Collections Manager of Amphibians and Reptiles

Jeff.Beane@ncdenr.gov
919.733.7450 x754

B.S. (Zoology) North Carolina State University, 1982

Research Interests

General research efforts are directed toward gathering basic information on the natural history, geographic distribution, and conservation status of all reptile and amphibian species in North Carolina. Current projects include Project Bog Turtle, an initiative to conserve the bog turtle and its habitat in the Southeast; Project Simus, an effort to collect information on the natural history and status of the Southern Hognose Snake in North Carolina; and radio telemetry studies with several reptile species in the North Carolina Sandhills. 

Recent Publications

Scientific

Beane, J. C., R. A. Davis, and L. T. Pusser.  2008.  Geographic distribution:  Trachemys scripta troostii.  Herpetological Review 39(4):482. 

Beane, J. C., W. C. Starnes, S. J. Fraley, and L. A. Williams. 2008. Geographic distribution: Necturus maculosus maculosus. Herpetological Review 39(3):361.

Beane, J. C., and T. J. Thorp. 2008. Geographic distribution: Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster. Herpetological Review 39(2):242.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2007.  Natural history notes:  Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus reproduction.  Herpetological Review 38(4):469.

Beane, J. C., and T. J. Thorp.  2007.  Size and longevity records for the southern hognose snake, Heterodon simus.  Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 42(12):193.

Beane, J. C., T. J. Thorp, and S. L. Alford.  2007.  Natural history notes:  Heterodon simus hibernacula.  Herpetological Review 38(4):467.

Dorcas, M. E., S. J. Price, J. C. Beane, and S. C. Owen.  2007.  The Frogs and Toads of North Carolina:  Field Guide and Recorded Calls.  North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, NC.  80 pp. and CD.

Beane, J. C.  2006.  Natural history notes:  Deirochelys reticularia reticularia terrestrial refugium duration.  Herpetological Review 37(4):455-456.

Beane, J. C.  2006.  Natural history notes:  Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus fire avoidance behavior.  Herpetological Review 37(1):92.

Beane, J. C., and W. M. Palmer.  2006.  New distributional records for reptiles from North Carolina.  Herpetological Review 37(2):244-246.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Hyla squirella.  Herpetological Review 37(4):488.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Hyla femoralis.  Herpetological Review 37(4):488.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Hyla gratiosa.  Herpetological Review 37(4):488.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2006.  Geographic distribution:  Acris gryllus gryllus.  Herpetological Review 37(4):485.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2006.  Natural history notes:  Rana heckscheri predation.  Herpetological Review 37(3):339.

Beane, J. C.  2005.  Natural history notes:  Amphiuma means predation.  Herpetological Review 36(3):295.

Beane, J. C., and K. E. Douglass.  2005.  Natural history notes:  Chrysemys picta picta predation.  Herpetological Review 36(3):310.

Beane, J. C., and L. T. Pusser.  2005.  Natural history notes:  Bufo terrestris diet and scavenging behavior.  Herpetological Review 36(4):432.

Beane, J. C., and T. J. Thorp. 2004. A southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus) of record size. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 40(4):184-185.

Braswell, A. L., W. M. Palmer, and J. C. Beane.  2003.  Venomous Snakes of North Carolina.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC.  32 pp.

Woodward, D. K., P. D. Doerr, and J. Beane.  2003.  Status and ecology of the northern pine snake and southern hognose snake in the Sandhills region of North Carolina:  A research proposal.  Pp. 161-163.  In:  Kush, J. S. (comp.), Longleaf Pine:  A Southern Legacy Rising from the Ashes.  Proceedings of the Fourth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference; 2002 November 17-20; Southern Pines, NC.  Longleaf Alliance Report No. 6.

Beane, J. C., D. S. Dombrowski, D. W. Herman, J. P. Cecil, M. E. Dorcas, and S. D. Lindsay.  2001.  Geographic distribution:  Plethodon wehrlei.  Herpetological Review 32(3):189.

