What are some good books for identifying reptiles and amphibians?
For identification, I rely most heavily upon: Peterson Field Guides “Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern/Central North America” by Roger Conant and Joseph T. Collins, by Houghton Mifflin Company. For herps specific to South Carolina and neighboring states, I like: Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia by Bernard S. Martof, William M. Palmer, Joseph R. Bailey, and Julian R. Harrison III, University of North Carolina Press. Specifically for snakes there is a new book out that I like a lot: Snakes of the Southeast by Whit Gibbons and Mike Dorcas, University of Georgia Press.
