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Taxonomy of the family Chamaeleonidae Biodiversity of the family Chamaeleonidae

Bibliography of the family
Chamaeleonidae
(Chameleons)

(Reptilia: Sauria)

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.


Anonymous. 1975. How a chameleon tucks away its tongue. New Scientist 58(848): 533.

Anonymous. 2000. Familie Chamaeleonidae. Liste der rezenten Arten und Unterarten nach Necas (1999) und Klaver & Bohme (1997), erganzt. Draco 1(1): 89-94.

Abel, W. 1931. Junge Chamäleons im Terrarium. Bericht der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft (Frankfurt) 61: 35-36.

Aellen, V. 1952. Les cameleons du Musee d'Histoire Naturelle. Biblioth. et Musees Ville de Neuchatel. 1952: 55-63.

Akani, G.C.; Ogbalu, O.K.; Luiselli, L. 2001. Life-history and ecological distribution of chameleons (Reptilia, Chamaeleonidae) from the rain forests of Nigeria: Conservation implications. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 24(2): 1-15.

Akker, I.W.G. 1962. Het overwinteren van kameleons. Lacerta 20: 38-39.

Akker, I.W.G. 1962. Kameleons en de Nederlandse zomer. Lacerta 20: 37-38.

Anderson, C.V.; Sheridan, T.; Deban, S.M. 2012. Scaling of the ballistic tongue apparatus in chameleons. Journal of Morphology 273(11): 1214-1226.

Andrews, R.M.; Karsten, K.B. 2010. Evolutionary innovations of squamate reproductive and developmental biology in the family Chamaeleonidae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 100(3): 656-668.

Angel, F. 1931. Un lezard remarkable: le cameleon. La Terre et la Vie (Paris) 1(8): 464-472.

Angel, F. 1943. Histoires naturelles. 2. La vie des cameleons et autres lezards. Gallimard, Paris. 211 pp.

Askew, H.R.; Musimeci, M.; Sloane, L.; Stephan, L. 1970. Effects of prey movement and background on predatory behaviour of chameleons. Psychonomic Sci. 20: 171.

Ballen, C.J.; Shine, R.; Andrews, R.M.; Olsson, M. 2016. Multifactorial sex determination in chameleons. Journal of Herpetology 50(4): 548–551.

Barrie, M.T. 1999. Chameleon medicine. pp. 200-205. In: Fowler, M.E. & Miller, R.E. Zoo and wild animal medicine: current therapy. 4th ed. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, London, etc. 747 pp.

Bartlett, R.D.; Bartlett, P.P. 2005. Chameleons: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual. 2nd ed. Barron's Educational Series Inc, Hauppauge, N.Y. 95 pp.

Bauer, A.M.; Petit, R.E. 2004. On the herpetology of Perry's Arcana and two forgotten reptile names. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology Newsletter and Bulletin 5(1): 9-17.

Benzien, J. 1958. Todesursachen bei Chamäleons. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 11: 189-191.

Berre, F. le 1995. The new chameleon handbook. Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, New York. 128 pp.

Berre, F. le 2009. The Chameleon Handbook. 3rd rev. ed. Barron's, Hauppauge, N.Y. 156 pp.

Best, A.E. 1968. The discovery of the mechanism of colourchanges in the chameleon. Ann. Sci. 24: 147-167.

Bickel, R.; Losos, J.B. 2002. Patterns of morphological variation and correlates of habitat use in chameleons. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76(1): 91-103.

Bohle, A. 2006. Die Haltung von Hochland-Chamäleons. Draco 7(3) (27): 40-44.

Böhme, W.; Ziegler, T. 2009. A review of iguanian and anguimorph lizard genitalia (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae; Varanoidea, Shinisauridae, Xenosauridae, Anguidae) and their phylogenetic significance: comparisons with molecular data sets. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 47(2): 189-202.

Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 575 pp. (Reprinted in 1965 by Wheldon & Wesley, Codicote, and Cramer, Weinheim).

Bourgat, R. 1984. Especes menacees et exploitees dans le monde. Guide pratique pour leur connaissance et leur identification. 25. Les cameleons. Inventaires de Faune et de Flore 24: 1-17.

Bourgat, R.M. 1971. Caryotypes des caméléons malgaches et systématique. Synthèse des données acquises. Annales Université de Madagascar (Sciences) 8: 77-85.

Bourgat, R.M. 1971. Vie en captivité de caméléons malgaches. Aquarama 5(16): 41-44.

Bourgat, R.M. 1972. Caryotypes nouveaux de Chamaeleonidae malgaches. Confirmation de l'existence de deux types de garnitures chromosomiques. Comptes Rendus des Seances de la Societe de Biologie et de Ses Filiales 165(5): 1200-1203.

Bourgat, R.M. 1972. Nourriture du caméléons: régime alimentaire et capture des proies. Ceylon Journal of Science Biological Sciences 10(1): 1-5.

