Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Teiidae West Indies Taxonomy of the genus Pholidoscelis Biodiversity of the family Teiidae Bibliography of the genus Pholidoscelis (Caribbean Ameivas) (Reptilia: Sauria: Teiidae) 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. Pholidoscelis in general Angeli, N.F. 2017. The capture and release of widely foraging lizards with no neck. Herpetological Review 48(3): 542-544. Barbour, T. 1930. Some faunistic changes in the Lesser Antilles. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 11: 73-85. Barbour, T.; Noble, K. 1915. A revision of the lizards of the genus Ameiva. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 59: 415-479. Baskin, J.N.; Williams, E.E. 1966. The Lesser Antillean Ameiva (Sauria, Teiidae). Re-evaluation, zoogeography and the effects of predation. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 23(89): 144-178. Censky, E.J.; Paulson, D.R. 1992. Revision of the Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) of the Anguilla Bank, West Indies. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 61(3): 177-195. Echternacht, A.C. 1983. Ameiva and Cnemidophorus (chisbalas, macroteid lizards). pp. 375-379. In: Janzen, D.H. (ed.). Costa Rican natural history. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 816 pp. Gifford, M.E.; Powell, R. 2004. The ground lizards (Ameiva) of the Lower Barahona Peninsula. Iguana (West Hartford) 11(1): 14-15. Goicoechea, N.; Frost, D.R.; Riva, I. de la; Pellegrino, K.C.M.; Sites, J.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Padial, J.M. 2016. Molecular systematics of teioid lizards (Teioidea/Gymnophthalmoidea: Squamata) based on the analysis of 48 loci under tree-alignment and similarity-alignment. Cladistics 32(6): 624-671. Grant, C. 1931. Notes on the ameivas of Porto Rico. Copeia 1931: 61-62. Grant, C. 1932. The large ameivas of the Puerto Rico region with one new species. Journal Dept. Agr. Porto Rico 16: 157-160. Harvey, M.B.; Ugueto, G.N.; Gutberlet, R.L. 2012. Review of teiid morphology with a revised taxonomy and phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). Zootaxa 3459: 1-156. Hower, L.M.; Hedges, S.B. 2003. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of West Indian teiid lizards of the genus Ameiva. Caribbean Journal of Science 39(3): 298-306. Mertens, R. 1950. Zur Taxonomie und Verbreitung der hispaniolischen Eidechsen der Gattung Ameiva. Senckenbergiana 31(1-2): 3-7. Presch, W. 1971. Tongue structure of the teiid lizard genera Ameiva and Cnemidophorus with a reallocation of Ameiva vanzoi. Journal of Herpetology 5: 183-185. Schlüter, U. 2007. Die Ernährung von Ameiven und Warantejus in der Natur und bei Terrarienhaltung. Reptilia (D) 11(62): 56-62. Schlüter, U. 2007. Diet of wild and captive ameivas and monitor Tegus (family Teiidae). Reptilia (GB) 54: 62-67. Schwartz, A.; Klinikowski, R.F. 1966. The Ameiva (Lacertilia, Teiidae) of Hispaniola. 2. Geographic variation in Ameiva Chrysolaema Cope. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 133: 425-487. Tucker, D.B.; Hedges, S.B.; Colli, G.R.; Pyron, R.A.; Sites, J.W. 2017. Genomic timetree and historical biogeography of Caribbean Island Ameiva Lizards (Pholidoscelis: Teiidae). Ecology and Evolution 7(17): 7080-7090 Pholidoscelis alboguttatus Grant, C. 1932. The large ameivas of the Puerto Rico region with one new species. Journal Dept. Agr. Porto Rico 16: 157-160. Powell, R. 2004. The Ground lizards of Isla Mona: Ameiva alboguttata. Iguana (West Hartford) 11(2): 107. Powell, R.; Censky, E.J. 2002. Natural history notes: Ameiva alboguttata (Mona Island Ameiva). Arboreal activity. Herpetological Review 33(1): 50. Pholidoscelis atratus Donihue, C.M.; Giller, G.S.J.; Herrel, A. 2017. Natural history notes: Pholidoscelis atrata (Redonda Ground Lizard). Diet. Herpetological Review 48(3): 655. Harris, M.B. 1997. The lizards of Redonda. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 59: 30-34. Pholidoscelis auberi Alfonso, Y.U.; Torres, J. 2012. Courtship behavior in the Cuban Ameiva (Ameiva auberi ustulata, Squamata: Teiidae) from the Siboney-Juticí Ecological Reserve in eastern Cuba. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 19(2): 85-89. Castellón Maure, A.I.; Rodríguez-Cabrera, T.M. 2018. First record of vertebrate predation by the Cuban Whiptail, Pholidoscelis auberi zugi (Squamata: Teiidae), with a summary of reptilian and amphibian prey of West Indian whiptails. IRCF (International Reptile Conservation Foundation) Journal 25(3): 188–191. Estrada, A.R.; Novo, J.; Moreno, L.V. 1987. Datos sobre una puesta de Ameiva auberi Cocteau (Sauria: Teiidae). Miscelanea Zoologica (Havana) 30: 2-3. Franz, R.; Dodd, C.K. 1994. Geographic distribution: Ameiva auberi obsoleta (Exuma Islands Ameiva). Bahamas: Great Bahamas Bank. Herpetological Review 25(4): 163-164. Gali, F.; Garrido, O.H. 1987. Two new subspecies of Ameiva auberi (Reptilia: Teiidae) from Cuba. Caribbean Journal of Science 22(3-4): 165-173. Garrido, O.H. 1975. Nuevos reptiles del Archipiélago Cubano. Poeyana 141: 1-58. Grant, C. 1960. Differences in shade of some reptiles from the north and south coasts of Oriente, Cuba. Herpetologica 16: 174. Lee, D.K.; Schwartz, A. 1985. Four new subspecies of Ameiva auberi (Sauria, Teiidae) from the Bahama Islands. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 54(2): 11-21. McCoy, C.J. 1970. A systematic review of Ameiva auberi Cocteau (Reptilia, Teiidae), in Cuba and the Bahamas. 2. The Bahamian subspecies. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 41: 118-151. Porter, C.A.; Crombie, R.I.; Baker, R.J. 1989. Karyotypes of five species of Cuban lizards. Occasional Papers the Museum Texas Tech University 130: 1-6. Sampedro Marin, A.; Berovides Alvarez, V.; Torres Fundora, O. 1982. Morfometria, alimentation, y actividad de Ameiva auberi (Reptilia: Teiidae) en el sur de la region oriental de Cuba. Ciencias Biologicas Academia de Ciencias de Cuba 7: 105-112. Schwartz, A. 1970. A systematic review of Ameiva auberi Cocteau (Reptilia, Teiidae) in Cuba and the Bahamas. 1. The Cuban subspecies. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 41: 45-117. Schwartz, A. 1970. A systematic review of Ameiva auberi Cocteau (Reptilia, Teiidae), in Cuba and the Bahamas. 3. Discussion. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 41: 152-168. Schwartz, A.; McCoy, C.J. 1975. A new name for a Cuban Ameiva (Peptilia: Teiidae). Herpetologica 31(2): 240. Spiller, D.A.; Schoener, T.W. 1989. Effect of a major predator on grouping of an orb-weaving spider. Journal of Animal Ecology 58(2): 509-523. Torres, J.; Alfonso, Y.U.; Torres, O.J. 2014. A newly discovered population of the Cuban Ameiva, Ameiva auberi (Sauria: Teiidae), from Cayo Galindo in the Sabana Archipelago. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 21(3): 105–107. Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus Gifford, M.E. 2005. Ecotones and hybrid zones: implications for conservation illustrated by ground-dwelling lizards from Hispaniola. Iguana (West Hartford) 12(4): 234-239. Gifford, M.E. 2008. Divergent character clines across a recent secondary contact zone in a Hispaniolan lizard. Journal of Zoology (London) 274(3): 292-300. Gifford, M.E.; Larson, A. 2008. In situ genetic differentiation in a Hispaniolan lizard (Ameiva chrysolaema): a multilocus perspective. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49(1): 277-291. Gifford, M.E.; Powell, R.; Larson, A.; Gutberlet, R.L. 2004. Population structure and history of a phenotypically variable teiid lizard (Ameiva chrysolaema) from Hispaniola: the influence of a geologically complex island. