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Taxonomy of the genus Gerrhonotus Biodiversity of the family Anguidae

Bibliography of the genus
Gerrhonotus (Eastern Alligator Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Anguidae)

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.


Gerrhonotus in general

Christenson, A.K. 1947. Feeding habits of Gerrhonotus. Herpetologica 4(1): 2.

Denburgh, J. van 1898. The Gerrhonotus of the San Lucan fauna, Lower California, with diagnosis of other West American species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1897: 63-66.

Fitch, H.S. 1938. A systematic account of the alligator lizards (Gerrhonotus) in the western United States and Lower California. American Midland Naturalist 20(2): 381-424.

García-Vázquez, U.O.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A.; Bryson, R.W.; Schmidt-Ballardo, W.; Pavón-Vázquez, C.J. 2018. Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of the genus Gerrhonotus (Squamata: Anguidae). Journal of Biogeography 45(7): 1640-1652.

Good, D.A. 1988. Allozyme variation and phylogenetic relationships among the species of Elgaria (Squamata: Anguidae). Herpetologica 44(2): 154-162.

Good, D.A. 1994. Species limits in the genus Gerrhonotus (Squamata: Anguidae). Herpetological Monographs 8: 180-202.

Hoser, R.T. 2014. A logical new genus-level taxonomy for the Xenosauridae, Anniellidae, Diploglossidae and Anguidae (Squamata: Sauria). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 24: 20-64.

Smith, H.M. 1942. Mexican herpetological miscellany. 1. Six new species and subspecies of Sceloporus with a redefinition of the formosus group. 2. A new horned lizard from Durango. 3. A tentative arrangement and key to Mexican Gerrhonotus, with the description of a new race. 4. An unnamed Celestus from Mexico, with a key to the mainland species of the genus. 5. New xantusid lizards. 6. The Mexican subspecies of Drymobius margaritiferous. 7. Notes on Mexican Imantodes. 8. Two new snakes of the genus Clelia. 9. Additi Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92: 349-395.

Turcotte, R. 1968. The alligator lizards. Herpetology 2(2): 7.

Waddick, J.W.; Smith, H.M. 1974. The significance of scale characters in evaluation of the lizard genera Gerrhonotus, Elgaria and Barisia. Great Basin Naturalist 34(4): 257-266.

Wylie, F.H. 1949. Sound made by Gerrhonotus. Herpetologica 5(2): 44.

Gerrhonotus farri

Bryson, R.W.; Graham, M.R. 2010. A new alligator lizard from northeastern Mexico. Herpetologica 66(1): 92-98.

Gerrhonotus infernalis

Burkett, R.D. 1962. Two clutches of eggs in the lizard, Gerrhonotus liocephalus infernalis. Herpetologica 18: 211.

Carignan, J.M. 1988. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 19(3): 60.

Flury, A. 1949. Gerrhonotus liocephalus infernalis Baird in Texas. Herpetologica 5(3): 65-67.

García-Bastida, M.; Lazcano, D.; McBrayer, L.D.; Mercado-Hernández, R. 2013. Sexual dimorphism in the Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis (Sauria: Anguidae): implications for sexual selection. Southwestern Naturalist 58(2): 202-208.

García-Bastida, M.; Lazcano, D.; Méndez-Tamez, J.A.; Wilson, L.D. 2018. Nature notes: Gerrhonotus infernalis Baird, 1859 (1858). Predation by Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Mammalia: Canidae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 5(1): 157-159.

García-Bastida, M.; Madrid-Sotelo, C.A.; Lazcano, D. 2012. Evaluation of a simple method of externally attaching radio-transmitters to the Texas Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus infernalis. Herpetological Review 43(3): 410-412.

García-Vázquez, U.O.; Bryson, R.W. 2017. Distribution notes: Gerrhonotus infernalis (Baird, 1859). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(1): 196-197.

Good, D.A.; Wiedenfeld, M.G. 1995. The holotype of the Texas Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus infernalis Baird (Squamata: Anguidae). Journal of Herpetology 29(4): 628-630.

