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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Panama

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.


Andreone, F.; Luiselli, L. 2000. Are there shared general patterns of specific diversity, abundance, and guild structure in snake communities of tropical forests of Madagascar and continental Africa? Revue d'Ecologie la Terre et la Vie 55(3): 215-239.

Auth, D.L. 1994. Checklist and bibliography of the amphibians and reptiles of Panama. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 98: 1-59.

Balaguera-Reina, S.A.; Venegas-Anaya, M.; Sanchez, A.; Arbelaez, I.; Lessios, H.A.; Densmore, L.D. 2016. Spatial ecology of the American Crocodile in a tropical Pacific island in Central America. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0157152.

Barbour, T. 1906. Reptilia and Amphibia. [Vertebrata from the Savanna of Panama. Papers from the John E. Thayer Expedition of 1904, No. 3]. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 46: 224-229.

Barbour, T. 1923. Notes on the reptiles and amphibians from Panama. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 129: 1-16.

Bates, L.B. 1928. Snakes and snakebite accidents of the Panama Canal Zone. Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 2: 31-32.

Bourliere, F. 1952. Notes de voyage a Barro Colorado (Panama). La Terre et la Vie (Paris) 99: 1-18.

Braestrup, F.W. 1972. Giftige slanger gennem Panama-Kanalen. Naturens Verden 1972(1): 40.

Breder, C.M. 1946. Amphibians and reptiles of the Rio Chuounaque drainage, Darien, Panama, with notes on their life histories and habits. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 86(8): 377-435.

Busack, S.D. 1966. Notes on a herpetological collection from the Azuero peninsula, Panama. Copeia 1966: 371.

Clark, H.C. 1928. Snakes from the Chiriqui Land Company. Rep. United Fruit Co. Med. Dept. Boston Mass. 17: 288-289.

Cochran, D.M. 1946. Notes on the herpetology of the Pearl Islands, Panama. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 106(4): Unpaginated.

Cohn, J.P. 1989. Iguana conservation and economic development. An iguana population and market are revitalized. Bioscience 39(6): 359-363.

Cooke, R.; Guevara, A.R. 1994. Salvaging, identifying and marking Sea Turtles in the Bay of Parita, Panama. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 351: 213-215.

Duellman, W.E. 1989. Tropical herpetofaunal communities: patterns of community structure in Neotropical rainforests. Ecological Studies Analysis and Synthesis 69: 61-88.

DuFord, D. 2004. Both friend and food: the conservation of iguanas in Panama's market economy. Iguana (West Hartford) 11(3): 164-166.

Dunn, E.R. 1930. New snakes from Costa Rica and Panama. Occasional Papers Boston Society of Natural History 5: 329-332.

Dunn, E.R. 1933. Amphibians and reptiles from El Valle de Anton, Panama. Occasional Papers Boston Society of Natural History 8: 65-79.

Dunn, E.R. 1947. Snakes of the Lérida Farm (Chiriqui Volcano, western Panamá). Copeia 1947: 153-157.

Dunn, E.R. 1949. Relative abundance of some Panamanian snakes. Ecology 30(1): 39-57.

Dunn, E.R. 1954. The coral snake "mimic" problem in Panama. Evolution 8(2): 97-102.

Dunn, E.R.; Allendoerfer, C.B. 1949. The application of Fisher's formula to collections of Panamanian snakes. Ecology 30(4): 533-536.

Dunn, E.R.; Bailey, J.R. 1939. Snakes from the uplands of the Canal Zone and of Darien. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 86: 1-22.

Evans, H.E. 1947. Notes on Panamanian reptiles and amphibians. Copeia 1947: 166-170.

Grocott, R.G.; Sadler, G.G. 1958. The poisonous snakes of Panama. Canal Printing Plant Mount Hope, Canal Zone. 38 pp.

Heatwole, H. 1966. The effect of man on distribution of some reptiles and amphibians in eastern Panama. Herpetologica 22: 55-59.

Heatwole, H.; Sexton, O.J. 1966. Herpetofaunal comparisons between two climatic zones in Panama. American Midland Naturalist 75: 45-60.

Hofer, U.; Bersier, L.F.; Fernandes, G.W. 2001. Herpetofaunal diversity and abundance in tropical upland forests of Cameroon and Panama. Biotropica 33(1): 142-152.

