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Taxonomy of the genus Mesaspis Biodiversity of the family Anguidae

Bibliography of the genus
Mesaspis (Middle American Alligator Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Anguidae)

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.


Mesaspis in general

Chippindale, P.; Ammerman, L.K.; Campbell, J.A. 1998. Molecular approaches to phylogeny of Abronia (Anguidae: Gerrhonotinae), with emphasis on relationships in subgenus Auriculabronia. Copeia 1998(4): 883-892.

Good, D.A. 1989. Allozyme variation and phylogenetic relationships among the species of Mesaspis (Squamata: Anguidae). Herpetologica 45(2): 227-232.

Hoser, R.T. 2014. A logical new genus-level taxonomy for the Xenosauridae, Anniellidae, Diploglossidae and Anguidae (Squamata: Sauria). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 24: 20-64.

Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2018. Species limits in the Morelet's Alligator lizard (Anguidae: Gerrhonotinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 16-27.

Mesaspis antauges

Karges, J.P.; Wright, J.W. 1987. A new species of Barisia (Sauria, Anguidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 381: 1-11.

Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Cerón de la Luz, N.M.; Clause, A.G. 2017. Solving a 50-year mystery: rediscovery of Mesaspis antauges (Squamata: Anguidae). Zootaxa 4303(4): 559–572.

Mesaspis cuchumatanus

Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A.; Campbell, J.A. 2016. A new species of Mesaspis (Squamata: Anguidae) from the High Cuchumatanes of Guatemala. Journal of Herpetology 50(2): 327-336.

Mesaspis gadovii

Davis, W.B.; Dixon, J.R. 1961. Reptiles (exclusive of snakes) of the Chilpancingo region, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 74: 37-56.

Goldberg, S.R. 2011. Natural history notes: Mesaspis gadovii. (Gadow's Alligator Lizard). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 42(4): 606.

Karges, J.P.; Wright, J.W. 1987. A new species of Barisia (Sauria, Anguidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 381: 1-11.

Ramírez-Pinilla, M.P.; Calderon-Espinosa, M.L.; Flores-Villela, O.A.; Munoz-Alonso, A.; Mendez-de la Cruz, F.R. 2009. Reproductive activity of three sympatric viviparous lizards at Omiltemi, Guerrero, Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 43(3): 409-420.

Santos-Bibiano, R.; Woolrich-Piña, G.A.; Beltrán-Sánchez, E.; Méndez-de la Cruz, F.R. 2016. Nature notes: Mesaspis gadovii (Gadow’s Alligator Lizard). Saurophagy. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(2): 484-486.

Spengler, J.C.; Smith, H.M. 1982. A range extension for the alligator lizard Barisia gadovi levigata. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 18(3): 172-174.

Mesaspis juarezi

Karges, J.P.; Wright, J.W. 1987. A new species of Barisia (Sauria, Anguidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) 381: 1-11.

Mesaspis monticola

Bury, R.B.; Gorman, G.C.; Lynch, J.F. 1969. Karyotypic data for five species of anguid lizards. Experientia 25: 314-316.

Slevin, J.R. 1942. Notes on a collection of reptiles from Boquete, Panama, with the description of a new species of Hydromorphus. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 23(32): 463-480.

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

Vial, J.L. 1975. Thermal related activity in the Mesoamerican lizard Gerrhonotus monticolus. British Journal of Herpetology 5(5): 491-495.

Vial, J.L.; Stewart, J.R. 1985. The reproductive cycle of Barisia monticola: a unique variation among viviparous lizards. Herpetologica 41(1): 51-57.

Vial, J.L.; Stewart, J.R. 1989. The manifestation and significance of sexual dimorphism in anguid lizards: a case study of Barisia monticola. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67(1): 68-72.

Wicknick, J.A. 1993. Life history notes: Mesaspis monticola (NCN). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 24(1): 33-34.

Mesaspis moreletii

Cooper, W.E.; Habegger, J.J. 2001. Lingually mediated discrimination of prey, but not plant chemicals, by the Central American anguid lizard, Mesaspis moreletii. Amphibia-Reptilia 22(1): 81-90.

Hartweg, N.; Tihen, J.A. 1946. Lizards of the genus Gerrhonotus from Chiapas, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 407: 1-16.

Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2018. Species limits in the Morelet's Alligator lizard (Anguidae: Gerrhonotinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 16-27.

Solís, J.M.; Valle, R.E.; Herrera, L.A.; O’Reilly, C.M.; Downing, R. 2015. Distribution notes: Range extensions and new departmental records for amphibians and reptiles in Honduras. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(4): 557-561.

Sunyer, J.; Köhler, G. 2007. New country and departmental records of herpetofauna in Nicaragua. Salamandra 43(1): 57-62.

Veselý, M.; Köhler, G. 2001. Zur Kenntnis von Mesaspis moreletii (Bocourt, 1871) in El Salvador. Salamandra 37(3): 185-192.

Mesaspis viridiflava

Peters, W.C.H. 1876. Über neue Arten der Sauriergattung Gerrhonotus. Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876(May): 297-300.