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Teratoscincus (Plate-tailed Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae)

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Teratoscincus in general

Arnold, E.N. 1977. Little-known geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Arabia with description of two new species from the Sultanate of Oman. (In: The scientific results of the Oman flora and fauna survey 1975). Journal of Oman Studies Special Report 1: 81-110.

Barnicoat, M. 1994. Lizards of the genus Teratoscincus (Strauch 1863). ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia) Journal 1994: 1-11.

Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P. 1989. Supraorbital ossifications in geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 67(3): 678-684.

Chen, B.; Wang, Y. 2001. [Advances of systematic research on Teratoscincus (Gekkonidae)]. (In Chinese, English summary). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 20(2): 70-73.

Macey, J.R.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Wang, Y.; Papenfuss, T.J. 1997. A taxonomic reevaluation of the gekkonid lizard genus Teratoscincus in China. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(1): 8-16.

Macey, J.R.; Wang, Y.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Larson, A.; Papenfuss, T.J. 1999. Vicariant patterns of fragmentation among gekkonid lizards of the genus Teratoscincus produced by the Indian collision: a molecular phylogenetic perspective and an area cladogram for central Asia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 12(3): 320-332.

Nazarov, R.A.; Rajabizadeh, M.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Melnikov, D.A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2017. A new species of Frog-Eyed Gecko, genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae), from Central Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(4): 291-310.

Nikitina, N.G.; Ananjeva, N.B. 2005. The skin sense organs of lizards of Teratoscincus genus (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 12: 291-295. (Supplement).

Nikitina, N.G.; Ananjeva, N.B. 2009. Characteristics of dentition in gekkonid lizards of the genus Teratoscincus and other Gekkota (Sauria, Reptilia). Biology Bulletin 36(2): 193-198.

Strauch, A. 1863. Characteristik zweier neuen Eidechsen aus Persien. Bulletin Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg 6: 477-480.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Golubev, M.L. 1986. [The gekkonid fauna of the USSR and adjacent countries. Guide to identification]. (In Russian). Naukova Dumka, Kiev. 234 pp.

Szczerbak, N.N.; Golubev, M.L. 1996. Gecko fauna of the USSR and contiguous regions. (Contributions to Herpetology. Vol. 13). SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles). 233 pp. (Translation of: Gekkony fauny SSSR i sopredelnykh stran. Opredelitel. Translation by: Golubev, M.L. & Malinsky, S.A.).

Tytle, T.; Papenfuss, T. 1995. Sand geckos of the genus Teratoscincus. Natural history, captive maintenance, and reproduction. Vivarium (Lakeside) 6(6): 50-52.

Werner, Y.L. 1967. Regeneration of specialized scales in tails of Teratoscincus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 48: 117-124.

Zhao, K. 1998. [Geckoes (Gekkonidae) in western China]. (In Chinese, English summary). Chinese Journal of Zoology 33(1): 19-24.

Zwanzig, B.M.; Grossmann, W. 2015. Die Wundergeckos der Arabischen Halbinsel - Anmerkungen und Beobachtungen. Sauria (Berlin) 37(1): 49-58.

Teratoscincus bedriagai

Anderson, S.C. 1993. A note on the syntopic occurrence of three species of Teratoscincus in eastern Iran. Dactylus 1(4): 8-10.

Hojjati, V.; Kami, H.G.; Faghiri, A.; Ahmadzadeh, F. 2009. A morphological study of the bedriaga plate-tailed Gecko, Teratoscincus bedriagai Nikolsky, 1900, in Semnan province of Iran (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zoology in the Middle East 46: 113-115.

Mojibi, F.; Hojati, V. 2014. The female reproductive cycle of the Bedriaga Plate-Tailed Gecko, Teratoscincus bedriagai (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Iran. International Journal of Zoology 2014 (Article ID 782641): 1-6.

Teratoscincus keyserlingii

Macey, J.R.; Fong, J.J.; Kuehl, J.V.; Shafiei, S.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Boore, J.L. 2005. The complete mitochondrial genome of a gecko and the phylogenetic position of the Middle Eastern Teratoscincus keyserlingii. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36(1): 188-193.

Strauch, A. 1863. Characteristik zweier neuen Eidechsen aus Persien. Bulletin Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Petersbourg 6: 477-480.

Teratoscincus mesriensis

Nazarov, R.A.; Rajabizadeh, M.; Poyarkov, N.A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Melnikov, D.A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2017. A new species of Frog-Eyed Gecko, genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae), from Central Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 24(4): 291-310.

Teratoscincus microlepis

Anderson, S.C. 1993. A note on the syntopic occurrence of three species of Teratoscincus in eastern Iran. Dactylus 1(4): 8-10.

