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Bibliography of the genus
Scincus (Sand Fish)
(Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)
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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.
Scincus in general
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Arnold, E.N.; Leviton, A.E. 1977. A revision of the lizard genus Scincus (Reptilia, Scincidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 31(5): 187-248.
Caputo, V. 2006. Standard karyotypes of two populations of the Scincus scincus complex from Tunisia and Morocco (Reptilia: Scincidae). Acta Herpetologica 1(2): 127-130.
Carranza, S.; Arnold, E.N.; Geniez, P.; Roca, J.; Mateo, J.A. 2008. Radiation, multiple dispersal and parallelism in the skinks, Chalcides and Sphenops (Squamata: Scincidae), with comments on Scincus and Scincopus and the age of the Sahara Desert. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(3): 1071-1094.
Griffith, H.; Ngo, A.; Murphy, R.W. 2000. A cladistic evaluation of the cosmopolitan genus Eumeces Wiegmann (Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 7(1): 1-16.
Schlüter, U. 2013. Apothekerskinke und Bionik. Terraria-Elaphe 2013(39): 62-70.
Stejneger, L.H. 1936. Types of the amphibian and reptilian genera proposed by Laurenti in 1768. Copeia 1936(3): 133-141.
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Scincus albifasciatus
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Caputo, V. 2006. Standard karyotypes of two populations of the Scincus scincus complex from Tunisia and Morocco (Reptilia: Scincidae). Acta Herpetologica 1(2): 127-130.
Mertens, R. 1972. Über die Senegal-Skink (Scincus albifasciatus) und seine Verwandten. Salamandra 8(3-4): 117-122.
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Scincus conirostris
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Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.
Moravec, J.; Modry, D. 1994. New herpetological records for Syria. Acta Universitatis Carolinae-Biologica 38(1): 59-64.
Shafiei, S.; Sehhatisabet, M.E.; Moradi, N. 2015. New record of Sandfish Skink, Scincus scincus conirostris Blanford, 1881 (Sauria: Scincidae) from southeastern Iran. Check List 11(5)(Article 1774): 1-3.
Zwanzig, B.M.; Hölzer, W.; Grossmann, W. 2015. Scincus scincus conirostris Blanford, 1881 - ein Neunachweis für di Herpetofauna des Sultanats Oman. Sauria (Berlin) 37(1): 25-30.
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Scincus hemprichii
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Al-Sadoon, M.K. 2001. Thermal selection and metabolic rate of the skink, Scincus hemprichii Wiegmann, 1837 (Scincidae, Reptilia). Egyptian Journal of Zoology 36: 89-102.
Branch, W.R. 1980. The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey, 1977 (Dhofar). Chromosome morphology of some reptiles from Oman and adjacent territories. Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 2: 333-345.
Fritz, J.P.; Schutte, F. 1988. Skinke aus der Arabischen Republik Jemen (Sauria: Scincidae). Salamandra 24(1): 41-52.
Schätti, B.; Günther, R. 2001. Type localities of amphibian and reptile species collected by Hemprich and Ehrenberg in southwestern Arabia and Eritrea. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin Zoologische Reihe 77(1): 153-156.
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Scincus mitranus
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Al-Johany, A.M.; Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Al-Farraj, S.A. 1997. Reproductive biology of the skink Scincus mitranus (Anderson, 1871) in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Arid Environments 36(2): 319-326.
Al-Sadoon, M.K. 2002. Weight specific oxygen consumption values at various temperatures for Scincus mitranus Anderson, 1871 (Scincidae: Reptilia). Journal of Biological Sciences 2(6): 425-428.
Cooper, W.E.; Al-Johany, A.M.H.; Vitt, L.J.; Habegger, J.J. 2000. Responses to chemical cues from animal and plant foods by actively foraging insectivorous and omnivorous scincine lizards. Journal of Experimental Zoology 287(5): 327-339.
Fahimi, H.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Anderson, S.C. 2009. Geographic distribution: Scincus mitranus (NCN). Herpetological Review 40(4): 454.
Grossmann, W. 2010. Scincus mitranus Anderson. Sauria (Berlin) 32(2): 2.
Grossmann, W.; Zwanzig, B.M. 2013. Zur Kenntnis der Habitatwahl von Östlichen Sandfischen Scincus mitranus muscatensis Murray, 1886 (Squamata: Scincidae). Sauria (Berlin) 35(1): 3-8.
Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.
Haas, G.; Battersby, J.C. 1959. Amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Copeia 1959: 196-202.
Murray, J.A. 1886. Description of an apparently new species of Scincus from Muscat. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 5) 17: 67-68.
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Scincus scincus
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Al-Shammari, A.M. 2012. Additional records of lizards in Ha'il Province, Saudi Arabia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 19(4): 287-291.
Attum, O.; Covell, C.; Eason, P. 2004. The comparative diet of three Saharan sand dune skinks. African Journal of Herpetology 53(1): 91-94.
Attum, O.; Eason, P.; Cobbs, G. 2007. Morphology, niche segregation, and escape tactics in a Sand Dune Lizard community. Journal of Arid Environments 68(4): 564-573.
Badir, N.; Hussein, M.F. 1965. Effect of temperature, food and illumination on the reproduction of Chalcides ocellatus (Forsk.) and Scincus scincus (Linn.). Bulletin of the Faculty of Science Cairo University 39: 179-185.
