Al Savitzky

Publications | Book Chapters

• Savitzky, A.H, (2024). Chance, Myth, and the Mountains of Western China: Herpetologists' Tales From the Field, edited by Martha L. Crump. Cornell University Press
• Savitzky, A.H, Crump, M.L, (2022). Foreword: Discovering Snakes in Wild Places: Stories of Passion, Adventure, and Science, by Harvey Lillywhite. ECO Publishing *
• Savitzky, A., Foreword: Atlas of Brazilian Snakes: Verified Point-Locality Maps to Mitigate the Wallacean Shortfall in a Megadiverse Snake Fauna. Herpetological Society of Brazil *
• Savitzky, A., Velhagen, Jr., W.A, Chernoff, N., (2011). Collection and Preservation of Reptilian Embryos: Reptile Biodiversity: Standard Methods for Inventory and Monitoring. University of California Press

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

• Kepas, M., Plylar, H.B, Godwin, C.D, Virgin, E.E, French, S.S, Savitzky, A.H, (2025). A field evaluation of adrenal sufficiency in a toad-eating snake (Heterodon platirhinos) with profound adrenal enlargement. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 20:1, 104-116.
• Yang, S., Savitzky, A.H, Gower, D.J, Deepak, V., Mori, A., Khot, R., Ding, L., Hou, M., Xu, H., Wang, Q., Wang, Q., Zhu, G., (2023). Identity of the holotype and type locality of Rhabdophis leonardi Wall, 1923 (Squamata: Colubridae:Natricinae), with notes on the morphology and natural history of the species in southwestern China. Ecology and Evolution, 13:e10032
• Zhu, G., Yang, S., Savitzky, A.H, Cheng, Y., Mori, A., Ding, L., Rao, D., Wang, Q., (2022). Cryptic diversity and phylogeography of the Rhabdophis nuchalis group (Squamata: Colubridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 166:107325
• Chen, X., Kirn-Safran, C.B, van der Meulen, T., Myhr, K.L, Savitzky, A., Fleegal-DeMotta, M.A, (2021). Physiology labs during a pandemic, What did we learn?. Advances in Physiology Education, 45, 803-809.
• Haramura, T., Mohammadi, S., Savitzky, A.H, (2021). Differences in Na+/K+-ATPase activity between mountain and coastal populations of the Japanese frog, Buergeria japonica. Journal of Herpetology, 55:4, 338-341.
• Gardner, S.T, Kepas, M., Simons, C.R, Horne, L.M, Savitzky, A.H, Mendonça, M.T, (2020). Differences in morphology and in composition and release of parotoid gland secretion in introduced cane toads (Rhinella marina) from established populations in Florida, USA. Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1013-1022.
• Inoue, T., Nakata, R., Savitzky, A.H, Yoshinaga, N., Mori, A., Mori, N., (2020). Variation in Bufadienolide Composition of Parotoid Gland Secretion From Three Taxa of Japanese Toads. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46:10, 997-1009.
• Zhu, G.X, Yang, S., Savitzky, A.H, Zhang, L., Cheng, Y., Wang, J., (2020). The Nucho-dorsal Glands of Rhabdophis guangdongensis (Squamata: Colubridae: Natricinae), with Notes on Morphological Variation and Phylogeny Based on Additional Specimens. Current Herpetology, 39:2, 108-119.
• Yoshida, T., Ujiie, R., Savitzky, A.h, Jono, T., Inoue, T., Yoshinaga, N., Aburaya, S., Aoki, W., Takeuchi, H., Ding, L., Chen, Q., Cao, C., Tsai, T.S, de Silva, A., Mahaulpatha, D., Nguyen, T.T, Tang, Y., Mori, N., Mori, A., (2020). Dramatic dietary shift maintains sequestered toxins in chemically defended snakes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117:11, 5964-5969.
• Mohammadi, S., Gompert, Z., Gonzalez, J., Takeuchi, H., Mori, A., Savitzky, A., (2016). Toxin-resistant isoforms of Na+/K+-ATPase in snakes do not closely track dietary specialization on toads. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283:1842, 20162111. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.2111
• Hutchinson, D.A, Savitzky, A., Mori, A., Burghardt, G.M, Meinwald, J., Schroeder, F.C, (2012). Chemical Investigations of defensive steroid sequestration by the Asian snake Rhabdophis tigrinus. Chemoecology, 22:3, 199-206.
• Mori, A., Burghardt, G.M, Savitzky, A., Roberts, K.A, Hutchinson, D.A, Goris, R.C, (2012). Nuchal glands: A novel defensive system in snakes. Chemoecology, 22:3, 187-198.
• Townsend (Jr.), V.R, Proud, D.N, Savitzky, A., Marshall, M.V, (2011). Use of coconut as an oviposition site by a Neotropical harvestman (Opiliones, Cranaidae). Living World, 2011, 70-71.
• Hutchinson, D.A, Savitzky, A., Mori, A., Meinwold, J., Schroeder, F.C, (2008). Maternal provisioning of sequestered defensive steroids by the Asian snake Rhabdophis tigrinus. Chemoecology, 18:3, 181-190.
• Savitzky, A., Moon, B.R, (2008). Tail morphology in the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox. Journal of Morphology, 269:8, 935-944.

Professional Journal

• Inoue, T., Nakata, R., Savitzky, A.H, Yoshinaga, N., Mori, A., Mori, N., (2021). New insights into dietary toxin metabolism: Diversity in the ability of the natricine snake Rhabdophis tigrinus to convert toad-derived bufadienolides. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 47, 915-925.
• Hutchinson, D.A, Savitzky, A., Burghardt, G.M, Nguyen, C., Meinwald, J., Schroeder, F.C, Mori, A., (2013). Chemical defense of an Asian snake reflects local availability of toxic prey and hatchling diet. Journal of Zoology, 289:4, 270-278.
• Savitzky, A., Hobart M. Smith as inspiration and mentor. Herpetological Review *

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

Other Reports

• Savitzky, A., Goetz, S.M, (2009). The impact of change in forest canopy on the ecology and behavior of the Canebrake Rattlesnake at Naval Support Activity Norfolk, Northwest Annex, Chesapeake, Virginia. Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.