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Bibliography of the reptiles of the
Mediterranean Sea and adjacent areas

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Anonymous. 1990. Les tortues marines de Mediterranee. Reserves Naturelles (Brussels) 1990(1): 19-20.

Anonymous. 1995. Important Mediterranean nesting beaches discovered. Marine Turtle Newsletter 71: 9-10.

Anonymous. 2013. [Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Herpetology Congress. Conservation of Mediterranean herpetofauna in a changing environment. 23rd-27th May 2011]. (In French). Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 145-146: 1-224.

Aloise, G.; Cagnin, M.; Luiselli, L. 2015. Co-occurrence patterns in independently evolved groups of Mediterranean insectivorous vertebrates (lizards and shrews). Amphibia-Reptilia 36(3): 233-243.

Argano, R.; Baldari, F. 1983. Status of western Mediterranean Sea Turtles. Rapports et Proces-Verbaux des Reunions Commission Internationale Pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Mediterranee Monaco 28(5): 233-235.

Ballasina, D. (ed.) 1995. Red data book on Mediterranean chelonians. Edagriole - Editioni Agricole, Bologna. 190 pp.

Barcelona Convention Secretariat. 2003. The action plan for the conservation of the Mediterranean Marine Turtles adopted within the framework of the Mediterranean action plan. pp. 13. In: Margaritoulis, D. & Demetropoulos, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Rome, 24-28 October 2001. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS), Nicosia. 270 pp.

Bedriaga, J. 1892. Les vipères europeennes et circummediterraneennes. C. R. Congres Internat. Zool. 1: 236-241.

Bentivegna, F.; Ciampa, M.; Mazza, G.; Paglialonga, A.; Travaglini, A. 2003. Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in Tyrrhenian Sea: trophic role of the Gulf of Naples. pp. 71-75. In: Margaritoulis, D. & Demetropoulos, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Rome, 24-28 October 2001. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS), Nicosia. 270 pp.

Böhme, W. 2004. The German contributions to Mediterranean herpetology with special reference to the Balearic Islands and their lacertid lizards. pp. 63-82. In: Perez-Mellado, V.; Riera, N.; Perera, A. (eds.). The biology of lacertid lizards: evolutionary and ecological perspectives. [Colleccio Recerca]. Institut Menorqui d'Estudis, Mao, Menorca. 313 pp.

Caminas, J.A. 2004. Sea Turtles of the Mediterranean Sea: population dynamics, sources of mortality and relative importance of fisheries impacts. FAO Fisheries Reports 738: 27-84. (Supplement).

Carretero, M.A. 2006. Reproductive cycles in Mediterranean lacertids: plasticity and constraints. pp. 33-54. In: Corti, C.; Lo Cascio, P. & Biaggini, M. (eds.). Mainland and insular lacertid lizards: a Mediterranean perspective. Monografie Scienze 8. Firenze University Press, Firenze. 218 pp.

Carvalho, S.B.; Brito, J.C.; Crespo, E.J.; Possingham, H.P. 2011. Incorporating evolutionary processes into conservation planning using species distribution data: a case study with the western Mediterranean herpetofauna. Diversity and Distributions 17(3): 408-421.

Casale, P. 2010. The 9th Reunion of Mediterranea Sea Turtle Specialists - ISTS30 Goa, India. Marine Turtle Newsletter 128: 31-32.

Casale, P. 2011. Sea Turtle by-catch in the Mediterranean. Fish and Fisheries 12(3): 299-316.

Casale, P.; Argano, R. 2003. Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: distribution and conservation aspects. Biogeographia 24: 307-312.

Corbett, K. 1994. Situation of threatened herpetofauna in Europe and the Mediterranean. Key taxa in need of recovery plans. Council of Europe Environmental Encounters Series 19: 23-25.

Corbett, K.; Kasparek, M. 2003. Status update and conservation priorities for the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Mediterranean. pp. 108-112. In: Margaritoulis, D. & Demetropoulos, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Rome, 24-28 October 2001. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS), Nicosia. 270 pp.

Corbett, K.F. 1987. Conservation of marine turtles in Europe, with special reference to the Mediterranean coasts. pp. 107-110. In: van Gelder, J.J., Strijbosch, H. & Bergers, P.J.M. (eds.). Proceedings of the 4th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Faculty of Sciences, Nijmegen. 473 pp.

Corbett, K.F. 1987. Marine turtles in the Mediterranean - an update. Herpetofauna News 10: 2-3.

Corti, C.; Bischoff, W.; Böhme, W. 1999. Die Lacertiden der Mittelmeer-Inseln. Ein erste Übersicht. Die Eidechse 10(2): 41-58.

