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Taxonomy of the genus Tropiocolotes Biodiversity of the family Gekkonidae

Bibliography of the genus
Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae)

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.


Tropiocolotes in general

Ali, R.A.M. 2012. Genetic variation among nine Egyptian gecko species (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) based on RAPD-PCR. Life Science Journal Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition 9(1): 154-162.

Anderson, S.C. 1961. A note on the synonymy of Microgecko Nikolsky with Tropiocolotes Peters. Wasmann Journal of Biology 19: 287-289.

Baha el Din, S.M. 2001. A synopsis of African and south Arabian geckos of the genus Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with a description of a new species from Egypt. Zoology in the Middle East 22: 45-56.

Bauer, A.M.; Masroor, R.; Titus-McQuillan, J.; Heinicke, M.P.; Dza, J.D.; Jackman, T.R. 2013. A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications. Zootaxa 3599(4): 301–324.

Gamble, T. 2000. Captive care of North African geckos of the genus Tropiocolotes. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) 5): 10-11.

Golubev, M.L. 1984. [The structure of the genus Tropiocolotes (Reptilia, Gekkonidae)]. (In Russian). Vestnik Zoologii 1984(6): 12.

Golubev, M.L.; Szczerbak, N.N. 1981. [Carinatogecko gen. n. (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) - a new genus from south-west Asia]. (In Russian, English summary). Vestnik Zoologii 1981(5): 34-41.

Guibé, J. 1966. Contribution à l'étude des genres Microgecko Nikolsky et Tropiocolotes Peters (Lacertilia; Geckonidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) (Ser. 2) 38: 337-346.

Kluge, A.G. 1983. Cladistic relationships among gekkonid lizards. Copeia 1983(2): 465-475.

Kordges, T. 1998. Die Reptilienfauna des Thumamah Nature Park bei Riyadh, Saudi Arabien (Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 21(Supplement): 67-83.

Leviton, A.E.; Anderson, S.C. 1972. Description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) with a revised key to the genus. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 96: 1-7.

Rajabizadeh, M.; Ghasemi, M.; Faizi, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2010. New data on Tropiocolotes cf. steudneri (Peters, 1869), (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in southern Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(3): 214-218.

Rounaqi, I.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Gholamifard, A.; Hosseinian, S. 2017. Genetic and morphological variability among the populations assigned to the genus Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in south Iran. Zootaxa 4303(2): 243–252.

Schlüter, U. 2004. Zwerggeckos (Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880) aus Nordafrika - Lebensräume, Verhalten, Pflege und Nachzucht. Draco 5(2) (18): 52-58.

Schneider, B. 1990. Verbreitung, Unterartgliederung, Ökologie und Schuppenmorphologie der Gekkoniden-Gattung Tropicolotes aus dem Bereich der Sahara. Mitteilungen der POLLICHIA 77: 409-419.

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.).

Tropiocolotes algericus

Robson, G.M.; Lambert, M.R.K. 1980. Observations on the insect food of some semi-desert lizards in southern Morocco. Journal of Arid Environments 3(2): 141-151.

Tropiocolotes bisharicus

Baha el Din, S.M. 2001. A synopsis of African and south Arabian geckos of the genus Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with a description of a new species from Egypt. Zoology in the Middle East 22: 45-56.

Tropiocolotes confusus

Machado, L.; Smid, J.; Mazuch, T.; Sindaco, R.; Al Shukaili, A.S.; Carranza, S. 2018. Systematics of the Saharo-Arabian clade of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos with the description of a new species of Tropiocolotes endemic to Oman. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 2018: 1–20.

Tropiocolotes hormozganensis

Rajabizadeh, M.; Faizi, H.; Anderson, S.C.; Zarrintab, M.; Nazarov, R. 2018. Taxonomic status of Tropiocolotes cf. steudneri with a description of a new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) in southern Iran. Zootaxa 4388(2): 283–291.

Rounaghi, I.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Hosseinian, S. 2018. A new species of the genus Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 from Hormozgan province, southern Iran (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). South Western Journal of Horticulture, Biology and Environment 9(1): 15-23.

Tropiocolotes nattereri

Pasteur, G. 1960. Redecouverte et validite probable du Gekkonide Tropicolotes nattereri Steindachner. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Phys. Maroc 40: 143-145.

Shifman, S.; Shacham, B.; Werner, Y.L. 1999. Tropiocolotes nattereri (Reptilia: Gekkonidae): comments on validity, variation and distribution. Zoology in the Middle East 17: 51-66.

Werner, Y.L. 1983. Lizards and snakes from eastern lower Egypt in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University with range extensions. Herpetological Review 14(1): 29-31.

Werner, Y.L. 1998. The desert herpetofauna in and near Israel: a personal review of advances (1986-1997), with new data (Amphibia; Reptilia). Faunistische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 21(Supplement): 149-161.