Bourgat, R.M. 1973. Cytogénétique des caméléons de Madagascar. Incidences taxonomiques, biogéographiques et phylogénétiques. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 98(1): 81-90.

Brady, L. 1995. Studying chameleons in Madagascar. Rephiberary 210: 2-5.

Brain, C.K. 1960. Studies on chameleon behaviour; feeding. Bulletin Transvaal Museum 5: 7-8.

Bristow, S. 1991. Chameleons in captivity. Snake Breeder 9: 7-9.

Bruynel, C.G.A. 1967. Kameleons. Aquarium (Den Haag) 38: 90-91.

Brygoo, E.R. 1983. Les types de cameleonides (reptiles, sauriens) du Museum national d'Historie naturelle. Catalogue critique. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 5(3): 1-26.

Buchert, P. 2006. Ein Freilandterrarium für Chamäleons. Draco 7(2) (26): 89-92.

Bustard, R. 1958. Kameleonter för Terrariet. [Chameleons for the terrarium]. Akvariet 33: 138-139.

Bustard, R. 1958. Kameleonter. [Chameleons]. Akvariet 33: 119-122.

Bustard, R. 1959. Chamaeleons in captivity. British Journal of Herpetology 2: 163-165.

Bustard, R. 1960. Chameleons. Aquarist and Pondkeeper 25: 85-86.

Bustard, R. 1960. Chameleons. (2). Aquarist and Pondkeeper 25: 101-103.

Bustard, R. 1963. Chamaéleons in captivity. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 11: 19-21.

Bustard, R. 1963. Growth, sloughing, feeding, mating, gestation, life-span and poor health of chamaeleons in captivity. Copeia 1963: 704-706.

Bustard, R. 1989. Keeping and breeding oviparous chameleons. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 27: 18-33.

Carpenter, A.I.; Robson, O.; Rowcliffe, J.M.; Watkinson, A.R. 2005. The impacts of international and national governance changes on a traded resource: a case study of Madagascar and its chameleon trade. Biological Conservation 123(3): 279-287.

Carpenter, A.I.; Rowcliffe, J.M.; Watkinson, A.R. 2004. The dynamics of the global trade in chameleons. Biological Conservation 120(2): 291-301.

Cock, J.J. 1958. Mijn Chameleons zijn dol op vis! Lacerta 17: 10.

Coke, R. 1999. Unique biology of Old World chameleons (family: Chamaeleonidae). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of Reptilian & Amphibian Veterinarians 6: 55-58.

Conant, R. 1954. The incredible chameleon. America's First Zoo 6(3): 1 p.

Cordeiro, N.J. 1994. Hide and seek: striped-cheeked greenbul Andropadus milanjensis opportunistically encounters and feeds on a chameleon. Scopus 18(1): 51-52.

Crossland, C. 1911. Warning coloration in a nudibranch mollusc and in a chameleon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1911: 1062-1067.

Daiss, S. 1976. Blinde Chamäleons. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 29(11): 393-395.

Davison, L.J. 1997. Chameleons: Their Care and Breeding. Hancock House Publishers, Surrey, British Columbia. 112 pp.

Déribéré, M. 1962. Comment se nourrit le caméléon. Rev. Féd. Franc. Socs. Sci. Nat. (3) 1: 69-74.

D'Ewes, D.R. 1960. Bringing up a chameleon. Country Life 127: 174-175.

Dischner, H. 1958. Zur Wirkungsweise der Zunge beim Chamäleon. Natur und Volk 88: 320-324.

Dodd, C.K. 1982. Kenya's Kinyonga may be in trouble. Defenders 57(3): 19-25.

Dollinger, P. (ed.) 1985. Identification manual. Vol. 3. Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Lausanne, Switzerland. 266pp.

Dorval, C. 2006. Chameleons in Captivity (Panthers, Veileds, and Jacksons). Eco Publishing, Lansing, Michigan. 70 pp.

Dowling, H.G. 1963. A giant step toward keeping giant chamaeleons. Animal Kingdom 66: 178-181.

Dowling, H.G. 1964. Color change: Chameleon camouflage. Natural History (New York) 73(2): 40-43.

Francke, H. 1963. Probleme der Haltung und Zucht von Chamäleons. 1. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 16: 344-346.

Francke, H. 1963. Probleme der Haltung und Zucht von Chamäleons. 2. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 16: 374-377.

Francke, H. 1964. Probleme der Haltung und Zucht von Chamäleons. 3. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 17: 23-25.

Francke, H. 1964. Probleme der Haltung und Zucht von Chamäleons. 4. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 17: 54-56.

Frost, D.R.; Etheridge, R. 1989. A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of iguanian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication 81: 1-65.

Gans, C. 1967. The chameleon. Natural History (New York) 76(4): 52-59.

