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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Cape Verde

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.


Abella, E. 2012. Revisión de los conocimientos actuales sobre las tortugas marinas en el Archipiélago de Cabo Verde. pp. 51-59. In: Zaldua-Mendizabal, N. & Egaña-Callejo, A. (eds.). 2012. Marine turtles of the North East Atlantic. Contributions for the First Regional Conference. Munibe Monographs. Nature Series 1. Aranzadi Society of Sciences. San Sebastian. 107 pp.

Andreone, F. 2000. Herpetological observations on Cape Verde: a tribute to the Italian naturalist Leonardo Fea, with complementary notes on Macroscincus coctei (Dumeril & Bibron, 1839) (Squamata: Scincidae). Herpetozoa 13(1-2): 15-26.

Angel, F. 1935. Lezards des Îles du Cap Vert, rapportes par le Professeur Chevalier. Description de deux espèces nouvelles. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) (Ser. 2) 7: 165-169.

Angel, F. 1937. Sur la faune herpétologique de l'Archipel du Cap Vert. C. R. XII Congrès International de Zoologie (Lisbonne) 9: 1693-1700.

Arnold, E.N.; Vasconcelos, R.; Harris, D.J.; Mateo, J.A.; Carranza, S. 2008. Systematics, biogeography and evolution of the endemic Hemidactylus geckos (Reptilia, Squamata, Gekkonidae) of the Cape Verde Islands: based on morphology and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Zoologica Scripta 37(6): 619-636.

Berrow, S. 2006. Cape Verde 2006. Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Kilrush. 25 pp.

Bocage, J.V.B. du 1896. Reptis de algumas possessoes portuguezas d'Afrique que existem no Museu de Lisboa. 1. Reptis do Archipelago de Cabo Verde.....4. Reptis de Mocambique. Jornal de Sciencias Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Ser. 2) (Lisboa) 4: 65-104.

Boettger, O. 1881. Aufzählung der von Frhrn. H. und Frfr. A. von Maltzan im Winter 1880-81, am Cap Verde in Senegambien gesammelte Kriechthiere. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 12: 393-419.

Brehm, A.; Jesus, J.; Pinheiro, M.; Harris, D.J. 2001. Relationships of scincid lizards (Mabuya spp; Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Cape Verde Islands based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 19(2): 311-316.

Carranza, S.; Arnold, E.N.; Mateo, J.A.; Lopez-Jurado, L.F. 2001. Parallel gigantism and complex colonization patterns in the Cape Verde scincid lizards Mabuya and Macroscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Proceedings Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 268(1476): 1595-1603.

Chabanaud, P. 1924. Reptiles recueillis par M. Th. Monod en Mauritanie et aux Îles du Cap-Vert. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 1924: 54.

Chadwick, E.; Slater, F. 2005. A population of skinks (Mabuya spp.) and the gecko Hemidactylus bouvieri boavistensis behind coastal dunes on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Herpetological Bulletin 92: 14-18.

Dekeyser, P.L.; Villiers, A. 1951. Mission J. Cadenat aux Îles du Cap Vert. Reptiles. Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire 13(4): 1152-1158.

Dekeyser, P.L.; Villiers, A. 1952. Reptiles importes aux Îles du Cap-Vert. Notes Africaines 56: 127.

Dutra, A.; Koenen, F. 2014. Community-based conservation: the key to protection of marine turtles on Maio Island, Cape Verde. Oryx 48(3): 325.

Guerrero, J.C.; Real, R.; Vargas, J.M. 1997. Corologia de los reptiles de la Macaronesia. Monografias de Herpetologia 3: 421-429.

Hermann, R.; Siegel, A.; Barts, M. 2003. Herpetologische Beobachtungen auf der Kapverden-Insel Boavista. Sauria (Berlin) 25(2): 17-21.

Jesus, J.; Brehm, A.; Harris, D.J. 2002. Relationships of Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands estimated from DNA sequence data. Amphibia-Reptilia 23(1): 47-54.

Jesus, J.; Brehm, A.; Pinheiro, M.; Harris, D.J. 2001. Relationships of Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: What mitochondrial DNA data indicate. Journal of Herpetology 35(4): 672-675.

Joger, U. 1993. On two collections of reptiles and amphibians from the Cape Verde Islands, with descriptions of three new taxa. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 159: 437-444.

Köhler, G.; Hertz, A.; Sunyer, J.; Seipp, R.; Monteiro, A. 2007. Herpetologische Forschungen auf den Kapverden unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Kapverdischen Riesenskinks, Macroscinus coctei. Elaphe 15(4): 62-66.

Lopes, K.; Passos, L.; Rodrigues, J.G.; Koenen, F.; Stiebens, V.; Székely, T.; Dutra, A. 2016. Sea turtle, shark, and dolphin bycatch rates by artisanal and semi-industrial fishers in Maio Island, Cape Verde. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 15(2): 279-288.