Tropiocolotes naybandensis

Krause, V.; Ahmadzadeh, F.; Moazeni, M.; Wagner, P.; Wilms, T.M. 2013. A new species of the genus Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 from western Iran (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa 3716(1): 22-38.

Rounaqi, I.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Gholamifard, A.; Hosseinian, S. 2017. Genetic and morphological variability among the populations assigned to the genus Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in south Iran. Zootaxa 4303(2): 243–252.

Tropiocolotes nubicus

Baha el Din, S.M. 1999. A new species of Tropiocolotes (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Egypt. Zoology in the Middle East 19: 17-26.

Tropiocolotes scorteccii

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.

Cherchi, M.A.; Spano, S. 1964. Una nuova specie di Tropiocolotes del Sud Arabia Spedizione Scortecci nell'Hadramaut (1962). Bollettino dei Musei e Degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universita di Genova 32 [1962-1963]: 29-34.

Schätti, B. 1989. Amphibien und Reptilien aus der Arabischen Republik Jemen und Djibouti. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 96(4): 905-937.

Tropiocolotes somalicus

Baha el Din, S.M. 1999. The addition of Tropiocolotes somalicus Parker, 1942 to the Egyptian herpetofauna. Casopis Narodniho Muzea Rada Prirodovedna 167(1-4): 111-113.

Sindaco, R. 2007. An addition to the herpetofauna of Eritrea: Tropiocolotes somalicus Parker, 1942. Herpetozoa 19(3-4): 177-179.

Tropiocolotes steudneri

Amr, Z.S.; Al-Oran, R.; Disi, A.M. 1994. Reptiles of southern Jordan. The Snake 26(1): 41-49.

Arnold, U. 2006. Meine "persönliche" Entdeckung von Tropiocolotes steudneri (Peters, 1869) mit Anmerkungen zu seinem Verhalten im Freiland und Terrarium. Sauria (Berlin) 28(3): 23-31.

Gholamifard, A.; Gholamhosseini, A.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Emaeili, H.R.; Kami, H.G. 2010. First records of Tropiocolotes steudneri Peters, 1869 and Hemidactylus flaviviridis Rüppell, 1840 (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Fars Province, Iran. Asian Herpetological Research 1(1): 61-63.

Kamal, A.M. 1964. Notes on the chondrocranium of the gecko, Tropiocolotes steudneri. Bull. Zool. Soc. Egypt 19: 73-83.

Kamali, K.; Dakhteh, M. 2006. Geographic distribution: Tropiocolotes steudneri (Steudner's Dwarf Gecko). Herpetological Review 37(2): 241-242.

Mohammed, M.B.H. 1989. Some observations on the cartilaginous structure of the head skeleton in some geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger (Leipzig) 222(1-2): 3-11.

Peters, W.C.H. 1869. Über neue Saurier (Chaunolæmus multicarinatus, Tropidolepisma richardi und Gymnodactylus steudneri) und Batrachier (Cyclohamphus fasciatus und Hyla gracilenta). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869(November): 786-790.

Rajabizadeh, M.; Ghasemi, M.; Faizi, H.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2010. New data on Tropiocolotes cf. steudneri (Peters, 1869), (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in southern Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(3): 214-218.

Vinciguerra, D. 1931. Spedizione scientifica all'oasi di Cufra. Rettili. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria" 55: 248-258.

Werner, Y.L. 1964. Frequencies of regenerated tails, and structure of caudal vertebrae in Israeli desert geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 13: 134-136.

Werner, Y.L. 1964. Intraspecific and temperature-correlated variations of vertebral numbers in some Near-East geckos (Reptilia, Gekkonidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 13: 131-133.

Tropiocolotes tripolitanus

Angel, F. 1950. Contribution a l'étude de l'Air (Mission L. Chopard et A. Villiers). Lezards. Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 10: 331-336.

Blanc, C.P. 1979. Notes sur les reptiles de Tunisie: 6. Differences morphologiques et écologiques entre les représentants des genres Tropiocolotes Peters, 1880 et Stenodactylus Fitzinger, 1826. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 56(1-2): 67-80.

Kamal, A.M. 1960. The chondrocranium of Tropiocolotes tripolitanus. Acta Zoologica (Stockholm) 41: 297-312.

Scantlebury, D. 2002. GGA cares for... Tropiocolotes tripolitanus. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) 10): 4-5.

Trape, J.F. 2012. Geographic distribution: Geographic distribution: Tropiocolotes tripolitanus (Tripoli Pygmy Gecko). Chad Kanem region. Herpetological Review 43(1): 104.

Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei

Wilms, T.M.; Shobrak, M.; Wagner, P. 2010. A new species of the genus Tropiocolotes from Central Saudi Arabia (Reptilia: Sauria: Gekkonidae). Bonn Zoological Bulletin 57(2): 275–280.