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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Comoro Archipelago  (incl. Comoro Islands and Mayotte [France])

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.


Augros, S.; Fabulet, P.Y.; Hawlitschek, O. 2017. First report of the co-existence of the three endemic Phelsuma species of Mayotte Island (Indian Ocean) in anthropogenic habitats. Herpetological Bulletin 140: 20-22.

Berghof, H.P. 2010. Die Taggeckos der Gattung Phelsuma von der Komoreninsel Mayotte. Draco 11(43): 60-64.

Boulenger, G.A. 1915. A list of the snakes of Madagascar, Comoro, Mascarenes and Seychelles. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1915: 369-382.

Brygoo, E.R. 1981. Systématique des lézards scincidés de la région malgache. 8. Les Mabuya des iles de l'océan Indien occidental: Comores, Europa. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 3(3): 911-930.

Budzinski, R.M. 2001. Bemerkungen zur Verbreitung von Phelsuma robertmertensi Meier, 1980 auf Mayotte. Sauria (Berlin) 23(2): 3-6.

Carretero, M.A.; Harris, D.J.; Rocha, S. 2005. Recent observations of reptiles in the Comoro islands (western Indian Ocean). Herpetological Bulletin 91: 19-28.

Frazier, J. 1985. Marine turtles in the Comoro Archipelago. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Afdeling Natuurkunde Tweede Reeks 84: 9-177.

Günther, A. 1879. On mammals and reptiles from Johanna, Comoro Islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5) 3: 215-219.

Hawlitschek, O.; Brueckmann, B.; Berger, J.; Green, K.; Glaw, F. 2011. Integrating field surveys and remote sensing data to study distribution, habitat use and conservation status of the herpetofauna of the Comoro Islands. ZooKeys 144: 21-79.

Hawlitschek, O.; Glaw, F. 2013. The complex colonization history of nocturnal geckos (Paroedura) in the Comoros Archipelago. Zoologica Scripta 42(2): 135-150.

Hawlitschek, O.; Nagy, Z.T.; Berger, J.; Glaw, F. 2013. Reliable DNA barcoding performance proved for species and island populations of Comoran squamate reptiles. PLoS ONE 8(9): e73368, 1-9.

Henkel, F.W.; Schmidt, W. 1995. Amphibien und Reptilien Madagaskars, der Maskarenen, Seychellen und Komoren. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart. 311 pp.

Henkel, F.W.; Schmidt, W. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar and the Mascarene, Seychelles, and Comoro Islands. Krieger, Malabar, Florida. 316 pp.

Louette, M. 1999. La faune terrestre de Mayotte. Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-afrika Tervuren Belgie Annalen Zoologische Wetenschappen 284: 1-247.

Louette, M.; Meirte, D.; Jocque, R. (eds.). 2004. La faune terrestre de l'archipel des Comores. Studies in Afrotropical Zoology 293: 1-456.

Meier, H. 1980. Zur Taxonomie und Ökologie der Gattung Phelsuma (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae) auf den Komoren, mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 31(3-4): 323-332.

Quillard, M. 2010. Sea Turtles in Mayotte: assessment of conservation actions and prospects. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 139-140: 113-129.

Rocha, S.; Carretero, M.A.; Harris, D.J. 2005. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data suggests two independent colonizations of the Comoros archipelago-by Chameleons of the genus Furcifer. Belgian Journal of Zoology 135(1): 39-42.

Safford, R.J.; Evans, M.I. 1991. Observations on the Comoro Islands, April 1990. pp. A4.1-A4.14. In: Thompson, P.M. & Evans, M.J. (eds.). A survey of Ambatovaky Special Reserve, Madagascar. Madagascar Environmental Research Group, London. 130pp.

Schönecker, P. 2008. Geckos of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarene Islands / Geckos Madagascars, der Seychellen, Komoren und Mascarenen. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt a.M. 144 pp.

Sound, P.; Kosuch, J.; Vences, M.; Seitz, A.; Veith, M. 2006. Preliminary molecular relationships of comoran day geckos (Phelsuma). pp. 175-179. In: Vences, M.; Köhler, J.; Ziegler, T. & Böhme, W. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 262 pp.

Tilot, V. 1996. Caracteristiques ecologiques et recommandations pour la conservation de la biodiversite des ressources naturelles des milieux marins, cotiers et terrestres de l'ile de La Grande Comore (Republique Federale Islamique des Comores, SW Ocean Indien). Mesogee 55: 65-105.

Vaillant, L. 1887. Materiaux pour servir a l'histoire herpetologique des Îles Comores. Bulletin Soc. Philomath. Paris (Ser. 7) 7(11): 131-136.

Voeltzkow, A. 1917. Flora und Fauna der Comoren. Wias. Ergobn. 8: 459-400.

Woodworth, G. 1992. Sea Turtles in the Comoros Islands. Marine Turtle Newsletter 59: 4-5.