Corti, C.; Böhme, W.; Delfino, M.; Masseti, M. 1999. Man and lacertids on the Mediterranean Islands: conservation perspectives. Natura Croatica 8(3): 287-300.

Corti, C.; Lo Cascio, P.; Biaggini, M. (eds.) 2006. Mainland and insular lacertid lizards: a Mediterranean perspective. [Monografie Scienze 8]. Firenze University Press, Firenze. 218 pp.

Corti, C.; Masseti, M.; Delfino, M.; Perez-Mellado, V. 1999. Man and herpetofauna of the Mediterranean islands. Revista Espanola de Herpetologia 13: 83-100.

Cox, N.; Chanson, J.; Stuart, S. 2006. The status and distribution of reptiles and amphibians of the Mediterranean basin. IUCN, Cambridge. 42 pp.

Dehaut, E.G. 1920. Contribution a l'étude de la vie vertebree insulaire dans la Region Mediterraneenne occidentale et particulierement en Sardaigne et en Corse. Lechevalier, Paris. 95 pp.

Dehaut, G. 1954. Considerations sur l'histoire evolutif des vertebres insulaires dans la region mediterraneenne occidentale. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 26(2) (3): 413-418.

Demetropulos, A.; Hadjichristophorou, M. 1995. Distribution of chelonians. pp. 21-33. In: Ballasina, D. (ed.). Red data book on Mediterranean chelonians. Edagriole-Editioni Agricole, Bologna. 190 pp.

Ficetola, G.F.; Padoa-Schioppa, E. 2009. Human activities alter biogeographical patterns of reptiles on Mediterranean islands. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18(2): 214-222.

Fiori, C.; Paoli, C.; Alessi, J.; Mandich, A.; Vassallo, P. 2016. Seamount attractiveness to top predators in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (central Mediterranean). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 26(3): 769-775.

Foufopoulos, J.; Kilpatrick, A.M.; Ives, A.R. 2011. Climate change and elevated extinction rates of reptiles from Mediterranean Islands. American Naturalist 177(1): 119-129.

Fuhrmann-Bacci, P. 2011. Second Congres Mediterraneen d'Herpetologie - CMH2 - Marrakech du 23 au 27 mai 2011. Cheloniens 22: 46-54.

Gerosa, G. 1996. Manual on marine turtle tagging in the Mediterranean. RAC/SPA (UNEP-MAP), Tunis. 48 pp.

Gramentz, D. 1988. Seeschildkröten im Mittelmeer. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 41(4): 49-51.

Gramentz, D. 1989. Marine turtles in the central Mediterranean Sea. Centro (Msida) 1(4): 41-56.

Gruber, U. 1989. Die Schlangen Europas und rund ums Mittelmeer. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart: 1-248.

Karaa, S.; Bradai, M.N.; Mahmoud, S.; Jribi, I. 2016. Migration of the Mediterranean sea turtles into the Tunisian waters, importance of the tag recoveries as conservation management method. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 57(2): 103-111.

Kasparek, M. 2003. Proposals for setting-up a clearing-house mechanism to monitor Marine Turtle populations in the Mediterranean. pp. 151-155. In: Margaritoulis, D. & Demetropoulos, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Rome, 24-28 October 2001. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS), Nicosia. 270 pp.

Kopsida, H.; Margaritoulis, D.; Dimopoulos, D. 2002. What Marine Turtle strandings can tell us. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 477: 207-209.

Lambert, M.R.K. 1981. Conservation of Mediterranean amphibians and reptiles, and their habitats. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 3: 42-46.

Lazar, B.; Tvrtkovic, N. 2003. Corroboration of the critical habitat hypothesis for the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta in the eastern Adriatic Sea. pp. 165-169. In: Margaritoulis, D. & Demetropoulos, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Rome, 24-28 October 2001. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS), Nicosia. 270 pp.

Lortet, L. 1887. Observations sur les tortues terrestres et paludines du Bassin de la Mediterranee. Arch. Mus. Lyon 4: 1-26.

Luiselli, L.; Filippi, E. 2006. Null models, co-occurrence patterns, and ecological modelling of a Mediterranean community of snakes. Amphibia-Reptilia 27(3): 325-337.

Maigret, J. 1987. Working Group on Mediterranean Marine Turtles: report of the Meeting of 24 October 1986 Palma de Majorca. Marine Turtle Newsletter 40: 5-7.

Margaritoulis, D. 2003. The status of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean. pp. 51-61. In: Margaritoulis, D. & Demetropoulos, A. (eds.). Proceedings of the First Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Rome, 24-28 October 2001. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS), Nicosia. 270 pp.