Greene, H.W.; Dial, B.E. 1966. Brooding behavior by female Texas Alligator Lizards. Herpetologica 22: 303.

Hammerson, G.A.; Vazquez Díaz, J.; Gadsden, H.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Lavin, P. 2007. Gerrhonotus infernalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63707A12707760. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63707A12707760.en.

Hernández, J.C.; Mendoza-Pérez, M.R.; Herr, M.W.; Giovanetto, L.A.; Hernández, T.O.; Graham, S.P. 2017. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 48(4): 811.

Montoya-Ferrer, D.; Lazcano, D.; García-Bastida, M. 2014. Notes on Mexican herpetofauna 23: an unusual injury to a Texas Alligator Lizard (Gerrhonotus infernalis) in Parque Ecologic Chipinque, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 49(9): 125-126.

Neck, R.W.; Riskind, D.H.; Peterson, K. 1979. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalis infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard). USA: Texas: Fayette Co. Herpetological Review 10(4): 118.

Quijano, F.M.; Good, D.A. 1994. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard). Mexico: Hidalgo. Herpetological Review 25(4): 164.

Sager, M.T. 2014. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 45(3): 462.

Seifert, W. 1978. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus infernalis. USA: Texas: Dallas Co. Herpetological Review 9(2): 61-62.

Villegas-Ruiz, J.; Hernández Arciga, R.; Lopez-Vidal, J.C.; Elizalde-Arellano, C. 2015. Ampliación de la distribución de Gerrhonotus infernalis (Squamata: Anguidae) para la región noreste del estado de Guanajuato. Acta Zoologica Mexicana Nueva Serie 31(1): 135-137.

Werler, J.E. 1951. Miscellaneous notes on the eggs and young of Texan and Mexican reptiles. Zoologica (New York) 36: 37-48.

Gerrhonotus lazcanoi

Banda-Leal, J.; Nevárez-de los Reyes, M.; Bryson, R.W. 2017. A new species of pygmy alligator lizard (Squamata: Anguidae) from Nuevo León, México. Journal of Herpetology 51(2): 223-226.

Gerrhonotus liocephalus

Alvarado-Diaz, J.; Sanchez Beltran, M.A. 2008. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 39(3): 367.

Campos-Rodriguez, J.I.; Chambert, L.; Carmen Diaz, M. del; Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2004. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 35(3): 286-287.

Campos-Rodriguez, J.I.; Lopez-Vidal, J.C. 2004. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 35(2): 187.

Carbajal-Márquez, R.A.; González-Saucedo, Z.Y.; Quintero-Díaz, G.E. 2012. Natural history notes: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Wiegmann's Alligator Lizard). Deformity. Herpetological Review 43(3): 485-486.

Cordes, J.E.; Walker, J.M.; Calaway, M.S. 1987. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus infernalis (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 18(2): 40.

Dávalos-Martínez, A.; Cruz-Sáenz, D.; Guerrero-Vázquez, S.; López-Fernández, L.; Banda-Leal, J.; Lazcano, D. 2018. Notes on the herpetofauna of western Mexico 18: Noteworthy records of Wiegmann’s Alligator Lizard, Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Wiegmann, 1828), in Jalisco, Mexico. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 53(6): 125-130.

Davis, W.B.; Dixon, J.R. 1961. Reptiles (exclusive of snakes) of the Chilpancingo region, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 74: 37-56.

Dijk, P. van; Manley, G.A.; Gallo, L.; Pavusa, A.; Taschenberger, G. 1996. Statistical properties of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in one bird and three lizard species. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 100(4)(1): 2220-2227.

Hartweg, N.; Tihen, J.A. 1946. Lizards of the genus Gerrhonotus from Chiapas, Mexico. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 407: 1-16.

Lazcano, D.; Pena, C.G. de la; Castaneda, G. 2006. Natural history notes: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Texas Alligator Lizard). Mortality. Herpetological Review 37(2): 222.

