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 Gekkonidae
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Bibliography of the genus
Chondrodactylus (Giant Ground Gecko and Thick-toed Geckos)
(Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)
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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.
Chondrodactylus in general
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Bauer, A.M.; Lamb, T. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae). African Journal of Herpetology 54(2): 105-129.
Haacke, W.D. 1976. The burrowing geckos of southern Africa, 4. (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30(5): 53-70.
Lamb, T.; Bauer, A.M. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the large-bodied members of the African lizard genus Pachydactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Copeia 2002(3): 586-596.
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Chondrodactylus angulifer
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Bartlett, R.D. 1986. Notes on the South African terrestrial gecko Chondrodactylus a. angulifer in captivity. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 32: 17-18.
Barts, M. 2005. Chondrodactylus angulifer Peters, 1870 Sandgecko. Reptilia (D) 10(55): 51-54.
Barts, M.; Naumburg, M. 2006. Der Sandgecko - Chondrodactylus angulifer. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 62 pp.
Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P.; Edgar, B.D. 1989. Utilization of the termite Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen) by gekkonid lizards near Keetmanshoop, South West Africa. South African Journal of Zoology 24(4): 239-243.
Deeming, D.C. 1988. Eggshell structure of lizards of two sub-families of the Gekkonidae. Herpetological Journal 1(6): 230-234.
Elzen, P. van den 1982. Chondrodactylus angulifer Peters (1). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 9(2)(Suppl. 237): 2 pp. (Unpaginated).
Elzen, P. van den 1982. Chondrodactylus angulifer Peters (2). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 9(2)(Suppl. 238): 2 pp. (Unpaginated).
FitzSimons, V.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A short account of the reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe 1: 99-104.
Freed, P.S. 1990. A note on unusual behavior in the Namib sand gecko (Chondrodactylus angulifer). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 25(1): 7.
Giess, W. 1965. Cnondrodactylus angulifer (Peters) and Ptenopus garrulus (Smith) from the Brandberg. Cimbebasia 12: 16-19
Goldberg, S.R. 2006. Reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer (Squamata: Gekkonidae). African Zoology 41(2): 308-311.
Henkel, F.D. 1992. Captive care of two gecko genera: Chondrodactylus and Uroplatus. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40: 78-79.
Henkel, F.W. 1987. Pflege und Zucht von Chondrodactylus angulifer. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 40(5): 227-229.
Klarsfeld, J.D. 2003. Ecology, captive husbandry, and breeding of Chondrodactylus angulifer the giant ground gecko. Reptilia (GB) 27: 31-37.
Knoethig, M. 1999. Distribution range, captive care and breeding of Chondrodactylus angulifer Peters, 1870. Gekko 1(1): 2-9.
Marais, J. 1981. Notes on clutch- and egg-sizes of some Squamata (Reptilia) observed in Transvaal Snake Park. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 26: 9-10.
Miller, M.J. 1982. The South African ground gecko, Chondractylus angulifer angulifer, Peters 1870. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 17(2): 46-50.
Miller, M.J. 1983. Breeding the ground gecko Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer (Peters, 1870) in captivity. Annual Reptile Symposium on Captive Propagation and Husbandry Proceedings 6: 171-175.
Naumburg, M. 2007. Ungewöhnlich kurze Inkubationsdauer bei Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer Peters, 1870. Sauria (Berlin) 29(1): 14.
Risley, D. 1989. Breeding the Namib gecko Chondrodactylus angulifer at London Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 28: 113-115.
Rose, W. 1956. A South West African gecko. African Wild Life 10: 23-24.
Rösler, H. 1982. Ein terraristisches Kleinod: der Sandgecko. Aquarien Magazin 16(10): 587-588.
Rösler, H. 1983. Vergleichende Studien zum Warn- und Drohverhalten bodenbewohnender Geckonen am Beispiel von Chondrodactylus angulifer angulifer Peters, 1870, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Gekkonidae (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Salamandra 19(4): 211-227.
Rösler, H. 1990. A jewel in the terrarium: the Namib sand gecko. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 38(5): 16-17.
Rösler, H. 2000. Anomalien bei Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Gekkota 2: 259-262, 264-271.
Stebbins, R.C. 1961. Body Temperature Studies in South African Lizards. Koedoe (Pretoria) 4: 54-67.
