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Alexander, D.R.; Diener, R.A. 1958. A collection of amphibians and reptiles from Japan. Copeia 218-219.

Bruhl, L. 1930. Schildkrötenzucht in Japan. Naturf. Berlin 7: 1-8.

Denburgh, J. van 1912. Concerning certain species of reptiles and amphibians from China, Japan, the Loo Choo Islands, and Formosa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 3: 187-257.

Dethier, M.; Dethier Sakamoto, A. 1988. The tzuchinoko, an unidentified snake from Japan. Cryptozoology 6 [1987]: 40-48.

Environment Agency 2000. [Threatened Wildlife of Japan: Reptilia Amphibia. Red Data Book 2nd ed]. (In Japanese). Japan Wildlife Research Center, Tokyo. 121 pp.

Fletcher, D. 1984. Exploitation of marine turtles in Japan. World Wildlife News 1984(Spring): 17-19.

Fukada, H. 1958. Biological studies on the snakes. IV. Seasonal prevalence in the fields. Bull. Kyoto Gakugei Univ. Ser. B 13: 22-35.

Fukada, H. 1965. Breeding habits of some Japanese reptiles (critical review). Bulletin Kyoto Gakugei Univ. (Ser. B) 27: 65-82.

Fukada, H. 1969. Biological studies on the snakes. 13. Preliminary estimate of population size in Tambabashi study area. Bulletin Kyoto Univ. Ethic. (Ser. B) 36: 3-9.

Fukada, H. 1972. Growth and maturity of some Japanese snakes (review). The Snake 4(2): 75-83.

Goris, R.C.; Maeda, N. 2005. Guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Japan. Krieger, Malabar, Florida. 285 pp.

Hatta, S. 1928. Some points on the zoogeography of Japan. Proceedings 3rd Pan Pacific Sci. Congress Tokyo 1: 1028-1030.

Hikida, T. 2000. [Consideration on Japanese common names for amphibians and reptiles occurring in Japan]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2000(2): 99-111.

Hikida, T. 2006. [A replacement of the scientific name for Japanese skinks of the genus Eumeces]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2006(2): 139-145.

Hikida, T. 2007. [Review of lizards listed in Stejneger (1907) from Japan and adjacent regions]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2007(2): 173-181.

Hilgendorf, F. 1880. On the collection of reptiles and batrachians made by him in Japan. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu B 1880: 112-121.

Holtzinger-Tenever, H. 1916. Verzeichnis der im Westf. Provinzial-Museum für Naturkunde befindlichen Reptilien, gesammelt von Oberstabs-Arzt Dr. Kugler in Japan 1884-1899. Jahresber. ProvVer. Wiss. Munster 44: 174-179.

Ikeda, T. 2007. A comparative morphological study of the vertebrae of snakes occurring in Japan and adjacent regions. Current Herpetology 26(1): 13-34.

Kadowaki, S. 1994. A preliminary study of the ecology of a Japanese snake community - species composition over five years. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 15(4): 126-130.

Kamezaki, N.; Matsui, M. 1997. A review of biological studies on Sea Turtles in Japan. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 17(1): 16-32.

Kaneda, M.; Kato, T. 2011. [A threat to amphibians and reptiles by invasive alien raccoons]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2011(2): 148-154.

Kano, R. 1977. Sea Turtles. pp. 73-74. In: Anonymous. Animals of medical importance in the Nansei Islands in Japan. Shinjuku Shobo Ltd., Tokyo. 410 pp.

Koba, K. 1955. [Herpetological fauna of Japan]. (In Japanese, English summary). Bulletin Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 16-19: 345-544.

Kosuge, Y. 2005. [Problems regarding the individual marking of freshwater turtles in Japan - the need for a network for the habitat conservation of the freshwater turtles]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2005(2): 187-188.

Kuramoto, S.; Murata, M.; Masuda, A.; Kobayashi, K.; Yamamoto, M. 2017. [The records of the freshwater turtles in Akashi Park in 2016]. (In Japanese). Kiraku 14: 22-25

Lieberman, S.S. 1991. Japan agrees to phase out trade in endangered Sea Turtles. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin 16(7-8): 4-6.

