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Bibliography of the reptiles of the
Dominican Republic

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.


Anonymous. 1979. Conservacion del coodrilo americano en la Republica Dominicana. Zoodom 3(2): 9-11.

Anonymous. 1979. Programa de fauna nativa en peligro. Zoodom 3(2): 19.

Banbury, B.L.; Ramos, Y.M. 2005. The rock iguanas of Parque Nacional Isla Cabritos. Iguana (West Hartford) 12(4): 256-261.

Bowersox, S.R.; Calderon, S.; Cisper, G.; Garcia, R.S.; Huntington, C. 1994. Miscellaneous natural history notes on amphibians and reptiles from the Dominican Republic. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 29(3): 54-55.

Burns, J.K.; Cunningham, C.A.; Dupuis, R.A.; Trask, M.N.; Tulloch, J.S.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S.J.; Kopecky, K.L.; Jolley, M.L. 1992. Lizards of the Cayos Siete Hermanos, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 27(11): 225-232.

Carreras, C.; Godley, B.J.; Leon, Y.M.; Hawkes, L.A.; Revuelta, O.; Raga, J.A.; Tomas, J. 2013. Contextualising the last survivors: population structure of marine turtles in the Dominican Republic. PLoS ONE 8(6): e66037, 1-13.

Cast, E.E.; Gifford, M.E.; Schneider, K.R.; Hardwick, A.J.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Powell, R. 2000. Natural history of an anoline lizard community in the Sierra de Baoruco, Dominican Republic. Caribbean Journal of Science 36(3-4): 258-266.

Fitch, H.S.; Henderson, R.W.; Guarisco, H. 1989. Aspects of the ecology of an introduced anole: Anolis cristatellus in the Dominican Republic. Amphibia-Reptilia 10(3): 307-320.

Geissler, L. 2008. Herpetologische Beobachtungen auf der Halbinsel Barahona, Dominikanische Republik. Elaphe 16(1): 48-52.

Henderson, R.W.; Sajdak, R.A. 1983. Notes on reptiles from Isla Saona, Republica Dominicana. Florida Scientist 46(1): 59-61.

Mota, M.; Leon, Y. 2006. Beliefs and perceptions associated with Sea Turtle products in the Dominican Republic. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 536: 197-199.

Peña Franjul, M. 1978. Investigacion de seis (6) habitats de la fauna autoctona Dominicana. Zoodom 1(2): 55-98.

Powell, R.; Incháustegui, S.J. 2009. Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic. Applied Herpetology 6(2) (Special Issue): 103-122.

Powell, R.; Incháustegui, S.J. 2011. Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic. pp. 167-188. In: Hailey, A.; Wilson, B.S. & Horrocks, J.A. (eds.). Conservation of Caribbean Island herpetofaunas. Vol. 2. Regional accounts of the West Indies. Brill, Leiden & Boston. 439 pp.

Powell, R.; Ottenwalder, J.A.; Incháustegui, S.J.; Henderson, R.W.; Glor, R.E. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic: species of special concern. Oryx 34(2): 118-128.

Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Smith, D.D. 1996. Evidence of spatial niche partitioning by a Hispaniolan lizard community in a xeric habitat. pp. 317-326. In: Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. (eds.). Contributions to West Indian herpetology: a tribute to Albert Schwartz. SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles). 457 pp. (Contributions to Herpetology no. 12).

Rand, A.S.; Williams, E.E. 1969. The anoles of La Palma: aspects of their ecological relationships. Brevoria 327: 1-19.

Revuelta, O.; Leon, Y.M.; Feliz, P.; Godley, B.J.; Raga, J.A.; Tomas, J. 2012. Protected areas host important remnants of marine turtle nesting stocks in the Dominican Republic. Oryx 46(3): 348-358.

Rogner, M. 1997. Zur Herpetofauna des Norden der Dominikanischen Republik. Teil 1: Verschiedene Anolis-Arten. Aquarium (Bornheim) 337: 46-50.

Schmidt, K.P. 1921. Notes on the herpetology of Santo Domingo. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 44: 7-20.

Schwartz, A. 1977. The geckoes (Sauria, Gekkonidae) of the genus Sphaerodactylus of the Dominican Peninsula de Barahona, Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90(2): 243-254.

Stam, S.; Stam, R. 1992. Turtle trouble in the Dominican Republic. Marine Turtle Newsletter 57: 19-21.

Tomas, J.; Godley, B.J.; Leon, Y.M.; Revuelta, O.; Raga, J.A. 2011. Sea Turtle conservation in the Dominican Republic: the importance of national parks. Testudo 7(3): 32-38.

Wetherbee, D.K. 1986. Zoological exploration of Dominican Republic for endemic species. D.K. Wetherbee, Reynolds Road, Shelburne, Massachusetts. 332 pp.

Wetherbee, D.K. 1988. The Artibonito-Massacre faunal corridor in Republica Dominicana. Caribbean Journal of Science 24(1-2): 23-27.

Yeska, M.L.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 2000. Lizards of Cayo Pisaje, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola. Herpetological Review 31(1): 18-20.