Below is a list of duplicate books and periodicals that were donated to the new Library of Herpetology. They are being sold to help pay for the maintenance of the building and book collection. Date in upper left of first page of list shows date the list is current.

The selling price is at the end of each bibliographical entry, right after the 5/5 condition code. (In most cases, the prices I have shown are either a) slightly below the cheapest price on abe.com, or b) slightly below wherever else I found the books listed.) The SB or HB after the bibliographical entry page numbers refer to Softbound or Hardbound. The numbers after that refer to the condition of the books / dust jackets, with an X as an indication that there is no dust jacket. If you are purchasing in quantity, I will give an additional 20% off any order of 12 or more titles in one package. Books that do not sell will eventually show up at a benefit auction somewhere in the next few years. As previously stated, proceeds from selling these books will support the Library of Herpetology and additional donations are gratefully accepted.

All books should be considered used. I am a volunteer, NOT a book dealer, and do not know the official specifications for a book being poor, fair, good, great, etc. I have used a grading system of 1-5, where 5 is in really nice condition, 4 is good, 3 is average used, 2 is not-so-great, and 1 is really rough. If in doubt, please ask me about any specific book you are interested in, and I will describe it as best I can. My home phone is (517) 372-5730 7am-8pm EST. My direct email is oldherper@tds.net

I’ve grouped the books into the following categories to facilitate ‘shopping’ and to further assist me in finding the book if/when someone asks for it.

Herps Reptiles Snakes
Lizards Turtles/Tortoises Crocodilians
Amphibians Other Periodicals

To all books/periodicals bought will be added the actual cost of shipping via USPS Media within the USA. I do not know how to ship internationally, or any laws governing that, and so choose not to. Exceptions for shipping: I can deliver free-of-shipping-charges to the NARBC show in Tinley Park (Chicago) March or October or to the NRBE in Daytona in August (or anywhere along the I-75 path to/from); perhaps to the Biology conferences in Rodeo, NM.

Whether or not you choose to purchase any books from this list, please point it out to any/all others you know that might be interested. Thanks!

Theresa
Updated 12/20/25

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS
Boys, Floyd and Hobart M. and Smith. 1959. Poisonous Amphibians and Reptiles: Recognition and Bite Treatment. Charles C. Thomas. 149pp. HB 5/3 $20.00
Breen, John F. 1974. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. T.F.H. Publications. 576pp. HB 5/X $7.00
Burton, Maurice. 1973. The World of Reptiles and Amphibians. Bounty Books. 128pp. HB 5/3 $6.00
Burton, Maurice. 1975. Encyclopedia of Reptiles, Amphibian, and Other Cold-Blooded Animals. Octopus Books Ltd. 252pp. HB 4/3 $10.00
Capula, Massimo, 1989. Simon and Schuster's Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. Simon & Schuster. 256pp. SB 5/X $6.00
Carr, Archie, and Coleman J. Goin. 1959. Guide to the Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fresh-Water Fishes of Florida. University of Florida Press. 341pp. HB (spine issue) 4/X $28.00
Cochran, Doris M. and Coleman J. and Goin. 1970. The New Field Book of Reptiles and Amphibians. G.P. Putnam’s Sons. 359pp. 1st ed. HB 5/3 $5.00
Cogger, H.G. 1975. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Ralph Curtis Books. HB 5/4 $42.00
Cogger and Zweifel. 1992. Reptiles and Amphibians. Smithmark (1st US ed 1992). 240pp HB 4/4 $14.00
Collins, Joseph T. and Suzanne L. Collins. 1993. Reptiles and Amphibians of Cheyenne Bottoms. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 92pp. SB 5/X $5.00
Conant, Stebbins, and Collins. 1992. Peterson First Guides: Reptiles and Amphibians. Houghton Mifflin. 128pp. SB 5/X $3.00
Goin, Coleman J. and Olive B. Goin. 1962. Introduction to Herpetology. W.H. Freeman & Company. 341pp. HB 3/X $10.00
Halliday, Tim and Kraig Adler. 1986. The Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Facts on File, Inc. 143 + XVIpp. HB 5/5 $7.00
Honders, John, ed. 1975. The World of Reptiles and Amphibians. Peebles Press. 1st ed. HB 160pp$6.00 4/3
Hudson, George E. 1972. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Nebraska. University of Nebraska. 146pp. SB 4/X (hard to find) $12.00
Station.188pp. SB 5/X $9.00
Lazell, James D. Jr. 1976. This Broken Archipelago: Cape Cod and the Islands, Amphibians and Reptiles. Demeter Press. 260pp. HB 4/4 $17.00
Leviton, Alan. 1971. Reptiles and Amphibians of North America. Double Day & Co. 252pp. HB 5/4 $8.00
Mattison, Christopher. 1992. The Care of Reptiles and Amphibians in Captivity. Blandford Press. 304pp. HB 5/5 $5.00
Mitchell, Joseph C. and John M. Anderson. 1994. Amphibians and Reptiles of Assateague and Chincoteague Islands. Virginia Museum of Natural History.120pp. SB 5/4 $35.00
Morris, Percy A. 1944. They Hop and Crawl. Jaques Cattell Press. 253pp. HB 3/X $40.00
Murphy, James B., Kraig Adler, and Joseph T.Collins. 1994. Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles. SSAR. 408pp. HB 5/5 $15.00
Oliver, James A. 1958. The Natural History of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. D. Van Nostrand Company. 357pp. HB 4/4 $14.00
Peters, James A. 1964. Dictionary of Herpetology. Hafner Publishing. 392pp. SB 1st ed. 4/X $45.00
Porter, Kenneth R. 1972. Herpetology. W.B. Saunders Co. 524pp. HB 3/X $15.00
Stebbins, Robert C. 1954. Amphibians and Reptiles of Western North America. McGraw-Hill. 536pp. HB (not the Peterson guide) 5/X $9.00
Tanara, Milli Ubertazzi. 1975. The World of Amphibians and Reptiles. Abbeyville Press. 256pp. SB 4/X $3.00
Tyning, Thomas F. 1990. Stokes Nature Guides: A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles. Little, Brown, and Company.400pp. SB 5/X $3.00
Vogel, Zdenek. 1964. Reptiles and Amphibians: Their Care and Behaviour. Viking Press. 228pp. HB 1st Eng ed. 4/X $10.00
Weidensaul, Scott. 1990. Reptiles and Amphibians. Gallery Books. HB $6.00 5/5
Zug, George R. 1993. Herpetology. Acedemic Press. 527pp. 1st ed. HB 5/X $6.00


