Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: North America Mexico Reptiles Crocodilians Alligatoridae Crocodylidae Lizards Anguidae Corytophanidae Dactyloidae Eublepharidae Gymnophthalmidae Helodermatidae Iguanidae Phrynosomatidae Phyllodactylidae Scincidae Sphaerodactylidae Teiidae Xantusiidae Xenosauridae Snakes Boidae Colubridae Elapidae [terrestrial spp.] Elapidae [marine species] Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Viperidae Turtles Cheloniidae Chelydridae Dermatemydidae Dermochelyidae Emydidae Geoemydidae Kinosternidae Staurotypidae Bibliography of the reptiles of Chiapas  [Mexico] 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. Álvarez del Toro, M. 1960. Los reptiles de Chiapas. Instituto Zoologico del Estado, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 204 pp. Álvarez del Toro, M. 1972. The WWF project on crocodiles in Chiapas. Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 37: 81-86. Alvarez del Toro, M. 1982. Los reptiles de Chiapas. 3rd ed. Instituto Zoologico del Estado, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. 237 pp. Álvarez del Toro, M.; Smith, H.M. 1956. Notulae herpetologicae chiapasiae. I. Herpetologica 12: 3-17. Álvarez del Toro, M.; Smith, H.M. 1958. Notulae herpetologicae chiapasiae. II. Herpetologica 14: 15-17. Aranda-Coello, J.M.; Ochoa-Ochoa, L.M.; Naranjo-Pinera, E.J. 2012. [Evaluation of some effects of traditional harvesting of bromeliads on the forest herpetofauna in Chanal, Chiapas]. (In Spanish). Acta Zoologica Mexicana Nueva Serie 28(3): 621-624. Baker, R.H.; Webb, R.G.; Stern, E. 1971. Amphibians, reptiles and mammals from north-central Chiapas. Anales del Instituto de Biologia Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Serie Zoologia 42(1): 77-86. Brandon, R.A.; Altig, R.G.; Albert, E.H. 1966. Anolis barkeri in Chiapas, Mexico. Herpetologica 22: 156-157. Csorba, G.; Horvath, A.; Korsos, Z.; Vidal Lopez, R.; Munoz-Alonso, A. 2004. Results of the collecting trips of the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Chiapas, Mexico, in 2000-2001: Mammalia, Reptilia, Amphibia. Annales Historico Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 96: 321-334. Duges, A. 1894. Lista de algunos reptiles y batracios de Tabasco y Chiapas. Naturaleza 2(2): 375-377. García-Padilla, E.; Mata-Silva, V. 2014. Distribution notes: Noteworthy distributional records for the herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1(2): 293-295. Hernández-Mendoza, J.C 1992. Herpetofauna del municipio de San Cristobal del las Casas, Chiapas. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 4(2): 33-40. Hernández-Ordonez, O.; Martínez-Ramos, M.; Arroyo-Rodríguez, V.; González-Hernández, A.J.; González-Zamora, A.; Zarate, D.A.; Reynoso, V.H. 2014. Distribution and conservation status of amphibian and reptile species in the Lacandona rainforest, Mexico: an update after 20 years of research. Tropical Conservation Science 7(1): 1-25. Horvath, A.; Martinez-Castellanos, R. 2007. Elohely-ertekeles allatkozossegek diverzitasa alapjan a del-mexikoi Montebello-i Tavak Nemzeti Parkban. [Evaluation of habitat-level conservation priorities based on the diversity of animal assemblages in the Lagos de Montebello National Park, South Mexico]. Allattani Kozlemenyek 91(2) 2006(2007): 95-116. Inda-Diaz, E.; Rodiles-Hernandez, R.; Naranjo, E.J.; Mendoza-Carranza, M. 2009. Subsistence fishing in two communities of the Lacandon Forest, Mexico. Fisheries Management and Ecology 16(3): 225-234. Johnson, J.D. 1973. New records of reptiles and amphibians from Chiapas, Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 76(3): 223-225. Johnson, J.D. 1990. Biogeographic aspects of the herpetofauna of the Central Depression of Chiapas, Mexico, with comments on surrounding areas. Southwestern Naturalist 35(3): 268-278. Johnson, J.D.; Ely, C.A.; Webb, R.G. 1976. Biogeographical and taxonomic notes on some Herpetozoa from the northern highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 79(3-4): 131-139. Johnson, J.D.; Mata-Silva, V.; García-Padilla, E.; Wilson, L.D. 2015. The herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(3): 272-329. Landy, M.J.; Langebartel, D.A.; Moll, E.O.; Smith, H.M. 1966. A collection of snakes from Volcan Tacana, Chiapas, Mexico. Journal Ohio Herpetological Society 5: 93-101. Luna-Reyes, R. 2002. Distribución de la herpetofauna por tipos de vegetación en el polígono i de la reserve de la biosfera "El Triunfo", Chiapas, Mexico. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 10(2): 61-62. Luna-Reyes, R.; Hernández-García, E.; Núñez-Orantes, H. 2005. Anfibios y reptiles del parque educativo "Laguna Bélgica", Chiapas, México. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 13(1): 25-35. Macip-Rios, R.; Munoz-Alonso, A. 2008. Diversidad de lagartijas en cafetales y bosque primario en el Soconusco chiapaneco. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 79(1): 185-195. McCoy, C.J.; Horn, D.H. van 1962. Herpetozoa from Oaxaca and Chiapas. Herpetologica 18: 180-186. Mendoza-Arias, O.E. 2002. Support of the project to protect and conserve Sea Turtles in "La Encrucijada" Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, Mexico. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 477: 340-342. Percino-Daniel, R. 2003. Diversidad de reptiles en Bosque Mesófilo de Montaña y Cafetal, en la Reserva de la Biosfera "El Triunfo", Chiapas, México. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 11(1): 27-28. Percino-Daniel, R.; Cruz-Ocana, E.; Pozo-Ventura, W.; Velazquez-Velazquez, E. 2013. Diversidad de reptiles en dos microcuencas del río Grijalva, Chiapas, México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 84(3): 938-948. Reynoso, V.H.; Paredes-Leon, R.; González-Hernández, A.J. 2011. Anfibios y reptiles de Chiapas con comentarios sobre los reportes y estudios de diversidad herpetofaunística en la región, su endemismo y conservacion. pp. 459-481. In: Alvarez-Noguera, F. Chiapas. Estudios sobre su diversidad biologica. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico. 518 pp. Russildi, G.; Arroyo-Rodriguez, V.; Hernandez-Ordonez, O.; Pineda, E.; Reynoso, V.H. 2016. Species- and community-level responses to habitat spatial changes in fragmented rainforests: assessing compensatory dynamics in amphibians and reptiles. Biodiversity and Conservation 25(2): 375-392. Shannon, F.A. 1951. Notes on a herpetological collection from Oaxaca and other localities in Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 101: 465-484. Shreve, B. 1957. Reptiles and amphibians from the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 116: 242-248. Smith, H.M.; Álvarez del Toro, M. 1962. Notulae herpetologicae chiapasiae. III. Herpetologica 18: 101-107. Smith, H.M.; Álvarez del Toro, M. 1963. Notulae herpetologicae chiapasiae. IV. Herpetologica 19: 100-105. Smith, P.W.; Smith, H.M. 1951. Notas sobre algunos aufibios y reptiles colectados en el Estado de Chiapas. Anales del Instituto de Biologia Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Serie Zoologia 22: 557-564. Stafford, P. 1990. Field notes on some reptiles from southwest Chiapas, Mexico. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 33: 12-16.