Clark, R.J. 1990. A report on herpetological observations in Afghanistan. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 33: 20-42.

Girard, F. 1993. The care and breeding of a Pakistan gecko, Teratoscincus microlepis, Nickolsky 1899. Herptile 18(4): 156-158, 165.

Mudrack, W. 1985. Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolsky. Sauria (Berlin) 7(2): 9-10.

Oraie, H.; Sheikh, Y.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Moadab, M. 2018. On the morphology of Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolsky, 1900, from Iran. Herpetozoa 31(1-2): 105-107.

Seufer, H. 1991. Pflege und Nachzucht des kleinschuppigen Wundergeckos Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolskij, 1899. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 13(71): 6-10.

Seufer, H. 1992. Care and breeding of Teratoscincus microlepis Nikolskij, 1899. Dactylus 1(3): 13-18.

Teratoscincus przewalskii

Autumn, K.; Weinstein, R.B.; Full, R.J. 1994. Low cost of locomotion increases performance at low temperature in a nocturnal lizard. Physiological Zoology 67(1): 238-262.

Semenov, D.V.; Borkin, L.J. 1992. On the ecology of Przewalsky's gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii) in the Transaltai Gobi, Mongolia. Asiatic Herpetological Research 4: 99-112.

Semenov, D.V.; Borkin, L.Y. 1990. [On the ecology of Teratoscincus przewalskii in the Transaltai Gobi, Mongolia]. (In Russian, English summary). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 69(2): 67-79.

Weinstein, R.B.; Full, R.J. 1999. Intermittent locomotion increases endurance in a gecko. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 72(6): 732-739.

Weinstein, R.B.; Full, R.J. 2000. Intermittent locomotor behaviour alters total work. pp. 33-48. In: Domenici, P.; Blake, R.W. (eds.). Biomechanics in animal behaviour. BIOS Scientific Publishers Limited, Oxford. 344 pp.

Zeng, X.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Z.J.; Fang, Z.L.; Wu, G.F.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Macey, R.J. 1998. Karyotypes of Chinese species of the genus Teratoscincus (Gekkonidae). Japanese Journal of Herpetology 17(4): 139-144.

Zhao, K. 1984. [Preliminary ecological observation on Teratoscincus przewalskii]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 1984(1): 2-3.

Teratoscincus roborowskii

Anonymous. 2013. [Home range of Teratoscincus roborowskii (Gekkonidae): influence of sex, season, and body size]. (In Chinese). Acta Ecologica Sinica 33(2): 395-401.

Autumn, K.; Han, B. 1989. Mimicry of scorpions by juvenile lizards, Teratoscincus roborowskii (Gekkonidae). Chinese Herpetological Research 2(2): 60-64.

Leptien, R. 2008. Der Wundergecko von der Alten Seidenstrasse. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 61(1): 70-72.

Leptien, R.; Lui, W. 1997. Ein Gecko von der alten Seidenstrasse im Nordwesten Chinas, Teratoscincus roborowskii von Bedriaga, 1906. Sauria (Berlin) 19(2): 3-6.

Li, W.R.; Song, Y.C.; Shi, L. 2010. [Age determination of Teratoscincus roborowskii (Gekkonidae) by skeletochronology]. (In Chinese). Chinese Journal of Zoology 45(3): 79-86.

Liu, Y.; Song, Y.C.; Li, W.R.; Shi, L. 2010. [Sexual dimorphism in head and body size of Teratoscincus roborowskii and its food habits in different seasons]. (In Chinese). Shengtaixue Zazhi 29(2): 333-338.

Macey, J.R.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Wang, Y.; Papenfuss, T.J. 1997. A taxonomic reevaluation of the gekkonid lizard genus Teratoscincus in China. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(1): 8-16.

Song, Y.; Liu, Y.; Lin, Y.; Tao, L.; Shi, L. 2017. Burrow characteristics and microhabitat use of the Turpan Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Asian Herpetological Research 8(1): 61-69.

Song, Y.C.; Liu, Y.; Shi, L. 2010. [Burrowing characters and microhabitat selection of the lizard Teratoscincus roborowskii Gekkonidae. pp. 279-285]. (In Chinese). In: Ji, X. Herpetologica Sinica 12. Chinese Scientific Books, Beijing. 409 pp.

Song, Y.C.; Zhao, H.; Shi, L. 2009. [Daily activity rhythm and its affecting environmental factors of Teratoscincus roborowskii]. (In Chinese). Xinjiang Nongye Daxue Xuebao 32(1): 22-25.

Wai, L. 1994. In search of Roborowski's gecko Teratoscincus roborowskii on the ancient Silk Road in northwest China, with a description and captive breeding data. Dactylus 2(3): 92-97.

