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Bibliography of the genus
Meroles (Southwest African Desert Lizards)
(Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae)
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Meroles in general
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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. 1991. Relationships of the South African lizards assigned to Aporosaura, Meroles and Pedioplanis (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Journal of Natural History 25(3): 783-807.
Bischoff, W. 1991. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie Lacertidae. 4. Die Gattungen Latastia, Meroles, Mesalina, Nucras, Ophisops, Pedioplanis und Philochortus. Die Eidechse 2(4): 17-25.
Edwards, S.; Branch, W.R.; Vanhooydonck, B.; Herrel, A.; John, M.G.; Tolley, K.A. 2013. Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae). Zootaxa 3669(2): 101-114.
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.
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.
Lamb, T.; Bauer, A.M. 2003. Meroles revisited: Complementary systematic inference from additional mitochondrial genes and complete taxon sampling of southern Africa's desert lizards. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 29(2): 360-364.
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 Südwest-Afrika. Herpetozoa 1(1-2): 23-29.
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.
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).
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Meroles anchietae
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Bocage, J.V.B. du 1867. Descriptions of two new Saurians from Mossamedes (West Africa). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 3) 20: 225-228.
Cooper, P.D.; Robinson, M.D. 1990. Water balance and bladder function in the Namib Desert sand dune lizard, Aporosaura anchietae (Lacertidae). Copeia 1990(1): 34-40.
Elzen, P. van den 1982. Aporosaura anchietae (Bocage) (1). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 9(2)(Suppl. 235): 2 pp. (Unpaginated).
Elzen, P. van den 1982. Aporosaura anchietae (Bocage) (2). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 9(2)(Suppl. 236): 2 pp. (Unpaginated).
Fitzpatrick, S.W. 2017. Natural history notes: Meroles anchietae (Shovel-snouted Lizard). Diet. Herpetological Review 48(1): 194.
Goldberg, S.R.; Robinson, M.D. 1979. Reproduction in two Namib Desert lacertid lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris). Herpetologica 35(2): 169-175.
Hoesch, W. 1958. Anpassung als Vorgang. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 8(3-4): 285-295.
Holm, E. 1973. The influence of constant temperatures upon the circadian rhythm of the Namib Desert dune lizard Aporosaura anchietae Bocage. Madoqua (Ser. 2) 2(66): 33-41.
Louw, G.N. 1972. The role of advective fog in the water economy of certain Namib desert animals. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 31: 297-314.
Louw, G.N.; Holm, E. 1972. Physiological, morphological and behavioral adaptions of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert Lizard Aporosaura anchietae (Bocage). Madoqua (Ser. 2) 1(57): 67-85.
Mayer, W.; Richter, K. 1990. Die Wüstenrenner-Eidechsen Namibias-Vorkommen, Pflege und Zucht. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 12(66): 21-30.
Murray, G.W.; Schramm, D. 1987. A comparative study of the diet of the wedge-snouted sand lizard, Merolescuneirostris (Strauch), and the sand diving lizard, Aporosaura achietae (Bocage), (Lacertidae), in the Namib Desert. Madoqua 15(1): 55-61.
Nagy, K.A.; Shemanski, D.R. 2009. Observations on diet and seed digestion in a Sand Dune Lizard, Meroles anchietae. African Journal of Herpetology 58(1): 39-43.
Robinson, M.D. 1977. Social status and energy expenditure of male Namib Desert sand-diving lizards. Namib Bulletin 2: 11-12.
Robinson, M.D. 1987. Diet diversity and prey utilisation by the omnivorous Namib Desert dune lizard, Aporosaura anchietae (Bocage), during two years of very different rainfall. Journal of Arid Environments 13(1): 279-286.
Robinson, M.D. 1990. Comments on the reproductive biology of the Namib Desert dune lizard, Aporosaura anchietae, during two years of very different rainfall. Transvaal Museum Monograph 7: 163-168.
Robinson, M.D. 1990. Summer field energetics of the Namib Desert dune lizard Aporosaura anchietae (Lacertidae), and its relation to reproduction. Journal of Arid Environments 18(2): 207-215.
Robinson, M.D.; Cunningham, A.B. 1978. Comparative diet of two Namib Desert sand lizards (Lacertidae). Madoqua 11(1): 41-53.
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Meroles ctenodactylus
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Branch, W.R. 2013. Geographical distribution: Meroles ctenodactylus (Smith 1838). Namibia. African Herp News 59: 54-56.
Burrage, B.R. 1978. Reptiles collected from the west coast of the Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 81(3): 265-271.
Cunningham, P.L. 2013. Meroles ctenodactylus (Smith, 1838). Smith's Desert Lizard. Diet. African Herp News 60: 22-23.
Swanepoel, V. 2002. Smith's desert lizard. CCA Ecological Journal 4: 266.
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Meroles cuneirostris
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Childers, J.L.; Eifler, D.A. 2013. Natural history notes: Meroles cuneirostris (Wedge-snouted Sand Lizard). Cannibalism. Herpetological Review 44(4): 675-676.
Childers, J.L.; Eifler, D.A. 2015. Intraspecific behavioural variation in the lacertid lizard Meroles cuneirostris (Strauch, 1867) (Sauria: Lacertidae). African Journal of Herpetology 64(1): 54-66.
Eifler, D.A.; Eifler, M. 2014. Escape tactics in the lizard Meroles cuneirostris. Amphibia-Reptilia 35(4): 383-389.
Goldberg, S.R.; Robinson, M.D. 1979. Reproduction in two Namib Desert lacertid lizards (Aporosaura anchietae and Meroles cuneirostris). Herpetologica 35(2): 169-175.