Saumure, R. A., and J. C. Beane.  2001.  Natural history notes:  Clemmys muhlenbergii ectoparasites.  Herpetological Review 32(1):38.

Somers, A. B., J. C. Beane, and D. W. Herman.  2000.  Geographic distribution:  Apalone spinifera spinifera.  Herpetological Review 31(3):183-184.

Gaddy, L. L., W. D. Chamberlain, and J. C. Beane.  1999.  Threatened and endangered species of Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina.  Final report.  Cape Hatteras National Seashore Archives, Manteo, NC.

Beane, J. C.  1998.  Status of the river frog, Rana heckscheri (Anura:  Ranidae) in North Carolina.  Brimleyana 25:69-79.

Beane, J. C.  1998.  New distributional records for reptiles from North Carolina.  Herpetological Review 29(1):56-58.

Beane, J. C.  1998.  Heterodon simus (Linnaeus) (southern hognose snake).  Scientific Council report on the conservation of North Carolina amphibians and reptiles (A. L. Braswell and Committee).  North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh.

Beane, J. C.  1998.  Crotalus horridus Linnaeus (timber rattlesnake).  Scientific council report on the conservation of North Carolina amphibians and reptiles (A. L. Braswell and Committee).  North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh.

Beane, J. C., T. J. Thorp, and D. A. Jackan.  1998.  Natural history notes:  Heterodon simus diet.  Herpetological Review 29(1):44-45.

Popular

Beane, J.  2008.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Evergreen forests.  Wildlife in North Carolina 72(12):32-35.

Beane, J.  2008.  The season:  Jeff Beane’s guide to natural North Carolina.  North Carolina Wildlife Federation Journal, fall 2008:14.

Beane, J.  2008.  North Carolina’s own.  Wildlife in North Carolina 72(11):20-27.
 
Beane, J. C. 2008. The season: Jeff Beane’s guide to natural North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife
Federation Journal, summer 2008:14.

Beane, J. C. 2008. Little big snake. Wildlife in North Carolina 72(6):26-31.

Beane, J. C. 2008. North Carolina Wild Notebook: Carolina toads. Wildlife in North Carolina 72(5):32-35.

Beane, J. C. 2008. Siren song. Wildlife in North Carolina 72(4):16-19.

Beane, J.  2008.  Indigo boys.  NC Herps 31(2):11-14.

Beane, J.  2008.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Diverse darters.  Wildlife in North Carolina 72(3):32-35.

Beane, J.  2007.  Coachwhip diary.  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(9):8-13.

Beane, J.  2007.  The secret frog.  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(4):10-15.

Beane, J.  2007.  The season:  Jeff Beane’s guide to natural North Carolina.  North Carolina Wildlife Federation Journal, winter 2007:14.

Beane, J.  2007.  The toad before Christmas.  ToadTimes 1(9):4-5.

Beane, J.  2007.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Slippery as an eel.  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(11):32-35.

Beane, J.  2007.  Nature’s ways:  How can snakes move so quickly without limbs?  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(9):39.

Beane, J.  2007.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Living in the soil.  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(7):32-35.

Beane, J.  2007.  For the love of goatsuckers.  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(6):4-9.

Beane, J.  2007.  Lifer trails.  Notes from NOAH 34(7):7-9.

Beane, J.  2007.  Nature’s ways:  Is it better to be a generalist or a specialist?  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(4):39.

Beane, J.  2007.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Fish form and function.  Wildlife in North Carolina 71(2):32-35.

Beane, J.  2007.  Herping with the spirit of Steve-O.  NC Herps 30(1):17-18.

Dunn, M., and J. Beane.  2007.  The frog—and toad—chorus.  Wake Living 2(2):84-85.

Dunn, M., and J. Beane.  2007.  The frog—and toad—chorus.  Fifteen 501 2(2):81.

