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Taxonomy of the family Lacertidae Biodiversity of the family Lacertidae

Bibliography of the family
Lacertidae
(Typical Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria)

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.


Anonymous. 1981. Remarkable breeding results. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 4: 20.

Abraham, A. 1930. Über die Schenkeldrüsen der Archaeo- und Neolacerten. Stud. Zool. Budapest 1: 204-225.

Amaral, M.J.; Bicho, R.C.; Carretero, M.A.; Sánchez-Hernández, J.C.; Faustino, A.M.R.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Mann, R.M. 2012. The usefullness of mesocosms for ecotoxicity testing with lacertid lizards. Acta Herpetologica 7(2): 263-280.

Amo de Paz, L.; Lopez-Martinez, P.; Martin-Rueda, J. 2006. Efectos negativos de las pistas de esqui en la. Quercus 244: 22-26.

Arnold, E.N. 1973. Relationships of the Palearctic lizards assigned to the genera Lacerta, Algyroides and Psammodromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 25(8): 289-366.

Arnold, E.N. 1986. The hemipenis of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae): structure, variation and systematic implications. Journal of Natural History 20(5): 1221-1257.

Arnold, E.N. 1986. Why copulatory organs provide so many useful taxonomic characters: the origin and maintenance of hemipenial differences in lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 29(4): 263-281.

Arnold, E.N. 1989. Systematics and adaptive radiation of Equatorial African lizards assigned to the genera Adolfus, Bedriagaia, Gastropholis, Holaspis and Lacerta (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Journal of Natural History 23(3): 525-555.

Arnold, E.N. 1989. Towards a phylogeny and biogeography of the Lacertidae: relationships within an Old-World family of lizards derived from morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 55(2): 209-257.

Arnold, E.N. 1990. Why do morphological phylogenies vary in quality? An investigation based on the comparative history of lizard clades. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences 240(1297): 135-172.

Arnold, E.N. 1993. Phylogeny and the Lacertidae. pp. 1-16. In: Valakos, E.D.; Böhme, W.; Perez-Mellado, V. & Maragou, P. (eds.). Lacertids of the Mediterranean region. A biological approach. Hellenic Zoological Society, Athens, Greece. 281 pp.

Arnold, E.N. 1996. The role of biological process in phylogenetics with examples from the study of lizards. Memorie della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 27(1): 9-20.

Arnold, E.N. 1998. Structural niche, limb morphology and locomotion in lacertid lizards (Squamata, Lacertidae); a preliminary survey. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Zoology Series 64(1): 63-89.

Arnold, E.N. 2004. Overview of morphological evolution and radiation in the Lacertidae. pp. 11-36. In: Perez-Mellado, V.; Riera, N.; Perera, A. (eds.). The biology of lacertid lizards: evolutionary and ecological perspectives. [Colleccio Recerca]. Institut Menorqui d'Estudis, Mao, Menorca. 313 pp.

Arnold, E.N.; Arribas, O.J.; Carranza, S. 2007. Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera. Zootaxa 1430: 3-86.

Arribas, O.J. 1999. Phylogeny and relationships of the mountain lizards of Europe and Near East (Archaeolacerta Mertens, 1921, sensu lato) and their relationships among the Eurasian lacertid radiation. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6(1): 1-22.

Avery, R.A. 1989. Studies on reptiles in the laboratory and field. NATO ASI (Advanced Science Institutes) Series (D) (Behavioural and Social Sciences) 48: 633-639.

Baeckens, S.; Edwards, S.; Huyghe, K.; Damme, R. van 2015. Chemical signalling in lizards: an interspecific comparison of femoral pore numbers in Lacertidae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114(1): 44-57.

Baeckens, S.; García-Roa, R.; Martin, J.; Damme, R. van 2017. The role of diet in shaping the chemical signal design of lacertid lizards. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43(9): 902-910

Balabanic, J. (ed.) 1999. [Selected papers from the third international symposium on the lacertids of the Mediterranean region, held in Cres, Croatia (25-29 May, 1998)].. Natura Croatica 8(3): 161-366.

Bannert, B. 1998. Zur Lebenserwartung verschiedener Lacertiden im Terrarium. Die Eidechse 9(2): 59-66.

Barahona, F.; Barbadillo, L.J. 1997. Identification of some Iberian lacertids using skull characters. Revista Espanola de Herpetologia 11: 47-62.

Barbadillo, L.J. 1984. Los lacertidos ibericos. Vida Silvestre 51: 159-171.

Barbadillo, L.J.; Bauwens, D. 1997. Sexual dimorphism of tail length in lacertid lizards: test of a morphological constraint hypothesis. Journal of Zoology (London) 242(3): 473-482.

Barbadillo, L.J.; Martinez-Solano, I. 2002. Vertebral intercentra in Lacertidae: variation and phylogenetic implications. Copeia 2002(1): 208-212.

Bauwens, D. 1999. Life-history variation in lacertid lizards. Natura Croatica 8(3): 239-252.

Bauwens, D.; Diaz Uriarte, R. 1997. Covariation of life-history traits in lacertid lizards: a comparative study. American Naturalist 149(1): 91-111.