Margaritoulis, D. 2007. Status update of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean. pp. 77, 79-94. In: Lopez-Jurado, L.F. & Liria Loza, A. (eds.). Marine turtles: recovery of extinct populations. Instituto Canario Ciencias Marinas, Telde. 227 pp.

Marinou, P. 1984. Synopsis of information on Sea Turtles in the eastern Mediterranean area. Biologia Gallo-Hellenica 11(1): 19-25.

Martin, B.; Ferrer, M. 2015. Temporally variable environments maintain more beta-diversity in Mediterranean landscapes. Acta Oecologica 68: 1-10.

Martin, J.; Lopez, P. 2002. The effect of Mediterranean dehesa management on lizard distribution and conservation. Biological Conservation 108(2): 213-219.

Mayol, J. 2004. A conservation proposal for most endangered insular lizards in the Balearics. pp. 231-238. In: Perez-Mellado, V.; Riera, N.; Perera, A. (eds.). The biology of lacertid lizards: evolutionary and ecological perspectives. [Colleccio Recerca]. Institut Menorqui d'Estudis, Mao, Menorca. 313 pp.

Mellado, J.; Olmedo, G. 1987. Actividad invernal en poblaciones de lagartos de la zona subtropical. Mediterranea 9: 5-13.

Moreira, F.; Russo, D. 2007. Modelling the impact of agricultural abandonment and wildfires on vertebrate diversity in Mediterranean Europe. Landscape Ecology 22(10): 1461-1476.

Mrosovsky, N. 2006. Does the Mediterranean Green Turtle exist? Marine Turtle Newsletter 111: 1-2.

Mylonas, M.; Valakos, E.D. 1990. Contribution to the biogeographical analysis of the reptile distribution in the Mediterranean islands. Revista Espanola de Herpetologia 4: 101-107.

Paggetti, E.; Biaggini, M.; Corti, C.; Lebboroni, M.; Berti, R. 2006. Amphibians and reptiles as indicators in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems: a preliminary study. pp. 107-110. In: Vences, M.; Köhler, J.; Ziegler, T. & Böhme, W. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 262 pp.

Parlanti, C.; Lanza, B.; Poggesi, M.; Sbordoni, V. 1988. Anfibi e rettili isole del Mediterraneo: un test dell'ipotesi dell'equilibrio insulare. Bulletin d'Ecologie 19(2-3): 335-348.

Paulo, O.S.; Pinheiro, J.; Miraldo, A.; Bruford, M.W.; Jordan, W.C.; Nichols, R.A. 2008. The role of vicariance vs. dispersal in shaping genetic patterns in ocellated lizard species in the western Mediterranean. Molecular Ecology 17(6): 1535-1551.

Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Fahd, S.; Carranza, S. 2008. El papel de Estrecho de Gibraltar en la conformacion de la actual fauna de anfibios y reptiles en el Mediterraneo Occidental. Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 19: 2-17.

Radovanovic, M. 1955. Die Variabilität der morphologischen Merkmale bei den Eidechsen der adriatischen Inseln. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft 1954: 300-306.

Radovanovic, M. 1969. Les ilots adriatiques et leurs populations de lézards. Rapp. P.-v. Réun. Commn. Int. Explor. Scient. Mer Méditerr. 19: 827-828.

Redlich, A. 1996. Meeresschildkröten im Mittelmeer. Bisherige Erkenntnisse über Vorkommen, Bestandsentwicklung, Verhalten, schädigende Umwelteinflusse sowie Massnahmen zur Erforschung und zum Schutz der Bestande. Meer und Museum 12: 33-39.

Relini, L.O.; Galli, L.; Garibaldi, F.; Palandri, G.; Spano, S. 2007. Reptiles, birds and mammals. pp. 79-101. In: Relini, G. (ed.). The pelagic domain. Pelagos: the whale sanctuary. (Italian Habitats 16). Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale, Udine. 156 pp.

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Saint Girons, H. 1982. Influence des climats de type mediterraneen sur l'ecophysiologie et la repartition des reptiles. Ecologia Mediterranea 8(1-2): 245-252.

Saint Girons, H. 1982. Remarques generales sur la biogeograhie des reptiles mediterraneans. Publicaciones del Centro Pirenaico de Biologia Experimental 13: 111-115.

Saint-Girons, H. 1994. Caracteres biogeographiques des faunes mediterraneennes de reptiles. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 64: 15-19.

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Sindaco, R. 1998. Annotated checklist of the reptiles of the Mediterranean countries, with keys to Asiatic and African species. Part 1 - turtles, crocodiles, amphisbaenians and lizards. (Reptilia). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria" 92: 85-190.

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