Beane, J.  2006.  Out for the count.  Wildlife in North Carolina 70(12):4-9.

Beane, J.  2006.  Herps in winter.  North Carolina Naturalist 14(3):2-5.

Beane, J.  2006.  A tale of two snouters.  Wildlife in North Carolina 70(11):12-17.

Beane, J.  2006.  Love skinks.  Wildlife in North Carolina 70(4):14-19.

Beane, J.  2006.  The season:  Jeff Beane’s guide to natural North Carolina.  North Carolina Wildlife Federation Journal, winter 2006:14.

Beane, J.  2006.  Nature’s ways:  How can “playing dead” stop a predator?  Wildlife in North Carolina 70(11):39.

Beane, J.  2006.  Lifer trails.  NC Herps 29(3):17-18.

Beane, J.  2006.  104 opacum.  NC Herps 29(2):13-14.

Beane, J.  2006.  Nature’s ways:  How do skinks use their stripes?  Wildlife in North Carolina 70(4):39.

Beane, J.  2006.  North Carolina wild notebook:  I, of newt.  Wildlife in North Carolina 70(2):30-33.

Beane, J. C.  2006.  The toad before Christmas.  The Michigan Herpetologist, December 2006:6-8.

Beane, J.  2005.  The frog nobody missed.  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(12):20-25.

Beane, J.  2005.  That turtle ain’t right.  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(6):20-25.

Beane, J.  2005.  Dependence Day.  Pp. 220-223, In Jennifer Bové (Ed.), The Back Road to Crazy:  Stories from the Field.  University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.  240 pp.

Beane, J.  2005.  Nature’s ways:  How do frogs survive winter?  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(12):39.

Beane, J.  2005.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Larval homes.  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(10):30-33.

Beane, J.  2005.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 53(1):8.

Beane, J.  2005.  Display the right way.  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(9):22-29.

Beane, J.  2005.  Dependence Day.  Vegetarian Times 333 (July/August 1995):82-83.

Beane, J.  2005.  Nature’s ways:  Is a turtle safe in its shell?  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(6):39.

Beane, J.  2005.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Some fish build nests, too.  Wildlife in North Carolina 69(6):30-33.

Beane, J.  2005.  Snapper’s kiss.  Pp. 206-207.  In:  Bové, J. (ed.), The Back Road to Crazy:  Stories from the Field.  University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.

Beane, J.  2005.  New state size records for two NC snakes.  NC Herps 28(1):16.

Beane, J.  2005.  Book review:  Campbell, J. A., and W. W. Lamar.  2004.  The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere.  NC Herps 28(1):13.

Beane, J.  2004.  Bashful tiger.  Wildlife in North Carolina 68(12):10-15.

Beane, J.  2004.  The forest in the dunes.  Wildlife in North Carolina 68(7):8-13.

Beane, J.  2004.  The wildest day of the year.  Wildlife in North Carolina 68(4):16-19.

Beane, J.  2004.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 52(3):8.

Beane, J.  2004.  Nature’s ways:  Are amphibians poisonous?  Wildlife in North Carolina 68(12):39.

Beane, J.  2004.  Sense and sensitivity.  NC Herps 27(4):12-13.

Beane, J.  2004.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Leapin’ lizards.  Wildlife in North Carolina 68(8):30-33.

Beane, J.  2004.  Seeing monsters.  The Michigan Herpetologist, May 2004:1, 3-4.

Beane, J.  2004.  Best-loved herp tales:  Tale # 66 - Snake in the headlights.  NC Herps 27(2):11-12.

Beane, J.  2004.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 52(1):8.

Beane, J.  2004.  First herp, last herp.  NC Herps 27(1):17-18.

Beane, J.  2003.  We three kings.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(12):13-18.

Beane, J.  2003.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Herons and egrets.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(12):28-31.

Beane, J.  2003.  A brief chronological history of the North Carolina Herpetological Society (1978-2003).  NC Herps 26(4):17-28.