Werner, Y.L.; Okada, S.; Ota, H.; Perry, G.; Tokunaga, S. 1997. Varied and fluctuating foraging modes in nocturnal lizards of the family Gekkonidae. Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 153-165.

Teratoscincus rustamowi

Teratoscincus scincus

Abraham, G. 1985. Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel). Sauria (Berlin) 7(4): 27-28.

Allen, R. 1988. The Turkistan plated-tailed gecko in captivity. ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia) Journal 3(3): 27-30.

Anderson, S.C. 1993. A note on the syntopic occurrence of three species of Teratoscincus in eastern Iran. Dactylus 1(4): 8-10.

Bauer, A.M.; Russell, A.P.; Shadwick, R.E. 1993. Skin mechanics and morphology of the gecko Teratoscincus scincus. Amphibia-Reptilia 14(4): 321-331.

Baytin, A.D. 1990. [Influence of an anthropogenic factor on reptiles from south-west Tadzhikistan]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Tadzhikskoi SSR Otdelenie Biologicheskikh Nauk 1990(2): 48-49.

Bondarenko, D.A.; Peregontsev, E.A.; Abdunazarov, B.B.; Sudarev, V.O. 2010. [On the recent state of herpetofauna of sand massif in the Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan)]. (In Russian). pp. 246-248. In: Duisebayeva, T.N.; Zima, I.A. & Chirikova, M.A. (eds.). Gerpetologicheskie Issledovaniya v Kazakhstane i sopredelnykh stranakh [Herpetological researches in Kazakhstan and adjacent countries]. ASBK & SOPKI, Almaty. 255 pp. (In Russian).

Chegodsev, A.E. 1975. Teratoscincus scincus. Priroda (Moscow) 1975(9): 98-100.

Chen, B.; Wang, Y. 2001. [Study on skeletal system of Teratoscincus scincus]. (In Chinese, English summary). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 20(4): 205-209.

Cherlin, V.A.; Cellarius, A.Y.; Gromov, A.V. 1983. [On the thermobiology of the lizard Teratoscincus scincus in the Karakumi]. (In Russian). Ekologiya (Moscow) 14(3): 84-87.

Cherlin, V.A.; Muzychenko, I.V. 1984. [A case study of determination methods of body temperature critical maximum in some Middle Asia lizards]. (In Russian, English summary). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1984(5): 73-76.

Frolov, V.E. 1981. [Reproduction in four gekko species in the Moscow Zoological Gardens]. pp. 138-139. In: Darevsky, I.S.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Barkagan, Z.S.; Borkin, L.Y.; Sokolova, T.M. & Szczerbak, N.N. (eds.). The problems of herpetology: abstracts. Nauka, Leningrad. 163 pp. (abstract, in Russian).

Frolov, V.E. 1987. [On Tetrascincus [Teratoscincus] scincus reproduction under captivity]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 1987(2): 86-87.

Frolow, W.E. 1981. Fortpflanzung des Wundergeckos, Teratoscincus s. scincus (Schleg., 1858) im Moskauer Zoopark. Zoologische Garten 51(3-4): 263-266.

Fuller, P.O.; Higham, T.E.; Clark, A.J. 2011. Posture, speed, and habitat structure: three-dimensional hindlimb kinematics of two species of padless geckos. Zoology (Jena) 114(2): 104-112.

Girard, F. 1996. Captive husbandry and reproduction of Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegal, 1858). Dactylus 3(1): 4-6.

Girard, F. 1999. Tenue en captivite et reproduction du gecko Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel, 1858). Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 91(Supplement): 10-13.

Gurzhy, A. 1994. [Desert "small cats"]. (In Russian, English summary). Akvariumist (Akvariumy i Terrariumy) 8: 40-43, 64.

Hiller, U. 1974. Morphology and function of the dorsal sound producing scales in the tail of Teratoscincus scincus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Journal of Morphology 144(1): 119-130.

Hotz, H. 1969. Gefangenschaftsbeobachtungen an einigen südwestasiatischen Geckos. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 22: 279-282.

Kashkarov, R.D. 2000. [About ecology of Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel, 1858) in Central Kyzyl Kum]. (In Russian, English summary). Selevinia 2000(1-4): 137-140.

Khairutdinov, K.S.; Akhmetov, I.Z.; Absamatov, R. 1985. [Ecological and physiological features of reptiles and mammals of arid zones]. (In Russian). FAN, Tashkent. 136 pp.

Khozatskij, L.I.; Smirnov, P.K.; Shcheglova, A.I. 1981. [Peculiarities in the gas exchange and thermoregulation in Teratoscincus scincus]. pp. 141-142. In: Darevsky, I.S.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Barkagan, Z.S.; Borkin, L.Y.; Sokolova, T.M. & Szczerbak, N.N. (eds.). The problems of herpetology: abstracts. Nauka, Leningrad. 163 pp. (abstract, in Russian).

