Introduction 



This bibliography had its inception in 1974. Titles and 

 information were collected from the widely scattered sources 

 through 1980. Literature concerning Virginia's amphibians and 

 reptiles published after 1980 is not included. Also not included 

 are dissertations, theses, newspaper articles and the like. 

 Each citation is numbered and cross-indexed by species. Some 

 papers undoubtedly have been overlooked, and I would appreciate 

 being made aware of these. 



Acknowledgements 



This bibliography could not have been compiled without the 

 help of several libraries and their librarians. I am grateful 

 to the staff of the following institutions for various forms 

 of assistance: Arizona State University, National Museum of 

 Natural History, University of Richmond and University of Tennessee. 

 My wife, Wendy, aided in the search and compilation of many 

 references. I am grateful to Susan M. Johnson for typing the 

 manuscript. Frank H. Daniel provided the cover illustration. 



