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Anonymous. 1982. Reptiles and amphibians seen in Kodaikanal (Palni Hills, Tamil Nadu) 16 to 22 September 81. Hamadryad 7(1): 7.

Anonymous. 1982. Saltwater crocodile in S. India - first record for forty years. Hamadryad 7(2): 12.

Anonymous. 1983. Turtle egg hatchery at Point Calimere. CMFRI (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute) Newsletter 19: 5.

Abdulali, H. 1962. An account of a trip to the Barapede Cave, Talewadi, Belgaum District, Mysore State, with some notes on reptiles and amphibians. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 59: 228-237.

Aengals, R. 1995. Reptilian fauna in the plantation of Valparai, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Madras) 19: 21-23.

Aengals, R. 1999. Studies on the ecology of common arboreal and land snakes in scrub jungle forests of Chengalpattu-MGR District, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 35-36: 18-24.

Aengals, R. 2009. Reptilia. pp. 187-198. In: Director, Zoological Survey of India (ed.). Fauna of Tamil Nadu. (Part 1). [State Fauna Series 17]. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 256 pp.

Aengals, R. 2012. Studies on the family Gekkonidae (Reptilia) from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 112(1): 103-112.

Aengals, R. 2015. Herpetofaunal road mortalities by vehicular movements in Velachery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 9(1): 13-18.

Aiyar, T.V.R. 1906. Notes on some sea-snakes caught at Madras. Calcutta, J. As. Soc. Beng. 2(3): 69-72.

Alexandar, R.; Jayakumar, J. 2014. Reptiles of Ousteri Riparian Areas, Puducherry, India. Reptile Rap 16: 6-14.

Balu, A. 2008. The World Bank funded coastal shelterbelt project threatens Sea Turtle nesting habitats in Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 7: 23-25.

Bauer, A.M. 1998. South Asian herpetological specimens of historical note in the Zoological Museum, Berlin. Hamadryad 23(2): 133-149.

Beddome, R.H. 1862. Notes upon the land and fresh water snakes of Madras Presidency. Madras Quart. Journ. Med. Sc. 5: 1-32.

Beddome, R.H. 1863. Further notes upon the snakes of Madras Presidency: with some descriptions of new species. Madras Quart. Journ. Med. Sc. 5: 41-48.

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

Bhupathy, S.; Karunakaran, R. 2003. Conservation of Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Reptilia/Chelonia) along the Nagapattinam coast, southeast coast of India. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 32(2): 168-171.

Bhupathy, S.; Nixon, A.M.A. 2011. Status of reptiles in Upper Nilgiris, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 108(2): 103-108.

Bhupathy, S.; Saravanan, S. 2002. Status of Sea Turtles along the Tamil Nadu coast, India. Kachhapa Newsletter 2002: 7.

Bhupathy, S.; Saravanan, S. 2003. Exploitation of Sea Turtles along the southeast coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 100(2-3): 628-631.

Bhupathy, S.; Saravanan, S. 2006. Marine Turtles of Tamil Nadu. pp. 58-87. In: Shanker, K.; Choudhury, B.C. (eds.). Marine turtles of the Indian subcontinent. Universities Press, Hyderabad. 415 pp.

Bhupathy, S.; Saravanan, S. 2006. Status of Marine Turtles in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5(1): 139-141.

Bhupathy, S.; Sathishkumar, N. 2013. Status of reptiles in Meghamalai and its environs, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(15): 4953-4961.

Bhupathy, S.; Shanmugam, S. 2006. Status of marine turtles in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5(1): 139-141.

Boettger, O. 1889. Herpetologische Miscellen. VII. Madras. IX. Java. X. Nias. Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft 1889: 297-308.

Bohra, N.K. 2009. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and national park. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 36(4): 31-32.

Brown, S.B. 1992. Microhabitat relations of some snakes and lizards in Tamil Nadu, south India. Hamadryad 17: 35-38.

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

Chandrasekhar, S. 1994. A report on a collection of reptiles of Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu. Geobios New Reports 13(2): 89-93.

Cherian, P.T.; Rema Devi, K.; Ravichandran, M.S. 2000. Ichthyo and herpetofaunal diversity of Kalakkad Wildlife Sanctuary. Zoos' Print Journal 15(2): 203-206.

