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Bibliography of the reptiles of the
United Arab Emirates

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Anderson, S.C. 2001. Book review: Wild about reptiles. Field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the UAE. Asiatic Herpetological Research 9 [2000]: 153.

Arnold, E.N. 1984. Ecology of lowland lizards in the eastern United Arab Emirates. Journal of Zoology (London) 204(3): 329-354.

Aspinall, S.; Richardson, C.; Hellyer, P. 1995. Important wildlife sites of Fujairah and the east coast of the UAE. Tribulus 5(1): 5-10.

Baha el Din, S.M. 1996. Terrestrial reptiles of Abu Dhabi. pp. 124-147. In: Osborne, P.E. (ed.). Desert ecology of Abu Dhabi - a review and recent studies. Pisces Publications in association with the National Avian Research Center, Newbury. 236 pp.

Baldwin, R. 1996. Marine reptiles. pp. 107-110. In: Vine, P.J. (ed.). Natural Emirates: wildlife and environment of the United Arab Emirates. Trident Press, London. 248 pp.

Baldwin, R. 1996. Marine reptiles. pp. 136-148. In: Vine, P.J. (ed.). Natural Emirates: wildlife and environment of the United Arab Emirates. Trident Press, London. 248 pp.

Baldwin, R.; Gardner, A.S. 2005. Marine reptiles. pp. 242-251. In: Hellyer, P. & Aspinall, S. (eds.). The Emirates - a natural history. Trident Press. 428 pp.

Bourquin, O. 2011. The terrestrial reptiles of Sir Banyi Yas island, United Arab Emirates. African Herp News 53: 27-34.

Brown, B. 1991. Recorder's reports for January-June 1991. Reptiles. Tribulus 1(2): 35.

Brown, J.N.B. 1985. Recent turtle records from the United Arab Emirates. Marine Turtle Newsletter 35: 3-4.

Clamagirand, E. 2011. The Dubai Underwater Observory projects and turtle rehabilitation unit. pp. 83-87. In: Ceccaldi, H.J.; Dekeyser, I.; Girault, M. & Stora, G. (eds.). Global change: mankind-marine environment interactions. Proceedings of the 13th French-Japanese Oceanography Symposium. Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London & New York. 370 pp.

Drew, C.R.; Al-Dhaheri, S.S.; Barcelo, I.; Tourenq, C. 2005. The terrestrial mammals, reptiles and amphibians of the UAE - species list and status report. Terrestrial Environment Research Centre, Abu Dhabi. 23 pp.

Gardner, A.S. 2005. Terrestrial reptiles. pp. 228-241. In: Hellyer, P. & Aspinall, S. (eds.). The Emirates - a natural history. Trident Press. 428 pp.

Gardner, A.S. 2009. Mapping the terrestrial reptile distributions in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. ZooKeys 31 (Special Issue): 165-177.

Gardner, A.S. 2013. The amphibians and reptiles of Oman and the UAE. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main. 480 pp.

Gasperetti, J. 1967. Survey of the reptiles of the Sheikdom of Abu Dhabi, Arabian Peninsula. Part 1. A geographical sketch of the Sheikdom of Abu Dhabi. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 35(8): 141-156.

Geissler, L. 1998. Herpetologische Beobachtungen aus Jordanien und den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten (Amphibia; Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 21(Supplement): 181-182.

Gross, C. 1996. Terrestrial reptiles and amphibians. pp. 121-134. In: Vine, P.J. (ed.). Natural Emirates: wildlife and environment of the United Arab Emirates. Trident Press, London. 248 pp.

Haas, G.; Werner, Y.L. 1969. Lizards and snakes from southwestern Asia, collected by Henry Field. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 138(6): 327-405.

Hellyer, P. (ed.) 1990. The natural history of Merawah Island. Emirates Natural History Group Bulletin 42: 2-20.

Hellyer, P.; Brown, B. 1992. Reptiles and amphibians. Tribulus 2(2): 44-45.

Jongbloed, M. 2000. Wild about reptiles. Field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the UAE. Barkers Trident Communications, London. 116 pp.

Leptien, R. 1998. Herpetologische Beobachtungen in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und im Oman (Amphibia; Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 21(Supplement): 182.

Leviton, A.E.; Anderson, S.C. 1967. Survey of the reptiles of the Sheikhdom of Abu Dhabi, Arabian Peninsula. 2. Systematic account of the collection of reptiles made in the Sheikhdom of Abu Dhabi by John Gasperetti. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 35(9): 157-192.

Leviton, A.E.; Anderson, S.C.; Adler, K.; Minton, S.A. 1992. Handbook to Middle East amphibians and reptiles. SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles). 252 pp. (Contributions to Herpetology no. 8).

Loughland, R.A. 2001. Survey of Marine Turtle nest sites in the UAE. Qatar University Science Journal 19: 257-262.

Satchell, J.E. 1978. Ecology and environment in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Arid Environments 1(3): 201-226.

Soorae, P.S. 2004. A herpetological survey of some islands in the Arabian Gulf, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. Zoology in the Middle East 32: 33-38.

Soorae, P.S.; Al-Quarqaz, M.; Gardner, A.S. 2010. An overview and checklist of the native and alien herpetofauna of the United Arab Emirates. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5(3): 529-536.

Soorae, P.S.; Das, H.S.; Al-Mazrouei, H. 2006. Records of sea snakes (subfamily Hydrophiinae) from the coastal waters of the Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. Zoology in the Middle East 39: 109-110.