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Anonymous. 1958. Mount Silinda Expedition, December 1957. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 2(1): 2.

Anonymous. 1989. Latest recommendation on protected species in Zimbabwe. Conservationist (Harare) 50-51: 3 pp. (Unpaginated).

Angel, F. 1923. Extrait de la Mission Rohan-Chabot, Angola et Rhodesia (1912-1914). Reptiles, 4(1). pp. 157-169. In: Mission Rohan-Chabot. Angola et Rhodesia (1912-1914). Imprimerie Nationale, Paris.

Angel, F. 1924. Reptiles. In: Mission Roban-Chabot. Angola et Rhodesia (1912-1914), 4(1): 157-169. Paris [1923].

Barton, R.A. 1969. The Umtali Museum Expedition to Mahenya. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 5(1): 9-13.

Blake, D.K. 1963. Umtali Museum Expedition to the Chimanimani Mountains - November 1962. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 21: 6-11.

Blake, D.K. 1987. Status, conservation and utilization of the Nile crocodile in Zimbabwe. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Publications New Series 7: 212-218.

Blaylock, R.S.M. 1982. The treatment of snakebite in Zimbabwe. Central African Journal of Medicine 28(10): 237-246.

Boulenger, G.A. 1902. A List of the Fishes, Batrachians, and reptiles collected by Mr. J. Ffolliott Darling in Mashonaland, with Descriptions of new Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902: 13-18.

Boulenger, G.A. 1907. On a collection of fishes, batrachians, and reptiles, made by Mr. S.A. Neave in Rhodesia, north of the Zambesi, with field notes by the collector. Memoirs Proc. Lit. Philos. Society of Manchester (Manchester) 51(12): 1-12.

Branch, W.R. 1998. Field guide to snakes and other reptiles of southern Africa. 3rd revised edition. Struik, Cape Town. 399 pp.

Broadley, D.G. 1958. A checklist of the snakes of Southern Rhodesia. Part 1. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 3: 2-6.

Broadley, D.G. 1958. A key to the snakes of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Part II. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 5(1): 2-7.

Broadley, D.G. 1958. Amendments to the checklist of the snakes of Southern Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 5(1): 8.

Broadley, D.G. 1958. Key to the snakes of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 4: 3-4.

Broadley, D.G. 1959. A key to the snakes of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Part III. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 6(1): 3-4.

Broadley, D.G. 1959. Further amendments to the checklist of the snakes of Southern Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 7(1): 2.

Broadley, D.G. 1959. H.A.R. Expedition to Mount Silinda, December 1958. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 6(1): 2.

Broadley, D.G. 1959. Kariba Lake - April, 1959... Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 7(1): 3-7.

Broadley, D.G. 1959. The herpetology of Southern Rhodesia. 1. snakes. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 120: 3-100.

Broadley, D.G. 1960. Three field trips in Matabeleland. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 9(1): 7-11.

Broadley, D.G. 1961. A Provisional Check List of the Crocodiles, Chelonians and Lizards of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 16: 3-8.

Broadley, D.G. 1961. A provisional check list of the snakes of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, addenda and corrigenda. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 16(1): 2.

Broadley, D.G. 1961. A provisional check list of the snakes of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, incorporating proposed English names for species. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 15(1): 3-7.

Broadley, D.G. 1961. Herpetozoan traps in Mtoko District. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 14(1): 2-3.

Broadley, D.G. 1961. The amphisbaenids of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 14(1): 6-10.

Broadley, D.G. 1961. The geckos of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 14(1): 10-14.

Broadley, D.G. 1962. A Provisional Check List of the Crocodiles, Chelonians and Lizards of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Addenda and Corrigenda. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 17/18: 3.

Broadley, D.G. 1962. On some reptile collections from the northwestern and northeastern districts of Southern Rhodesia 1958-61, with descriptions of four new lizards. Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia (B) 3(26): 787-843.

Broadley, D.G. 1962. The Herpetofauna of the Chimanimani Mountains. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 17/18: 10-11.

Broadley, D.G. 1962. The herpetofauna of the Inyanga National Park. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 17/18: 8-10.

Broadley, D.G. 1965. A provisional checklist of the lizards of Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 23/24: 7-12.

Broadley, D.G. 1965. A provisional key to the lizards of Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 23/24: 12-19.

Broadley, D.G. 1966. The herpetology of South-east Africa. Ph.D. thesis, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. 680 pp.

Broadley, D.G. 1967. An Umtali Museum expedition to the Gona-Re-Zhou, December, 1966. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 3: 14-18.

Broadley, D.G. 1968. The Second Umtali Museum Expedition to the Gona-Re-Zhou, January, 1968. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 4(1): 13-17.

Broadley, D.G. 1968. The Umtali Museum Eastern Border Expedition - November, 1967. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 4(1): 7-13.

Broadley, D.G. 1973. Marking recapture programmes with reptiles and amphibians in Umtali District, Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 11: 7-8.

Broadley, D.G. 1973. Provisional list of vernacular names for Rhodesian reptiles and amphibians. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 10: 17-24.

