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Taxonomy of the genus Heremites Biodiversity of the family Scincidae

Bibliography of the genus
Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)

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.


Heremites in general

Karin, B.R.; Metallinou, M.; Weinell, J.L.; Jackman, T.R.; Bauer, A.M. 2016. Resolving the higher-order phylogenetic relationships of the circumtropical Mabuya group (Squamata: Scincidae): an out-of-Asia diversification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2016: doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.033

Moravec, J.; Franzen, M.; Böhme, W. 2006. Notes on the taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution of the Trachylepis (formerly Mabuya) aurata (Linnaeus, 1758) complex. pp. 89-93. 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.

Heremites auratus

Akhmedov, S.B. 1981. [On the distribution and ecology of Mabuya aurata L., 1758, Scincidae, Reptilia) in the Caucasus]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Azerbaidzhanskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1981(5): 78-81.

Akhmedov, S.B. 1983. [On taxonomy of Mabuya aurata in Transcaucasia and Middle Asia]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 1983(2): 84-85.

Akhmedov, S.B.; Szczerbak, N.N. 1987. [Geographic variation and interspecific systematics of Mabuya aurata (Sauria, Scincidae)]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 1987(5): 20-24.

Ataev, C.A.; Saparova, A. 1986. [Data on fauna and ecology of reptile in Tedzhen-Murgab region]. (In Russian, English summary). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1986(1): 42-46.

Durmus, S.H.; Kumlutas, Y.; Ozdemir, A.; Avci, A.; Ilgaz, C. 2011. Morphology, taxonomic status and distribution of Trachylepis aurata (Linneaus [sic], 1758) in southeast Anatolia (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae). Herpetozoa 24(1-2): 61-71.

Guclu, O.; Candan, K.; Kankilic, T.; Kumlutas, Y.; Durmus, S.H.; Poulakakis, N.; Ilgaz, C. 2014. Phylogeny of Trachylepis sp. (Reptilia) from Turkey inferred from mtDNA sequences. Mitochondrial DNA 25(6): 456-463.

Lymberakis, P.; Kaliontzopoulou, A. 2003. Additions to the herpetofauna of Syria. Zoology in the Middle East 29: 33-39.

Lymberakis, P.; Tok, C.V.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Sevinç, M.; Nilson, G.; Akarsu, F.; Kaya, U. 2017. Heremites auratus (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T157291A120690621. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T157291A120690621.en.

Mausfeld, P.; Schmitz, A. 2003. Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): Taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 3(3): 161-171.

Mohammed, M.B.H. 1989. Carpus and tarsus patterns in some Arabian lizards (Reptilia: Agamidae, Lacertidae, Scincidae). Folia Morphologica (Prague) 37(2): 201-207.

Moravec, J.; Franzen, M.; Böhme, W. 2006. Notes on the taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution of the Trachylepis (formerly Mabuya) aurata (Linnaeus, 1758) complex. pp. 89-93. 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.

Yilmaz, I. 1977. [The subspecific status of Mabuya aurata (Scincidae, Lacertilia) in Turkey]. (In Turkish, English summary). Journal of the Faculty of Science Ege University (B) 1(2): 111-137.

Heremites septemtaeniatus

Anderson, S.C.; Orlov, N.L.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Tuniyev, B.; Aghasyan, A.; Tuniyev, S.; Rustamov, A.; Shestapol, A. 2017. Heremites septemtaeniatus (amended version of 2017 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T164634A120691210. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T164634A120691210.en.

Cunningham, P.L. 2008. Trachylepis septemtaeniata (Reuss, 1834) (formerly Mabuya aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)). Golden Skink. Distribution. African Herp News 45: 21-22.

Durmus, S.H.; Kumlutas, Y.; Ozdemir, A.; Avci, A.; Ilgaz, C. 2011. Morphology, taxonomic status and distribution of Trachylepis aurata (Linneaus [sic], 1758) in southeast Anatolia (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae). Herpetozoa 24(1-2): 61-71.

