D. Kirkpatrick, Captive Husbandry of Striped Mud Turtles Kinosternon bauri, Reptiles, April, 1999, pg 70-78.
D. Kirkpatrick, African Hingeback Tortoises of the Genus Kinixys, Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Issue 54, 1998, pg 32-37.
D. Kirkpatrick, A How-To Guide for Constructing a Semi-Aquatic Turtle Tank, February 1998
D. Kirkpatrick, Asian Big-Headed Turtles (Platysternidae), in The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles, Volume II: The Husbandry of Reptiles, Lowell Ackerman, DVM, editor, published by T.F.H Publications, 1997, pg 438-446.
D. Kirkpatrick, Mud and Musk Turtles (Kinosternidae), in The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles, Volume II: The Husbandry of Reptiles, Lowell Ackerman, DVM, editor, published by T.F.H Publications, 1997, pg 447-463.
D. Kirkpatrick, A Quick-Care Guide to Semi-Aquatic Turtles, Reptiles USA, Annual 1998, pg 90-91.
D. Kirkpatrick, On Feeding Turtles: When and How Much?HerpTales, the Newsletter of the New England Herpetological Society, March 1997 issue
D. Kirkpatrick, Pancake Tortoises (Malacochersus tornieri), Reptiles, February 1997, pg 76-81.
D. Kirkpatrick, Observations on Mating Behavior of the Solomon Island Skink, Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Sept/Oct 1996 pg 24-31.
D. Kirkpatrick and C. Kirkpatrick, Stomping for Earthworms by Clemmys insculpta in Captivity, Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society, Volume 31, Number 2, pages 21 - 22.
D. Kirkpatrick, An Overview of Common Semi-Aquatic Turtles, Reptiles, March, 1996 pg 32-46.
D. Kirkpatrick, The Big-headed Turtle, Platysternon megacephalum, Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Nov/Dec 1995 pg 40-47.
D. Kirkpatrick, Starting Out With Semi-Aquatic Turtes. Reptiles, October, 1995, pg 92-105
D. Kirkpatrick, African Side-necked Mud Turtle: classification & husbandry. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Mar/Apr 1995 pg 32-40.
D. Kirkpatrick, Notes on Breeding the Giant Day Gecko. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, May/June 1994, pg 12-19.
D. Kirkpatrick, Map Turtles of the United States. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Nov/Dec. 1993, pg 6-17.
D. Kirkpatrick, Plated Lizards of the Genus Gerrhosaurus: An Alternative to Iguanas. HerpTales, the Newsletter of the New England Herpetological Society, September 1993, pg 5-6.
D. Kirkpatrick, A Quick Overview of Lizard-Keeping. HerpTales, the Newsletter of the New England Herpetological Society, June 1993.
D. Kirkpatrick, The Pancake Tortoise. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, May/June 1993, pg 2-9.
D. Kirkpatrick, The Matamata. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Sept/Oct. 1992, pg 34-39.
D. Kirkpatrick, The Radiated Tortoise, Geochelone radiata. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, March/April 1992, pg 18-24.
D. Kirkpatrick, Reeves' Turtles. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Nov/Dec. 1991, pg 2-7.
D. Kirkpatrick, Building a Library: Turtle Books. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Sept/Oct. 1990, pg 8-13.
D. Kirkpatrick, The Turtle Table. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, July/Aug. 1990, pg 16-19.