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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Papua New Guinea

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Anderson, M.M. 1979. Comments on the presence of a crocodile or crocodiles in Lake Wisdom on Long Island, north of New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 6(2) [1978-1979]: 6-8.

Auliya, M. 2007. An Identification Guide to the Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore and Timor Leste. Traffic Southeast Asia & Singapore Zoo, Petaling Jaya. 90 pp.

Bedding, S.; Lockhart, R. 1989. Sea Turtle conservation emerging in Papua New Guinea. Marine Turtle Newsletter 47: 13.

Behler, J.L. 1977. The crocodile industry in Papua New Guinea. A report to the United Nations. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 77-25 [1976]: 1-80.

Bolton, M. 1978. Crocodile farming in Papua New Guinea. Oryx 14(4): 365-269.

Bolton, M.; Laufa, M. 1982. The crocodile project in Papua New Guinea. Biological Conservation 22(3): 169-179.

Bowman, D.M.J.S.; Woinarski, J.C.Z.; Sands, D.P.A.; Wells, A.; McShane, V.J. 1990. Slash-and-burn agriculture in the wet coastal lowlands of Papua New Guinea: response of birds, butterflies and reptiles. Journal of Biogeography 17(3): 227-239.

Burgin, S. 1980. A review of crocodile farming in Papua New Guinea. Science in New Guinea 7(2): 73-88.

Cook, S.; Singidan, R.; Thornton, I.W.B. 2001. Colonization of an island volcano, Long Island, Papua New Guinea, and an emergent island, Motmot, in its caldera lake. IV. Colonization by non-avian vertebrates. Journal of Biogeography 28(11-12): 1353-1363.

Downes, M.C. 1969. Territory of Papua and New Guinea. Report of the wildlife ecology section 1968-69. Department of Agriculture, Stock and Fisheries, Papua and New Guinea. 12 pp.

Downes, M.C. 1971. Management of the crocodile industry in Papua and New Guinea. pp. 131-136. In: Crocodiles. Proceedings of the first working meeting of crocodile specialists sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and organized by the Survival Service Commission, lUCN, at the Bronx Zoo, New York 15-17 March 1971. lUCN, Switzerland. 191 pp.

Downes, M.C. 1978. Report of the consultant on wildlife management programmes for Papua New Guinea. 3. The crocodile project. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 78(17): 1-29.

Faliu, B. 1989. Les morsures de serpents chez les Mekeo de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee. Journal de la Societe des Oceanistes 88-89(1-2): 19-43.

Genolagani, J.M.G.; Wilmot, J.M. 1990. The status of crocodile populations in Papua New Guinea: 1981-1988. pp. 122-150. In: Crocodile Specialist Group. Crocodiles. Proceedings of the 10th Working Meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of IUCN - the World Conservation Union Convened at Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A., 23rd to 27th April 1990. Vol. 2. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland. 345 pp.

Georges, A.; Eisemberg, C.; Amepou, Y.; Manasi, E. 2014. Turtle conservation challenges in Papua New Guinea. Turtle Survival 2014: 22-24.

Heatwole, H. 1975. Biogeography of reptiles on some of the islands and cays of eastern Papua New Guinea. Atoll Research Bulletin 180: 1-32.

Hediger, H. 1934. Beiträge auf Herpetologie und Zoogeographie Neu Britanniens und einiger umliegender Gebiete. Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere) (Jena) 65(5-6): 441-582.

Hirth, H.F.; Huber, M.; Frohm, T.; Mala, T. 1992. A natural assemblage of immature green (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles on the fringing reef of Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea. Micronesica 25(2): 145-153.

Hollands, M. 1982. The crocodiles that count. New Scientist 95(1319): 506-507.

Hollands, M. 1987. A preliminary examination of crocodile population trends in Papua New Guinea from 1981-1984. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Publications New Series 7: 219-238.

Hollands, M. 1987. The management of crocodiles in Papua New Guinea. pp. 73-89. In: Webb, G.J.W., Manolis, S.C. & Whitehead, P.J. (eds.). Wildlife management: crocodiles and alligators. Surrey Beatty & Sons & Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory, New South Wales. 552 pp.

Hoyle, M.A. 1977. Forestry and conservation in Papua New Guinea. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 4(4): 10-12.

Kisokan, K. 1974. Fauna survey of Manus District. Field report. Science in New Guinea 2(2): 172-175.

Kraus, F. 2010. More range extensions for Papuan reptiles and amphibians. Herpetological Review 41(2): 246-248.

Kraus, F. 2013. Further range extensions for reptiles and amphibians from Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 44(2): 277-280.

Kwapena, N. 1977. Use of wildlife in village development. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 75-14 [1975]: 1-9.

Kwapena, N. 1978. Wildlife habitat conservation and biological resource utilisation in Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 78(19): 1-14.

Lawrence, W. 1977. The crocodile laws of Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 77-15: 1-5.

Lever, J. 1977. Crocodile skin industry in P.N.G. now 20 year's old. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 75-1 [1975]: 1-12.