Maki, M. 1931. Monograph of the snakes in Japan. (In English and Japanese). Zool. Inst. Coll. of Sci. Kyoto Imp. Univ., Dai-ichi Shobo, Tokyo. 240 pp.

Matsui, M. 2006. [Current status of scientific names in some Japanese amphibians and reptiles]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2006(2): 117-119.

Matsui, M. 2007. [Commemorating centennial anniversary of Stejneger's monograph]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2007(2): 156-158.

Matsui, T. 1969. The snakes of Japan. The Snake 1: 50-55.

Mori, A.; Moriguchi, H. 1988. Food habits of the snakes in Japan: a critical review. The Snake 20(2): 98-113.

Nakamura, K.; Uéno, S.I. 1963. [Japanese reptiles and amphibians in colour]. (In Japanese). Hoikusha Osaka. 214 pp.

Nishemura, W.; Nakahigashi, S. 1990. Incidental capture of Sea Turtles by Japanese research and training vessels: results of a questionnaire. Marine Turtle Newsletter 51: 1-4.

Nishimura, S. 1965. The zoogeographical aspects of the Japan Sea. Part 1. Publs Seto Mar. biol. Lab. 13: 35-79.

Noda, H.; Kamata, N. 2004. [Relationships between population traits and food habits in aquatic turtles]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2004(2): 102-113.

Okada, S. 1891. Catalogue of vertebrated animals of Japan. Kinkodo, Tokyo, 128 pp.

Okada, Y. 1933. On the parallelism between the distribution of lizards and of anurans in the Japanese Empire. Sci. Rep. Tokyo Bunrika Daigaku (Sec. B) 1: 145-153.

Okada, Y. 1936. Studies on the lizards of Japan. Contribution I. Gekkonidae. Sci. Rep. Tokyo Bunrika Daigaku (Sec. B) 2(4): 233-289.

Okada, Y. 1936. The geographical distribution of Geckonidae in Japan. Bull. biogeogr. Soc. Tokyo 6(9): 71-73.

Okada, Y. 1937. Studies on the lizards of Japan. Contribution II. Agamidae. Sci. Rep. Tokyo Bunrika Daigaku (Sec. B) 3(51): 83-94.

Okada, Y. 1938. A catalogue of vertebrates of Japan. Maruzen, Tokyo. 412 pp.

Okada, Y. 1939. Studies on the lizards of Japan. III. Scincidae. Sci. Rep. Tokyo Bunrika Daigaku (Sec. B) 4(72-73): 159-214.

Okada, Y. 1940. A revision of the parallelism between the distribution of lizards and that of frogs in the Japanese Empire. Proceedings Sixth Pac Sci. Congr. Berkeley 4: 219-229.

Okochi, I. 2001. [Detecting forest dependant amphibians and reptiles as indicators of sustainable forest management using a questionaire to herpetologists]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2001(1): 12-16.

Ota, H. 1998. [A review of studies on the Japanese terrestrial reptiles by use of genetic techniques]. (In Japanese). Island Studies in Okinawa 16: 19-32.

Ota, H. 2000. Current status of the threatened amphibians and reptiles of Japan. Population Ecology 42(1): 5-9.

Ota, H. 2007. [Review of chelonians listed in Stejneger (1907) from Japan and adjacent regions]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2007(2): 203-211.

Ota, H.; Sato, H.; Yasukawa, Y. 2003. [Comments on Uchiyama et al's (2002) photographic guide - a long awaited guide book to the Japanese amphibians and reptiles, but wait a minute.....]. (In Japanese, English summary). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2003(2): 78-87.

Ota, H.; Takahashi, A. 2006. [Classification of turtles, with special reference to the recent changes in scientific names of the Japanese species]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2006(2): 131-139.

Shibata, Y. 1981. [A new record of the gekkonid lizard]. (In Japanese, English summary). Shizenshi-Kenkyu Occasional Papers from the Osaka Museum of Natural History 1(15): 149-154.