Baumgartner, W.; Fidler, F.; Weth, A.; Habbecke, M.; Jakob, P.; Butenweg, C.; Böhme, W. 2008. Investigating the locomotion of the sandfish in desert sand using NMR-imaging. PLoS ONE 3(10): e3309, 1-10.
Caputo, V. 2006. Standard karyotypes of two populations of the Scincus scincus complex from Tunisia and Morocco (Reptilia: Scincidae). Acta Herpetologica 1(2): 127-130.
Crofts, S.B.; Summers, A.P. 2011. Swimming in the Sahara. Nature (London) 472(7342): 177-178.
El Ghazaly, N.; Dekinesh, S.I.; Moursi, A.A.; Hussein, H.K.; Abdou, H.A.M. 1995. Studies on the growth rates of three lizard species under the influence of normal and artificial conditions of light and temperature. Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology (A) 18: 413-434.
Ellis, E.; Groves, J.D.; Overly, M. 2011. Natural history notes: Scincus scincus (North African Sand Skink). Longevity. Herpetological Review 42(2): 234.
Grandison, A.G.C. 1956. On a collection of lizards from West Africa. Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire Serie A Sciences Naturelles 18: 224-245.
Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.
Hartmann, U.K. 1989. Beitrag zur Biologie des Apothekerskinks Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758). 1. Taxonomie, Verbreitung, Morphologie und Ökologie. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 11(59): 17-25.
Hartmann, U.K. 1989. Beitrag zur Biologie des Apothekerskinks Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758). 2. Apothekerskinke im Terrarium. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 11(60): 12-24.
Hetherington, T.E. 1989. Use of vibratory cues for detection of insect prey by the sandswimming lizard Scincus scincus. Animal Behaviour 37(2): 290-297.
Hetherington, T.E. 1992. Behavioural use of seismic cues by the sandswimming lizard Scincus scincus. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 4(1): 5-14.
Kauffeld, C.F. 1937. The proper name for the African lizard, Scincus officinalis. Herpetologica 1937(1): 87.
Kugler, H. 1967. Gedanken zur Haltung von Apothekerskink (Scincus scincus ssp.). Aqua Terra 4: 79-80.
Maladen, R.D.; Ding, Y.; Umbanhowar, P.B.; Kamor, A.; Goldman, D.I. 2011. Mechanical models of sandfish locomotion reveal principles of high performance subsurface sand-swimming. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 8(62): 1332-1345.
Maladen, R.D.; Yang, D.; Chen, L.; Goldman, D.I. 2009. Undulatory swimming in sand: subsurface locomotion of the sandfish lizard. Science (Washington, D.C.) 325(5938): 314-318.
Mohammed, M.B.H.; El-Sayad, F.I.; El-Naga, A.M.A.; Fouda, Y.A. 2006. Structure and function of the tongue in some scincid lizards. Journal of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology 50(B): 47-66.
Paulduro, E.; Krabbe-Paulduro, U. 1998. Nachzucht des Apothekerskinks Scincus scincus (Linnaeus, 1758). Sauria (Berlin) 20(1): 19-24.
Pellegrin, J. 1923. Le scinque des boutiques. Rev. Hist. Nat. Appliq. Paris 4: 33-36.
Platel, R. 1970. L'encephale de Scincus scincus (L.) (Reptilia, Sauria, Scincidae). Recherche d'une grandeur de reference pour des études quantitatives. Zoologischer Anzeiger 184: 33-47.
Purser, P.A. 2003. Scincus scincus the sandfish skink. Reptilia (GB) 31: 51-54.
Schätti, B.; Günther, R. 2001. Type localities of amphibian and reptile species collected by Hemprich and Ehrenberg in southwestern Arabia and Eritrea. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin Zoologische Reihe 77(1): 153-156.
Schneider, H. 1986. Das Naturerlebnis: der Sandfisch - Poisson de Sable. Aquaria (St. Gallen) 33(12): 182-185.
Sharpe, S.S.; Köhler, S.A.; Kuckuk, R.M.; Serrano, M.; Vela, P.A.; Mendelson, J.R.; Goldman, D.I. 2015. Locomotor benefits of being a slender and slick sand swimmer. Journal of Experimental Biology 218(3): 440-450.
Sokolowsky, A. 1904. Die Variation der Schuppenbildung des Kopfes von Scincus officinalis Gray. Bull. Soc. Acclim. 49: 361-381, 393-413.
Stadler, A.T.; Vihar, B.; Guenther, M.; Huemer, M.; Riedl, M.; Shamiyeh, S.; Mayrhofer, B.; Böhme, W.; Baumgartner, W. 2016. Adaptation to life in aeolian sand: how the sandfish lizard, Scincus scincus, prevents sand particles from entering its lungs. Journal of Experimental Biology 219(22): 3597-3604.
Stejneger, L.H. 1936. Types of the amphibian and reptilian genera proposed by Laurenti in 1768. Copeia 1936(3): 133-141.
Wahrman, J. 1956. On the skink (Scincus scincus) in Israel. Mada 1: 47.
Zahran, W.; Shahin, A.B.; Schneider, H.; Gabri, M.; Soliman, M. 1996. Protein variation and taxonomy in some genera of the family Scincidae (Reptilia) in Egypt. Protein polymorphism and genetic heterozygosity among populations of the sandfish skink; Scincus scincus L. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 14(1): 177-204.
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