Ibañez-D., R.; Solis, F.A.; Jaramillo, C.A.; Rand, A.S. 2001. An overview of the herpetology of Panama. pp. 159-170. In: Johnson, J.D.; Webb, R.G.; Flores-Villela, O.A. (eds.). Mesoamerican herpetology: systematics, zoogeography and conservation. University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso. 200 pp.

Jaramillo, C.; Wilson, L.D.; Ibañez-D., R.; Jaramillo, F. 2010. The herpetofauna of Panama: distribution and conservation status. pp. 604-671. In: Wilson, L.D.; Townsend, J.H.; Johnson, J.D. (eds.). Conservation of Mesoamerican amphibians and reptiles. Eagle Mountain Publishing, LC, Eagle Mountain, Utah. 812 pp.

Jutzy, D.A.; Biber, S.H.; Elton, N.W.; Lowry, E.C. 1953. A clinical and pathological analysis of snake bites on the Panama Canal Zone. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2(1): 129-141.

Köhler, G.; Sunyer, J.; Ponce, M.; Batista, A. 2008. Noteworthy records of amphibians and reptiles in Panama (Amphibia: Plethodontidae, Craugastoridae, Hylidae; Reptilia: Polychrotidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 88(2): 329-333.

Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A.; Köhler, G. 2009. Auf herpetologischer Expedition in den Bergwäldern Panamas. Natur und Museum (Frankfurt am Main) 139(7-8): 228-235.

Lotzkat, S.; Hertz, A.; Stadler, L.; Hamad, N.; Carrizo, A.; Köhler, G. 2010. Noteworthy distribution records of reptiles from western Panama. Herpetological Review 41(4): 520-523.

Lyman, V.A. 1951. More notes on iguanas. Herpetologica 7: 72.

Lyman, V.L. 1949. Incidence of rattlesnakes in Panama. Herpetologica 5(2): 44.

Martinez-Cortes, V.; Rodriguez, A. 2005. Datos preliminares sobre los anfibios y reptiles de Bahia Honda e Isla Canales de Tierra (Veraguas, Panama). pp. 571-626. In: Castroviejo, S.; Ibanez, A. (eds.). Estudios sobre la biodiversidad de la region de Bahia Honda (Veraguas, Panama). [Biblioteca de ciencias 20]. Departamento de Publicaciones del CSIC, Madrid. 835 pp.

Mittermeier, R.A. 1972. Turtles recorded from Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone. Journal of Herpetology 6(3-4): 240-241.

Myers, C.W. 1970. Amphibians and reptiles protected in Panama. Herpetological Review 2(3): 10.

Myers, C.W. 1972. The status of herpetology in Panama. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 2: 199-209.

Myers, C.W. 2003. Rare snakes - five new species from eastern Panama: reviews of northern Atractus and southern Geophis (Colubridae: Dipsadinae). American Museum Novitates 3391: 1-47.

Myers, C.W.; Rand, A.S. 1969. Checklist of amphibians and reptiles of Barro Colorado Island, Panama, with comments on faunal change and sampling. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 10: 1-11.

Netting, M.G. 1936. Notes on a collection of reptiles from Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 25: 113-120.

Ocana, G.; Rubinoff, I.; Smythe, N.; Werner, D. 1988. Alternatives to destruction. Research in Panama. pp. 370-376, illustr. In: Wilson, E.O. (ed.). Biodiversity. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 521 pp.

Ortleb, E.P.; Heatwole, H. 1966. Comments on some Panamanian lizards with a key to the species from Barro Colorado Island, C.Z. and vicinity. Caribbean Journal of Science 5: 141-147.

Peracca, M.G. 1896. Rettili ed Anfibi raccolti nel Darien ed a Panama dal Dott. E. Festa. Boll. Mus. Torino 253: 12 pp.

Perez Santos, C. 1998. Snakes of Panama. Reptilia (GB) 1: 46-49.

Perez Santos, C.; Martinez, V. 1997. Serpientes del Parque Nacional de Coiba (Panama). pp. 445-456. In: Castroviejo, S. (ed.). Flora y fauna del Parque Nacional de Coiba (Panama): inventario preliminar. Agencia Espanola de Coperacion Internacional (AECI), Madrid. 534 pp.