Faizi, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2006. Intra- and-inter-specific geographic variation in the Iranian scincid lizards of the genus Trachylepis Fitzinger 1843 (Sauria: Scincidae). Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 2(1): 1-11.

Faizi, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2007. Further studies on the lizard cranial osteology, based on a comparative study of the skull in Trachylepis aurata transcaucasica and Laudakia nupta (Squamata: Sauria). Russian Journal of Herpetology 14(2): 107-116.

Faizi, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rajabizadeh, M.; Heydari, N. 2010. Sexual dimorphism in Trachylepis aurata transcaucasica Chernov, 1926 (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Zagros Mountains, western Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 6(1): 25-35.

Guclu, O.; Candan, K.; Kankilic, T.; Kumlutas, Y.; Durmus, S.H.; Poulakakis, N.; Ilgaz, C. 2014. Phylogeny of Trachylepis sp. (Reptilia) from Turkey inferred from mtDNA sequences. Mitochondrial DNA 25(6): 456-463.

Haas, G. 1952. Two collections of reptiles from Iraq, with descriptions of two new forms. Copeia 1952: 20-22.

Mausfeld, P.; Schmitz, A. 2003. Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and speciation of the Asian scincid lizard genus Eutropis Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Reptilia: Scincidae): Taxonomic and biogeographic implications. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 3(3): 161-171.

Moravec, J. 1998. Taxonomic and faunistic notes on the herpetofauna of Syria (Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 21(Supplement): 99-106.

Petzold, H.G. 1960. Interessante mittelasiatische Eidechsenarten im Tierpark Berlin. Aquarien Terrarien 6: 373-377.

Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Faizi, H. 2007. Geographic variation in the skull morphology of Trachylepis aurata transcaucasica Chernov, 1926 (Sauria: Scincidae) in the Zagros Mountains, western Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 42: 67-74.

Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Fattahi, R.; Gholamifard, A. 2013. Cranial osteology of the Bridled Skink, Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804), and its comparison with Trachylepis aurata transcaucasica (Chernov, 1926) (Sauria: Scincidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(4): 276-286.

Soorae, P.S.; Al-Hameiri, A. 2005. Mabuya aurata septemtaeniata (family, Scincidae): first record for the United Arab Emirates. Herpetological Bulletin 92: 19-20.

Zander, A. 1895. Einige transkaspische Reptilien. Zoologische Garten 36: 297-305.

Heremites vittatus

Baier, F.; Schmitz, A.; Sauer-Guerth, H.; Wink, M. 2017. Pre-Quaternary divergence and subsequent radiation explain longitudinal patterns of genetic and morphological variation in the striped skink, Heremites vittatus. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17: 132

Böhme, W.; Mateo, J.A.; Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, E.H.; Geniez, P.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Nouira, M.S.; Baha El Din, S.M.; Lymberakis, P.; Kaska, Y.; Kumlutas, Y.; Kaya, U.; Avci, A.; Üzüm, N.; Yeniyurt, C.; Akarsu, F. 2017. Heremites vittatus (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T61586A120691593. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61586A120691593.en.

Busack, S.D. 1959. Methods of eating and general behavior in some Old World saurians in captivity. Herpetologica 15(4): 234.

Eser, O.; Cengiz, E.U. 2014. Research on the herpetofauna of Baskomutan Historical National Park, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Biharean Biologist 8(2): 98-101.

Esterbauer, H. 1985. Bemerkungen zum Lebensraum und Verhalten der Glattechse Mabuya vittata in Syrien. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 38(9): 416-419.

Faizi, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2006. Intra- and-inter-specific geographic variation in the Iranian scincid lizards of the genus Trachylepis Fitzinger 1843 (Sauria: Scincidae). Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 2(1): 1-11.

Fattahi, R.; Gentile, F.F.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Avci, A.; Kumlutas, Y.; Ilgaz, C.; Yousefkhani, S.S.H. 2014. Modelling the potential distribution of the Bridled Skink, Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804), in the Middle East. Zoology in the Middle East 60(3): 208-216.