Morales, A.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Moràn, D. 2015. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Wiegmann's Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 46(2): 217.

Mutschmann, F. 1999. Beobachtungen zur natürlichen Lebensweise der Mexikanischen Bandernatter Thamnophis proximus alpinus Rossman, 1963. Sauria (Berlin) 21(4): 13-18.

Ramirez-Bautista, A.; Vazquez Diaz, J.; Quintero-Diaz, G. 1998. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Texas Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 29(3): 174.

Ramirez-Bautista, A.; Vazquez-Diaz, J.; Quintero-Diaz, G. 1998. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus liocephalus (Texas Alligator Lizard). México: Aguascalientes. Herpetological Review 29(2): 110.

Reyes-Velasco, J.; Grünwald, C.I.; Jones, J.M.; Price, M.S.; Fisher, J.T. 2012. New distributional records for the herpetofauna of Mexico. Herpetological Review 43(3): 451-453.

Smith, H.M. 1984. Notes on the enigmatic Barisia imbricata of the British Museum, and on its collection of reptiles from Amula, Guerrero, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 20(4): 152-158.

Vazquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E. 2007. Gerrhonotus liocephalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63708A12707928. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63708A12707928.en.

Gerrhonotus lugoi

García-Vázquez, U.O.; García-Padilla, E.; Herrera-Enriquez, G.J. 2016. First record of the alligator lizard Gerrhonotus lugoi (Squamata: Anguidae) for the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87(4): 1399-1401.

Lavin, P.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H.; Vazquez Díaz, J. 2007. Gerrhonotus lugoi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63709A12708137. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63709A12708137.en.

Lazcano, D.; Contreras-Arquieta, A.; Nevares de los Reyes, M. 1993. Notes on Mexican herpetofauna 3: reproductive biology of Gerrhonotus lugoi, an anguid lizard from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Coahuila, Mexico. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 28(12): 263-265.

McCoy, C.J. 1970. A new Alligator lizard (genus Gerrhonotus) from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Coahuila, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 15: 37-44.

Smith, H.M. 1986. The generic allocation of two species of Mexican anguid lizards. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 22(1): 21-22.

Gerrhonotus mccoyi

García-Vázquez, U.O.; Contreras-Arquieta, A.; Trujano-Ortega, M.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2018. A new species of Gerrhonotus (Squamata: Anguidae) from the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin, Coahuila, Mexico. Herpetologica 74(3): 269–278.

Gerrhonotus ophiurus

Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. 2007. Gerrhonotus ophiurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63710A12708299. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63710A12708299.en.

García-Padilla, E.; Villegas Ruiz, F. 2010. Geographic distribution: Gerrhonotus ophiurus (Snake Lizard). Herpetological Review 41(4): 512.

Goldberg, S.R.; Camarillo-Rangel, J.L. 2003. Reproduction in Gerrhonotus ophiurus (Sauria: Anguidae), from Veracruz, Mexico. Texas Journal of Science 55(2): 185-189.

Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Gonzalez Alonso, A.; Altamirano Alvarez, T.; Garcia Collazo, R.; Good, D.A. 1994. Distributional records of Gerrhonotus ophiurus Cope, (Squamata: Anguidae), in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 30(3): 101-106.

Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Schmidt Ballardo, W. 1995. Natural history notes: Gerrhonotus ophiurus (NCN). Clutch size and maternal care. Herpetological Review 26(3): 145.

Reaño-Hernández, I.; Wilson, L.D.; Ramírez-Bautista, A.; Torres-Angeles, F. 2015. Nature notes: Gerrhonotus ophiurus. Reproduction. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(3): 338-339.

Tihen, J.A. 1948. A new Gerrhonotus from San Luis Potosi. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 51: 302-305.

Gerrhonotus parvus

Banda, J.; Bryson, R.W.; Lazcano, D. 2005. Natural history notes: Gerrhonotus parvus (Pygmy Alligator Lizard). Maximum size. Herpetological Review 36(4): 449.