Perez Santos, C.; Moreno, A.G.; Gearhart, A. 1993. Checklist of the snakes of Panama. Revista Espanola de Herpetologia 7: 113-122.

Rand, A.S.; Myers, C.W. 1990. The herpetofauna of Barro Colorado Island, Panama: an ecological summary. pp. 386-409. In: Gentry, A.H. (ed.). Four neotropical rainforests. Yale University Press, New Haven & London. 627 pp.

Ray, J.M. 2017. Snakes of Panama. A Field Guide to all Species. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. 214 pp.

Ray, J.M.; Knight, J.L. 2013. The Venomous Snakes and their Mimics of Panama and Costa Rica / Las Culebras Venenosas y sus Mímicas de Panamá y Costa Rica. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, place of publication unknown. 282 pp.

Ray, J.M.; Ruback, P. 2015. Updated checklists of snakes for the provinces of Panamá and Panamá Oeste, Republic of Panama. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(2): 168–188.

Riva, I. de la 1997. Herpetofauna (cocodrilos, tortugas y saurios) del Parque Nacional de Coiba (Panama). Comentarios sobre su diversidad. pp. 433-444. In: Castroviejo, S. (ed.). Flora y fauna del Parque Nacional de Coiba (Panama): inventario preliminar. Agencia Espanola de Coperacion Internacional (AECI), Madrid. 534 pp.

Robinson, W.D.; Rompre, G.; Robinson, T.R. 2005. Videography of Panama bird nests shows snakes are principal predators. Ornitologia Neotropical 16(2): 187-195.

Savage, J.M. 1973. Herpetological collections made by Dr. John F. Bransford, assistant surgeon, U.S.N. during the Nicaragua and Panama canal surveys (1872-1885). Journal of Herpetology 7(1): 35-38.

Savage, J.M.; Talbot, J.J. 1978. The giant anoline lizards of Costa Rica and western Panama. Copeia 1978(3): 480-492.

Schmidt, K.P. 1933. Amphibians and reptiles collected by the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 89(1): 1-20.

Schmidt, K.P. 1946. Turtles collected by the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 106(8): 1-9.

Scott, N.J. 1976. The abundance and diversity of the herpetofaunas of tropical forest litter. Biotropica 8(1): 41-58.

Scott, P. 1960. BBC/IUC Darwin Centenary Expedition to the British Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Panama, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. January-March 1959. Rep. Wildf. Tr. 11(1958-59): 61-76.

Sexton, O.J.; Heatwole, H. 1965. Life history notes on some Panamanian snakes. Caribbean Journal of Science 5: 39-43.

Sexton, O.J.; Heatwole, H.; Knight, D. 1964. Correlation of microdistribution of some Panamanian reptiles and amphibians with structural organization of the habitat. Caribbean Journal of Science 4: 261-295.

Slevin, J.R. 1946. A visit to the crater of the Volcan Chiriqui. Herpetologica 3(2): 62-63.

Smith, H.M. 1958. Handlist of the snakes of Panama. Herpetologica 14: 222-224.

Solís, F.A.; Ibañez-D., R.; Jaramillo, C.A. 1996. Estableciendo una uniformidad sobre las especies de serpientes presentes en Panamá. Revista de Biologia Tropical 44(1): 19-22.

Swanson, P.L. 1945. Herpetological notes from Panama. Copeia 1945(4): 210-216.

Templeton, W.L.; Dean, J.M.; Watson, D.G.; Rancitelli, L.A. 1969. Frestwater ecological studies in Panama and Colombia. Bioscience 19: 804-808.

Venegas-Anaya, M.; Escobedo-Galván, A.H.; Balaguera-Reina, S.A.; Lowrance, F.; Sanjur, O.I.; Densmore, L.D. 2015. Population ecology of American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in Coiba National Park, Panama. Journal of Herpetology 49(3): 349-357.

Vollrath, E. 1974. Berro Colorado Island - eine biologische Forschungsstation in Panama. Zeitschrift des Kölner Zoo 17(3): 87-94.

Walters, V. 1953. Notes on reptiles and amphibians from El Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama. Copeia 1953: 125-127.

Wright, S.J. 1979. Competition between insectivorous lizards and birds in central Panama. American Zoologist 19(4): 1145-1156.