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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Kerala [India]

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Abraham, S.; Easa, P.S.; Thomas, J.; Nixon, M.A. 1999. An inventory of reptile fauna in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki District, Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 37: 24-29.

Balakrishnan, P. 2007. Reptiles of Muthikkulam Reserved Forest, Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 1(4): 22-29.

Bhupathy, S. 2007. Monitoring of Marine Turtles along the Kerala and Tamil Nadu coasts. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 5: 1-9.

Chandramouli, S.R.; Ganesh, S.R. 2011. Herpetofauna of southern Western Ghats, India - reinvestigated after decades. Taprobanica 2(2): 72-85.

Chandrasekhar, S.V.A. 1987. Notes on a collection of reptiles from Idukki, Kerala. Geobios New Reports 6(2): 184-186.

Das, I.; Whitaker, R. 1990. Herpetological investigations in the Western Ghats, south India. 1. The Vanjikadavu and Nadukani Forests, Kerala State. Hamadryad 15(1): 6-9.

Dastidar, D.G.; Mani, S.D. 2008. Translocation of snakes from the NTPC campus at Alappuzha, Kerala, to the Konni Reserve Forest in Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 2(1): 13-21.

Dileepkumar, N.; Jayakumar, C. 2006. Sea Turtles of Kerala. pp. 137-140. In: Shanker, K.; Choudhury, B.C. (eds.). Marine turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 415 pp.

Dileepkumar, R. 2016. Handbook on Snakes of Kerala. Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram. 203 pp.

Easa, P.S.; Ramachandran, K.K. 2004. Biodiversity documentation for Kerala. Part 10. Reptiles. Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi. 57 pp.

Hutton, A.F.; David, P. 2008. Note on a collection of snakes from South India, with emphasis on the snake fauna of the Meghamalai Hills (High Wavy Mountains). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 105(3): 299-316.

Inger, R.F.; Shaffer, H.B.; Koshy, M.; Bakde, R. 1985. A report on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from the Ponmudi, Kerala, South India. (part 1). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81(2): 406-427.

Inger, R.F.; Shaffer, H.B.; Koshy, M.; Bakde, R. 1985. A report on a collection of amphibians and reptiles from the Ponmudi, Kerala, South India. (part 2). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 81(3): 551-570.

Jayakumar, A.M.; Nameer, P.O. 2018. Species composition and abundance estimates of reptiles in selected agroecosystems in southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10(10): 12328–12336.

Jayson, E.A. 2001. Human-crocodile conflict in Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Zoos' Print Journal 16(9): 11-12.

Joyce, J.; Roby, T.J.; Ramachandran, K.K.; Vijayakumaran, N.P. 2014. Species abundance distributions of selected communities in the Myristica swamp forests of southern Kerala. Current Science (Bangalore) 107(3): 447-453.

Koshy, M.; Inger, R.F. 1983. Natural communities of amphibians and reptiles in tropical forests of Kerala. Hamadryad 8(1): 8-13.

Kumar, A.B.; Kumar, M.S.; Deepthi, G.R.; Mithun, S. 2007. Sea snakes associated with trawl by-catch of Kerala Coast, India. Cobra (Chennai) 1(1): 1-4.

Mathew, P.G. 1984. Malayalam names of some common snakes in Kerala. Hamadryad 9(2): 4.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1973. A note on some snakes from Anaimalais and Cardamom Hills, western Ghats. Journal Univ. Poona 42: 95-102.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1981. Reptiles of the Silent Valley and New Amarambalan area, Kerala. The Snake 13(1): 42-52.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1986. Reptiles of Silent Valley. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 84(1-4): 173-184.

Murthy, T.S.N. 2001. Reptilia. pp. 239-243. In: Director, Zoological Survey of India (ed.). Fauna of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 332 pp.

Narayanan, S.P.; Vijayan, L. 2006. Minor vertebrate fauna of mangrove-dominated Kumarakom heronry, Kerala, India. Annals of Forestry 14(2): 330-339.

Palot, M.J.; Radhakrishnan, C. 2002. Herpetofauna of Madayipara Hill, Kannur District, Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 48: 3-6.

Palot, M.J.; Radhakrishnan, C. 2003. Check-list of snakes of Kerala with their Malayalam vernacular names. Reptile RAP 5: 3-6.

Palot, M.J.; Radhakrishnan, C. 2004. Status and distribution of turtle fauna (Testudines: Reptilia) in the Malabar part of Kerala, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 102(1-2): 27-39.

Palot, M.J.; Radhakrishnan, C. 2011. An updated checklist of reptiles of Kerala. Malabar Trogon 9: 24-30.

Pradhan, M.S. 2002. Reptilia. pp. 67-71. In: Anonymous. Fauna of Eravikulam National Park. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 97 pp.

Radhakrishnan, C. 1996. Survey of reptilian fauna of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. Cobra (Madras) 24: 7-12.

Radhakrishnan, C. 1997. Reptiles. pp. 507-517. In: Thampi, K.B.; Nayar, C.M. & Nair, C.S. (eds.). The natural resources of Kerala. WWF India, Kerala Office, Thiruvananthapuram.

Radhakrishnan, C. 1999. Lizards and snakes of four conservation areas in the Idukki District, Kerala State. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 97(2): 155-165.

Radhakrishnan, C.; Gopi, K.C.; Palot, M.J. 2009. Vertebrate diversity of environs. pp. 39-67. In: Director, Zoological Survey of India (ed.). Faunal diversity of Vembanad Lake. A Ramsar site in Kerala, India. [Wetland Ecosystem Series, 10.] Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 192 pp.

Srinivasan, M.; Ramaswamy, G.; Easa, P.S. 1998. Studies on lizard diversity in selected sacred groves of Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 34: 12-15.

Thomas, J.; Easa, P.S. 1997. Additions to the reptile fauna of Silent Valley, Kerala. Cobra (Madras) 27: 31-33.

Thomas, J.; Easa, P.S. 1997. Reptile fauna of Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary. Cobra (Chennai) 29: 14-18.

Thomas, J.; Jahas, S.; Easa, P.S. 1997. Status and distribution of reptiles in Wayanad, Kerala. Cobra (Madras) 28: 25-30.

Wall, F. 1904. Notes on snakes collected in Cannanmore from 5th November 1903 to 5th August 1904. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 292-317.

Zacharias, V.J. 1997. Reptiles of Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 94(3): 575-579.