Bauwens, D.; Garland, T.; Castilla, A.M.; Damme, R. van 1995. Evolution of sprint speed in lacertid lizards: morphological, physiological, and behavioral covariation. Evolution 49(5): 848-863.

Bischoff, W. 1973. Lacertenbastarde. 2. Zoologischer Garten (Leipzig) 43(5): 278-291.

Bischoff, W. 1995. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 2. Nachtrag. Die Eidechse 6(14): 24-27.

Bischoff, W. 1995. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 3. Nachtrag. Die Eidechse 6(16): 15-20.

Bischoff, W. 1996. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 4. Nachtrag. Die Eidechse 7(18): 25-29.

Bischoff, W. 1998. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 5. Nachtrag. Die Eidechse 9(3): 91-99.

Bischoff, W. 2001. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. Die Eidechse 12(1): 17-25.

Bischoff, W. 2005. Die Echten Eidechsen der Familie Lacertidae - eine Übersicht. Draco 6(1) (21): 4-27.

Bischoff, W. 2007. Auf der Suche nach Gebirgseidechsen in drei Erdteilen. Draco 7(27): 54-73.

Blasco, M. 1977. El dimorfismo sexual en cinco especies de la familia Lacertidae (Reptilia). Boletin R. Soc. esp. Hist. nat. (Biol.) 73(1-4) [1975]: 237-242.

Böhme, W. (ed.) 1986. Handbuch der Reptilien und Amphibien Europas. Band 2/2: Echsen (Sauria) 3. (Lacertidae 3. Podarcis). AULA Verlag, Wiesbaden. 434 pp.

Böhme, W. 1971. Über das Stachelepithel am Hemipenis lacertider Eidechsen und seine systematische Bedeutung. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 9: 187-223.

Böhme, W. 1989. Klimafaktoren und Artenrückgang am Beispiel mitteleuropäischer Eidechsen (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz 29: 195-202.

Böhme, W.; Corti, C. 1993. Zoogeography of the lacertid lizards of the western Mediterranean basin. pp. 17-33. In: Valakos, E.D.; Böhme, W.; Perez-Mellado, V. & Maragou, P. (eds.). Lacertids of the Mediterranean region. A biological approach. Hellenic Zoological Society, Athens, Greece. 281 pp.

Böhme, W.; Hütterer, R.; Bings, W. 1985. Die Stimme der Lacertidae, speziell der Kanareneidechsen (Reptilia: Sauria). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 36(3-4): 337-354.

Bolkay, S.J. 1921. Über pflanzen- und gesteinliebende Lacerten. Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Stuttgart) 32: 181-184.

Bolkay, S.J. 1924. The ro1e of the regenerated tail of the Lacertidae at the preservation of the species. Glasn. Zemal. Muz. Bosni Here. Sarajevo 36: 91-94.

Bolkay, S.J. 1928. Über natürlich zahme und in der Gefangenschaft zahm gewordene Lacerten. Glasn. zem. Mus. Bosn. Here. 40: 57-59.

Börner, A.R. 1972. Contribution to the Systematics of Scincomorpha. Miscellaneous Articles Saurology 1: 1-7.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den 1993. Balzverhalten bei europäischen Eidechsen. Die Eidechse 4(8): 26.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den 1994. First record of mating plugs in lizards. Amphibia-Reptilia 15(1): 89-93.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den 2001. Male lizards change their genital skin almost every day: squamate pan-epidermal synchrony refuted. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79(3): 512-516.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den; Bout, R.G. 1998. Relationships between maternal size, egg size, clutch size, and hatchling size in European lacertid lizards. Journal of Herpetology 32(3): 410-417.

Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 3. Lacertidae, Gerrhosauridae, Scincidae, Anelytropidae, Dibamidae, Chamaeleontidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 575 pp. (Reprinted in 1965 by Wheldon & Wesley, Codicote, and Cramer, Weinheim).

Boulenger, G.A. 1918. Considerations sur les affinites et la dispersion geographique des Lacertides. C. R. Soc. Biol. (Paris) 166: 197-200.

Boulenger, G.A. 1920. Monograph of the Lacertidae. Vol. 1. British Museum of Natural History, London. 352 pp.

Boulenger, G.A. 1921. Monograph of the Lacertidae. Vol. 2. British Museum of Natural History, London. 451 pp.

Bruno, S. 1983. Catalogo sistematico, zoogeografico e geonemico dei Lacertidae di Corsica, Italia e isole Maltese. Natura Bresciana 19: 39-95.

Brygoo, E.R. 1988. Les types de lacertides (reptiles, sauriens) du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Catalogue critique. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 10(1): 3-57.

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.

Capriglione, T. 1995. Satellite DNA and phylogeny of lacertid lizards. pp. 68-70. In: Llorente, G.A.; Montori, A.; Santos, X. & Carretero, M.A. (eds.). Scientia Herpetologica: papers submitted from the 7th Ordinary General Meeting of Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Barcelona, September 15-19, 1993. Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola, Barcelona. 385 pp.

