris, France. 468pp.
Contains the original description of Lacerta bilineata (nomen protectum) page 152. In French.
TAXON CITED: Western Green Lacerta (Lacerta bilineata);
1802
Shaw, George. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume 3. G. Kearsley, London, U. K.. 615pp.
Original descriptions of the Rana catesbeiana (=Lithobates catesbeianus) page 106, Lacerta maculata (=Ambystoma maculatum) page 304, and Coluber flagellum (=Masticophis flagellum) page 475.
TAXA CITED: Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum); North American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus); Common Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum);
1810
Rafinesque, Constantine S. Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e plante della Sicilia. [Characters of some new genera and new species of animals and plants of Sicily.] Sanfilippo, Palermo, Sicily. 105pp.
TAXON CITED: Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus);
1818
Rafinesque, Constantine S. Further account of discoveries in natural history, in the western states. The American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review 4():39-42
Contains the original description of Sirena maculosa (=Necturus maculosus) page 41 and Crotalinus viridis (=Crotalus viridis) page 41.
TAXA CITED: Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis); Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus);
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