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Taxonomy of the genus Brasiliscincus Biodiversity of the family Scincidae

Bibliography of the genus
Brasiliscincus (Brazilian Small-headed 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.


Brasiliscincus in general

Hedges, S.B.; Conn, C.E. 2012. A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae). Zootaxa 3288: 1-244.

Horton, D.R. 1973. Evolution of the genus Mabuya (Lacertilia, Scincidae). Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of New England, Armidale. 311 pp.

Brasiliscincus agilis

Alemán, C. 1952. Apuntes sobre reptiles y anfibios de la region Baruta-El Hatillo. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 12(31): 11-30.

Gonzaga, L.A.P.; Castiglioni, G.D.A.; Alves, M.A.S. 1997. Natural history notes: Philodryas patagoniensis (NCN). Diet. Herpetological Review 28(3): 154.

Pinto, G.S.; Avila-Pires, T.C.S. 2004. Crescimento alometrico, morfologia e use do habitat em cinco especies de Mabuya Fitzinger (Reptilia, Scincidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 21(2): 161-168.

Rocha, C.F.D.; Vrcibradic, D. 1996. Thermal ecology of two sympatric skinks (Mabuya macrorhyncha and Mabuya agilis) in a Brazilian restinga habitat. Australian Journal of Ecology 21(1): 110-113.

Rocha, C.F.D.; Vrcibradic, D. 1999. Reproductive traits of two sympatric viviparous skinks (Mabuya macrorhyncha and Mabuya agilis) in a Brazilian restinga habitat. Herpetological Journal 9(2): 43-53.

Rocha, C.F.D.; Vrcibradic, D.; Sluys, M. van 2004. Diet of the lizard Mabuya agilis (Sauria: Scincidae) in an insular habitat (Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil). Brazilian Journal of Biology 64(1): 135-139.

Rocha, C.F.D.; Vrcibradic, D.; Teixeira, R.L.; Cuzzuol, M.G.T. 2002. Interpopulational variation in litter size of the skink Mabuya agilis in southeastern Brazil. Copeia 2002(3): 857-864.

Teixeira, R.L.; Rocha, C.F.D.; Vrcibradic, D.; Cuzzuol, M.G.T. 2003. Ecology of Mabuya agilis (Squamata, Scincidae) from a montane Atlantic rainforest area in southeastern Brazil. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 17(1-2): 101-109.

Vrcibradic, D.; Mausfeld-Lafdhiya, P.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of Brazilian Mabuya (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) of the agilis/caissara/heathi complex. Herpetological Journal 16(1): 83-91.

Vrcibradic, D.; Rocha, C.F.D. 1995. Ecological observations of the scincid lizard Mabuya agilis in a Brazilian restinga habitat. Herpetological Review 26(3): 129-131.

Vrcibradic, D.; Rocha, C.F.D. 1996. Ecological differences in tropical sympatric skinks (Mabuya macrorhyncha and Mabuya agilis) in southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 30(1): 60-67.

Vrcibradic, D.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2002. Ecology of Mabuya agilis (Raddi) (Lacertilia, Scincidae) at the restinga of Grumari, Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 19: 19-29 (Supl 2).

Vrcibradic, D.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2002. Use of cacti as heat sources by thermoregulating Mabuya agilis (Raddi) and Mabuya macrorhyncha Hoge (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in two restinga habitats in southeastern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 19(1): 77-83.

Vrcibradic, D.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2004. Field body temperatures of pregnant and nonpregnant females of three species of viviparous skinks (Mabuya) from southeastern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 38(3): 447-451.

Vrcibradic, D.; Rocha, C.F.D.; Rocha-Barbosa, O. 2007. The relationship between body mass and snout-vent length in three species of Mabuya from eastern Brazil. Herpetological Journal 17(1): 43-47.

Brasiliscincus caissara

Vanzolini, P.E.; Reboucas-Spieker, R. 1976. Distribution and differentiation of animals along the coast and on continental islands of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. 3. Reproductive differences between and within Mabuya caissara and M. macrorhyncha (Sauria, Scincidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 29(15): 95-109.

Vrcibradic, D.; Mausfeld-Lafdhiya, P.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of Brazilian Mabuya (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) of the agilis/caissara/heathi complex. Herpetological Journal 16(1): 83-91.

Brasiliscincus heathi

Blackburn, D.G.; Vitt, L.J.; Beuchat, C.A. 1984. Eutherian-like reproductive specializations in a viviparous reptile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Biological Sciences 81(15): 4860-4863.

Fraga Dutra, G.; Vrcibradic, D. 1998. Geographic distribution: Mabuya heathi. Herpetological Review 29(4): 248.

Magalhäes, F.; Camurugi, F.; Silveira-Filho, R.R.; Mangia, S.; Moura da Conceiçao, B. 2015. Natural history notes: Brasiliscincus heathi (Brazilian Mabuya). Tail bifurcation. Herpetological Review 46(4): 624-625.

Vitt, L.J. 1981. Tail autotomy and regeneration in the tropical skink, Mabuya heathi. Journal of Herpetology 15(4): 454-457.

Vitt, L.J.; Blackburn, D.G. 1983. Reproduction in the lizard Mabuya heathi (Scincidae): a commentary on viviparity in New World Mabuya. Canadian Journal of Zoology 61(12): 2798-2806.

Vrcibradic, D.; Mausfeld-Lafdhiya, P.; Rocha, C.F.D. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of Brazilian Mabuya (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) of the agilis/caissara/heathi complex. Herpetological Journal 16(1): 83-91.