Swantje and Sven's Bibliography

We are always interested in books or magazine articles about newts. If you know of any, please let us know.

Books

Amphibians in Captivity; Marc Staniszewski; TFH Publishing; 544 pages; 1995.
Half to one page long descriptions of many amphibian species, often including availability and captive care, most of them with corresponding picture.

Newts - Their Care in Captivity; Jordan Patterson; TFH Publishing; 48 pages; 1994.
Very basic; basic newt care tips. Not recommended.

A Natural History of Amphibians; Robert C. Stebbins and Nathan W. Cohen; Princton University Press; 1995 (paperback 1997)
Textbook to be used in undergraduate herpetology class, very good. Don't need biology background to understand it.

A Petkeeper's Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians; David Alderton; Tetra Press; 1986

Red-Spotted Newt; Doris Gove, Beverly Duncan (Illustrator); Atheneum; 1994
A children's book that describes one year in the life of a red-spotted newt, nice story. Realistic, based on what is known about the life of real red-spotted newts. For "children" of all ages.

Salamander und Molche; Kurt Rimpp; Verlag Eugen Ulmer; 2nd edition; 1985 (in German)

Steinbachs Naturführer: Lurche und Kriechtiere; Gunter Steinbach (ed.); 1996 (in German)

The Reptile and Amphibian Problem Solver; Robert Davies and Valerie Davies; Tetra Press; 1997.
Great general introduction to keeping reptiles and amphibians, even has specific information on many of the more commonly kept species.

The Tailed Amphibians of Europe; J. W. Steward; David and Charles Publishers; 1969.
Information on European salamander and newt species. A new book called RThe Newts and Salamanders of EuropeS has come out in 1997, which I haven't seen myself, but a friend told me that it doesn't really have any new information, that it's basically the same as this old edition.

Magazines

Newts - Diverse Dwellers of Woodland and Pond; Dick Bartlett; in: Reptiles, November 1995.

Alpine Newts; Marc Staniszewski; in: Reptile Hobbyist, Vol. 3, No. 3, November 1997; pages 52-55

Herps Overseas - Crested Newt; Marc Staniszewski; in: Reptile Hobbyist, Vol. 3, No. 3, November 1997; pages 87-89


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