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Anonymous. 1975. Cambridge Malindi Expedition 1974. Cambridge Exped. J. 1975: 8-11.

Anonymous. 2002. Interesting reptile observations in the Mara. CCA Ecological Journal 4: 80.

Allen, P.M. 1983. Lecture by Dr. J.J. Hebrard on distribution & ecology of chamaeleonid lizards in Kenya. EANHS (East African Natural History Society) Bulletin 1983(November-December): 89-90.

Andrén, C. 1976. The reptile fauna of the lower alpine zone of Aberdare and Mount Kenya. British Journal of Herpetology 5(7): 566-575.

Ashe, J. 1986. The vipers of Kenya. Swara 9(3): 8-10.

Bagine, R.; Bwong, B.A.; Gichuki, P.; Gikungu, M.; Imboma, T.; Karanja, D.; Kinuthia, W.; Kioko, E.; Kioko, O.; Malonza, P.K.; Mugambi, J.; Mungai, M.; Mutua, M.; Mwakodi, R.; Nalianya, N.; Njagi, E.; Odanga, J.; Otieno, N.E.; & al. 2014. List of animals from Kakamega Forest (Kenya) and Budongo Forest (Uganda) with voucher specimens in the Department of Zoology of the National Museums of Kenya. Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum 60: 98-126.

Battersby, J.C. 1954. Reptiles and amphibians collected in the northern frontier division of Kenya in 1951. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London) 12(7): 241-248.

Battersby, J.C. 1955. On further amphibians and reptiles from the Northern Frontier Division of Kenya. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 12) 8: 149-150.

Bogert, C.M. 1942. Snakes secured by the Snyder East African Expedition in Kenya Colony and Tanganyika Territory. American Museum Novitates 1178: 1-5.

Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Second report on the reptiles and batrachians collected by Dr. Donaldson Smith during his expedition to Lake Rudolf. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896: 212-217.

Buttle, D. 1988. Notes on some snakes found in Kenya. Herptile 13(4): 145-153.

Cheptumo, M.; Madsen, T.; Duff-MacKay, A.; Hebrard, J.; Rotich, D.; Loman, J. 1986. A survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Kora National Reserve. pp. 235-239. In: Coe, M. & Collins, N.M. (eds.). Kora. An ecological inventory of the Kora National Reserve, Kenya. Royal Geographical Society, London. 340 pp.

Clark, F. 1993. Appendix 2. Summary of information gathered about the Sea Turtle hatchery programme at Baobab Farm, Mombasa, Kenya. pp. 1-11. In: Howell, K.M. (ed.). A Review of the Conservation Status of Sea Turtles in Tanzania. Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam. 49 pp.

Coe, M.J. 1967. The ecology of the alpine zone of Mount Kenya. Monographiae Biologicae 17: 1-136.

Cooper, J.; Cooper, M. 2014. Teaching, treating and tracking: work in Kenya continues. Testudo 8(1): 69-77.

Cooper, J.E. 1975. Aspects of herpetological work in Kenya: with particular reference to conservation. International Zoo Yearbook 22(7): 24-27.

Cooper, J.E.; Cooper, M.E. 2012. Studies on chelonians and other reptiles in Kenya. Testudo 7(4): 38-49.

Darlington, J. 1984. Snakes in Kajiado. E.A.N.H.S. (East Africa Natural History Society) Bulletin 1984(November-December): 114.

Darlington, J. 1985. Lizards in Kajiado. EANHS (East African Natural History Society) Bulletin 1985: 4.

Drewes, R.C. 1972. Hunters and hunted in Turkana. Pacific Discovery 25(4): 20-27.

Gakuo, A.M. 2009. Advances in Sea Turtle conservation in Kenya. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 9: 10-13.

Günther, A. 1894. Report on the collection of reptiles and Fisches made by Dr. J.W. Gregory during his Expedition to Mount Kenia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894: 84-88.

Hakansson, N.T. 2009. Reptiles and amphibians from the Kenyan coastal hinterland. Herpetological Bulletin 107: 30-39.

Hardy, L.M. 1993. Activity and reproductive patterns of amphibians and reptiles from the Engare Ondare River region of central Kenya, during the dry season. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106(4): 740-748.