Visser, J. 1981. Additional records and corrections for the Cape Province. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 25: 6-8.
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Chondrodactylus bibronii
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Barts, M. 2004. Dickfingergeckos. Pachydactylus turneri & Pachydactylus bibronii. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 61 pp.
Bauer, A.M.; Branch, W.R. 1996. Natural history notes: Pachydactylus bibronii (Bibron's Gecko). Predation. Herpetological Review 27(2): 79-80.
Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P.; Edgar, B.D. 1989. Utilization of the termite Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen) by gekkonid lizards near Keetmanshoop, South West Africa. South African Journal of Zoology 24(4): 239-243.
Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P.; Shadwick, R.E. 1993. Skin mechanics and morphology of two species of Pachydactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). South African Journal of Zoology 28(4): 192-197.
Birn-Jeffery, A.V.; Higham, T.E. 2014. Geckos significantly alter foot orientation to facilitate adhesion during downhill locomotion. Biology Letters 10(10): 20140456.
Eastman, C.L.; Eastman, R.M. 1994. The captive breeding and husbandry of the Bibrons gecko (Pachydactylus bibronii). ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia) Journal 1994: 13-16.
FitzSimons, V. 1956. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. Fauna and Flora (Pretoria) 7: 89-106.
Flemming, A.F.; Bates, M.F. 1995. Male and female reproductive cycles of Bibron's Gecko Pachydactylus bibronii (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in the Free State Province of South Africa. Journal of African Zoology 109(5-6): 409-422.
Fras, P. le; Mouton, N. 2011. Aggregation behaviour of lizards in the arid western regions of South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 60(2): 155-170.
Haacke, W.D. 1975. Herpetological investigations in the sand sea of the southern Namib. Transvaal Museum Bulletin 15: 8-10.
Haagner, G.V. 1999. Life history notes: Lycophidion capense capense. Cape wolf snake. Diet. African Herp News 28: 30.
Johnson, M.K.; Russell, A.P. 2009. Configuration of the setal fields of Rhoptropus (Gekkota: Gekkonidae): functional, evolutionary, ecological and phylogenetic implications of observed pattern. Journal of Anatomy 214(6): 937-955.
Meyer, A.; Mouton, R. le F.N. 2007. Aggregation in Bibron's gecko, Chondrodactylus bibronii. African Journal of Herpetology 56(2): 137-147.
Nagy, K.A.; Knight, M.H. 1989. Comparative field energetics of a Kalahari skink (Mabuya striata) and gecko (Pachydactylus bibroni). Copeia 1989(1): 13-17.
Rösler, H. 1982. Zum Verwechseln ähnlich: Pachydactylus bibronii bibronii (Smith 1864) und Pachydactylus laevigatus laevigatus (Fischer 1888) - zwei Geckos aus der Republik Südafrika. Aquaria (St. Gallen) 29(12): 189-197.
Russell, A.P.; Johnson, M.K. 2014. Between a rock and a soft place: microtopography of the locomotor substrate and the morphology of the setal fields of Namibian day geckos (Gekkota: Gekkonidae: Rhoptropus). Acta Zoologica (Copenhagen) 95(3): 299-318.
Russell, A.P.; Oetelaar, G.S. 2016. Limb and digit orientation during vertical clinging in Bibron's gecko, Chondrodactylus bibronii (A. Smith, 1846) and its bearing on the adhesive capabilities of geckos. Acta Zoologica (Copenhagen) 97(3): 345-360.
Stark, A.Y.; Ohlemacher, J.; Knight, A.; Niewiarowski, P.H. 2015. Run don't walk: locomotor performance of geckos on wet substrates. Journal of Experimental Biology 218(15): 2435-2441.
Stebbins, R.C. 1961. Body Temperature Studies in South African Lizards. Koedoe (Pretoria) 4: 54-67.
Switak, K.H. 1980. Wenn andere aufstehen gehen sie schlafen, Zwei Geckos für Nachtmenschen. Aquarien Magazin 14(6): 294-295.
Tasman, K. 1958. Some Rhodesian geckos. Proceedings Rhod. sci. Ass. 46: 135-146.
Ulber, T.; Ulber, E. 1987. Pachydactylus bibronii (Smith). Sauria (Berlin) 9(3): 81-86.