Beane, J.  2003.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 51(2):8.

Beane, J.  2003.  Nature’s ways:  The writing on the web.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(8):33.

Beane, J.  2003.  The century turtle.  NC Herps 26(3):18-20.

Beane, J.  2003.  Nature’s ways:  Racing stripes.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(7):36.

Beane, J.  2003.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 51(1):12.

Beane, J.  2003.  Nature’s ways:  The littlest frog.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(5):35.

Beane, J.  2003.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Age and growth in fishes.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(5):28-31.

Beane, J.  2003.  Sultans of snap.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(4):10-13.

Beane, J.  2003.  Nature’s ways:  March of the love bugs.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(3):36.

Beane, J.  2003.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Riparian zones and buffers.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(3):28-31.

Beane, J.  2003.  Glass lizard tales.  Wildlife in North Carolina 67(2):24-27.

Beane, J.  2003.  The end of yet another era.  NC Herps 26(1):9-11.

Beane, J.  2002.  Nature’s ways:  Late bloomer.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(12):36.

Beane, J.  2002.  The toad before Christmas.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(12):18-19.

Beane, J.  2002.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 50(3):8.

Beane, J.  2002.  Seeing monsters.  NC Herps 25(4):11-12.

Beane, J.  2002.  Nature’s ways:  Eight arms and a brain.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(10):36.

Beane, J.  2002.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 50(2):8.

Beane, J.  2002.  Eggs over easy.  NC Herps 25(3):22.

Beane, J.  2002.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Turtles of the coast.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(7):28-31.

Beane, J.  2002.  June beetle days.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(7):14-17.

Beane, J.  2002.  Nature’s ways:  Long summer’s nap.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(6):36.

Beane, J.  2002.  Nature’s ways:  A ssssixth ssssense.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(4):36.

Beane, J.  2002.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Singing frogs.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(3):28-31.

Beane, J.  2002.  Protecting the unpopular.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(2):11.

Beane, J.  2002.  Portal to Paradise:  A Southwest memory bank (part II).  NC Herps 25(1):17-22.

Beane, J.  2002.  Nature's ways:  Babies in waiting.  Wildlife in North Carolina 66(1):36.

Beane, J.  2001.  The science behind protection.  North Carolina Naturalist 9(1):2-8.

Beane, J.  2001.  The Stick People.  Wildlife in North Carolina 65(2):14-19.

Beane, J.  2001.  Portal to Paradise:  A Southwest memory bank (part I).  NC Herps 24(4):12-17.

Beane, J.  2001.  Nature's ways:  The changing leaves.  Wildlife in North Carolina 65(10):35.

Beane, J.  2001.  Nature's ways:  Hot and cold running babies.  Wildlife in North Carolina 65(9):36.

Beane, J.  2001.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 49(3):16.

Beane, J.  2001.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Mountain minnows.  Wildlife in North Carolina 65(8):28-31.

Beane, J.  2001.  Coachwhip days.  NC Herps 24(3):23-25.

Beane, J.  2001.  Nature's ways:  A little bit of Texas.  Wildlife in North Carolina 65(7):2-3.

Beane, J.  2001.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 49(2):18.

Beane, J.  2001.  Best-loved herp tales:  Tale # 64 – The magnetic chicken turtle.  NC Herps 24(2):12.

Beane, J.  2001.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 49(1):18.

Beane, J.  2001.  Nature's ways:  Mad little catfish.  Wildlife in North Carolina 65(2):2-3.

Beane, J.  2001.  Millennium remembered.  NC Herps 24(1):13-14.

Beane, J.  2000.  Nature's ways:  Ice water in its veins.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(12):2-3.

Beane, J.  2000.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 48(3):18.

Beane, J.  2000.  Nature's ways:  The flipping beetles.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(10):2-3.

Beane, J.  2000.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 48(2):16.

Beane, J.  2000.  Nature's ways:  Deciphering mimicry.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(7):2-3.