Liem, D.S. 1978. Annotated bibliography of the wildlife and plants in areas to be affected by the proposed OK Tedi copper mining venture. (A report for the OK Tedi Environmental Task Force). Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 78(14): 1-14.

Lindgren, E. 1975. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea. Frederick Muller, London. 196 pp.

Lindholm, W.A. 1905. Über einige Eidechsen und Schlangen aus Deutsch-Neuguinea. Jahrbuch nassau. Ver. 58: 227-240.

Lockhart, R. 1989. Marine turtles of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Papua New Guinea. 88 pp.

Lönnberg, E. 1900. Reptiles and batrachians collected in German New Guinea by the late Dr. Erik Nyman. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 7) 6: 574-582.

McDowell, S.B. 1974. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 1. Scolecophidia. Journal of Herpetology 8(1): 1-57.

McDowell, S.B. 1975. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 2. Anilioidea and Pythoninae. Journal of Herpetology 9(1): 1-80.

McDowell, S.B. 1979. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. 3. Boinae and Acrochordoidea (Reptilia, Serpentes). Journal of Herpetology 13(1): 105-111.

O'Shea, M. 1990. The highly and potentially dangerous elapids of Papua New Guinea. pp. 585-640. In: Gopalakrishnakone, P. & Chou, L.M. (eds.). Snakes of medical importance (Asia-Pacific region). Venom and Toxin Group, National University of Singapore & International Society on Toxinology. 676 pp.

O'Shea, M. 1991. The reptiles of Papua New Guinea. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 37: 15-32.

O'Shea, M. 1994. Serpents and saurians of Papua New Guinea. The land of the unexpected. Rephiberary 201: 6-10.

O'Shea, M. 1994. The herpetofauna of coconut husk piles on Kar Kar Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The initial surveys (with a discussion of the herpetofauna of Kar Kar in comparison with that of the neighbouring Madang mainland). ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia) Journal 1994: 51-72.

O'Shea, M. 1996. A guide to the snakes of Papua New Guinea. Independent Publishing, Port Moresby. 239 pp.

O'Shea, M. 1996. The reptiles and amphibians of Papua New Guinea. Rephiberary 222: 2-5.

Parker, F. 1976. Collection, export, research and filming involving wildlife in Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 76-4: 1-22.

Parker, F. 1981. Collecting, export, import, research and filming involving wildlife in Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 81(2): 1-58.

Parker, F. 1981. New crocodile laws for Papua New Guinea 1981. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 81(1): 1-50.

Parker, F. 1982. The snakes of Western Province. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 82(1): 1-78.

Pooley, A.C. 1977. Papua New Guinea. A report on crocodile farming. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 77-27: 1-13.

Redmond, I.M. 1981. Reptiles and amphibians in Papua New Guinea. Rephiberary 42: 1-3.

Rhodin, A.G.J.; Genorupa, V.R. 2000. Conservation status of freshwater turtles in Papua New Guinea. Chelonian Research Monographs 2: 129-136.

Schultze-Westrum, T. 1970. A national park system for Papua and New Guinea. IUCN Bulletin 2: 135-136.

Schüz, E. 1929. Verzeichnis der Typen des Staatlichen Museums für Tierkunde in Dresden. 1. Teil. Fische, Amphibien und Reptilien, mit einem Anhang: Die Schlangen der papuanischen Ausbeute Dr. Schlaginhaufens 1909. Abh. Ber. Mus. Tierk. Völkerk. Dresden 17(2): 1-16.

Scott, F.; Parker, F.; Menzies, J.I. 1977. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 77(3): 1-18.

Spring, C.S. 1980. Sea Turtles in Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 80(2): 1-60.

Spring, C.S. 1980. Status of marine turtle populations in Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 80(3): 1-12.

Spring, C.S. 1981. Marine turtle conservation in Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 81(7): 1-7.

Spring, C.S. 1982. Status of marine turtle populations in Papua New Guinea. pp. 281-289. In: Bjorndal, K.A. (ed.). Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 583 pp.

Spring, C.S. 1982. Subsistence hunting of marine turtles in Papua New Guinea. pp. 291-295. In: Bjorndal, K.A. (ed.). Biology and conservation of sea turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 583 pp.

Spring, S. 1977. Status of marine turtle research in P.N.G. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 76-9 [1976]: 1-5.

Spring, S. 1981. Marine turtles in the Manus Province. A study of the social, cultural and economic implications of the traditional exploitation of marine turtles in the Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 81(13): 1-15.

Vogt, T. 1932. Beitrag zur Reptilienfauna der ehemaligen Kolonie Deutsch-Neuguinea. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1932(4-7): 281-294.

Vos, A. de 1979. Wildlife conservation through utilization in Papua New Guinea. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 6(4): 7-10.

Wallach, V. 1996. Two new blind snakes of the Typhlops ater species group from Papua New Guinea (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 3(2): 107-118.

Whitaker, R. 1980. A preliminary survey of the crocodile resource in the island provinces of Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 80(11): 1-30.

Whitaker, R.; Whitaker, Z.; Mills, D. 1982. Reptiles of Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 82(2): 1-53.