Broadley, D.G. 1974. Vernacular names for Rhodesian reptiles and amphibians. Revised names. 1. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 12: 31.

Broadley, D.G. 1978. English names for Rhodesian reptiles and amphibians. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 19: 25-36.

Broadley, D.G. 1988. A check list of the reptiles of Zimbabwe, with synoptic keys. Arnoldia Zimbabwe 9(30): 369-430.

Broadley, D.G. 1988. Amphisbaenia Amphisbaenidae Monopeltis s. sphenorhynchus Peters 1879. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 34: 50.

Broadley, D.G.; Blake, D.K. 1979. A check list of the reptiles of the national parks and other conservation areas of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 8(35): 1-15.

Broadley, D.G.; Blaylock, R. 2012. Snakes of Zimbabwe and Botswana. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main. 380 pp.

Broadley, D.G.; Blaylock, R. 2013. The snakes of Zimbabwe and Botswana. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main. 387 pp.

Broadley, D.G.; Cock, E.V. 1989. Snakes of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Harare.: I-Iv, 1-152.

Bruggen, A.C. van 1961. The Chirinda forest, Mount Selinda, a montane rain forest in Southern Rhodesia. K. fysiogr. Sallsk. Lund. Forh. 31: 61-75.

Castle, W.M. 1971. A survey of deaths in Rhodesia caused by animals. Cent. Afr. J. Med. 17: 165-167.

Child, G. 1987. The management of crocodiles in Zimbabwe. pp. 49-62. 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.

Chubb, E.C. 1908. List of Batrachia and Reptilia collected in Northern Matabeleland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London) 2: 218-223.

Chubb, E.C. 1909. The Batrachians and reptiles of Matabeleland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909(3): 590-597.

Corton, D. 1962. Two field trips to Lake Macilwaine, Salisbury. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 17-18: 13.

Coulson, I. 1990. A preliminary checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the Sengwa Wildlife Research Area. Transactions of the Zimbabwe Scientific Association 64(6): 49-53.

Coulson, I.M. 1988. Variation in shield counts in tortoises of the Sengwa Wildlife Research Area, Zimbabwe. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 35: 9-11.

Danis, K.; Hogan, A.; Smith, K. 2016. Texas Tech University students take on Zimbabwe. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 23(1): 51–61.

FitzSimons, V. 1939. An account of the reptiles and amphibians collected on an expedition to south-eastern Rhodesia during December, 1937, and January, 1938. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20(1): 17-46.

FitzSimons, V. 1958. On a small collection of reptiles and amphibians from the Inyanga district, S. Rhodesia. Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia 3: 204-214.

Howard, K.E.; Hailey, A. 1999. Microhabitat separation among diurnal saxicolous lizards in Zimbabwe. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15(3): 367-378.

Hutton, J.M.; Child, G.F.T. 1989. Crocodile management in Zimbabwe. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Publications New Series (Spec. Publ): 62-79.

Klitscher, T. 2014. Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Sambia, Simbabwe, Malawi und Tansania. Sauria (Berlin) 36(1): 3-8.

Kober, I. 2018. Heia Safari – Echsen am Wegesrand auf einer Reise durch Südafrika, Simbabwe und Botswana. Reptilia (D) 131: ?

Lambert, M.R.K. 1987. More of the herpetofauna in the Commonwealth (Ethiopian zone). British Herpetological Society Bulletin 21-22: 13-22.

Lambiris, A.J. 1966. Observations on Rhodesian reptiles. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 2: 33-35.

Loveridge, J.P.; Hutton, J.M.; Lippai, C. 1992. Trends in nest numbers and clutch sizes of Crocodylus niloticus at four localities on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. pp. 286-293. In: IUCN/SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. Crocodiles: proceedings of the 11th working meeting of the Crocodile Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN - the World Conservation Union convened at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 2 to 7 August 1992. Vol. 2. IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland. 283 pp.

Peacock, J. 1970. The Malmbasimbi Expedition, 1964 herpetology report. Rhod. Sci. News. 4: 354-355.

Peracca, M.G. 1896. Rettili ed Anfibi raccolti a Kazungula e sulla strada da Kazungula a Buluwaio dal Rev. Luigi Jalla, Missionario Valdese nell'Alto Zambese. Boll. Mus. Torino 255: 4 pp.

Pinchin, A. 1992. Conservation and wildlife management in Zimbabwe. Published by the author, School of Veterinary Science, Bristol University. 59 pp.

Spawls, S. 1990. Notes from a safari to south and east Zimbabwe. Herptile 15(4): 137-148.

Taylor, P. 1962. Shangaan herpetology. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 19: 11-12.

Tejado-Lanseros, C.; Potes Gordo, M.E. 2001. Observaciones herpetologicas en Africa austral. Estudios del Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Alava 16: 217-220.

Werner, F. 1913. Ergebnisse einer botanischen Forschungsreise von Josef Brunthaler nach Deutsch-Ostafrika und Südafrika (Kapland, Natal und Rhodesien). 1. Reptilien und Amphibien. Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Math.-Natw. Kl. 88: 714-719.