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Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
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Bauer, A.M.; Lamb, T.; Branch, W.R. 1999. Additional records of uncommon Pachydactylus. African Herp News 30: 2-4.
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Chondrodactylus pulitzerae
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Pires Ceríaco, L.M.; Bauer, A.M.; Blackburn, D.C.; Lavres, A.C.F.C. 2014. The herpetofauna of the Capanda Dam Region, Malanje, Angola. Herpetological Review 45(4): 667-674.
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Chondrodactylus turneri
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Andrews, R.M.; Skewes, S.A. 2017. Developmental origin of limb size variation in lizards. Evolution & Development 19(3): 136-146.
Barabanov, V.; Gulimova, V.; Berdiev, R.; Saveliev, S. 2015. Object play in thick-toed geckos during a space experiment. Journal of Ethology 33(2): 109-115.
Barts, M. 2004. Dickfingergeckos. Pachydactylus turneri & Pachydactylus bibronii. Natur und Tier-Verlag, Münster. 61 pp.
Conradie, W.; Bittencourt-Silva, G.B.; Engelbrecht, H.M.; Loader, S.P.; Menegon, M.; Nanvonamuquitxo, C.; Scott, M.; Tolley, K.A. 2016. Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique’s sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians. Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(2): 163–180.
Cooper, W.E. 1999. Prey chemical discrimination in ambush foragers: absence in representatives of two additional iguanian lizard families and probable olfactory mediation in a gekkonine gecko. Chemoecology 9(4): 155-159.
Cunningham, P.L.; Adank, W. 2003. Pachydactylus turneri. Turner's Thick-toed Gecko. African Herp News 36: 10-11.
Eifler, M.A.; Marchand, R.; Eifler, D.A.; Malela, K. 2017. Habitat use and activity patterns in the Nocturnal gecko, Chondrodactylus turneri. Herpetologica 73(1): 43–47.
FitzSimons, V. 1938. Transvaal Museum Expedition to South-West Africa and Little Namaqualand, May to August, 1937. Reptiles and amphibians. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 19(2): 153-209.
FitzSimons, V.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A short account of the reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe 1: 99-104.
Gramentz, D. 2004. Das Antiprädationsverhalten von Pachydactylus turneri (Gray, 1864). Sauria (Berlin) 26(2): 37-41.
Gramentz, D. 2005. Zur Ökologie und Ethologie von Pachydactylus turneri (Gray, 1864) in Zentral Namibia. Sauria (Berlin) 27(2): 17-21.
Kolby, J.E. 2002. Aspects of the distribution and life history of Pachydactylus turneri (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in Kenya. African Journal of Ecology 40(3): 306-307.
Mordvinkin, D.J.; Okshtein, I.L. 2008. The behavior in male-male interactions in Thick-fingered Gecko Pachydactylus turneri. pp. 308-313. In: Ananjeva, N.B.; Danilov, I.G.; Dunayev, E.A.; Ischenko, V.G.; Lada, G.A.; Litvinchuk, S.N.; Orlova, V.F.; Smirina, E.M.; Tuniyev, B.S. & Khalikov, R.G. (eds.). The problems of herpetology. Proceedings of the 3rd meeting of the Nikolsky Herpetological Society, 9-13 October 2006, Putschino. Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. 467 pp.
Rösler, H. 1982. Zum Verwechseln ähnlich: Pachydactylus bibronii bibronii (Smith 1864) und Pachydactylus laevigatus laevigatus (Fischer 1888) - zwei Geckos aus der Republik Südafrika. Aquaria (St. Gallen) 29(12): 189-197.
Vedenin, A.A.; Vedenina, V.Y.; Okshtein, I.L. 2008. Vocal communication in Thick-fingered Gecko Pachydactylus turneri. pp. 89-94. In: Ananjeva, N.B.; Danilov, I.G.; Dunayev, E.A.; Ischenko, V.G.; Lada, G.A.; Litvinchuk, S.N.; Orlova, V.F.; Smirina, E.M.; Tuniyev, B.S. & Khalikov, R.G. (eds.). The problems of herpetology. Proceedings of the 3rd meeting of the Nikolsky Herpetological Society, 9-13 October 2006, Putschino. Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. 467 pp.
Werner, Y.L. 1977. Ecological comments on some gekkonid lizards of the Namib Desert, South West Africa. Madoqua 10(2): 157-169.
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