Beane, J.  2000.  Nature's ways:  River pancakes.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(5):2-3.

Beane, J.  2000.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Sunfish.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(4):28-31.

Beane, J.  2000.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 48(1):22.

Beane, J.  2000.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Longleaf pine forests.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(2):28-31.

Beane, J.  2000.  Nature's ways:  A wing and a prayer.  Wildlife in North Carolina 64(2):2-3.

Beane, J.  2000.  NCHS—the next millennium.  NC Herps 23(1):15-17.

Beane, J.  2000.  Rarity within a rarity.  NC Herps 23(1):14.

Beane, J.  1999.  Salamander love, toad shenanigans, and assorted other winter wonders.  Friend of Wildlife 46(1):2-6.

Beane, J.  1999.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 47(4):18.

Beane, J.  1999.  A naturalist’s legacy.  NC Herps 22(4):7-8.

Beane, J.  1999.  Nature’s ways:  Fish that build gravel nests.  Wildlife in North Carolina 63(10):2-3.

Beane, J.  1999.  Nature’s ways:  Those confusing color phases.  Wildlife in North Carolina 63(9):2-3.

Beane, J.  1999.  North Carolina wild notebook:  Meet herpetologist Jeff Beane.  Wildlife in North Carolina 63(8):28-31.

Beane, J.  1999.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 46(3):16.

Beane, J.  1999.  Big trouble!:  Eastern diamondback facts.  Wildlife in North Carolina 63(7):24.

Beane, J.  1999.  North Carolina wild notebook:  All-American Alligator.  Wildlife in North Carolina 63(6):28-31.

Beane, J.  1999.  The season:  A guide to natural North Carolina.  Friend of Wildlife 46(2):18.

Beane, J.  1999.  April’s fool.  NC Herps 22(2):11-12.

Beane, J.  1999.  Nature’s ways:  Life in the basement.  Wildlife in North Carolina 63(2):2-3.

Beane, J.  1998.  God’s ponds.  Wildlife in North Carolina 62(4):12-17.

Beane, J.  1998.  A brief chronological history of the North Carolina Herpetological Society (1978-1998).  NC Herps 21(4):18-25.

Beane, J.  1998.  Reflections.  NC Herps 21(4):9-12.

Beane, J.  1998.  Nature’s ways:  Poisonous or venomous?  Wildlife in North Carolina 62(10):2-3.

Beane, J.  1998.  Lifer follies.  NC Herps 21(3):17-20.

Beane, J.  1998.  More first herps.  NC Herps 21(3):15-16.

Beane, J.  1998.  Nature’s ways:  The parasitic majority.  Wildlife in North Carolina 62(5):2-3.

Beane, J.  1998.  Tin.  NC Herps 21(2):7-10.

Beane, J.  1998.  Nature’s ways:  Rattlesnake tails.  Wildlife in North Carolina 62(4):2-3.

Beane, J.  1998.  Nature’s ways:  Stocking the pantry.  Wildlife in North Carolina 62(3):2-3.

Beane, J.  1998.  Listening to amphibians.  Friend of Wildlife 45(1):16. 

Selected Past Publications

Scientific

Beane, J. C., and R. T. Zappalorti.  1997.  Natural history notes:  Clemmys muhlenbergii parasitism.  Herpetological Review 28(3):148-149.

Beane, J. C.  1995.  New distributional records for the star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata (Insectivora:  Talpidae), in North Carolina, with comments on its occurrence in the Piedmont region.  Brimleyana 22:77-86. 

Beane, J. C.  1993.  A survey of bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) habitat in the western Piedmont of North Carolina.  Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 28(11)240-242.

Beane, J. C., and P. R. Trail.  1991.  Life history notes:  Scincella lateralis predation.  Herpetological Review 22(3):99.

Beane, J. C., and Stanley L. Alford.  1990.  Destruction of a pine warbler brood by an adult cowbird.  The Chat 54(3):85-87.