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Taxonomy of the genus Ouroborus Biodiversity of the family Cordylidae

Bibliography of the genus
Ouroborus (Armadillo Girdled Lizard)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Cordylidae)

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.


Ouroborus cataphractus

Berghof, H.P. 2011. Bemerkungen zur Geschlechtsreife von Cordyliden am Beispiel von Ouroborus cataphractus, Smaug mossambicus und Smaug warreni depressus. Sauria (Berlin) 33(4): 41-46.

Boie, F. 1828. Über eine noch nicht beschriebene Art von Cordylus Gronov. Cordylus cataphractus Boie. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae (Halle) 14(1): 139-142.

Broeckhoven, C.; Mouton, P. le F.N. 2013. Influence of diet on prehension mode in cordylid lizards: a morphological and kinematic analysis. Journal of Zoology (London) 291(4): 286-295.

Broeckhoven, C.; Mouton, P. le F.N. 2014. Under pressure: morphological and ecological correlates of bite force in the rock-dwelling lizards Ouroborus cataphractus and Karusasaurus polyzonus (Squamata: Cordylidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 111(4): 823-833.

Broeckhoven, C.; Mouton, P. le F.N. 2015. Hit or miss: functional mechanisms underlying prey capture efficiency in three cordylid lizards. Journal of Arid Environments 120: 72-74.

Bustard, R. 1957. Observations on zonures and geckos in captivity. British Journal of Herpetology 2: 71-75.

Costandius, E.; Mouton, R. le F.N.; Flemming, A.F. 2006. The effect of intergroup distance on group fidelity in the group-living Lizard, Cordylus cataphractus. African Journal of Herpetology 55(1): 61-68.

Curtin, A.J.; Mouton, R. le F.N.; Chinsamy, A. 2005. Bone growth patterns in two cordylid lizards, Cordylus cataphractus and Pseudocordylus capensis. African Zoology 40(1): 1-7.

Effenberger, E.; Mouton, R. le F.N. 2007. Space use in a multi-male group of the group-living lizard. Journal of Zoology (London) 272(2): 202-208.

Elzen, P. van den 1982. Cordylus cataphractus Boie (1). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 9(3)(Suppl. 240): 2 pp. (Unpaginated).

Elzen, P. van den 1982. Cordylus cataphractus Boie (2). Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie Herpetologie 9(3)(Suppl. 241): 2 pp. (Unpaginated).

Flemming, A.F.; Mouton, R. le F.N. 2002. Reproduction in a group-living lizard, Cordylus cataphractus (Cordylidae), from South Africa. Journal of Herpetology 36(4): 691-696.

Fogel, G. 1994. The live birth of an armadillo lizard, Cordylus cataphractus. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 29(1): 8-9.

Fogel, G. 2003. The art of armadillo lizards (Cordylus cataphractus): fifteen years of captive observations. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 38(6): 113-119.

Fogel, G. 2008. L'art du lezard tatou (Cordylus cataphractus): quinze ans d'observation en captivite. Iere partie. Basiliscus 2: 60-63.

Fogel, G. 2009. Quinze ans d'observation en captivite: 2o partie. L'elevage du lezard tatou (Cordylus cataphractus). Basiliscus 3: 38-43.

Fogel, G. 2012. Armadillo lizards and sungazers: the names are changed but the lizards remain the same. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 47(3): 33.

Fras, P. le; Mouton, N. 2011. Aggregation behaviour of lizards in the arid western regions of South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 60(2): 155-170.

Hayward, J.; Mouton, R. le F.N. 2007. Group location in the group-living lizard, Cordylus cataphractus: the significance of occupancy and a group signal. Amphibia-Reptilia 28(3): 329-335.

IUCN World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996. Ouroborus cataphractus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T5333A11122224. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5333A11122224.en.

Jes, H. 1967. Der Panzergürtelschweif, Cordylus cataphractus. Das Aquarium 1(1): 29.

Kilchenmann, W. 1977. Gürtelechsen. Aquaria (St. Gallen) 24(5): 87-90.

Krabbe-Paulduro, U.; Paulduro, E. 1991. Pflege und Nachzucht des Panzergürtelschweifs Cordylus cataphractus Boie 1828. Sauria (Berlin) 13(2): 11-13.