Hardy, L.M.; Crnkovic, A.C. 2006. Diet of amphibians and reptiles from the Engare Ondare river region of central Kenya, during the dry season. African Journal of Herpetology 55(2): 143-159.

Hayward, D. (undated, 1986?). A trip to Kenya. Thames and Chiltern Herpetological Group Newsletter 66: 3-4.

Hirsch, H. 1981. Eine Kenya-Reise bei der etwas herauskam 2. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 34(11): 396-398.

Hutton, J.M. 1992. The status and distribution of crocodiles in Kenya in 1988. pp. 70-86. In: Hutton, J.M. & Games, I. (eds.). The CITES Nile crocodile project. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Lausanne. 214 pp.

Kano, R. 1969. Venomous snakes of South Africa and Kenya. The Snake 1: 35-44.

Lambert, M.R.K. 1987. More of the herpetofauna in the Commonwealth (Ethiopian zone). British Herpetological Society Bulletin 21-22: 13-22.

Lewis, A.D. 1983. Old records of some scarce or little-known species from Kenya. Scopus 7(3-4): 89-90.

Lohding, A. 1985. A mixed bird party and a snake. E.A.N.H.S. (East Africa Natural History Society) Bulletin 1985(March-April): 23.

Lohding, A. 1987. Snakes in Transmara. E.A.N.H.S. (East Africa Natural History Society) Bulletin 17(1): 8.

Lönnberg, E. 1907. Reptilia and Batrachia. In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.): Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen 1905-1906 unter Leitung von Yngve Sjöstedt herausg. von der K. Schwedischen Akademie der Wissenschaften [in Stockholm]. Upsala. No. 4. 28 pp.

Lötters, S.; Wagner, P.; BWONG, B.A. & al. 2007. A Fieldguide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Kakamega Forest. National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi & University of Mainz, Mainz. 112 pp.

Loveridge, A. 1923. A List of the Lizards of British Territories in East Africa (Uganda, Kenya Colony, Tanganyika Territory, and Zanzibar), with Keys for the diagnosis of the Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1923(4): 841-863.

Loveridge, A. 1932. New reptiles and Amphibians from Tanganyika Territory and Kenya Colony. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 72(10): 375-387.

Loveridge, A. 1945. A guide to the snakes of the Nairobi district. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 18(3-4): 97-115.

Maglio, V.J. 1971. Vertebrate faunas from the Kubi Algi, Koobi Fora and Beret areas, East Rudolf, Kenya. Nature (London) 231: 248-249.

Malonza, P.K.; Bwong, B.A. 2011. Herpetofauna diversity in Kitobo Forest, Kenya. Herpetotropicos 6(1-2): 27-33.

Malonza, P.K.; Bwong, B.A.; Muchai, V. 2011. Kitobo Forest of Kenya, a unique hotspot of herpetofaunal diversity. Acta Herpetologica 6(2): 149-160.

Malonza, P.K.; Wasonga, V.D.; Muchai, V.; Rotich, D.; Bwong, B.A. 2006. Diversity and biogeography of herpetofauna of the Tana River Primate National Reserve, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 95(2): 95-109.

Mathenge, S.M.; Mwasi, B.N.; Mwasi, S.M. 2012. Effects of anthropogenic activities on Sea Turtle nesting beaches along the Mombasa-Kilifi shoreline, Kenya. Marine Turtle Newsletter 135: 14-18.

Miller, S.E.; Lazell, J.D. 2002. A herpetological reconnaissance of Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 90(1-2): 103-107.

Nzuki, S.K.; Mulwa, E.M.; Okemwa, G. 2006. Sea Turtle conservation and management in Kenya. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 536: 83-86.

Okemwa, G.M.; Nzuki, S.; Mueni, E.M. 2004. The status and conservation of Sea Turtles in Kenya. Marine Turtle Newsletter 105: 1-6.

Owuor, B.O.; Mulemi, B.A.; Kokwaro, J.O. 2005. Indigenous snake bite remedies of the Luo of western Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology 25(1): 129-141.

Percy, H.E.; Ridley, M.W. 1953. An expedition to the Tana River, Kenya Colony. Oryx 2: 111-191.

Percy, R.; Percy, H.E.; Ridley, M.W. 1953. The water holes at Ijara, northern province, Kenya. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(1): 2-14.

