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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Ontario  [Canada]

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Anonymous. 1962. Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. The reptiles of Algonquin Park. Mus. Bull. Dept. Lands For. Ontario 1: 1-19.

Anonymous. 1977. The Ontario endangered and threatened species program. Ontario Fish Wildl. Riv. 16(4): 3-25.

Adams, M.S.; Clark, H.F.A. 1958. Herpetofaunal survey of Long Point, Ontario, Canada. Herpetologica 14: 8-10.

Allin, A.E. 1940. The vertebrate fauna of Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario. (Amph. & Rept. pp. 110-112). Transactions Canad. Inst. Toronto 23(1): 83-118.

Ashley, E.P.; Robinson, J.T. 1996. Road mortality of amphibians, reptiles and other wildlife on the Long Point Causeway, Lake Erie, Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 110(3): 403-412.

Bogart, J.P.; Murphy, R. 1998. Herpetology in southern Ontario. Herpetological Review 29(1): 8-10.

Brown, J.R. 1928. The herpetology of Hamilton, Ontario and district. Canadian Field Naturalist 42: 125-127.

Christie, P. 1979. Reptiles and Amphibians of Prince Edward County Ontario. Dundurn Press, Toronto. 143 pp.

Cook, F.R.; Lafontaine, J.D.; Black, S.; Luciuk, L.; Lindsay, R.V. 1980. Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in eastern Ontario and adjacent Quebec. Canadian Field-Naturalist 94(4): 411-415.

Cote, J. 2006. Petrie Island turtle nesting survey report - 2006. Ottawa Stewardship Council, Manotick. 18 pp.

Coventry, A.F. 1931. Amphibia, Reptilia and Mammalia of the Tema-gami district, Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist 45(5): 109-110.

Desroches, J.F.; Schueler, F.W.; Picard, I.; Gagnon, L.P. 2010. A herpetological survey of the James Bay area of Quebec and Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist 124(4): 299-315.

Dymond, J.R. 1929. The amphibians and reptiles of the Lake Abitibi region. Univ. Toronto Stud. Biol. 32 [1928]: 35.

Evans, H.E.; Roecker, R.M. 1951. Notes on herpetology of Ontario, Canada. Herpetologica 7(2): 69-71.

Findlay, C.S.; Houlahan, J. 1997. Anthropogenic correlates of species richness in southeastern Ontario wetlands. Conservation Biology 11(4): 1000-1009.

Francis, G. 1955. The reptiles of the Purpleville project area. Ontario Field Biologist 9: 14.

Francis, G.R.; Campbell, C.A. 1983. The herpetofauna of Waterloo region, Ontario. Ontario Field Biologist 37(2): 51-86.

Harding, J. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 378 pp.

Hogg, D.M. 1975. The snapping turtles of Wye Marsh. Ontario Fish Wildl. Rev. 14(2): 16-20.

Johnson, R. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles. pp. 187-201. In: Eckert, K.L.; Bjorndal, K.A.; Abreu-Grobois, F.A. & Donnelly, M. (eds.). Research and management techniques for the conservation of sea turtles. IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Washington, D.C. 235 pp.

Judd, W.W. 1962. Observations on some snakes and turtles captured in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Field Biologist 16: 25-28.

Judd, W.W. 1965. Studies on the Byron Bog in south-western Ontario. XXII. Observations on toads, frogs and turtles. Canadian Field Naturalist 79: 142-144.

Judd, W.W. 1968. Studies on the Byron bog in southwestern Ontario. 34. Additional observations on reptiles of the bog. Canadian Field Naturalist 82: 289-291.

Judd, W.W. 1976. Records of snakes and turtles in Ontario in the 1960s. Bulletin Can. Amph. Rept. Conserv. Soc. 13(6): 1-2.

Judd, W.W. 1984. A resume of references to herpetology of Middlesex County, Ontario. Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Society Bulletin 21(4): 2-4.

Judd, W.W. 1987. References to herpetology in nature columns by A.B. Klugh in The Farmer's Advocate. Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Society Bulletin 24(4): 2.

King, R.B.; Oldham, M.J.; Weller, W.F.; Wynn, D. 1997. Historic and current amphibian and reptile distributions in the island region of western Lake Erie. American Midland Naturalist 138(1): 153-173.

Leduc, J.C.; Kozlowicz, K.J.; Litzgus, J.D.; Lesbarréres, D. 2011. Ecology of herpetofaunal populations in Tailings Wetlands in Sudbury, Ontario. Canadian Herpetologist 1(1): 6.

Lindeborg, R.G. 1950. Some herpetological records from the Quetico Provincial Park of Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist 64(2): 86.

Logier, E.B.S. 1925. Notes on the herpetology of Point Pelee, Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist 39: 91-95.

Logier, E.B.S. 1928. The amphibians and reptiles of the Lake Nipigon Region. Transactions Canad. Inst. Toronto 16: 279-291.

Logier, E.B.S. 1930. The amphibians and reptiles of King Township. Contr. R. Ont. Mus. Zool. Ontario 3: 203-208.

Logier, E.B.S. 1931. A faunal investigation of Long Point and vicinity, Norfolk County, Ontario. Transactions R. Canad. Inst. Toronto 18(1): 229-236.