REPTILES
Bellairs, Angus d’A. 1957. Reptiles. Hutchinson University Library. 195pp. HB 1st ed. 5/3 $15.00
Bellairs, Angus d’A. 1960. Reptiles: Life History, Evolution, and Structure. Harper Torchbooks. 192pp. SB 3/X $5.00
Bellairs, Angus d’A. 1970. The Life of Reptiles (2 volumes). Universe Books. 590pp. HB 5/3, 5/4 $38.00
Dellinger, S. C. and J.D. Black. 1938. Herpetology of Arkansas Part One The Reptiles. University of Arkansas Museum. 47pp. SB 3/X (hard to find) $10.00
Ditmars, Raymond L. 1915. The Reptile Book. Doubleday, Page, & Co. 472pp. HB 3/X $155.00
Ditmars, Raymond L. 1936. The Reptiles of North America. Doubleday & Company. 476pp+135pl. HB 5/3 $35.00
Ditmars, Raymond L. 1967. Reptiles of the World. The Macmillan Company. 315pp + 89pl. HB 5/3 $7.00
Ernst, Carl H. 1992. Venomous Reptiles of North America. Smithsonian Institution Press. 236pp. HB 5/5 $7.00
Keeling, C.H. 1964. Meet the Reptiles. Franklin Watts, Inc. 158pp. HB 5/X $16.00
Minton, Sherman A. and Madge Rutherford Minton. 1969. Venomous Reptiles. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 274pp. HB 1st ed. 5/4 $10.00
Murphy, James B., and Collins, Joseph T. 1980. Reproductive Biology and Diseases of Captive Reptiles. SSAR. 277pp. HB 5/X $45.00
Perkins, Laurence. 1974. All Color Book of Reptiles. Octopus Books. 49pp. 1st ed. HB 5/3 $3.00
Pope, Clifford H. 1966. The Reptile World. Alfred A. Knopf. 325pp+xiii. HB 5/3 $9.00
Richardson, Maurice. 1972. The Fascination of Reptiles. Hill and Wang. 240pp. HB 5/5 $8.00
Schmidt, Karl P. and Robert F. Inger. 1957. Living Reptiles of the World. 287pp. HB 5/3 $9.00
Villiard, Paul. 1969. Reptiles as Pets. Doubleday and Company. 188pp. 1st ed. HB 5/4 $12.00
Worrell, Eric. 1964. Reptiles of Australia. Angus and Robertson. 207pp. HB 5/3 $18.00
Zappalorte, Robert T. 1976. The Amateur Zoologist's Guide to Turtles and Crocodilians. Stackpole Books. 208pp. HB 1st ed. 5/3 $7.00


