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Taxonomy of the genus Matobosaurus Biodiversity of the family Gerrhosauridae

Bibliography of the genus
Matobosaurus (Giant Plated Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gerrhosauridae)

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.


Matobosaurus in general

Bates, M.F.; Tolley, K.A.; Edwards, S.; Davids, Z.; Silva, J.M. da; Branch, W.R. 2013. A molecular phylogeny of the African plated lizards, genus Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new genera. Zootaxa 3750(5): 465–493.

Matobosaurus maltzahni

FitzSimons, V. 1938. Transvaal Museum Expedition to South-West Africa and Little Namaqualand, May to August, 1937. Reptiles and amphibians. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 19(2): 153-209.

Grys, P. de 1938. Gerrhosaurus Maltzahni spec. nov. Zoologischer Anzeiger (Leipzig) 124(3/4): 58-60.

Matobosaurus validus

Boycott, R.C.; Morgan, D.R. 1988. Reproductive and growth data of some South African lizards. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 35: 15-18.

Broadley, D.G. 1959. The Plated Lizards of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 7: 7-10.

Cooper, W.E. 2000. Responses to chemical cues from plant and animal food by an omnivorous lizard, Gerrhosaurus validus. Journal of Herpetology 34(4): 614-617.

Cooper, W.E.; Steele, L.J. 1999. Lingually mediated discriminations among prey chemicals and control stimuli in cordyliform lizards: presence in a gerrhosaurid and absence in two cordylids. Herpetologica 55(3): 361-368.

Cooper, W.E.; Whiting, M.J.; Wyk, J.H. van 1997. Foraging modes of cordyliform lizards. South African Journal of Zoology 32(1): 9-13.

Harbig, P. 2003. Zur Terrarienhaltung und Nachzucht der Felsenschildechse Gerrhosaurus vallidus vallidus Smith, 1849. Sauria (Berlin) 25(1): 29-35.

Kellough, R. 1989. Care and breeding of two species of cordylid lizards genus Gerrhosaurus (Sauria: Cordylidae). Vivarium (Lakeside) 1(4): 16-18.

Kirk, J. 1865. [Without title (A letter was read from Dr. John Kirk, Corresponding Member, containing the following reply to the observations of Dr. W. Peters, Foreign Member, in the 'Society's Proceedings', 1864, p. 377, relating to Gerrhosaurus robustus.1/2)]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865(1): 227-228.

Köhler, G. 1990. Pflege und Nachzucht der Felsenschildechse Gerrhosaurus validus (Smith 1849). Sauria (Berlin) 12(4): 27-29.

Peters, W.C.H. 1865. [Extract from a letter from Dr. W. Peters on the native name of Gerrhosaurus robustus]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864(2): 377-378.

Peters, W.C.H. 1869. Förteckning på de af J. Wahlberg i Damaralandet insamlade Reptilierna. Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 26(7): 657-662.

Pooley, A.C. 1974. Two additional reptile records for Ndumu Game Reserve. Lammergeyer 21: 46-47.

Rose, W. 1961. Some notes on lizards. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 15(1): 14.

Schmidt, F. 2005. Echsen im Familienverband: Haltung und Zucht der Felsen-Schildechse, Gerrhosaurus v. validus. Zoologische Garten 75(3): 172-188.

Schmidt, F. 2008. Die Felsen-Schildechse (Gerrhosaurus vallidus). Reptilia (D) 13(69): 37-43.

Schmidt, F. 2008. Gerrhosaurus vallidus [validus]: the giant plated lizard. Reptilia (GB) 56: 17-23.

Scortecci, G. 1934. Gerrhosaurus ciprianii del Mozambique. Anais Fac. Cienc. (Porto) 19(1): 51-54.

Switak, K.H. 1979. Die Felsen-Schildechse Gerrhosaurus v. validus. Aquarien Magazin 13(3): 144-145.

Switak, K.H. 1988. Aus dem Leben der Felsenschildechse Gerrhosaurus validus. Aquarium (Bornheim) 223: 45-46.