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Taxonomy of the genus Heliobolus Biodiversity of the family Lacertidae

Bibliography of the genus Heliobolus (Bushveld Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae)

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.


Heliobolus in general

Bischoff, W. 1991. bersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 2. Die Gattungen Eremias, Gallotia, Gastropholis, Heliobolus, Holaspis und Ichnotropis. Die Eidechse 2(2): 14-21.

Dubke, M.; Hipsley, C.A.; M ller, J. 2018. Comparative skull osteology and preliminary systematic revision of the African lizard genus Heliobolus (Squamata: Lacertidae). African Journal of Herpetology 67(2): 160-197.

Haacke, W.D. 1997. Family Lacertidae genus Pedioplanis, genus Heliobolus and genus Meroles. pp. 52-54. In: Wyk, J.H. van (ed.). Proceedings of the FitzSimons Commemorative Symposium (South African lizards: 50 years of progress) and Third H.A.A. Symposium on African herpetology: held at the Transvaal Museum, Pretoria, South Africa, 11-15 October 1993. Herpetological Association of Africa, Matieland. 227 pp.

Mayer, W. 1989. Comments on Szczerbak's (1975) catalogue of the African sand lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae). Herpetozoa 1(3-4): 133-137.

Mayer, W.; Berger-Dell'Mour, H.A.E. 1988. Proteinelektrophoretische Untersuchungen zur Systematik der Gattungen Aporosaura, Meroles, Pedioplanis und Heliobolus (Sauria: Lacertidae) aus S dwest-Afrika. Herpetozoa 1(1-2): 23-29.

Szczerbak, N.N. 1975. [Catalog of African [and Middle Eastern] Desert Lizards]. (In Russian). Nauka Dymka, Kiev. 84 pp.

Szczerbak, N.N. 1989. Catalogue of the African sand lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae: Lampreremias, Pseuderemias, Taenieremias, Mesalina, Meroles). Herpetozoa 1(3-4): 119-132. (Translation of 1975 Russian original).

Heliobolus lugubris

Boulenger, G.A. 1919. A un cas d'evolution a rebours chez un lezard africain (Eremias lugubris A. Smith). C. R. Soc. Biol. (Paris) 168: 78-80.

Brenes Rendon, J.M. 1999. Un caso sorprendente de mimetismo batesiano. Boletin de la Sea 25: 62.

Busack, S.D.; Maxson, L.R. 1987. Molecular relationships among Iberian, Moroccan, and South African lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 8(4): 383-392.

Castanzo, R.A.; Bauer, A.M. 1998. Comparative aspects of the ecology of Mabuya acutilabris (Squamata: Scincidae), a lacertid-like skink from arid south western Africa. Journal of African Zoology 112(2): 109-122.

FitzSimons, V.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A short account of the reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe 1: 99-104.

Goldberg, S.R. 2006. Reproductive cycle of the bushveld lizard Heliobolus lugubris (Squamata: Lacertidae) from southern Africa. Salamandra 42(2-3): 151-154.

Hoesch, W. 1961. S dwestafrikanische Echsen in Freiheit und in Gefangenschaft. 2. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 14: 307-309.

Huey, R.B.; Bennett, A.F.; John-Alder, H.; Nagy, K.A. 1984. Locomotor capacity and foraging behaviour of Kalahari lacertid lizards. Animal Behaviour 32(1): 41-50.

Huey, R.B.; Pianka, E.R. 1977. Natural selection for juvenile lizards mimicking noxious beetles. Science (New York) 195: 201-202.

McBrayer, L.D. 2004. The relationship between skull morphology, biting performance and foraging mode in Kalahari lacertid lizards. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140(3): 403-416.

McBrayer, L.D.; Wylie, J.E. 2009. Concordance between locomotor morphology and foraging mode in lacertid lizards. Zoology (Jena) 112(5): 370-378.

Nagy, K.A.; Huey, R.B.; Bennett, A.F. 1984. Field energetics and foraging ecology of Kalahari lacertid lizards. Ecology (Washington, D.C.) 65(2): 588-596.

Odierna, G.; Capriglione, T.; Olmo, E.; Cardone, A.; Rosati, C. 1990. The karyology of some South African lacertids belonging to the genera Heliobolus, Merolles [Meroles] and Pedioplanis. Journal of African Zoology 104(6): 541-547.

Schmidt, A.; Gruschwitz, M. 1997. Mimikry zwischen W steneidechsen und W stenlaufk fern - eine berlebensstrategie in extremer Umwelt. Reptilia (D) 2(6): 22-24.

Schmidt, A.D. 1997. Phanotypische, ethologische und kologische Unterschiede zwischen juvenilen und adulten Heliobolus lugubris A. Smith 1838 und deren biologischer Hintergrund (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 77(1): 1-13.

Schmidt, A.D. 1997. Zur Verbreitung, Biologie und kologie von Heliobolus lugubris A. Smith, 1838 (Sauria, Lacertidae) im s dlichen Afrika. Salamandra 33(4): 269-288.

Schmidt, A.D. 1997. Zur wachstumsbedingten Entwicklung von Farbung und Biometrie bei Heliobolus lugubris (A. Smith, 1838) (Sauria: Lacertidae). Sauria (Berlin) 19(2): 35-45.

Heliobolus neumanni

Howell, K.M. 1982. Geographic distribution: Eremias cf. neumanni Tornier (Neumann's Sand Lizard). Herpetological Review 13(2): 52.

Heliobolus nitidus

Ineich, I.; Chirio, L. 2008. Geographic distribution: Heliobolus nitidus nitidus (G nther's Desert Lacertid). Herpetological Review 39(1): 109.

Loveridge, A. 1937. Zoological results of the George Vanderbildt African expedition of 1934. 7. Reptiles and amphibians. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 89: 265-296.

R del, M.O.; Grabow, K.; Hallermann, J.; Bockheler, C. 1997. Die Echsen des Comoe-Nationalparks, Elfenbeink ste. Salamandra 33(4): 225-240.

Heliobolus spekii

Goldberg, S.R. 2009. Reproduction in Speke's Sand Lizard, Heliobolus spekii (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Kenya. African Herp News 48: 2-4.

Harris, D.J.; Arnold, E.N.; Thomas, R.H. 1998. Rapid speciation, morphological evolution, and adaptation to extreme environments in South African Sand Lizards (Meroles) as revealed by mitochondrial gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10(1): 37-48.