Murray, G.W.; Schramm, D. 1987. A comparative study of the diet of the wedge-snouted sand lizard, Merolescuneirostris (Strauch), and the sand diving lizard, Aporosaura achietae (Bocage), (Lacertidae), in the Namib Desert. Madoqua 15(1): 55-61.
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.
Robinson, M.D.; Cunningham, A.B. 1978. Comparative diet of two Namib Desert sand lizards (Lacertidae). Madoqua 11(1): 41-53.
Stuart, C.T. 1980. A note on tail regeneration in a sample of Meroles cuneirostris from the central Namib Desert. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 23: 13.
Wharton, R.A.; Reddick, K.L. 2014. Solifuges (Arachnida: Solifugae) as predators and prey. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69(3): 213-216.
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Meroles knoxii
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Bates, M.F. 2018. Natural history notes: Lamprophis fiskii (Fisk's Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(1): 132-133.
Branch, W.R.; Bauer, A.M. 2004. Additional herpetological records for the Richtersveld region. African Herp News 37: 13-16.
Maritz, B. 2012. Natural history notes: Meroles knoxii Milne-Edwards, 1829. Knox's Desert Lizard. Forced copulation. African Herp News 57: 17.
Plessis, I.J. du; Mouton, P. le F.N. 2012. Foraging strategies of coexisting lacertid lizards in the arid Tankwa Karoo Basin of South Africa. African Zoology 47(1): 113-118.
Plessis, I.J. du; Mouton, R. le F.N. 2011. Habitat preferences of three sympatric lacertid lizards in the arid Tankwa Karoo Basin of South Africa. African Zoology 46(1): 88-94.
Reece, P.J. 1958. Snake observations. African Wild Life 12: 77.
Vanhooydonck, B.; Measey, J.; Edwards, S.; Makhubo, B.; Tolley, K.A.; Herrel, A. 2015. The effects of substratum on locomotor performance in lacertid lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 115(4): 869-881.
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Meroles micropholidotus
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Haacke, W.D. 1975. Herpetological investigations in the sand sea of the southern Namib. Transvaal Museum Bulletin 15: 8-10.
Mitchell, A.J.L.; Steyn, W.J. 1967. Further distribution records of lizards in South West Africa. Cimbebasia 21: 23-26.
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Meroles reticulatus
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Bocage, J.V.B. du 1867. Descriptions of two new Saurians from Mossamedes (West Africa). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 3) 20: 225-228.
Goldberg, S.R. 2009. Meroles reticulatus Bocage, 1867. Reticulate Sand Lizard. African Herp News 49: 16-17.
Hoesch, W. 1961. Südwestafrikanische Echsen in Freiheit und in Gefangenschaft. 2. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 14: 307-309.
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Meroles squamulosus
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Baeckens, S.; Scholliers, J.; Damme, R. van 2016. Geographic distribution: Meroles squamulosus (Common Rough-scaled Lizard). Herpetological Review 47(1): 81.
Broadley, D.G. 1979. A field study of two sympatric 'annual' lizards (genus Ichnotropis) in Rhodesia. South African Journal of Zoology 14(3): 133-138.
Edwards, S.; Branch, W.R.; Vanhooydonck, B.; Herrel, A.; John, M.G.; Tolley, K.A. 2013. Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae). Zootaxa 3669(2): 101-114.
FitzSimons, V. 1956. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. Fauna and Flora (Pretoria) 7: 89-106.
Goldberg, S.R. 2008. Reproductive cycle of the common rough-scaled lizard, Ichnotropis squamulosa (Squamata: Lacertidae) from southern Africa. Texas Journal of Science 60(3): 163-170.
Jacobsen, N.H.G. 1987. Notes on the reproduction ion Ichnotropis squamulosa and interspecific competition with I. capensis (Reptilia, Lacertidae) in the Transvaal. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 33: 13-17.
Marais, J. 1981. Notes on clutch- and egg-sizes of some Squamata (Reptilia) observed in Transvaal Snake Park. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 26: 9-10.
Schmidt, A.D. 2001. Autökologie und Fortpflanzungsbiologie von Ichnotropis squamulosa Peters, 1854 (Reptilia, Lacertidae). Salamandra 37(3): 157-174.
Schmidt, A.D. 2005. Habitatnutzung, Raumbedarf and Mobilität von Ichnotropis squamulosa Peters, 1854 (Reptilia, Lacertidae) in der Trockensavanne Südafrikas. Sauria (Berlin) 27(4): 3-13.
Schmidt, A.D. 2006. Zur Populationsökologie von Ichnotropis squamulosa Peters, 1854 (Reptilia, Lacertidae) in der Trockensavanne Südafrikas. Sauria (Berlin) 28(1): 31-38.
Simbotwe, M.P.; Garber, S.D. 1979. Feeding habits of lizards in the genera Mabuya, Agama, Ichnotropis and Lygodactylus in Zambia, Africa. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 82(1): 55-59.
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Meroles suborbitalis
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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 spotted Sand Lizard, Meroles suborbitalis (Squamata: Lacertidae) from South Africa. Texas Journal of Science 58(3): 255-262.
Haacke, W.D. 1975. Herpetological investigations in the sand sea of the southern Namib. Transvaal Museum Bulletin 15: 8-10.
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.
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.
Pianka, E.R.; Huey, R.B.; Lawlor, L.R. 1979. Niche segregation in desert lizards. pp. 67-115. In: Horn, D.J.; Stairs, G.R. & Mitchell, R.D. (eds.). Analysis of ecological systems. Ohio State University Press, Columbus. 312 pp.
Stebbins, R.C. 1961. Body Temperature Studies in South African Lizards. Koedoe (Pretoria) 4: 54-67.
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