Banda-Leal, J.; Bryson, R.W.; Villarreal, D.L. 2002. New record of Elgaria parva (Lacertilia: Anguidae) from Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 47(4): 614-615.

Banda-Leal, J.; Lazcano, D.; Barriga-Vallejo, C.; Nevárez-de los Reyes, M. 2018. New records of Gerrhonotus parvus Knight & Scudday, 1985 (Squamata, Anguidae) in the state of Coahuila, México. Check List 14(3): 523–528.

Banda-Leal, J.; Lazcano, D.; Nevárez-de los Reyes, M. 2013. Notes on Mexican herpetofauna 19: herpetofauna sympatric with Gerrhonotus parvus in San Isidro Canyon, Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 48(2): 13-19.

Banda-Leal, J.; Lazcano, D.; Nevárez-de los Reyes, M.; Barriga-Vallejo, C. 2014. Notes on Mexican herpetofauna 20: potential herpetofaunal predators of Gerrhonotus parvus in the San Isidro Canyon, Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 49(2): 17-23.

Banda-Leal, J.; Lazcano, D.; Nevárez-de los Reyes, M.; Barriga-Vallejo, C. 2014. Gerrhonotus parvus Knight & Scudday, 1985 (Squamata: Anguidae): new range extension and clutch size in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Check List 10(4): 950-953.

Bryson, R.W.; Lazcano, D. 2005. Gerrhonotus parvus: the Pygmy Alligator Lizard of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Reptilia (GB) 39: 69-72.

Bryson, R.W.; Lazcano, D.; Banda, J.; García-de la Peña, C.; Castañeda, J.G. 2003. Historia natural de la lagartija pigmea (Elgaria parva) endémica de Nuevo León, México. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 2003(1): 21-22.

Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. Gerrhonotus parvus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63711A12708470. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63711A12708470.en.

Conroy, C.J.; Bryson, R.W.; Lazcano, D.; Knight, A. 2005. Phylogenetic placement of the Pygmy Alligator Lizard based on mitochondrial DNA. Journal of Herpetology 39(1): 142-147.

Hernández-Bocardo, S.C.; Lazcano, D. 2018. Herpetoculture notes: Gerrhonotus parvus (Pygmy Alligator Lizard). Agonistic behavior. Herpetological Review 49(4): 698-700.

Knight, R.A.; Scudday, J.F. 1985. A new Gerrhonotus (Lacertilia: Anguidae) from the Sierra Madre Oriental, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 30(1): 89-94.

Lazcano, D.; Banda-Leal, J. 2017. Nature notes: Comments on the biology of Gerrhonotus parvus (Reptilia: Squamata: Anguidae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 926-929.

Lazcano, D.; Banda-Leal, J.; Alvarado-Moreno, N. 2017. Nature notes: Gerrhonotus parvus Knight and Scudday, 1985. Malformation. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 632-635.

Lazcano, D.; Bryson, R.W. 2010. Natural history notes: Gerrhonotus parvus (Pygmy Alligator Lizard). Juvenile size. Herpetological Review 41(1): 79.

Smith, H.M. 1986. The generic allocation of two species of Mexican anguid lizards. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 22(1): 21-22.

Gerrhonotus rhombifer

Dwyer, Q.; Plecker, R. de. 2013. Geographic distribution: Coloptychon rhombifer (Isthmian Alligator Lizard). Herpetological Review 44(4): 625.

Lamar, W.W.; Barrio-Amorós, C.L.; Quetzal, D.; Abarca, J.G.; Plecker, R. de. 2015. The gerrhonotine genus Coloptychon (Sauria: Anguidae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(1): 88–104.

Vargas Álvarez, J.; Batista, A.; Saborío, G.; García Rodríguez, A.; Ballesteros, E.; Acosta Chaves, V. 2013. Coloptychon rhombifer. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203039A2758942. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203039A2758942.en.