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Taxonomy of the genus Eumecia Biodiversity of the family Scincidae

Bibliography of the genus
Eumecia (East African Short-legged 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.


Eumecia in general

Broadley, D.G. 1965. The ecology of the skinks Riopa and Eumecia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 1: 16-17.

Flemming, A.F.; Blackburn, D.G. 2003. Evolution of placental specializations in viviparous African and South American lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology 299A(1): 33-47.

Greer, A.E. 1967. The generic relationships of the African scincid genus Eumecia. Breviora 276: 1-9.

Metallinou, M.; Weinell, J.L.; Karin, B.R.; Conradie, W.; Wagner, P.; Schmitz, A.; Jackman, T.R.; Bauer, A.M. 2016. A single origin of extreme matrotrophy in African mabuyine skinks. Biology Letters 12: 20160430.

Welch, K.R.G. 1982. Herpetology of the Old World. 2. Preliminary comments on the classification of skinks (family Scincidae) with specific reference to those genera found in Africa, Europe and southwest Asia. Herptile 7(4): 25-27.

Eumecia anchietae

Flemming, A.F.; Branch, W.R. 2001. Extraordinary case of matrotrophy in the African skink Eumecia anchietae. Journal of Morphology 247(3): 264-287.

Laurent, R.F. 1956. Notes herpétologiques africaines. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 53(3-4): 229-256.

Stanley, S.G.; Liniewski, R.M.; Senter, P.J. 2016. Appendicular skeleton of the vestigial-limbed African skink Eumecia anchietae. African Journal of Herpetology 65(2): 99-114.