SNAKESr Box
Bauchot, Roland. 1994. Snakes A Natural History. Sterling Publishing Co. 220pp. HB 5/5 $7.00
Brazaitis, Peter and Myrna E. Watanabe. 1992. Snakes of the World. Crescent Books. 176pp. HB (1st ed) 5/4 $10.00
Ditmars, Raymond L. 1931/1968. Snakes of the World. The Macmillan Company. 207pp+84pl. HB 5/3 $10.00
Ditmars, Raymond L. 1939. A Field Guide of North American Snakes. Doubleday & Co. 305pp+48pl. HB 5/4 $12.00
Ernst, Carl H. and Roger W. Barbour. 1989. Snakes of Eastern North America. George Mason University Press. 282pp. HB 5/X $30.00
FitzSimons, V.F.M. 1980. A Field Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa. Collins. 221pp. HB 3/X $5.00
Fowlie. 1965. The Snakes of Arizona. Azule Quinta Press. 164pp. HB 5/X $45.00
Harrison, Hal H. 1971. The World of the Snake. J.B. Lippincott. 160pp. HB 1st ed. 5/3 $15.00
Kauffeld, Carl. 1957. Snakes and Snake Hunting. Hanover House. 266pp. HB 1st ed. 5/X $50.00
Klauber, Laurence M. 1972. Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind. University of California Press. 1533pp. HB Two Volumes in box slip. 5/5 $150.00
Kundert, Fred. 1984. Das Neue Schlangenbach in Farbe (German) Albert Muller Verlag. 39pp+196pl. HB 5/5 $18.00
Linzey, Donald W. 1979. Snakes of Alabama. The Strode Publishers, Inc. 136pp. HB 5/X $38.00
Mara, W.P. 1993. Venomous Snakes of the World. T.F.H. Publications. 224pp. HB 5/X $13.00
Marais, Johan. 1985. Snake Versus Man. Macmillan South Africa. 102pp. HB 5/X
Mattison, Chris. 1996. Rattler! Blandford Press. 144pp. HB 5/X $5.00
Parker, H.W. and A.G.C. Grandison. 1965/1977. Snakes- A Natural History. Cornell University Press. 108pp+16pl. HB 5/5 $9.00
Phelps, Tony. 1981. Poisonous Snakes. Blandford Press. 237pp. HB 5/5 $9.00
Seigel, Richard A. and Joseph T. Collins. 1993. Snakes Ecology and Behavior. McGraw-Hill. 414pp. SB 5/X $16.00
Smith, Hobart M. 1977. Snakes as Pets. T.F.H. Publications. 160pp. HB 5/X $6.00
Stanek, V.J. 1960/1962. Introducing Poisonous Snakes. Golden Pleasure Books. 80pp. HB 4/3 $16.00/2
Stanek, V.J. 1962. Introducing Non-Poisonous Snakes. Golden Pleasure Books. 80pp. HB 4/3 $16.00/2
Stratton, Richard F. 1982. Beginning With Snakes. T.F.H. Publishing. 93pp. HB 5/X $4.00
Trutnau, Ludwig. 1979. Nonvenomous Snakes. T.F.H. Publishing. 191pp. HB 5/X $5.00
Weidensaul, Scott. 1991. Snakes of the World. Chartwell Books. 128pp. HB 5/5 $9.00
Wright, Albert H. and Anna A. Wright. 1957/1970. Handbook of Snakes of the United States, Canada- Volume I + II. Comstock Publishing Associates. 1105pp. HB 5/4, 5/4 $45.00
Wright, Albert H. and Anna A. Wright. 1962/1979. Handbook of Snakes Vol. III. SSAR. 179pp. HB 5/X $15.00


LIZARDS
Headstrom, Richard. 1971. Lizards as Pets. J.B. Lippincott Company. 160pp. HB 5/4 $22.00
Smith, Hobart, 1946. Handbook of Lizards. Comstock Publishing Co. 557pp. HB 3/X $15.00
Swanson, Stephen. 1987. Lizards of Australia. 160pp. SB 5/X $12.00

TURTLES
Bustard, Robert. 1972. Sea Turtles. Collins. 220pp. HB 1st ed 5/4 $15.00
Cann, John. 1978. Tortoises of Australia. Angus and Robertson Publishing. 79pp. HB 4/4 $12.00
Carroll, David M. 1991. The Year of the Turtle. Camden House Publishing. 172pp. SB 1st ed 4/X $5.00
Belskis, Lisa, et al. 2012. Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. U.S. Dept. Of Commerce. 192pp. SB 5/X $15.00


