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Taxonomy of the genus Kentropyx Biodiversity of the family Teiidae

Bibliography of the genus
Kentropyx (Spurred Whiptails)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae)

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.


Kentropyx in general

Gallagher, D.S. 1980. A systematic revision of the South American lizard genus Kentropyx (Sauria: Teiidae). Dissertation Abstracts International B Sciences and Engineering 40(8): 3616.

Gallagher, D.S.; Dixon, J.R. 1992. Taxonomic revision of the South American lizard genus Kentropyx Spix (Sauria: Teiidae). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 10(1): 125-171.

Gallagher, D.S.; Dixon, J.R.; Schmidly, D.J. 1986. Geographic variation in the Kentropyx calcarata species group (Sauria: Teiidae): a possible example of morphological character displacement. Journal of Herpetology 20(2): 179-189.

Gallardo, J.M. 1962. El genero Kentropyx (Sauria, Teiidae) en la Republic Argentina. Acta Zoologica Lilloana 18: 243-250.

Tamsitt, J.R.; Valdivieso, D. 1963. Teiid lizards of the genus Kentropyx in Colombia. Copeia 1963: 443.

Tedesco, M.E.; Cei, J.M.; Porcel, E.; Alvarez, B.B. 1994. Variabilidad poblacional en el genero Kentropyx (Squamata: Teiidae) del norte Argentino. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 8(1): 83-86.

Werneck, F.P.; Giugliano, L.G.; Collevatti, R.G.; Colli, G.R. 2009. Phylogeny, biogeography and evolution of clutch size in South American lizards of the genus Kentropyx (Squamata: Teiidae). Molecular Ecology 18(2): 262-278.

Kentropyx altamazonica

Bôlla, D.A.S.; Bandeira, L.N.; Carvalho, F. 2017. Natural history notes: Kentropyx altamazonica (Cocha Whiptail). Habitat use. Herpetological Review 48(4): 847-848.

Cole, C.J.; Dessauer, H.C.; Townsend, C.R.; Arnold, M.G. 1995. Kentropyx borckiana (Squamata; Teiidae): a unisexual lizard of hybrid origin in the Guiana region, South America. American Museum Novitates 3145: 1-23.

Magnusson, W.E.; Lima, A.P. 1995. Natural history notes: Kentropyx altamazonica (NCN). Color. Herpetological Review 26(1): 36.

Maia, A.R. 2002. Geographic distribution: Kentropyx altamazonica (Chocha Whiptail). Herpetological Review 33(3): 225.

Ruthven, A.G. 1929. Description of a new species of Kentropyx from Brasil. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 206: 1-3.

Serrano Rojas, S.J.; Villacampa, J.; Whitworth, A. 2016. Notes on the reproduction of Kentropyx altamazonica (Squamata: Teiidae) and Imantodes lentiferus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from southeast Peru. Phyllomedusa 15(1): 69-73.

Vitt, L.J.; Sartorius, S.S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Esposito, M.C. 2001. Life at the river's edge: ecology of Kentropyx altamazonica in Brazilian Amazonia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79(10): 1855-1865.

Vitt, L.J.; Sartorius, S.S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Esposito, M.C.; Miles, D.B. 2000. Niche segregation among sympatric Amazonian teiid lizards. Oecologia (Berlin) 122(3): 410-420.

Kentropyx borckiana

Cole, C.J.; Dessauer, H.C.; Townsend, C.R.; Arnold, M.G. 1995. Kentropyx borckiana (Squamata; Teiidae): a unisexual lizard of hybrid origin in the Guiana region, South America. American Museum Novitates 3145: 1-23.

Grys, P. de 1928. Eine neue Lacertide Gastropholis mertensi aus West-Afrika. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Hamburg 42 [1920]: 37-39.

Kentropyx calcarata

Ávila-Pires, T.C.S.; Mulcahy, D.G.; Werneck, F.P.; Sites, J.W. 2012. Phylogeography of the teiid lizard Kentropyx calcarata and the sphaerodactylid Gonatodes humeralis (Reptilia: Squamata): testing a geological scenario for the lower Amazon-Tocantins basins, Amazonia, Brazil. Herpetologica 68(3): 272-287.