Loveridge, A. 1945. Africa's Armadillo Lizard. Fauna (Philadelphia) 7: 109.

Mouton, P. le F.N.; Flemming, A.F.; Kanga, E.M. 1999. Grouping behaviour, tail-biting behaviour and sexual dimorphism in the armadillo lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) from South Africa. Journal of Zoology (London) 249(1): 1-10.

Mouton, P. le F.N.; Glover, J.L.; Flemming, A.F. 2014. Solitary individuals in populations of the group-living lizard Ouroborus cataphractus: voluntary or forced. African Zoology 49(2): 307-310.

Mouton, P. le F.N.; Oelofsen, B.W.; Mostert, D.P. 1987. New data on threatened lizard species in the south-western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Science 83(1): 48-52.

Mouton, R. le F.N.; Fourie, D.; Flemming, A.F. 2000. Oxygen consumption in two cordylid lizards, Cordylus cataphractus and Cordylus polyzonus. Amphibia-Reptilia 21(4): 502-507.

Mouton, R. le F.N.; Geertsema, H.; Visagie, L. 2000. Foraging mode of a group-living lizard, Cordylus cataphractus (Cordylidae). African Zoology 35(1): 1-7.

Ortner, A. 1993. Panzer-Gürtelschweife. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 46(12): 777.

Peers, B. 1930. A Record of the Peculiarities of the Lizard Zonurus cataphractus (Boie), as Observed During Travels in Namaqualand in May 1928. South African Journal of Natural History (Pretoria) 6(5): 402-411.

Popp, B. 1931. Meine Panzergürtelschweife (Zonurus cataphractus). Das Aquarium (Berlin) 1931(11): 191-194.

Popp, B. 1931. Meine Panzergürtelschweife [Zonurus cataphractus]. Aquarium (Berlin) 1931: 191-194.

Popp, B. 1949. Cordylus cataphractus. Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Braunschweig) 43(10): 300-301.

Rosenberg, H. 1950. Gefangenschaftsbeobachtungen am Panzergürtelschweif (Cordylus cataphractus Boie). Zoologischer Anzeiger (Leipzig) 145 (Ergänzungsband): 831-834.

Schmidt, P. 1930. Zonurus cataphractus Boie. Das Aquarium (Berlin) 1930: 153-155.

Schönfeld, W. 1973. Geburt und Aufzucht von Cordylus cataphractus. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 26: 390-391.

Senfft, W. 1931. Zonurus cataphractus Boie. Das Aquarium (Berlin) 1931: 73-75.

Shuttleworth, C.; Mouton, P. le F.N.; Niekerk, A. van 2013. Climate and the evolution of group-living behaviour in the armadillo lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus). African Zoology 48(2): 367-373.

Shuttleworth, C.; Mouton, R. le F.N.; Wyk, J.H. van 2008. Group size and termite consumption in the armadillo lizard, Cordylus cataphractus. Amphibia-Reptilia 29(2): 171-176.

Stanley, E.L.; Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Branch, W.R.; Mouton, R. le F.N. 2011. Between a rock and a hard polytomy: rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizard (Squamata: Cordylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58(1): 53-70.

Switak, K.H. 1987. Der Panzergürtelschweif Cordylus cataphractus Boie, 1828. Aquarium (Bornheim) 221: 589-591.

Truter, J.C.; Wyk, J.H. van; Mouton, P. le F.N. 2014. An evaluation of daily, seasonal and population-level variation in the termal preference of a group-living lizard, Ouroborus cataphractus (Sauria: Cordylidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 35(4): 391-403.

Visagie, L.; Mouton, R. le F.N.; Bauwens, D. 2005. Experimental analysis of grouping behaviour in cordylid lizards. Herpetological Journal 15(2): 91-96.

Visagie, L.; Mouton, R. le F.N.; Flemming, A.F. 2002. Intergroup-movement in a group-living lizard, Cordylus cataphractus, from South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 51(1): 75-80.

Wesiak, K.; Vogel, D. 1993. Einige Daten zur Haltung und Nachzucht des Panzergürtelschweifs Cordylus cataphractus Boie, 1828. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 15(86): 18-20.