Poblete, A.G.H. 2001. Pseudohaje goldi (Boul.). Gold's Tree Cobra. African Herp News 33: 18.

Rilling, G. 1972. Records from the Nyambeni Hills. Bulletin E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. 1972(Dec.): 202.

Rödel, M.O. 1990. Amphibien und Reptilien in kenianischen Nationalparks. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 43(9): 555-558.

Rödel, M.O. 1990. Beitrag zur Kenntnis einiger kenianischer Schildkröten und ihrer Lebensräume. Sauria (Berlin) 12(1): 25-29.

Rovero, F.; Menegon, M.; Fjeldså, J.; Collett, L.; Doggart, N.; Leonard, C.; Norton, G.; Owen, N.; Perkin, A.; Spitale, D.; Ahrends, A.; Burgess, N.D. 2014. Targeted vertebrate surveys enhance the faunal importance and improve explanatory models within the Eastern Arc Mountains of Kenya and Tanzania. Diversity and Distributions 20(12): 1438-1449.

Rudnai, J. 1982. Snake invasion in the Embakasi area. E.A.N.H.S. (East Africa Natural History Society) Bulletin 1982(March-April): 44.

Siemens, L. 1983. Field notes from AUEA Biology Department. EANHS (East African Natural History Society) Bulletin 1983(September-October): 71.

Someren, V.G.L. van 1939. Coryndon Museum Expedition to the Chyulu Hills. IV. Notes on the herpetofauna of the Chyulu Hills. Journal East Africa & Uganda Natural History Society 14(3): 155-160.

Spawls, S. 1978. A checklist of the snakes of Kenya. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 167: 1-18.

Spawls, S. 2017. A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maasai Mara. Published by the author, Norwich. 40 pp.

Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.C.; Ashe, J. 2002. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Academic Press, London & California. 543 pp.

Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.C.; Ashe, J. 2004. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. (Reprint with corrections). Academic Press, London & California. 543 pp.

Spawls, S.; Mathews, G. 2013. Kenya - A Natural History. T & AD Poyser, London. 448 pp.

Spawls, S.; Rotich, D. 1999. An annotated checklist of the lizards of Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 86(1-2): 61-83.

Stipala, J. 2014. Mountain dragons. In search of chameleons in the highlands of Kenya. Privately published (Jan Stipala, 2 Murtons Terrace, Lanner, Cornwall, TR16 6HW, UK). 124 pp.

Tolley, K.A.; Tilbury, C.R.; Measey, G.J.; Menegon, M.; Branch, W.R.; Matthee, C.A. 2011. Ancient forest fragmentation or recent radiation? Testing refugial speciation models in chameleons within an African biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Biogeography 38(9): 1748-1760.

Toschi, A. 1947. Sul alcune comunita di vertebrati del massiccio del Mau (Kenya). Ric. Zool. App. Cacc. Bologna (Suppl.) 2: 1-24.

Vesey-Fitzgerald, D. 1977. A guide to the snakes of the Tanzania and Kenya borderlands. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 149: 1-26.

Wagner, P.; Böhme, W. 2007. Herpetofauna kakamegensis - the amphibians and reptiles of Kakamega Forest, western Kenya. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55(2): 123-150.

Wagner, P.; Köhler, J.; Schmitz, A.; Böhme, W. 2008. The biogeographical assignment of a west Kenyan rain forest remnant: further evidence from analysis of its reptile fauna. Journal of Biogeography 35(8): 1349-1361.

Wamukoya, G. 1996. Kenya to minimize turtle mortality in shrimp fishery. Marine Turtle Newsletter 73: 17-18.

Wamukoya, G.; Haller, R.D. 1995. Sea Turtle conservation in Kenya: community participation approach. pp. 121-122. In: Devaux, B. (ed.). International Congress of Chelonian Conservation. France - Gonfaron - Tortoise Village - 6th to 10th of July 1995. Proceedings. Editions SOPTOM, Gonfaron, France. 344 pp.

Western, D. 1974. The distribution,density and biomass density of lizards in a semi-arid environment of northern Kenya. East African Wildlife Journal 12(1): 49-62.

Wojnowski, D. 2009. Scientific and traditional conceptions of snakes in Kenya: herpetologists as teacher mentors. Herpetological Review 40(2): 158-162.