Cole, C.J.; Dessauer, H.C.; Townsend, C.R.; Arnold, M.G. 1995. Kentropyx borckiana (Squamata; Teiidae): a unisexual lizard of hybrid origin in the Guiana region, South America. American Museum Novitates 3145: 1-23.

Costa, H.C.; Oliveira Drummond, L. de; Tonini, J.F.R.; Zaldivar-Rae, J. 2013. Kentropyx calcarata (Squamata: Teiidae): mating behavior in the wild. North-Western Journal of Zoology 9(1): 198-200.

Filadelfo, T.; Dantas, P.T.; Ledo, R.M.D. 2013. Evidence of a communal nest of Kentropyx calcarata (Squamata: teiidae) in the Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil. Phyllomedusa 12(2): 143-146.

Franzini, L.D.; Martins Teixeira, A.A.; Oliveira Mesquita, D.; Araújo, J.A. de; Alves Teles, D. 2017. Predation of Norops fuscoauratus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) by Kentropyx calcarata (Spix, 1825) in a remnant of Atlantic Forest. Herpetology Notes 10: 249-250.

Gallagher, D.S.; Dixon, J.R.; Schmidly, D.J. 1986. Geographic variation in the Kentropyx calcarata species group (Sauria: Teiidae): a possible example of morphological character displacement. Journal of Herpetology 20(2): 179-189.

Gasnier, T.R.; Magnusson, W.E.; Lima, A.P. 1994. Foraging activity and diet of four sympatric lizard species in a tropical rainforest. Journal of Herpetology 28(2): 187-192.

Lantyer-Silva, A.S.F.; Valdes Correcher, E.; Tripodi, S.; Solé, M. 2012. Clutch size and oviposition site of Kentropyx calcarata Spix, 1825 in southern Bahia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 5: 459-462.

Lima, A.P.; Suarez, F.I.O.; Higuchi, N. 2001. The effects of selective logging on the lizards Kentropyx calcarata, Ameiva ameiva and Mabuya nigropunctata. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(2): 209-216.

Magnusson, W.E.; Lima, A.P. 1984. Perennial communal nesting by Kentropyx calcaratus. Journal of Herpetology 18(1): 73-75.

Myers, C.W.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Vanzolini, P.E. 2011. Status of early 19th-Century names authored in parallel by Wied and Schinz for South American reptiles and amphibians, with designations of three nomina protecta. American Museum Novitates 3714: 1-21.

Roberto, I.J.; Brito, L.; Pinto, T. 2012. Ecological aspects of Kentropyx calcarata (Squamata: Teiidae) in a mangrove area in northeastern Brazil. Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 23(1): 3-8.

Scrocchi, G.; Gonzales, L. 1996. Natural history notes: Kentropyx calcarata (NCN). Behavior. Herpetological Review 27(4): 201.

Silveira, J.M.; Azevedo-Ramos, C. 2010. Effect of reduced-impact and conventional logging techniques on the lizard Kentropyx calcarata (Teiidae) in the eastern Amazon. Ecotropica 16(1): 1-14.

Sousa, P.A.G. de; Freire, E.M.X. 2008. Geographic distribution: Kentropyx calcarata. Herpetological Review 39(2): 238.

Vitt, L.J. 1991. Ecology and life history of the wide-foraging lizard Kentropyx calcarata (Teiidae) in Amazonian Brazil. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69(11): 2791-2799.

Vitt, L.J.; Zani, P.A.; Caldwell, J.P.; Carrillo, E.O. 1995. Ecology of the lizard Kentropyx pelviceps (Sauria: Teiidae) in lowland rain forest of Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73(4): 691-703.

Vitt, L.J.; Zani, P.A.; Marinho Lima, A.C. 1997. Heliotherms in tropical rain forest: the ecology of Kentropyx calcarata (Teiidae) and Mabuya nigropunctata (Scincidae) in the Curua-Una of Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology 13(2): 199-220.