Gehring, P.S.; Lutzmann, N. 2011. Anmerkungen zum Zungentest-Verhalten bei chamäleons. Elaphe 19(2): 12-15.

Gilman, C.A. 2014. Arboreal locomotion: aye, there's the rub. Journal of Experimental Biology 217(5): 635.

Glaw, F. 2015. Taxonomic checklist of chameleons (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Vertebrate Zoology 65(2): 167-246.

Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 1996. Chamäleons. Welche Art ist die grosste? Aquarium (Bornheim) 330: 44-46.

Gordon, D.H.; Haacke, W.D.; Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1989. Chromosomal studies of relationships in Gekkonidae, Chamaeleonidae and Scincidae in South Africa. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 36(1): 77.

Gray, J.E. 1864. Revision of the genera and species of Chamaeleonidae, with description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 465-479.

Guillarmod, A.J. 1964. Habits of chameleons. African Wild Life 18: 256.

Harkness, L. 1977. Chameleons use accommodation cues to judge distance. Nature (London) 267(5609): 346-349.

Harkness, L. 1978. How chameleons judge distance. New Scientist 80(1132): 773-775.

Harkness, L.I.K. 1977. A behavioural study of chameleons. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. 332 pp.

Herrel, A.; Tolley, K.A.; John, M.G.; Silva, J.M. da; Potgieter, D.F.; Boller, E.; Boistel, R.; Vanhooydonck, B. 2013. Slow but tenacious: an analysis of running and gripping performance in chameleons. Journal of Experimental Biology 216(6): 1025-1030.

Highfield, A.C. 1988. Force-feeding your chelonian. Rephiberary 131: 4-5.

Hillenius, D. 1959. The differentiation within the genus Chamaeleo Laurenti 1768. Beaufortia 8(89): 1-92.

Hillenius, D. 1963. Notes on chameleons. 1. Comparative cytology: aid and new comolications in chamaeleon taxonomy. Beaufortia 9: 201-218.

Hillenius, D. 1966. Notes on chameleons. 3. The chameleons of southern Arabia. Beaufortia 13: 91-108.

Hillenius, D. 1986. The relationship of Brookesia, Rhampholeon and Chamaeleo (Chamaeleonidae, Reptilia). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde (Amsterdam) 56(1): 29-38.

Hjarding, A.; Tolley, K.A.; Burgess, N.D. 2015. Red list assessments of East African chameleons: a case study of why we need experts. Oryx 49(4): 652-658.

Hofman, A.; Maxson, L.R.; Arntzen, J.W. 1991. Biochemical evidence pertaining to the taxonomic relationships within the family Chamaeleonidae. Amphibia-Reptilia 12(3): 245-265.

Hunt, I. de P. 1948. The curious chameleon. Fauna (Philadelphia) 10(3): 65.

Ichino, S.; Rambeloarivony, H. 2011. New cases of vertebrate predation by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), with reference to differences from Eulemur species and other primates. African Study Monographs 32(2): 69-80.

Iordansky, N.N. 1973. [Morphological and functional patterns of the jaw apparatus and cranial kinetisim in chameleons]. (In Russian). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 52(6): 891-901.

Jenkins, J.R. 1992. Husbandry and diseases of Old World chameleons. Journal of Small Exotic Animal Medicine 1(4): 166-171.

Jenkins, R.K.B.; Rabearivony, J.; Rakotomanana, H. 2009. Predation on chameleons in Madagascar: a review. African Journal of Herpetology 58(2): 131-136.

Keller, R. 1895. Über den Farbenwechsel des Chamäleons und einiger anderer Reptilien. Arch. Physiol. 61: 123-168.

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Klaptocz, B. 1906. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der bei gewissen Chamäleonten vorkommenden Achseltaschen. Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abteilung für Anatomie) (Jena) 23: 187-206.

Klaver, C.J.J. 1979. A review of Brookesia systematics with special reference to lung morphology (Reptilia: Sauria: Chamaeleonidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 30(1-2): 162-175.

Klaver, C.J.J. 1981. Lung-morphology in the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) and its bearing upon phylogeny, systematics and zoogeography. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 19(1): 36-58.

Klaver, C.J.J.; Böhme, W. 1986. Phylogeny and classification of the Chamaeleonidae (Sauria) with special reference to hemipenis morphology. Bonner Zoologische Monographien 22: 1-64.

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Leptien, R. 1989. Erläuterungen zu einigen Grundsatzfragen in der Chamäleonhaltung. Sauria (Berlin) 11(4): 3-8.

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Lutzmann, N. 2000. Phytophagie bei Chamäleons. Draco 1(1): 82.

Lutzmann, N. 2004. Das niedrigfrequente Vibrieren der Chamäleons - Neue Erkenntnisse über eine eigentümliche Verhaltensweise. Reptilia (D) 9(48): 34-36.

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