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Antram, F.B.S. 1982. Illegal exports of Ghanaian reptiles to the U.K. Rephiberary 52: 4. (Reprinted from Traffic Bulletin 3(3/4)).

Bennett, D. 2000. Preliminary data on the diet of juvenile Varanus exanthematicus (Sauria: Varanidae) in the coastal plain of Ghana. Herpetological Journal 10(2): 75-76.

Bennett, D. 2000. The density and abundance of juvenile Varanus exanthematicus (Sauria: Varanidae) in the coastal plain of Ghana. Amphibia-Reptilia 21(3): 301-306.

Beyer, K.; Benefo-Twum, J. 2006. Marine Turtles at the coast of Ghana, West Africa. Testudo 6(3): 74-79.

Boettger, O. 1887. Verzeichniss von Reptilien aus Accra an der Goldküste. Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft 1887: 55-64.

Booth, A.H. 1956. An annotated list of the Gold Coast geckos with key. Journal West African Sci. Assoc. 2: 134-136.

Cansdale, G.S. 1949. Field notes on some Gold Coast snakes. Nigerian Field 13(2) [1948]: 43-50.

Cansdale, G.S. 1949. Further notes on Gold Coast snakes. Nigerian Field 14(2): 52-54.

Cansdale, G.S. 1949. Further notes on Gold Coast snakes. Nigerian Field 14(3): 106-113.

Cansdale, G.S. 1951. Some Gold Coast Lizards. Nigerian Field 16(1): 21-24.

Cansdale, G.S. 1954. Gold Coast snakes - a complete list. Nigerian Field 19(3): 118-132.

Cansdale, G.S. 1964. The Volta Dam may help wildlife in Ghana. Oryx 7: 168-171.

Cheke, R.A. 1969. Checklist of mammals and reptiles of the Mole Game Reserve recorded by the Oxford Expedition to Ghana 1968. Bulletin Oxf. Univ. Explor. Club 17: 133-137.

Dutson, G.; Branscombe, J. 1990. Rainforest birds in south-west Ghana. ICBP (International Council of Bird Preservation) Study Report 46: 1-70.

Ernst, R.; Agyei, A.C. 2005. Locality list of amphibian and reptile records from Draw River (DR), Boi-Tano (BT), and Krokosua Hills (KH). RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 36: 137-138.

Ernst, R.; Agyei, A.C.; Rödel, M.O. 2005. Herpetological assessment of Draw River, Boi-Tano, and Krokosua Hills. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 36: 44-49.

Ernst, R.; Agyei, A.C.; Rödel, M.O. 2005. Presence, distribution, habitat association and conservation status of the reptiles of the Draw River, Boi-Tano, and Krokosua Hills forest reserves. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 36: 141.

Hackman, K.O. 2014. The state of biodiversity in Ghana: Knowledge gaps and prioritization. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 6(9): 681-701.

Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Ghana. 1. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 26: 174-178.

Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Ghana. 2. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 26: 217-222.

Hoogmoed, M.S. 1973. Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Ghana. 3. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 26: 282-283.

Hoogmoed, M.S. 1974. Ghanese lizards of the genus Mabuya (Scincidae, Sauria, Reptilia). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 138: 1-62.

Hughes, B. 1988. Herpetology in Ghana (west Africa). British Herpetological Society Bulletin 25: 29-38.

Hughes, B.; Barry, D.H. 1969. The snakes of Ghana: a checklist and key. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 31: 1004-1041.

Leaché, A.D. 2005. Results of a herpetological survey in Ghana and a new country record. Herpetological Review 36(1): 16-19.

Leaché, A.D.; Boateng, O.C. 2008. A rapid survey of the amphibians and reptiles of Ajenjua Bepo and Mamang River Forest Reserves, eastern region of Ghana. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 50: 46-49, 81-83.

Leaché, A.D.; Rödel, M.O.; Linkem, C.W.; Diaz, R.E.; Hillers, A.; Fujita, M.K. 2006. Biodiversity in a forest island: reptiles and amphibians of the West African Togo Hills. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 4(1): 22-45.

Leeson, F. 1950. Identification of snakes of the Gold Coast. Crown Agents for the Colonies. 142 pp.

Lesage, M.C. 1955. Snakebite fatalities in the Gold Coast. Nigerian Field 20: 69-75.

Leston, D. 1970. Some snakes from the forest zone of Ghana. British Journal of Herpetology 4(6): 141-144.

Leston, D.; Hughes, B. 1968. The snakes of Tafo, a forest cocoa-farm locality in Ghana. Bulletin de L'Institut Fondamental D'Afrique Noire 30A: 737-770.

Mackenzie, N.A.; Marshall, A.G. 1974. Herpetofauna. Report Aberdeen Univ. Ghana Exped. Mole Natn. Pk 1974: 33-34.

Mackenzie, N.M. 1975. Herpetofauna. Report Aberdeen Univ. Ghana Exped. Mole Natn. Pk 1975: 88-92.

McCullough, J.; Hoke, P.; Naskrecki, P.; Osei-Owusu, Y. (eds.) 2008. A rapid biological assessment the Ajenjua Bepo and Mamang River Forest Reserves, Ghana. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 50: 1-94.

Musah, Y.; Attuquayefio, D.K.; Ofori, B.Y.; Owusu, E.H. 2015. Herpetofauna under threat: A study of Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 7(11): 420-428.

Orton, G.L.; Morrison, F.D. 1946. Some amphibians and reptiles from the Gold Coast. Copeia 1946: 15-17.

Raxworthy, C.J.; Attuquayefio, D.K. 2000. Herpetofaunal communities at Muni Lagoon in Ghana. Biodiversity and Conservation 9(4): 501-510.

Swiecicki, A.W. 1965. Snakes and snake bite in the western region, Ghana. Journal trop. Med. Hyg. 68: 300-304.

Tanner, C. 2013. Sea Turtle conservation in Ghana's western region: the bigger picture. Marine Turtle Newsletter 136: 9-12.

Tanner, C. 2014. Sea turtle bycatch off the western region of the Ghanaian coast. Marine Turtle Newsletter 140: 8-11.

Trape, J.F.; Baldé, C. 2014. A checklist of the snake fauna of Guinea, with taxonomic changes in the genera Philothamnus and Dipsadoboa (Colubridae) and a comparison with the snake fauna of some other West African countries. Zootaxa 3900(3): 301-338.

Yahaya, M.; Attuquayefio, D.K.; Owusu, E.H.; Holbech, L.H.; Ofori, B.Y. 2013. A conservation assessment of the herpetofauna of a moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences 3(12): 186-197.