Kentropyx lagartija

Arias, F.; Lobo, F. 2007. Natural history notes: Kentropyx lagartija (NCN). Diet. Herpetological Review 38(1): 78.

Tedesco, M.E.; Cei, J.M. 1997. Osteological research on the genus Kentropyx from Argentina and revalidation of the specific status for Kentropyx lagartija (Gallardo, 1962) (Squamata: Teiidae). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 15(1): 231-240.

Tedesco, M.E.; Cei, J.M.; Porcel, E.; Alvarez, B.B. 1994. Variabilidad poblacional en el genero Kentropyx (Squamata: Teiidae) del norte Argentino. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 8(1): 83-86.

Tulli, M.J.; Scrocchi, G.J. 2005. Un caso de puesta comunal en Kentropyx lagartija (Squamata: Teiidae). Cuadernos de Herpetologia 19(1): 57-60.

Kentropyx paulensis

Anjos, L.A.; Kiefer, M.C.; Sawaya, R.J. 2002. Natural history notes: Kentropyx paulensis (NCN). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 33(1): 52.

Embert, D. 2005. Geographic distribution: Kentropyx paulensis. Herpetological Review 36(1): 80.

Oliveira Drummond, L. de; Rosário-Cruz, A.J. do; Caldeira Costa, H.; Carvalho Braga, C.A. de 2014. New records of the teiid lizards Kentropyx paulensis (Boettger, 1893) and Tupinambis duseni Lönnberg, 1910 (Squamata: Teiidae) from the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Check List 10(6): 1549-1554.

Kentropyx pelviceps

Dirksen, L.; Riva, I. de la 1999. The lizards and amphisbaenians of Bolivia (Reptilia, Squamata): checklist, localities, and bibliography. Graellsia 55: 199-215.

Maia, A.R. 2002. Geographic distribution: Kentropyx pelviceps (Bronzy Forest Whiptail). Herpetological Review 33(3): 225.

Vitt, L.J.; Sartorius, S.S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Esposito, M.C.; Miles, D.B. 2000. Niche segregation among sympatric Amazonian teiid lizards. Oecologia (Berlin) 122(3): 410-420.

Vitt, L.J.; Zani, P.A.; Caldwell, J.P.; Carrillo, E.O. 1995. Ecology of the lizard Kentropyx pelviceps (Sauria: Teiidae) in lowland rain forest of Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73(4): 691-703.

Yuki, R.N.; Galatti, U.; Rocha, R.A.T. 1999. Contribuicao ao conhecimento da fauna de Squamata de Rondonia, Brasil, com dois novos registros. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (Zoologia) 15(2): 181-193.

Kentropyx striata

Ávila-Pires, T.C.S.; Palheta, G.S.; Silva, M.B.; Sturaro, M.J. 2017. Geographic variation in Kentropyx striata (Reptilia: Teiidae): can we distinguish between isolated populations? South American Journal of Herpetology 12(3): 224–235.

Boos, J.O.; Quesnel, V.C. 1971. Notes on Kentropyx striatus in Trinidad, West Indies. Herpetologica 27: 477-481.

Cole, C.J.; Dessauer, H.C.; Townsend, C.R.; Arnold, M.G. 1995. Kentropyx borckiana (Squamata; Teiidae): a unisexual lizard of hybrid origin in the Guiana region, South America. American Museum Novitates 3145: 1-23.

Dixon, J.R.; Staton, M.A.; Hendricks, F.S. 1975. Incubation of Kentropyx striatus eggs. Journal of Herpetology 9(4): 363-364.

Faria, A.S.; Lima, A.P.; Magnusson, W.E. 2004. The effects of fire on behaviour and relative abundance of three lizard species in an Amazonian savanna. Journal of Tropical Ecology 20(5): 591-594.

Ghizoni-Junior, I.R. 2006. Natural history notes: Kentropyx striata (Striped Kentropyx). Juvenile predation. Herpetological Review 37(2): 224.

Juca Chagas, R. 1996. Analise morfometrica em generos de macroteiideos (Reptilia, Sauria, Teiidae). Revista Unimar 18(2): 355-367.