Capriglione, T.; Cardone, A.; Odierna, G.; Olmo, E. 1991. Evolution of a centromeric satellite DNA and phylogeny of lacertid lizards. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B Comparative Biochemistry 100(3): 641-645.

Carretero, M.A. 1997. Digestive size and diet in Lacertidae: a preliminary analysis. pp. 43-49. In: Böhme, W.; Bischoff, W. & Ziegler, T. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis. Proceedings of the 8th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 23-27 August 1995, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 414 pp.

Carretero, M.A. 2004. From set menu to a la carte. Linking issues in trophic ecology of Mediterranean lacertids. Italian Journal of Zoology (Modena) 71: 121-133.

Castilla, A.M.; Damme, R. van; Bauwens, D. 1999. Field body temperatures, mechanisms of thermoregulation and evolution of thermal characteristics in lacertid lizards. Natura Croatica 8(3): 253-274.

Cei, J.M.; Böhme, W.; Corti, C.; Albano-Barragan, M. 1996. Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali Bollettino (Turin) 14(2): 339-364.

Cooper, W.E.; Whiting, M.J. 1999. Foraging modes in lacertid lizards from southern Africa. Amphibia-Reptilia 20: 299-311.

Cortes, J.E. 1984. The ecology of lacertids at Gibraltar. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Oxford. 450pp.

Corti, C.; Böhme, W.; Delfino, M.; Masseti, M. 1999. Man and lacertids on the Mediterranean Islands: conservation perspectives. Natura Croatica 8(3): 287-300.

Corti, C.; Lo Cascio, P. 1999. I lacertidi italiani. Mediterraneo (Palermo) 10: 3-87.

Cyrén, O. 1924. Klima und Eidechsenverbreitung. Eine Studie der geographischen Variation und Entwicklung einiger Lacerten, insbesondere unter Berücksichtigung der klimatischen Faktoren. Göteborg. 1924: Unpaginated.

Cyrén, O. 1933. Lacertiden der südöstlichen Balkanhalbinsel. Bull. Inst. Roy. Hist. Nat. Sofia 6: 219-240.

Cyrén, O. 1934. Zur Kenntnis der Lacertiden der iberischen Halbinsel und Makaronesiens. Göteborgs Vetensk. Samh. Handl. (5B) 4(1): 1-64.

Damme, R. van 1999. Evolution of herbivory in lacertid lizards: effects of insularity and body size. Journal of Herpetology 33(4): 663-674.

Damme, R. van; Vanhooydonck, B. 2002. Speed versus manoeuvrability: Association between vertebral number and habitat structure in lacertid lizards. Journal of Zoology (London) 258(3): 327-334.

Dauth, J. 1986. On preyshaking ('death-shaking') in Lacertidae. pp. 593-596. In: Rocek, Z. (ed.). Studies in herpetology. Proceedings of the European Herpetological Meeting (3rd Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica) Prague 1985. Charles University, Prague. 754 pp.

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Diaz, J.A. 1995. Prey selection by lacertid lizards: a short review. Herpetological Journal 5(3): 245-251.

Diaz, J.A.; Bauwens, D.; Asensio, B. 1996. A comparative study of the relation between heating rates and ambient temperatures in lacertid lizards. Physiological Zoology 69(6): 1359-1383.

Edwards, S.; Vanhooydonck, B.; Herrel, A.; John, M.G.; Tolley, K.A. 2012. Convergent evolution associated with habitat decouples phenotype from phylogeny in a clade of lizards. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51636.

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Eisentraut, M. 1949. Die Eidechsen der Spanischen Mittelmeerinseln und ihre Rassenaufspaltung im Lichte der Evolution. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 26: 1-225.

Engelmann, W.E.; Schaffner, H. 1981. Serologisch-immunologische Untersuchungen zu einigen taxonomischen Problemen innerhalb der Sammelgattung Lacerta (Sauria, Lacertidae). Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere) 108(1): 139-161.

Fedorov, A.N.; Fedorova, L.V.; Grechko, V.V.; Ryabinin, D.M.; Sheremetjeva, V.A.; Bannikova, A.A.; Lomov, A.A.; Ryskov, A.P.; Darevsky, I.S. 1999. Variable and invariable DNA repeat characters revealed by taxonprint approach are useful for molecular systematics. Journal of Molecular Evolution 48(1): 69-76.

Fejervary, G.J. 1914. Über die Entwicklung des Farbenkleides bei den Lacerten. Gedanken zu einer phylogenetisch-ontogenetischen Studie. Zoologischer Anzeiger 43: 533-537.

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Fioroni, P. 1961. Zur Variabilität der Parietalregion bei einheimischen Lacertiden, Der Versuch einer neuen Deutung. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 72: 320-332.

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Frankenberg, E.; Werner, Y.L. 1992. Egg, clutch and maternal sizes in lizards: intra- and interspecific relations in near-eastern Agamidae and Lacertidae. Herpetological Journal 2(1): 7-18.

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Fu, J. 1998. Toward the phylogeny of the family Lacertidae: implications from mitochondrial DNA 12S and 16S gene sequences (Reptilia: Squamata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 9(1): 118-130.

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