Citing This Website

In response to requests from students and others who want to know how to cite this website, I have put together the information you should need to do so. You can use this information along with your date of access and the web page urls you used, following any style format you choose. A few examples follow below.

Basic Information

Author: Nafis, Gary
Web site title: A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California
Date of publication: 2000-2020 (if after 2020, add the year you viewed the site.)
Site url: http://www.californiaherps.com/

Page url: (Add the url to the page or pages you visited and want to cite.)
Date of access (this is the date you found the information online.)

Examples

Below are some examples of different ways to cite information found on the Ambystoma californiense page on May 6th, 2020.



Nafis, G. (2000-2020) California Herps - A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California.
Available at: http://www.californiaherps.com/ (accessed 06 May 2020).

Nafis, Gary. California Herps - A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California.
(06 May 2020) http://www.californiaherps.com/

Nafis, G. “Ambystoma californiense - California Tiger Salamander." (06 May 2020).
< http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/a.californiense.html >

Nafis, G. California Herps - A Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of California. (06 May 2020.)
http://www.californiaherps.com/ “Ambystoma californiense - California Tiger Salamander."
< http://www.californiaherps.com/salamanders/pages/a.californiense.html >