Lopez-Jurado, L.F. 2007. Historical review of the archipelagos of Macaronesia and the Marine Turtles. pp. 51, 53-76. In: Lopez-Jurado, L.F. & Liria Loza, A. (eds.). Marine turtles: recovery of extinct populations. Instituto Canario Ciencias Marinas, Telde. 227 pp.

Lopez-Jurado, L.F.; Mateo, J.A.; Fazeres, A.I. 2005. Chordata. In: Arechavaleta, M.; Zurita, M.; Marrero, M.C. & Martín, J.L. (eds.). Lista preliminar de espècies silvestres de Cabo Verde. Hongos plantas y animales terrestres. Gobierno de Canárias Consejería de Médio Ambiente, Canary Islands. 101 pp.

Lopez-Jurado, L.F.; Mateo, J.A.; Geniez, P. 1999. Los reptiles de la isla de Boavista (archipielago de Cabo Verde). Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 10: 10-13.

Marco, A.; Abella, E.; Liria, A.; Martins, S.; Santos, L.N. de; López-Jurado, L.F. 2012. Manual for the monitoring of sea turtles in the Cape Verde Islands. Zoologia Caboverdiana 3: 1-23.

Marco, A.; Abella, E.; Liria-Loza, A.; Martins, S.; Santos, L.N. de; López-Jurado, L.F. 2012. Manual for the monitoring of Sea Turtles in the Cape Verde Islands. Zoologia Caboverdiana 3 (Numero especial): 1-23.

Marco, A.; Pérez, E.A.; Arguello, C.M.; Martins, S.; Araujo, S.; López-Jurado, L.F. 2011. The international importance of the archipelago of Cape Verde for marine turtles, in particular the Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta. Zoologia Caboverdiana 2(1): 1-11.

Massuti, M. 1967. Los fondos de pesca en la platforma continental de Marruecos, Sahara Espanol, Mauritania, Senegal, Republica de Guinea, Ensenada de Biafra y Archipielago de Cabo Verde. Trab. Inst. esp. Oceanogr. 34: 7-97.

Mateo, J.A.; Garcia-Marquez, M.; Lopez-Jurado, L.F.; Pether, J. 1997. Nuevas observaciones herpetologicas en las Islas Desertas (Archipielago de Cabo Verde). Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 8: 8-11.

Mertens, R. 1955. Nachtrag zu "Die Eidechsen der Kapverden". Commentationes Biologicae Societas Scientarum Fennica 15(5): Unpaginated.

Mertens, R. 1956. Die Eidechsen der Kapverden. Commentationes Biologicae Societas Scientarum Fennica 15(5): 1-17.

Naurois, R. de 1994. Les oiseaux de l'archipel du Cap Vert. As aves do arquipelago de Cabo Verde. Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Lisboa. 188 pp.

Pinheiro, M. 1989. Mabuya delalandii (Dum. & Bibr.) e Mabuya vaillanti Blgr. (Sauria, Scincidae) do arquipelago de Cabo Verde. Garcia de Orta Serie de Zoologia 13(1-2): 49-55.

Pinheiro, M. 1990. Mabuya fogoensis O'Shaughnessy e Mabuya stangeri (Gray) (Sauria, Scincidae) de algumas ilhas do arquipelago de Cabo Verde. Garcia de Orta Serie de Zoologia 15(2): 49-56.

Rocha, P.R.; Melo, T.; Rebelo, R.; Catry, P. 2015. A significant nesting population of Loggerhead Turtles at the nature reserve of Santa Luzia, Cabo Verde. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 14(2): 161-166.

Santos Loureiro, N. de 2008. Sea Turtles in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. Marine Turtle Newsletter 120: 6-8.

Scherer, J. 1907. Herpetologische Beobachtungen am Kap Verde. Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Magdeburg) 18: 41-45.

Schleich, H.H. 1979. Sea Turtle protection needed at the Cape Verde Islands. Marine Turtle Newsletter 12: 12.

Schleich, H.H. 1982. Vorläufige Mitteilung zur Herpetofauna der Kapverden. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 52: 245-248.

Schleich, H.H. 1987. Herpetofauna Caboverdiana. Spixiana Supplement 12: 1-75.

Schuhmann, H.J. 1994. Artenschutz für Reptilien und Fische. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 47(10): 663-665.

Vasconcelos, R.; Brito, J.C.; Carranza, S.; Harris, D.J. 2013. Review of the distribution and conservation status of the terrestrial reptiles of the Cape Verde islands. Oryx 47(1): 77-87.

Vasconcelos, R.; Brito, J.C.; Carvalho, S.B.; Carranza, S.; Harris, D.J. 2012. Identifying priority areas for island endemics using genetic versus specific diversity - the case of terrestrial reptiles of the Cape Verde Islands. Biological Conservation 153: 276-286.