Chime, T.; Ramanibai, R. 2011. A survey of snakes in Kunrathur-Chembarambakkam agricultural landscales, Chennai. Cobra (Chennai) 5(1): 16-19.

Chime, T.; Ramanibai, R. 2011. Reptilian fauna of agricultural landscapes of Chembarambakkam Lake, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Reptile Rap 13: 2-8.

Choudhury, B.C. 1981. Mugger (Crocodylus palustris) releases in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu. Hamadryad 6(1): 10-11.

Daniel, J.C. 1973. Occurrence of the rock lizard (Psammophilus sp.) in Tirukkalikkunram Hill, Chingleput Dt., Tamil Nadu. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 66(3) [1969]: 632.

Daniels, A.E.D.; Daniels, R.J.R. 1992. An account of the herpetofauna in the Western Ghats of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Madras) 10: 3-7.

Daniels, R.J.R. 2001. Amphibians and reptiles of the Tamil Nadu Eastern and Western Ghats. Cobra (Chennai) 43: 1-8.

Daniels, R.J.R. 2001. Snakes of Tamil Nadu: a status report. Cobra (Chennai) 44: 11-17.

Daniels, R.J.R.; Kumar, M.V.R. 1998. Amphibians and reptiles of Kolli Hills. Cobra (Chennai) 31: 3-5.

Dattatri, S. 1981. Ten days in Kalakkadu. Hamadryad 6(3): 5-6.

Davidar, E.R.C. 1987. Conservation of wildlife in Tamil Nadu. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 83(Suppl.) (Centenary issue) ["1986"]: 65-71.

Deepak, R.; Riddhika, V.K. 2009. A report on reptile road-kills in a rural area of Tamil Nadu, India. Cobra (Chennai) 3(4): 9-14.

Ganesh, S.R.; Arumugam, M. 2016. Species richness of montane herpetofauna of southern Eastern Ghats, India: a historical resume and a descriptive checklist. Russian Journal of Herpetology 23(1): 7-24.

Ganesh, S.R.; Asokan, S.; Kannan, P. 2008. A preliminary survey of amphibians and reptiles in Cardamom Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 2(2): 1-9.

Ganesh, S.R.; Bhupathy, S.; David, P.; Sathishkumar, N.; Srinivas, G. 2014. Snake fauna of High Wavy Mountains, Western Ghats, India: species richness, status, and distribution pattern. Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(1): 53-64.

Ganesh, S.R.; Chandramouli, S.R. 2005. Reptilian fauna in and around Korattur Lake, Chennai. Cobra (Chennai) 60: 6-12.

Ganesh, S.R.; Chandramouli, S.R. 2007. A study of the herpetofaunal community in Mannampandal, Nagapatinam Dist., Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 1(4): 33-43.

Gokula, V. 1997. Impact of vehicular traffic on snakes in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Cobra (Madras) 27: 26-30.

Gurusamy, R. 1994. Scientific, common and vernacular names of commercially important fin and shell fishes 4. Tamilnadu. Indian Council of Agricultural Research Marine Fisheries Information Service Technical and Extension Series 134: 17-27.

Hejmadi, P.M. 2008. Olive Ridley's churning of the ocean. Marine Turtle Newsletter 122: 11.

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.

Ishwar, N.M.; Chellam, R.; Kumar, A. 2001. Distribution of forest floor reptiles in the rainforest of Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, south India. Current Science (Bangalore) 80(3): 413-418.

Jirousek, V.T. 1983. Remarks on reptile protection in Sri Lanka and the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Hamadryad 8(1): 18-19.

Kalaiarasan, V. 1999. The community structure of reptiles in the scrub jungle forests in Chengai-MGR and Madras districts. Cobra (Chennai) 35-36: 29-30.

Kalaiarasan, V. 2000. An account of reptiles in the Guindy National Park. Cobra (Chennai) 39: 3-12.

Kalaiarasan, V. 2000. First record of the bronze skink (Mabuya macularia) in the Guindy National Park. Cobra (Chennai) 40: 17.

Kalaiarasan, V. 2003. Reptiles of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 54: 20-22.

Kalaiarasan, V.; Daniels, R.J.R. 1999. Distribution and status of reptiles in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 37: 5-9.

Kalaiarasan, V.; Kanakasabai, R. 1994. Seasonal availability of sea snakes (family: Hydrophidae) in the Madras waters. Cobra (Madras) 16: 18-19.