CROCODILIANS
Alderton, David. 1991. Crocodiles and Alligators of the World. Facts on File Publications HB 1st ed $8.00 5/5
Guggisberg, C.A.W. 1972. Crocodiles. Stackpole Books. 195+8pp. HB 5/4 $7.00
Neill, Wilfred T. 1971. The Last of the Ruling Reptiles. Columbia University Press. 486pp. HB 4/4 $14.00



AMPHIBIANS
Bishop, Sherman C. 1943/1947. Handbook of Salamanders. Comstock Publishing Company. 555pp. HB 3/X $13.00
Cochran, Doris M. 1961. Living Amphibians of the World. Doubleday & Company. 199pp. HB 5/4 $10.00
Dickerson, Mary C. 1906 The Frog Book. Doubleday & Page. 253pp. HB (1st ed) 3/X $70.00
Mattison, Chris 1987. Frogs and Toads of the World. Facts on File Publications (1st U.S. ed). 5/5 $7.00
Wright, Albert Hazen and Anna Allen Wright. 1961. Handbook of Frogs and Toads of the United States and Canada. Comstock Publishing Associates. 640pp HB 4/X $18.00

OTHER
Nichol, John. 1989. Bites & Stings: The World of Venomous Animals. Facts on File Pub. 208pp. HB 5/5 $6.00

PERIODICALS
Reptile and Amphibian Magazine. 1990. Nov/Dec 1990 Issue. 5/X $5.00
Reptile and Amphibian Magazine. 1991. July/Aug Issue. 5/X $5.00
Reptile and Amphibian Magazine. 1996. July/Aug Issue 5/X $5.00
Herpetofauna (Journal of 5 Australian Herp Societies). 1983/1984. Vol 15, No 1+2 50pp. SB 4/X $5.00
Reptilia (the European Herp Magazine) All in excellent condition. Selling them for $12 each or $10 each in lots of 6 or more in one order. Currently have: Issue Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 36
IRCF. 2008. Iguana: Conservation, Natural History, and Husbandry of Reptiles. Volume 15, No. 2. pp65-128. SB originally published at $6.00 5/X $5.00
Sauria Magazine. 1st three English issues 1991, 1991, 1992. 31pp, 31pp, 39pp. SB 5/X originally $7.50@ Selling the group of 3 issues for $12.00
Sauria Magazine. 1st three English issues 1991, 1991, 1992. 31pp, 31pp, 39pp. SB 5/X originally $7.50@ Selling the group of 3 issues for $12.00 (second set available)
International Gecko Society. 1994. Dactylus. Volume 2, No. 4. Journal of the International Gecko Society. Pp124-160. SB 4/X $5.00
Manouria (French Turtles periodical) 2001. Volume 4, No. 12. 32pp. SB (text in French) 5/X $3.00


Herp Nation $5 each
Vol. 1, #3 2010
Vol. 2, #2 2011
#10 2012
#11 2012
#12 2013
#13 2013
#14 2013
#15 2014
#16 2014
#17 2015

Fauna $8
July/August 2001

IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians Conservation and Natural History $6
Vol 16 #1 Mar 2009
Vol. 17 #2 June2010
Vol. 17 #3 Sept2010
Vol. 17 #4 Dec/2010
Vol.18 #1 Mar2011
Vol. 18, #3 Sept 2011
Vol. 18 #4 Dec2011 (3 copies)

Reptiles (Australia)
Vol. 1 #4

Red Bellied Courier $10
#1 2014
#3 2017 (2 copies)
#5 2018 (2 copies)
#6 2019
#8 2021 (2 copies)
#9 2022
#10 2023

OphidioFile aka Canadian Journal of Reptiles and Amphibians aka Reptile Life $6
Vol. 1 #2 Nov/Dec 1996

Captive Breeding $6
Vol. 1 #1 Oct 1992
Vol.1 #2 Jan 1993
Vol. 1 #3 Apr 1993
Vol. 1 #4 July 1993
Vol. 2 #1 Oct 1993
Vol. 2 #2 Jan 1994
Vol. 2 #3 Apr 1994
Vol. 2 #4 July 1994
Vol. 3 #1 Oct 1994
Vol. 3 #2 Feb 1995 (some water damage, esp last 3 pages, all readable)

Iguana - Conservation, Natural History, and Husbandry of Reptiles $8
Vol. 15 #2 June 2008 (crease on top right cover)
Vol. 15 #3 Sept 2008

Reptiles Magazine ANNUALS $10
1996 (2 copies)
1997
1998
2001
2003
2012
2013

Amphibian & Reptile Conservation $5
Vol. 2 #1
Vol. 2 #2

Reptilian (Europe’s Premier Herp Magazine) $5
Vol. 5 #5
Vol. 5 #6
Vol. 6 #1

Scales & Tails Australia $6
#19 Sept 2011

Back My Account Home