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(3): 735-748. Klingel, G.C. 1929. Lizard hunting in the Black Republic. Natural History (New York) 29(5): 451-464. Mertens, R. 1938. Amphibien & Reptilien aus Santo Domingo, gesammelt von Prof. Dr. H. Boker. Senckenbergiana 20: 332-342. Noble, G.K. 1923. Four new lizards from Beata Island, Dominican Republic. American Museum Novitates 64: 1-5. Schell, P.T.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Powell, R. 1993. Ameiva chrysolaema. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 563: 1-6. Schell, P.T.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Lathrop, A.; Smith, D.D. 1993. Notes on the natural history of Ameiva chrysolaema (Sauria: Teiidae) from Barahona, Dominican Republic. Copeia 1993(3): 859-962. Schwartz, A. 1968. Two new subspecies of Ameiva (Lacertilia, Teiidae) from Hispaniola. Herpetologica 24: 21-28. Schwartz, A. 1973. A new subspecies of Ameiva chrysolaema (Sauria, Teiidae) from Haiti. Herpetologica 29(2): 101-105. Sproston, A.L.; Glor, R.E.; Hartley, L.M.; Censky, E.J.; Powell, R.; Parmalee, J.S. 1999. Niche differences among three sympatric species of Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) on Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology 33(1): 131-136. Sproston, A.L.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 1998. Ameiva leberi. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 670: 1-2. White, T.D.; Anderson, R.A. 1994. Locomotor patterns and costs as related to body size and form in teiid lizards. Journal of Zoology (London) 233(1): 107-128. Pholidoscelis corax Censky, E.J.; Paulson, D.R. 1992. Revision of the Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) of the Anguilla Bank, West Indies. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 61(3): 177-195. Eifler, D.A.; Eifler, M.A. 2014. Social foraging in the lizard Ameiva corax. Behavioral Ecology 25(6): 1347-1352. Eifler, M.; Eifler, D. 2011. Natural history notes: Ameiva corax (Little Scrub Island Ground Lizard). Feeding behavior. Herpetological Review 42(2): 270-271. Garrison, G.; Phillips, M.; Eifler, M.; Eifler, D. 2016. Intraspecific variation in opportunistic use of trophic resources by the lizard Ameiva corax (Squamata: Teiidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 37(3): 331–334. Hodge, K. 2002. Status of the little scrub ground lizard Ameiva corax. Ratel 29(5): 151-152. White, A.M.; Censky, E.J.; Powell, R. 2002. Ameiva corax. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 746: 746.1-746.2. White, A.M.; Powell, R.; Censky, E.J. 2002. On the thermal biology of Ameiva (Teiidae) from the Anguilla Bank, West Indies: does melanism matter? Amphibia-Reptilia 23(4): 517-523. Pholidoscelis corvinus Censky, E.J.; Paulson, D.R. 1992. Revision of the Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) of the Anguilla Bank, West Indies. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 61(3): 177-195. Shew, J.J.; Censky, E.J.; Powell, R. 2002. Ameiva corvina. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 747: 747.1-747.2. Pholidoscelis desechensis Heatwole, H.; Torres, F. 1967. Distribution and geographic variation of the ameivas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 24: 63-111. Pholidoscelis dorsalis Cooper, W.E.; Castañeda-Gaytan, J.G.; García-de la Peña, C.; Wilson, B.S.; Caldwell, J.P.; Vitt, L.J. 2013. Foraging modes of some Jamaican, Costa Rican, and Mexican lizards. Herpetology Notes 6: 591-597. Pholidoscelis erythrocephalus Adolph, S.C.; Roughgarden, J. 1983. Foraging by passerine birds and Anolis lizards on St Eustatius (Neth. Antilles): implications for interclass competition and predation. Oecologia (Heidelberg) 56(2-3): 313-317. Kerr, A.M.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 2005. Ameiva erythrocephala (Teiidae) on Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles: baseline data on a small population in a severely altered habitat. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(1): 162-169. Kerr, A.M.; Zero, V.H.; Powell, R. 2006. Ameiva erythrocephala. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 817: 1-4. Zero, V.H.; Eifler, D.A.; Powell, R. 2009. Foraging behavior of the lizard Ameiva erythrocephala Daudin, 1802 (Squamata: Sauria: Teiidae). Herpetozoa 22(3-4): 167-171. Pholidoscelis exsul Angeli, N.F.; Chyn, K.; Faunce, K. 2015. Natural history notes: Ameiva exsul (Puerto Rican Ground Lizard). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 46(2): 249-250. Blair, C. 2009. Daily activity patterns and microhabitat use of a heliothermic lizard, Ameiva exsul (Squamata: Teiidae) In Puerto Rico. South American Journal of Herpetology 4(2): 179-185. Bofill, M.E.; Lewis, A.R. 1999. Detection of socially relevant chemical cues by the teiid lizard Ameiva exsul. Journal of Herpetology 33(4): 713-715. Gifford, M.E.; Clay, T.A.; Powell, R. 2012. Habitat use and activity influence thermoregulation in a tropical lizard, Ameiva exsul. Journal of Thermal Biology 37(7): 496-501. Grant, C. 1932. The large ameivas of the Puerto Rico region with one new species. Journal Dept. Agr. Porto Rico 16: 157-160. Grobman, A. 1993. Life history notes: Ameiva exsul (Ground Lizard). Behavior. Herpetological Review 24(4): 150. Heatwole, H.; Levins, R. 1973. Biogeography of the Puerto Rican Bank: species-turnover on a small cay, Cayo Bhogado. Ecology 54(5): 1042-1055. Lewis, A.R. 1986. Body size and growth in two populations of the Puerto Rican ground lizard (Teiidae). Journal of Herpetology 20(2): 190-195. Lewis, A.R. 1989. Diet selection and depression of prey abundance by an intensively foraging lizard. Journal of Herpetology 23(2): 164-170. Lewis, A.R.; Saliva, J.E. 1987. Effects of sex and size on home range, dominance, and activity budgets in Ameiva exsul (Lacertilia: Teiidae). Herpetologica 43(3): 374-383. Lewis, A.R.; Tirado, G.; Sepulveda, J. 2000. Body size and paternity in teiid lizard (Ameiva exsul). Journal of Herpetology 34(1): 110-120. Nicholson, K.L.; Torrence, S.M.; Ghioca, D.M.; Bhattacharjee, J.; Andrei, A.E.; Owen, J.; Radke, N.J.; Perry, G. 2005. The influence of temperature and humidity on activity patterns of the lizards Anolis stratulus and Ameiva exsul in the British Virgin Islands. Caribbean Journal of Science 41(4): 870-873. Perez-Rivera, R.A.; Molina-Opio, A. 2008. Natural history notes: Ameiva exsul (Puerto Rican Ground Lizard). Diet. Herpetological Review 39(2): 219-220. Pisani, G.R. 1968. Notes on Ameiva exsul (Cope) from Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 16: 4-6. Rivera-Velez, N.; Lewis, A.R. 1994. Threshold temperatures and the thermal cycle of a heliothermic lizard. Journal of Herpetology 28(1): 1-6. Rodriguez-Ramirez, J.; Lewis, A.R. 1991. Reproduction in the Puerto Rican teiids Ameiva exsul and A. wetmorei. Herpetologica 47(4): 395-403. Tirado, G.; Lewis, A.R. 1997. Use of RAPD-PCR for parentage analysis in the teiid lizard Ameiva exsul. Journal of Herpetology 31(3): 436-440. Treglia, M.L.; Valiulis, J.; Leavitt, D.J.; Fitzgerald, L.A. 2013. Establishment of the Puerto Rican Ground Lizard (Ameiva exsul: Teiidae), on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: a threat to native fauna. Caribbean Journal of Science 47(2-3): 360–365 Pholidoscelis fuscatus Brooks, G.R. 1968. Body temperatures of three lizards from Dominica, West Indies. Herpetologica 24: 209-214. Bullock, D.J.; Evans, P.G.H. 1990. The distribution, density and biomass of terrestrial reptiles in Dominica, West Indies. Journal of Zoology (London) 222(3): 421-443. Bullock, D.J.; Jury, H.M. 1990. A note on the feeding habits of Ameiva fuscata from Dominica, Lesser Antilles. Herpetological Journal 1(11): 532-534. Knapp, C.R.; Prince, L. 2008. Natural history notes: Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill Sea Turtle). Predation. Herpetological Review 39(2): 213-214. Malhotra, A.; Thorpe, R.S. 1995. Ameiva fuscata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 606: 1-3. Rudman, S.M.