Kalaiarasan, V.; Kanakasabai, R. 1999. Distribution and status of reptiles in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Thiruvellore districts, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 38: 1-5.

Kannan, P. 2005. A study on reptiles in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 61: 6-11.

Kannan, P. 2007. Mortality of reptiles due to vehicular traffic in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. Cobra (Chennai) 1(3): 1-3.

Kannan, P. 2008. Reptiles recorded from Tamil Nadu parts of the Western Ghats with reference to their microhabitat usage. Cobra (Chennai) 2(3): 1-13.

Kannan, P.; Bhupathy, S. 1997. Breeding data of some agamid lizards from the Western Ghats. Hamadryad 22(1): 56-57.

Kannan, P.; Sankaravadivelu, C.; Kalaiarasan, V. 1994. Herpetofaunal assemblage in Mayiladuthurai area: a conservation approach. Cobra (Madras) 18: 1-15.

Kannan, P.; Venkatraman, C. 1998. Reptile fauna of Siruvani Hills, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 33: 6-9.

Karthik, P. 2017. Status of the herpetofauna in the Cauvery Delta Region, Mannampandal, Tamil Nadu, India. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 24(3): 180–186.

Krishnapillai, S. 2005. Threats to Sea Turtles on the Rameswaram - Dhanushkhodi coast. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 2: 5-7.

Krishnapillai, S.; Kasinathan, C. 1989. On two species of marine turtles caught off Dhanushkodi, Gulf of Mannar. Indian Council of Agricultural Research Marine Fisheries Information Service Technical and Extension Series 102: 17-18, 24.

Krishnapillai, S.; Kingston, S.D. 2007. Some observations on exploitation of Sea Turtles on the Kanyakumari coast. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 5: 20-22.

Kumar, M.V.R. 1999. Reptiles of Kesarkulli Dam. Cobra (Chennai) 38: 6-11.

Kumar, M.V.R.; Daniels, R.J.R. 1999. Checklist of reptiles and amphibians of Kolli Hills. Cobra (Chennai) 38: 21-22.

Kumar, R. 1988. Crocodiles sigted in the Colliron (Collidam) River near Chidambaram, Tanjore district, Tamil Nadu. Hamadryad 13(1): 4.

Kuriyan, G.K. 1950. Turtle fishing in the sea around Krusadai Island. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 49(3): 509-512.

Malhotra, A.; Davis, K. 1992. A report on a herpetological survey of the Srivilliputtur Reserve Forest, Tamil Nadu. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 88(2): 157-166.

Mani, S.D. 2011. Snake occurrence in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. Cobra (Chennai) 5(2): 10-24.

McCann, C. 1946. Reptiles and amphibians of Vizagapatam and neighbouring Ghats. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 45: 435-6.

Mohanraj, T. 2011. Observations on the exploitation of Sea Turtles along the Tuticorin coast, Tamil Nadu, India. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 14: 9-11.

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. 1977. The herpetofauna of Madras and its vicinity. Zoological Survey of India Newsletter 3(6): 372-378.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1978. The herpetofauna of Madras and its vicinity. Hamadryad 3(2): 7-12.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1982. On sea snakes occurring in Madras waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 19(1) [1977]: 68-72.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1989. A collection of reptiles from the Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 28: 37-40.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1990. Reptiles of Kalakad Sanctuary, India. The Snake 22(1): 44-59.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1993. An identification key to the reptiles of the Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 91(2): 161-168.

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.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Chandrasekhar, S. 1995. On a collection of reptiles from the Anna and Madurai districts, Tamilnadu. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 95(1-2): 1-8.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Chandrasekhar, S.V.A. 1988. First report on the lizards of Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 85(3): 405-409.

Murthy, T.S.N.; Rama Rao, K.V. 1976. Studies on the sea snakes of the Madras coast in captivity. Newsletter of the Zoological Survey of India 2(4): 124-125.

Nath, A.; Sutradhar, S.; Kalai, M.A.; Vijyan, V.; Kumar, K.; Laxmi, N.B.; Naresh, B.; Baburao, G.; Dharwadkar, S.; Krishnan, G.; Vinoth, B.; Maniraj, R.; Mahendar, R.D.; Adi, M.D.; Swamy, K. 2012. Herpetofaunal assemblage with special emphasis on community structure and spatiality in amphibians of Cauvery delta region, Tamil Nadu. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 1(2): 78-85.