Shogaki, Y.; Abe, H.; Emoto, M. 1978. [On the foreign reptile and scorpions found in port among lauan log shipments in Japan]. (In Japanese). Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology 29(4): 355-357.

Stejneger, L.H. 1907. Herpetology of Japan and adjacent territory. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 58: 1-577.

Stejneger, L.H. 1996. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory. (Reprint, first published in 1907). SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles) in cooperation with the Japanese Herpetological Society, Oxford, Ohio. 684 pp.

Sternfeld, R. 1916. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Japan und von den Riu-Kiu. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1916: 164-174.

Suganuma, H.; Kamezaki, N. 1991. Measuring and tagging procedures standardized in Japan. Marine Turtle Newsletter 54: 16-17.

Takada, E.; Ootani, T. 2011. Keys to the illustrated manual of Japanese Reptiles and Amphibians in natural Color. Hokuryukan, Tokyo. 292 pp.

Tanaka, K.; Mori, A. 2000. Literature survey on predators of snakes in Japan. Current Herpetology 19(2): 97-111.

Toda, M. 2011. [Current problems and countermeasures related to invasive alien reptiles and amphibians in Japan]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2011(2): 128-136.

Tokuda, T. 2013. Distributional and natural history notes on the ratsnakes of Japan, with special emphasis on the species of Hokkaido. pp. 353-368. In: Schulz, K.D. (ed.). Old World ratsnakes: a collection of papers. Bushmaster Publications, Berg. 432 pp.

Toriba, M. 1990. Karyotypes of some species of Japanese colubrid snakes. pp. 255-259. In: Olmo, E. (ed.). Cytogenetics of amphibians and reptiles. Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, Boston & Berlin. 270 pp.

Toriba, M. 1993. Present location of the type specimens described by Maki. The Snake 25(1): 71-72.

Toriba, M. 2001. [Comments on the common names of Japanese amphibians and reptiles]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2001(1): 19-20.

Toriba, M. 2007. [Review of the snakes listed in Stejneger (1907) from Japan and adjacent regions]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2007(2): 182-203.

Toriba, M.; Ota, H. 2006. [Classification of crotaline snakes in Asia, with special reference to the recent changes in scientific names for the Japanese species]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2006(2): 145-151.

Toriba, M.; Sawai, Y. 1990. Venomous snakes of medical importance in Japan. pp. 323-348. In: Gopalakrishnakone, P. & Chou, L.M. (eds.). Snakes of medical importance (Asia-Pacific region). Venom and Toxin Group, National University of Singapore & International Society on Toxinology. 676 pp.

Torii, H. 1951. Die Höhlen-Vertebraten aus Japan und seinen Nachbarschaften. Annot. zool. jap. 24: 170-179.

Uchida, I.; Nishiwaki, M. 1982. Sea Turtles in the waters adjacent to Japan. pp. 317-319. In: Bjorndal, K.A. (ed.). Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 583 pp.

Vogt, T. 1913. Zur Reptilien- und Amphibienfauna Koreas und Japans. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1913: 219-222.

Wada, T. 2003. [Distribution of house-dwelling geckoes in Japan, based on a research using questionnaire]. (In Japanese). Shizenshi-Kenkyu Occasional Papers from the Osaka Museum of Natural History 3(2): 1-23.

Wall, F. 1903. A prodromus of the snakes hitherto recorded from China, Japan, and the Loo Choo Islands, with some notes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1: 84-102.

Wall, F. 1904. Notes on a collection of snakes from Japan and the Loo Choo Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 2: 511.

Watari, Y. 2011. [Toward recovery: mongoose management and the Japanese herpetofauna]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2011(2): 137-147.

Yakashima, H. 1958. [A synopsis of the reptiles of Japan]. (In Japanese). Misc. Repts. Yamashina Inst. Ornithol. and Zool. 12: 14-21.

Yasukawa, Y. 2005. [Alien freshwater turtles which may become established in Japan in the near future]. (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 2005(2): 155-163.