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Taxonomy of the genus Wetmorena Biodiversity of the family Anguidae

Bibliography of the genus
Wetmorena (Short-headed Four-toed Forest Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Anguidae)

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.


Wetmorena in general

Campbell, J.A.; Camarillo-Rangel, J.L. 1994. A new lizard of the genus Diploglossus (Anguidae: Diploglossinae) from Mexico, with a review of the Mexican and northern Central American species. Herpetologica 50(2): 193-209.

Hoser, R.T. 2014. A logical new genus-level taxonomy for the Xenosauridae, Anniellidae, Diploglossidae and Anguidae (Squamata: Sauria). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 24: 20-64.

Savage, J.M.; Lips, K.R. 1994. A review of the status and biogeography of the lizard genera Celestus and Diploglossus (Squamata: Anguidae), with description of two new species from Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical (B) 41(3): 817-842.

Strahm, M.H.; Schwartz, A. 1977. Osteoderms in the anguid lizard subfamily Diploglossinae and their taxonomic importance. Biotropica 9(1): 58-72.

Wetmorena agasepsoides

Thomas, R. 1971. A new species of Diploglossus (Sauria: Anguidae) from Hispaniola. Occasional Papers Museum of Zoology Louisiana State University 40: 1-9.

White, L.; Powell, R. 1996. Celestus agasepsoides. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 627: 1-2.

White, L.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Lathrop, A.; Smith, D.D. 1992. Food habits of three syntopic reptiles from the Barahona Peninsula, Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology 26(4): 518-520.

Wetmorena haetiana

Cisek, J.M.; Cunningham, C.A.; Dupuis, R.A.; Seibolt, R.P.; Powell, R. 1990. Life history notes: Wetmorena haitiana (NCN). Food habits. Herpetological Review 21(3): 62.

Cochran, D.M. 1927. A new genus of anguid lizards from Haiti. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 40: 91-92.

Schwartz, A. 1965. Two new subspecies of the anguid lizard Wetmorena from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 78: 39-48.