Padmavathy, A.; Anbarashan, M. 2013. Biodiversity of coastal Lagoon in Nallavadu village, Puducherry, India. International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation 5(1): 33-38.

Rahaman, A.A.; Ponnuswamy, P.K.; Rajendran, K. 1985. Recovery plan for Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea at Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu. pp. ? In: Anonymous. Symposium on endangered marine animals and marine parks. Cochin, India. 12-16 January 1985. Papers for presentation. Vol. 2: Estuarine and marine reptiles. Marine Biological Association of India. Ernakulam, India. 161 pp.

Rahaman, A.A.; Poonnuswamy, P.K.; Rajendran, K. 1988. Recovery plan for Olive Ridley Lepidochelys olivacea at Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu. pp. 250-254. In: Silas, E.G. (ed.). Proceedings of the symposium on endangered marine animals and marine parks. Cochin, India. 12-16 January, 1985. Marine Biological Association of India, Cochin. 508 pp.

Raj, B.S. 1927. The vertebrate fauna of Krusadai Island. Bull. Madras Govt. Mus. 1: 181-183.

Ramesh, T.; Jahir, H.K.; Satpathy, K.K.; Selvanayagam, M. 2013. Community composition and distribution of herpetofauna at Kalpakkam Nuclear campus, southern India. Herpetology Notes 6: 343-351.

Rathinasabapathy, B.; Gupta, B.K. 1995. Reptiles of Anaikatty in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India. Cobra (Madras) 22: 17-19.

Ravichandran, B.; Siliwal, M. 2010. Snakes of Rameshwaram. Reptile RAP 9: 2-3.

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Sachithanandam, V.; Mageswaran, T.; Sridhar, R.; Arumugam, T.; Ramesh, R. 2015. Marine turtle mortalities along the Tamil Nadu coast of India and the need for turtle-friendly fisheries. Biodiversity 16(1): 8-14.

Sankaranarayanan, P.G. 2002. Epidemiological study of snake bite in a rural area. Cobra (Chennai) 50: 18-21.

Santhoshkumar, P.; Kannan, P.; Veeramani, A.; Samson, A.; Karthick, S.; Leonaprincy, J. 2017. A preliminary report on the impact of road kills on the herpetofauna species in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(3): 10004-10010.

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Satish Kumar, V.M. 2007. Reptiles. pp. 289-294. In: Venkataraman, K.; Jothinayagam, J.T. & Krishnamoorthy, P. (eds.). Fauna of Chennai Coast. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 294 pp.

Shanker, K. 2003. Thirty years of Sea Turtle conservation on the Madras coast: a review. Kachhapa Newsletter 2003: 8.

Subramanean, J. 2001. A survey of nesting Olive Ridley Sea Turtle in Chennai coast. Cobra (Chennai) 44: 1-4.

Subramanean, J. 2001. Observations on snakes in the suburbs of Chennai. Cobra (Chennai) 46: 33-35.

Subramanean, J. 2002. Kovillapakkam - a lake ecosystem. Cobra (Chennai) 49: 10-12.

Subramanean, J. 2012. Lizard fauna of Kancheepuram district, northeastern Tamil Nadu, southern India. Cobra (Chennai) 6(1): 12-22.

Venkateswarlu, T.; Chandrasekhar, S. 1992. Collection of lizards from Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamilnadu. Environment and Ecology (Kalyani) 10(1): 224-226.

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Vijayakumar, S.P.; Ragavendran, A.; Choudhury, B.C. 2006. Herpetofauna assemblage in a tropical dry forest mosaic of western Ghats, India: preliminary analysis of species composition and abundance during the dry season. Hamadryad 30(1-2): 41-54.

Whitaker, R. 1977. A note on Sea Turtles of Madras. Indian Forester 103(11): 783-734.

Whitaker, R. 1979. Future of crocodiles in Tamil Nadu. Indian Forester 105(8): 592-593.

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Whitaker, R.; Lenin, J. 2008. Preliminary notes on snake occurrence in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. Cobra (Chennai) 2(4): 1-9.

Whitaker, Z. 1984. A new sea-snake record for Madras. Hamadryad 9(3): 3-4.