Logier, E.B.S. 1939. The reptiles of Ontario. Royal Ontario Museum Handbook no. 4. 63 pp.

Logier, E.B.S. 1941. The amphibians and reptiles of Prince Edward County, Ontario. Univ. Toronto Stud. Biol. Ser. 48: 93-106.

Logier, E.B.S. 1942. Reptiles and amphibians of the Sault Ste. Marie region, Ontario. Contr. Ont. Mus. zool. Toronto 21: 154-163.

Logier, E.B.S. 1957. Changes in the amphibian and reptilian fauna of Ontario. pp. 13-18. In: Urquhart & al. Changes in the fauna of Ontario. Univ. Press, Toronto.

Lord, D.R. 1956. The reptiles of Georgian Bay. Ontario Field Biologist 10: 26-27.

MacCulloch, R.D. 2002. The ROM field guide to amphibians and reptiles of Ontario. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto. 168 pp.

Malcolm, J.R.; Campbell, B.D.; Kuttner, B.G.; Sugar, A. 2004. Potential indicators of the impacts of forest management on wildlife habitat in northeastern Ontario: a multivariate application of wildlife habitat suitability matrices. Forestry Chronicle 80(1): 91-106.

McBride, B. 1961. The reptiles of southern Georgian Bay. Ontario Field Biologist 15: 19-23.

McKenney, D.W.; Mackey, B.G.; Bogart, J.P.; Mckee, J.E.; Oldham, M.J.; Chek, A. 1998. Bioclimatic and spatial analysis of Ontario reptiles and amphibians. Ecoscience 5(1): 18-30.

Meek, S.E. 1902. Notes on a collection of cold-blooded vertebrates from Ontario. Field Museum of Natural History Zoological Series 3: 131-140.

Mierzwa, K.S. 1989. Legislative update and conservation notes. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(2): 35.

Oldham, M.J. (ed.) 1988. Ontario herpetofaunal summary 1985. World Wildlife Fund (Canada), Essex Region Conservation Authority & Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto, Essex & London, Ontario. 206 pp.

Oldham, M.J. 1981. Observations on the amphibians and reptiles of Arrowhead Provincial Park. Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Society Bulletin 18(3): 1-2.

Oldham, M.J. 1990. Ontario herpetological summary. pp. 195-205. In: Allen, G.M.; Eagles, P.F.J. & Price, S.D. (eds.). Conserving Carolinian Canada. Conservation biology in the deciduous forest region. University of Waterloo Press, Waterloo, Ontario. 346 pp.

Oldham, M.J.; Weller, W.F. 1992. Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary: compiling information on the distribution and life history of amphibians and reptiles in Ontario. Canadian Wildlife Service Occasional Paper 76: 21-22.

Peters, M.G. 2004. Life-Size Amphibians and Reptiles of Southern Ontario. Published by the author, Guelph, Ontario. 53 pp.

Plumb, L. 1964. Turtles we have known. Ganad. Audubon 26: 102-104.

Resetar, A. 1976. A key to the reptiles and amphibians of Quetico Provincial Park. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 10(3-4): 4-5.

Rowell, J. 2013. The Snakes of Ontario: Natural History, Distribution and Status. Published by the author, place of publication unknown. 411 pp.

Scallen, D. 1983. Notes on the reptiles and amphibians of the North Halton and adjacent Peel County area. Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Society Bulletin 21(1): 1-6.

Toner, G.C. 1936. Notes on the turtles of Leeds and Frontenao Counties, Ontario. Copeia 1986: 236-237.

Toner, G.C.; Edwards, W.E. 1938. Cold blooded vertebrates of Grippen Lake, Leeds County, Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist 52(3): 40-43.

Touch, W.A. 1976. A general survey of herptiles in Rennie and High Parks. Bulletin Can. Amph. Rept. Conserv. Soc. 13(4): 1-7.

Urquhart, F.A. 1941. An ecological study of the saltatoria of Point Pelee, Ontario (Amphibia and reptiles, pp. 12-13). Univ. Toronto Stud. Biol. 50: 1-87.

Warburton, F.E. 1951. Notes on the vertebrates, except fishes, of the Sault Ste. Marie region of Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist 64: 192-200.

Weller, W.F.; McCarter, J.; Gagnon, L.; Brinker, S.; Copeland, C.E.; Oldham, M.J.; Schueler, F.W.; Thompson, S. 2017. New records of amphibians and reptiles from Cockburn Island, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada. Herpetological Review 48(3): 593-595.

Williams, M.Y. 1942. Notes on the fauna of Bruce Peninsula, Manitoulin and adjacent islands. Canadian Field Naturalist 56(6): 92-93.

Woodliffe, P.A.; Allen, G.M. 1990. A life science inventory and ranking of 30 natural areas of Walpole Island Indian Reserve. pp. 37-48. In: Allen, G.M.; Eagles, P.F.J. & Price, S.D. (eds.). Conserving Carolinian Canada. Conservation biology in the deciduous forest region. University of Waterloo Press, Waterloo, Ontario. 346 pp.

Wright, A.H.; Simpson, S.E.R. 1920. The vertebrates of the Otter Lake Region, Dorset, Ontario. Canadian Field Naturalist 34: Unpaginated.