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 2009. Ameiva fuscata on Dominica, Lesser Antilles: natural history and interactions with Anolis oculatus. Herpetological Bulletin 109: 17-24. Rudman, S.M.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 2009. Natural history notes: Ameiva fuscata (Dominican Ground Lizard). Arboreal activity and diet. Herpetological Review 40(2): 219. Somma, C.A.; Brooks, G.R. 1976. Reproduction in Anolis oculatus, Ameiva fuscata and Mabuya mabuya from Dominica. Copeia 1976(2): 249-256. Pholidoscelis griswoldi Kolbe, J.J.; Colbert, P.L.; Smith, B.E. 2008. Niche relationships and interspecific interactions in Antiguan lizard communities. Copeia 2008(2): 261-272. Pholidoscelis lineolatus Hartley, L.M.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 1998. Ameiva lineolata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 654: 1-4. Hassler, W.G. 1930. Digging for lizard Nests. Natural History (New York) 30(4): 409-420. Nelson, S.E.; Banbury, B.L.; Sosa, R.A.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S. 2001. Natural history of Leiocephalus semilineatus in association with sympatric Leiocephalus schreibersii and Ameiva lineolata. Contemporary Herpetology 2001(1): (eagle.cc.ukans.edu/~cnaar/CH/ch/2001/1/index.htm). Noble, G.K. 1923. Four new lizards from Beata Island, Dominican Republic. American Museum Novitates 64: 1-5. Schwartz, A. 1965. The Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) of Hispaniola 1. Ameiva lineolata Dumeril and Bibron. Caribbean Journal of Science 5: 45-57. Wetherbee, D.K. 1988. The Artibonito-Massacre faunal corridor in Republica Dominicana. Caribbean Journal of Science 24(1-2): 23-27. Pholidoscelis maynardi Barbour, T.; Shreve, B. 1936. New races of Tropidophis and of Ameiva from the Bahamas. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 16: 1-3. Pholidoscelis pleii Censky, E.J. 1995. Mating strategy and reproductive success in the teiid lizard, Ameiva plei. Behaviour 132(7-8): 529-557. Censky, E.J. 1995. Reproduction in two Lesser Antillean populations of Ameiva plei (Teiidae). Journal of Herpetology 29(4): 553-560. Censky, E.J. 1996. The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in the teiid lizard Ameiva plei: a test of alternative hypotheses. pp. 277-289. In: Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. (eds.). Contributions to West Indian herpetology: a tribute to Albert Schwartz. SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles). 457 pp. (Contributions to Herpetology no. 12). Censky, E.J. 1997. Female mate choice in the non-territorial lizard Ameiva plei (Teiidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 40(4): 221-225. Censky, E.J. 1998. Ameiva plei. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 671: 1-3. Censky, E.J.; Paulson, D.R. 1992. Revision of the Ameiva (Reptilia: Teiidae) of the Anguilla Bank, West Indies. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 61(3): 177-195. White, A.M.; Powell, R.; Censky, E.J. 2002. On the thermal biology of Ameiva (Teiidae) from the Anguilla Bank, West Indies: does melanism matter? Amphibia-Reptilia 23(4): 517-523. Pholidoscelis pluvianotatus Hirth, H.F. 1965. Temperature preferences of five species of neotropical lizards. Herpetologica 20: 273-276. Pholidoscelis polops Anonymous. 1989. Endangered species in the wake of Hurricane Hugo. 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Reproduction in the Puerto Rican teiids Ameiva exsul and A. wetmorei. Herpetologica 47(4): 395-403. Stejneger, L.H. 1913. A new lizard from Porto Rico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26: 69-71. Thomas, R.; Thomas, K.R. 1977. Distributional status of amphibians and reptiles from Puerto Rico. Herpetological Review 8(2): 40.