Kinosternon
Iverson, J. B. 1979. A taxonomic reappraisal of the yellow mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens (Testudines: Kinostenidae). Copeia 1979:212-55.
Dodd, C. K., Jr. 1982. A controversy surrounding an endangered species listing: the case of the Illinois mud turtle. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service, No. 55. 22 pp.
Louisa Ecological Advisory Committee. 1980. Master Plan for the Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve, Working Draft No. 7. Report submitted to Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric. Co., Davenport, IA. Unpublished, 34 pp.
Bickham, J. W. and B. J. Gallaway. 1980. A status report on studies of the taxonomy of the Illinois mud turtle ( Kinosternon flavescens spooneri) with supplementary notes on its distribution and ecology. Report of LGL Ecological Research Associates, Bryna
Christiansen, J. L., B. W. Haylan and D. Roosa. 1976. Preliminary environmental study of Muscatine Island, Muscatine and Louisa counties, Iowa. Drake University, Des Moines, IA. Unpublished report. 62 pp.
Kangas, D., B. Miller and D. Noll. 1980. A report on the 1980 studies of the Illinois mud turle in Missouri. Report to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Unpublished. 47 pp.
Morris, M. A. 1978. Results of an investigation on the occurrence of Kinosternon flavescens spooneri Smith in Illinois. Report to Illinois Department of Conservation. Unpublished. 36 pp.
Cooper, J. A. 1975. Behavioral aspects of the life history of the Illinois mud turtle ( Kinosternon flavescens spooneri). Drake University, Des Moines, IA. M.S. Thesis.
Springer, M. D. and B. J. Gallaway. 1979. A final report on the distribution and ecology of the Illinois mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens spooneri - a synthesis of historical and new research information with recommendations for conservation. Report to L
Springer, M. D., B. J. Gallaway, J. W. Bickham and D. L. Wilkinson. 1978. An evaluation of the proposed status of the Illinois mud turtle, Kinosternon flavescens spooneri, and the Muscatine Island plant site of the Monsanto Agricultural Products Company,