Knight, C.M. 1992. A study of tail stridulation behavior in the frog-eyed gecko, Teratoscincus scincus (Sauria: Gekkonidae). Dactylus 1(3): 40-44.

Lu, H.L.; Ding, G.H.; Ding, P.; Ji, X. 2010. Tail autotomy plays no important role in influencing locomotor performance and anti-predator behavior in a cursorial gecko. Ethology 116(7): 627-634.

Manilo, V.V. 1993. A karyosystematic study of the plate tailed geckos of the genus Teratoscincus (Sauria, Gekkonidae). Asiatic Herpetological Research 5: 109-111.

Manilo, V.V.; Akulenko, N.M. 1991. [Determination of DNA in six species of geckos (Sauria, Reptilia) in the USSR fauna]. (In Russian, English summary). Tsitologiya i Genetika 25(5): 12-15.

Manilo, V.V.; Pisanets, E.V. 1984. [The karyotype of Teratoscincus scincus (Sauria, Gekkonidae) from the Turkmen Territory]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 1984(5): 83-84.

Mebs, D. 1966. Studien zum aposematischen Verhalten von Teratoscincus scincus. Salamandra 2: 16-20.

Miller, M.J. 1982. The Turkestan plate-tailed gecko, Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel 1858). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 17(3): 77-81.

Miller, M.J. 1983. Breeding the Turkistan plate tailed gecko Teratoscincus scincus (Schlegel, 1858) in captivity. Annual Reptile Symposium on Captive Propagation and Husbandry Proceedings 6: 176-180.

Mishagina, Z.V. 1992. [Trophic connections of lizard, Teratoscincus scincus (Gekkonidae) in east Karakum (Repetek)]. (In Russian, English summary). Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii 97(3): 34-42.

Osborne, P. 1994. Teratoscincus scincus - the gecko with large reflective eyes. Tribulus 4(1): 23.

Rauh, J. 1998. Mittelasiatische Wundergeckos im Terrarium. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 51(6): 380-383.

Rösler, H. 1981. Der Wundergecko (Teratoscincus scincus Schlegel 1858) ein bekannter, doch wenig gepflegter Terrarieninsasse. Aquaria (St. Gallen) 28(12): 200-204.

Sattarov, T.S.; Yadgarov, T.Y. 1980. [New data on ecology and spreading of two kinds of lizard in Fergana Valley of Tajikistan]. (In Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk Tadzhikskoi SSR 23(2): 102-105.

Seligmann, H.; Anderson, S.C.; Autumn, K.; Bouskila, A.; Saf, R.; Tuniyev, B.S.; Werner, Y.L. 2007. Analysis of the locomotor activity of a nocturnal desert lizard (Reptilia: Gekkonidae: Teratoscincus scincus) under varying moonlight. Zoology (Jena) 110(2): 104-117.

Semenov, D.V. 1983. [On homing in the desert lizards]. (In Russian, English summary). Byulleten' Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody Otdel Biologicheskii 88(3): 50-52.

Serebrennikov, M.K. 1933. Biologische Skizzen über die Wirbeltiere des Südwestlichen Kizilkum. Aquarium (Berlin) 1933: 8-13, 50-54.

Shammakov, S.; Sopyev, O.S.; Fedorova, N.M. 1982. [Ecology of the Teratoscincus scincus scincus Schlegel in the Karakum]. (In Russian, English summary). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1982(3): 36-42.

Yadgarov, T. 1986. [Certain feature of the behaviour of Teratoscincus scincus]. (In Russian). Uzbekskii Biologicheskii Zhurnal 1986(4): 43-46.

Yadgarov, T.; Sartaeva, K.M. 1989. [Reproduction biology in the gecko Teratoscincus scincus scincus Schlegel]. (In Russian). Ekologiya (Moscow) 1989(6): 70-72.

Yadgarov, T.Y. 1986. [Daily activities of the lizard (Teratoscincus scincus scincus Schlegel) as related to the temperatures]. (In Russian). Ekologiya (Moscow) 1986(4): 88-90.

Zeng, X.; Wang, Y.; Liu, Z.J.; Fang, Z.L.; Wu, G.F.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Macey, R.J. 1998. Karyotypes of Chinese species of the genus Teratoscincus (Gekkonidae). Japanese Journal of Herpetology 17(4): 139-144.

Teratoscincus sistanensis

Akbarpour, M.; Shafiei, S.; Sehhatisabet, M.E.; Damadi, E. 2017. A new species of frog-eyed gecko, genus Teratoscincus Strauch, 1863 (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae), from southeastern Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 63(4): 296-302.