Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Lacertidae Africa Asia Europe Middle East Mediterranean Sea Taxonomy of the genus Acanthodactylus Biodiversity of the family Lacertidae Bibliography of the genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards) (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) 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. Acanthodactylus in general Arnold, E.N. 1983. Osteology, genitalia and the relationships of Acanthodactylus (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 44(5): 291-339. Bischoff, W. 1990. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 1. Die Gattungen Acanthodactylus, Adolfus, Algyroides und Australolacerta. Die Eidechse 1(1): 18-23. Blanc, C.P. 1979. Études sur les acanthodactyles de Tunisie: 2. Relations biométriques. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 56(1-2): 57-65. Blanc, C.P. 1980. Etudes sur les acanthodactyles de Tunisie (Sauria: Lacertidae). 3. Variabilite morphologique et ses implications systematiques. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 104(4): 445-465. Blanc, C.P. 1980. Studies on the Acanthodactylus of Tunisia. IV. Geographic distribution and habitats. Journal of Herpetology 14(4): 391-398. Blanc, C.P.; Ineich, I. 1985. Etudes sur les acanthodactyles de Tunisie: 7 - les acanthodactyles de l'extreme-sud tunisien. Amphibia-Reptilia 6(1): 45-52. Blanc, F.; Cariou, M.L. 1980. High genetic variability of lizards of the sand-dwelling lacertid genus Acanthodactylus. Genetica (Dordrecht) 54(2): 141-147. Blanc, F.; Cariou, M.L. 1987. Geographical variability of allozyme variation and between Tunisian lizards of the sand-dwelling lacertid genus Acanthodactylus. Genetica (Dordrecht) 72(1): 13-25. Bons, J.; Geniez, P. 1995. Contribution to the systematics of the lizard Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Sauria, Lacertidae) in Morocco. Herpetological Journal 5(3): 271-280. Boulenger, G.A. 1918. Sur les lezards du genre Acanthodactylus Wieg. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 43: 143-155. Boulenger, G.A. 1919. Sur les lezards du genre Acanthodactylus Wiegm. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 43: 143-155. Brito, J.C.; Rebelo, H.; Crochet, P.A.; Geniez, P. 2008. Data on the distribution of amphibians and reptiles from north and west Africa, with emphasis on Acanthodactylus lizards and the Sahara Desert. Herpetological Bulletin 105: 19-27. Carretero, M.A.; Fonseca, M.M.; García-Muñoz, E.; Brito, J.C.; Harris, D.J. 2011. Adding Acanthodactylus beershebensis to the mtDNA phylogeny of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group. North-Western Journal of Zoology 7(1): 138-142. Corti, C.; Bischoff, W.; Böhme, W. 1999. Die Lacertiden der Mittelmeer-Inseln. Ein erste Übersicht. Die Eidechse 10(2): 41-58. Crochet, P.A.; Geniez, P.; Ineich, I. 2003. A multivariate analysis of the fringe-toed lizards of the Acanthodactylus scutellatus group (Squamata: Lacertidae): Systematic and biogeographical implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 137(1): 117-155. Duvdevani, I. 1971. Nasal salt secretion and electrolyte balance in Acanthodactylus lizards. Int. J. Biomet. 15: 87. Duvdevani, I.; Borut, A. 1974. Mean body temperature and heat absorption in four species of Acanthodactylus lizards (Lacertidae). Herpetologica 30(2): 176-181. Duvdevani, I.; Borut, A. 1974. Oxygen consumption and evaporative water loss in four species of Acanthodactylus (Lacertidae). Copeia 1974(1): 155-164. Ferreira, J.B. 1892. Sobre o "Acanthodactylus" de Portugal. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Ser. 2) (Lisboa) 2: 188-194. Fonseca, M.M.; Brito, J.C.; Paulo, O.S.; Carretero, M.A.; Harris, D.J. 2009. Systematic and phylogeographical assessment of the Acanthodactylus erythrurus group (Reptilia: Lacertidae) based on phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51(2): 131-142. Fonseca, M.M.; Brito, J.C.; Rebelo, H.; Kalboussi, M.; Larbes, S.; Carretero, M.A.; Harris, D.J. 2008. Genetic variation among spiny-footed lizards in the Acanthodactylus pardalis group from North Africa. African Zoology 43(1): 8-15. Geniez, P.; Lluch, P. 2003. New data on fringe-toed lizards of the Acanthodactylus scutellatus group in Mauritania. Herpetozoa 17(1-2): 88-89. Harris, D.J.; Arnold, E.N. 2000. Elucidation of the relationships of spiny-footed lizards, Acanthodactylus spp. (Reptilia: Lacertidae) using mitochondrial DNA sequence, with comments on their biogeography and evolution. Journal of Zoology (London) 252(3): 351-362. Heidari, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Faizi, H. 2014. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Acanthodactylus Fitzinger, 1834 (Reptilia: Lacertidae) in Iran, inferred from mtDNA Sequences. Zootaxa 3860(4): 379-395. Mayer, W. 1989. Comments on Szczerbak's (1975) catalogue of the African sand lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae). Herpetozoa 1(3-4): 133-137. Mellado, J.; Olmedo, G. 1990. El genero Acanthodactylus en Marruecos: problemas de identification en los grupos de especies A. pardalis y A. scutellatus. Amphibia-Reptilia 11(2): 131-146. Moravec, J.; Baha el Din, S.; Seligmann, H.; Sivan, N.; Werner, Y.L. 1999. Systematics and distribution of the Acanthodactylus pardalis group (Lacertidae) in Egypt and Israel. Zoology in the Middle East 17: 21-50. Pollo, C.J.; Perez-Mellado, V. 1988. Trophic ecology of a taxocenosis of Mediterranean Lacertidae. Ecologia Mediterranea 14(3-4): 131-147. Salvador, A. 1982. A revision of the lizards of the genus Acanthodactylus (Sauria: Lacertidae). Bonner Zoologische Monographien 16: 1-167. Schlüter, U. 2002. Die Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) Nordafrikas. Draco 3(2) (10): 58-65. Schlüter, U. 2007. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. 1. Allgemeines zu Ökologie und Verhalten. Reptilia (D) 12(66): 68-76. Schlüter, U. 2007. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. 2. Grundlagen der Terrarienhaltung und Reproduktionsbiologie. Reptilia (D) 12(67): 56-65. Schlüter, U. 2008. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. 3. Die Acanthodactylus-cantoris-Gruppe. Reptilia (D) 13(70): 70-75. Schlüter, U. 2008. Genus Acanthodactylus fringe-fingered lizards in the wild and in the terrarium. Part 1: general ecology and behavior. Reptilia (GB) 57: 64-71. Schlüter, U. 2008. Genus Acanthodactylus: fringe-fingered lizards in the wild and in the terrarium. Part 2: captive care and reproduction. Reptilia (GB) 58: 63-71. Schlüter, U. 2009. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. 4. Die Acanthodactylus-pardalis-Gruppe. Reptilia (D) 14(76): 52-60. Schlüter, U. 2010. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium Teil 5a: Die Acanthodactylus-scutellatus- Gruppe. Reptilia (D) 15(83): 40-45. Schlüter, U. 2010. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. Teil 5b: Die Acanthodactylus-scutellatus-Gruppe. Reptilia (D) 15(84): 62-66. Schlüter, U. 2013. Fransenfingereidechsen (Acanthodactylus) in der Natur und im Terrarium. Teil 6: Die Acanthodactylus-boskianus-Gruppe. Reptilia (D) 18(99): 58-64. Sinha, P.P. 1985. Some observations on food habits of two species of lizards of western Rajasthan. Plant Protection Bulletin (Faridabad) 37(3-4): 35-36. Szczerbak, N.N. 1975. [Catalog of African [and Middle Eastern] Desert Lizards]. (In Russian). Nauka Dymka, Kiev. 84 pp. Szczerbak, N.N. 1989. 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