Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Indian Ocean Nosy Be Reptiles Crocodilians Crocodylidae Lizards Chamaeleonidae Gekkonidae Gerrhosauridae Opluridae Scincidae Snakes Boidae Elapidae [marine species] Lamprophiidae Typhlopidae Xenotyphlopidae Turtles Cheloniidae Dermochelyidae Pelomedusidae Podocnemididae Testudinidae Bibliography of the reptiles of Madagascar 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. Ahl, E. 1927. Zur Kenntnis der Chamaeleontiden Madagaskars. Zoologischer Anzeiger 72: 47-48. Andersson, L.G. 1910. Reptiles and batrachians from the northwest of Madagascar collected by V. Kaudern, 1906-1907. Arkiv för Zoologi (Stockholm) 7(7): 1-15. Andreone, F. 1991. Reptile field records from Malagasy rainforests. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 9(2): 437-460. Andreone, F. 2003. Complementary information on the ecology and conservation of Malagasy skinks, with notes on the colouration of some recently described species. Herpetological Bulletin 83: 7-15. Andreone, F. 2003. The amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar: diversity, threats and conservation perspectives. pp. 402-408. In: Legakis, A.; Sfenthourakis, S.; Polymeni, R. & Thessalou-Legaki, M. (eds.). The new panorama of animal evolution: proceedings XVIII International Congress of Zoology. Pensoft, Sofia & Moscow. 738 pp. Andreone, F. 2004. Crossroads of herpetological diversity: survey work for an integrated conservation of amphibians and reptiles in northern Madagascar. Italian Journal of Zoology (Modena) 71: 229-235. Andreone, F.; Glaw, F.; Mattioli, F.; Jesu, R.; Schimmenti, G.; Randrianirina, J.E.; Vences, M. 2009. The peculiar herpetofauna of some Tsaratanana rainforests and its affinities with Manongarivo and other massifs and forests of northern Madagascar. Italian Journal of Zoology (Modena) 76(1): 92-110. Andreone, F.; Greer, A.E. 2002. Malagasy scincid lizards: Descriptions of nine new species, with notes on the morphology, reproduction and taxonomy of some previously described species (Reptilia, Squamata: Scincidae). Journal of Zoology (London) 258(2): 139-181. Andreone, F.; Luiselli, L. 2000. Are there shared general patterns of specific diversity, abundance, and guild structure in snake communities of tropical forests of Madagascar and continental Africa? Revue d'Ecologie la Terre et la Vie 55(3): 215-239. Andreone, F.; Randriamahazo, H. 1997. Ecological and taxonomic observations on the amphibians and reptiles of the Andohahela low altitude rainforest, S. Madagascar. Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 24(3-4): 95-128. Andreone, F.; Randrianirina, J.E. 2000. Biodiversity, rainforests and herpetological communities in Madagascar: what about differences between amphibians and reptiles? pp. 217-228. In: Lourenco, W.R.; Goodman, S.M. (eds.). Diversite et endemisme a Madagascar. Actes du II Colloque International Biogeographie de Madagascar. Society de Biogeographie - Museum, Paris, France du 30 aout au 2 septembre 1999. [Memoires de la Societe de Biogeographie]. Societe de Biogeographie, Paris. 379 pp. Andreone, F.; Randrianirina, J.E. 2007. The amphibians and reptiles of Kalambatritra, a little known rainforest of south-eastern Madagascar. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 24(1): 179-190. Andreone, F.; Randrianirina, J.E.; Jenkins, P.D.; Aprea, G. 2000. Species diversity of Amphibia, Reptilia and Lipotyphla (Mammalia) at Ambolokopatrika, a rainforest between the Anjanaharibe-Sud and Marojejy massifs, NE Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation 9(12): 1587-1622. 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Sur l'habitat d'un certain nombre de Lezards de Madagascar. Bull. Acad. Malgache N.S. 13: 109-116. Angel, F. 1931. Contribution á l'étude de la Fauna de Madagascar. Reptilia et Batrachia. Troisième partie. Fauna des Colonies Francaises (Paris) 4(5): 495-556. Angel, F. 1931. Sur l'Habitat d'un certain nombre de Lézards de Madagascar. Bulletin Acad. Malgache (Tananarive), N.S. 13 [1930]: 109-116. Angel, F. 1934. Sur une collection de reptiles et de Batraciens de Madagascar. Fauna des Colonies Francaises (Paris) 5(6): 311-320. Angel, F. 1935. Contribution a l'étude faunistique de la Reserve naturelle du Manampetsa (Madagascar). Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (Paris) 10(18): Unpaginated. Angel, F. 1939. Reptiles et batraciens do Madagascar et de la Reunion. Description d'un serpent nouveau du genre Alluaudina. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) (Ser. 2) 11: 536-538. Angel, F. 1942. Les lézards de Madagascar. Memoires de l'Academie Malgache 36: 1-193. Angel, F. 1950. 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