Fattahi, R.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Seymareh, H.A. 2014. Notes taxonomy, distribution, geographic variation and natural history in Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804) in the Zagros Mountains, Western Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(3): 179-186.

Goldberg, S.R.; Maza, E. 2014. Natural history notes: Trachylepis vittata (Bridled Mabuya). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 45(1): 137.

Guclu, O.; Candan, K.; Kankilic, T.; Kumlutas, Y.; Durmus, S.H.; Poulakakis, N.; Ilgaz, C. 2014. Phylogeny of Trachylepis sp. (Reptilia) from Turkey inferred from mtDNA sequences. Mitochondrial DNA 25(6): 456-463.

Kalboussi, M.; Nouira, S. 2004. Regime alimentaire de Mabuya vittata (Olivier, 1804) (Reptilia: Scincidae) en Tunisie. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 109: 43-50.

Kumlutas, Y.; Candan, K.; Ilgaz, C. 2015. A new locality record of Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804) (Reptilia: Scincidae) in northeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology 22(4): 310-314.

Lo Cascio, P.; Riviere, V. 2014. Herpetofaunal inventory of Kuriat and Jbel islets (Tunisia). Biodiversity Journal 5(3): 391-396.

Mohammed, M.B.H.; El-Sayad, F.I.; El-Naga, A.M.A.; Fouda, Y.A. 2006. Structure and function of the tongue in some scincid lizards. Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology 50(B): 47-66.

Mulder, J. 1995. Herpetological observations in Turkey (1987-1995). Deinsea 2: 51-66.

Nassar, F. 2017. Placentation in the viviparous lizard Trachylepis vittata from Lebanon. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(1): 49-53.

Nassar, F.; Challita, M.; Sadek, R.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S. 2013. Sexual dimorphism and female reproductive cycle in the scincid lizard Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804) in Lebanon (Reptilia: Scincidae). Zoology in the Middle East 59(4): 297-301.

Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Fattahi, R. 2015. Sexual dimorphism in Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804) (Sauria: Scincidae) in the Zagros Mountains, western Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 39(1): 59-65.

Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Fattahi, R.; Gholamifard, A. 2013. Cranial osteology of the Bridled Skink, Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804), and its comparison with Trachylepis aurata transcaucasica (Chernov, 1926) (Sauria: Scincidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 20(4): 276-286.

Schmidtler, J.J.; Schmidtler, J.F. 1972. Zwerggeckos aus dem Zagros-Gebirge (Iran). Salamandra 8(2): 59-66.

Singh, M. 1980. Effect of habitat on thermoregulation in the common skink, Mabuya vittata. Comparative Physiology and Ecology 5(4): 252-253.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Manylo, V.V. 1995. [Karyottupe [karyotype] of Mabuya vittata (Sauria, Scincidae) from Israel]. (In Russian, English summary). Vestnik Zoologii 2-3: 92-94.

Tok, C.V.; Gocmen, B.; Mermer, A. 1999. Kuzey Kibris Turk Cumhuriyeti Mabuya vittata (seritli kertenkele) (Sauria: Scincidae) ornekleri hakkinda. On the specimens of Mabuya vittata (banded lizard) (Sauria: Scincidae) from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. (In Turkish, English summary). Turkish Journal of Zoology 23(Turkish Supplement 2): 583-589.

Werner, Y.L. 1983. Lizards and snakes from eastern lower Egypt in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University with range extensions. Herpetological Review 14(1): 29-31.

Winden, J. van der; Strijbosch, H.; Bogaerts, S. 1995. Habitat related disruptive pattern distribution in the polymorphic lizard Mabuya vittata. Acta Oecologica 16(4): 423-430.

Zari, T.A. 1997. Diel variation of resting metabolism and temperature selection in the skink, Mabuya vittata (Olivier, 1804) (Reptilia: Scincidae). Egyptian Journal of Zoology 28: 35-43.

Zari, T.A. 1997. Resting metabolism of two species of juvenile skinks, Sphenops sepsoides and Mabuya vittata (Reptilia: Scincidae). Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology (A) 24: 159-170.