Juca Chagas, R.; Abe, A.S. 1996. Analise morfometrica em generos de macroteiideos (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Teiidae). pp. 155-164. In: Pefaur, J.E. (ed.). Herpetologia Neotropical. Actas del II Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetologia. II volumen. Universidad de los Andes, Consejo de Publicaciones, Merida. 451 pp.

Magnusson, W.E. 1987. Reproductive cycles of teiid lizards in Amazonian savanna. Journal of Herpetology 21(4): 307-316.

Magnusson, W.E. 1993. Body temperatures of field-active Amazonian savanna lizards. Journal of Herpetology 27(1): 53-58.

Magnusson, W.E.; Franke, C.R.; Kasper, L.A. 1986. Factors affecting densities of Cnemidophorus lemniscatus. Copeia 1986(3): 804-807.

Magnusson, W.E.; Lima, A.P.; Faria, A.S.; Victoria, R.L.; Martinelli, L.A. 2001. Size and carbon acquisition in lizards from Amazonian savanna: evidence from isotope analysis. Ecology (Washington, D.C.) 82(6): 1772-1780.

Magnusson, W.E.; Paiva, L.J. de; Moreira da Rocha, R.; Franke, C.R.; Kasper, L.A.; Lima, A.P. 1985. The correlates of foraging mode in a community of Brazilian lizards. Herpetologica 41(3): 324-332.

Manzamilla, J.; Rivero, R.; Natra, M. 1997. Geographic distribution: Kentropix [Kentropyx] striata (Striped Kentropyx). Herpetological Review 28(1): 50.

Natera-Mumaw, M.; Rojas-Runjaic, F.J.M.; Rivas-Fuenmayor, G.A. 2009. Natural history notes: Kentropyx striata (NCN) and Lesposoma [Leposoma] hexalepis. (Six-scaled Tegu). Interspecific interaction. Herpetological Review 40(4): 438-439.

Santos-Jr., A.P.; Costa, L.F.; Silva-da Silva, M.; Pimentel, J.L.; Ribeiro, S. 2018. Natural history notes: Kentropyx striata (Striped Kentropyx). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(4): 743-744.

Vitt, L.J.; Carvalho, C.M. de 1992. Life in the trees: the ecology and life history of Kentropyx striatus (Teiidae) in the lavrado area of Roraima, Brazil, with comments on the life histories of tropical teiid lizards. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70(10): 1995-2006.

Vitt, L.J.; Carvalho, C.M. de 1995. Niche partitioning in a tropical wet season: lizards in the Lavrado area of northern Brazil. Copeia 1995(2): 305-329.

Vitt, L.J.; Zani, P.A.; Caldwell, J.P.; Carrillo, E.O. 1995. Ecology of the lizard Kentropyx pelviceps (Sauria: Teiidae) in lowland rain forest of Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73(4): 691-703.

Kentropyx vanzoi

Costa, G.C.; Mesquita, D.O.; Colli, G.R. 2008. The effect of pitfall trapping on lizard diets. Herpetological Journal 18(1): 45-48.

Gallagher, D.S.; Dixon, J.R. 1980. A new lizard (Sauria: Teiidae: Kentropyx) from Brasil. Copeia 1980(4): 616-620.

Montero, R.; Scrocchi, G.; Montano, C.M.E.; Fernandez, S.I.M. 1995. Nuevas citas de saurios, anfisbenidos y ofidios para Bolivia. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 9(1): 7-13.

Ribeiro-Júnior, M.A.; Amaral, S. 2016. Catalogue of distribution of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) from the Brazilian Amazonia. III. Anguidae, Scincidae, Teiidae. Zootaxa 4205(5): 401-430.

Kentropyx viridistriga

Strüssmann, C.; Carvalho, M.A. de 1998. New herpetological records for the state of Mato Grosso, western Brazil. Herpetological Review 29(3): 183-185.

Tedesco, M.E.; Cei, J.M. 1997. Osteological research on the genus Kentropyx from Argentina and revalidation of the specific status for Kentropyx lagartija (Gallardo, 1962) (Squamata: Teiidae). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 15(1): 231-240.