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The 'Cordyliformes Bibliography' is an ever-growing website that catalogs references of anything related to the biology of the two lizard families Cordylidae and Gerrhosauridae (Reptilia: Sauria: Squamata). Currently it contains over 1.400 items, ranging in focus from palaeontology, ecology and general biology through captive breeding. Due to the size of this bibliography, it has been split into several parts, ordered by author´s last name. The references have been entered from the “BIBLIOTHECA CORDYLIFORMIUM”, and manually. The bibliography is based on a review of original papers and does not include theses, dissertations and 'gray literature'. Virtually every citation has been checked to ensure accurate and comprehensive coverage of the literature of the Cordyliformes – however, always double check references! If you utilize this bibliography for your research and find that it was a useful resource, please acknowledge it in your publications.   Please e-mail new references to me!


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Most recent additions:
  • Armstrong, Adrian J. (2011): Status of the Sungazer Smaug giganteus in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa. – African Herp News, 54: 1-4. [#9498]
  • Aziz, H. A., M. Böhme, A. Rocholl, A. Zwing, J. Prieto, J. R. Wijbrans, K. Heissig & V. Bachtadse (2008): Integrated stratigraphy and 40Ar/39 Ar chronology of the Early to Middle Miocene Upper Freshwater Molasse in eastern Bavaria (Germany). – Int. J. Earth Sci. (Geol. Rundschau), 97: 115-134. [#9534, Cordylidae]
  • Berghof, Hans-Peter (2011): Bemerkungen zur Geschlechtsreife von Cordyliden am Beispiel von Ouroborus cataphractus, Smaug mossambicus und Smaug warreni depressus. – Sauria (Berlin), 33 (4): 41-46. [#9560]
  • Ineich, Ivan (1999/2001): Reptiles & Amphibiens de la République de Djibouti. – République de Djibouto [...] BNDB, UICN, PNUD, MNHN, Djibouti & Paris, 60pp. [#9536, Gerrhosaurus major bottegoi]
  • Kirchhof, Sebastian (2011): Auf der Suche nach Lacertiden in Südafrika: Ergebnisse einer Reise in den Nordosten des Landes. – Die Eidechse (Magdeburg/Hamburg), 22 (3): 71-82. [#09553, Fundorte von Gerrhosaurus flavigularis, Platysaurus intermedius, Cordylus tropidosternum und Smaug warreni depressus]
  • Mouton, P. le Fras N. (2011): Aggregation behaviour of lizards in the arid western regions of South Africa. – African Journal of Herpetology, 60 (2): 155-170. [#9541; Abstract: "Investigations of aggregation behaviour in five lizard species (three diurnal rock-dwelling species, one nocturnal rock-dwelling species, and one diurnal terrestrial species) occurring in the arid western regions of South Africa revealed that there is no single set of causal factors explaining this behaviour. Aggregating behaviour in Cordylus macropholis is simply the result of environmental constraints, namely a shortage of preferred shelter sites. Individuals of Ouroborus cataphractus aggregate to benefit from the early predator detection effect. In Platysaurus broadleyi and Chondrodactylus bibronii aggregation behaviour appears to be the result of environmental constraints as well as possible benefits from the dilution effect. At present there is no conclusive information on the reasons for aggregation in Namazonurus peersi. In the rock-dwelling species investigated, the extent of adaptation to counter the effects of intra-group competition appears to be correlated with the proportion of activity time spent at the communal shelter. The proportion of time spent at the shelter, in turn, appears to be determined by the morphology of the species and whether it is diurnal or nocturnal."]
  • Oguma, Kan & Sajiro Makino (1937): A New List of the Chromosome Numbers in Vertebrata (March 1937). – Journal of the Faculty of Science Hokkaido Imperial University, Ser. V I, Zoology, 5 (4): 297-356. [#9535, Zonurus cataphractus, Gerrhosaurus flavigularis]
  • Schneider, Christian & Mirko Barts (2011): Platysaurus maculatus maculatus Broadley, Das Portrait - der Kurzbericht zum Titelbild. – Sauria (Berlin), 33 (4): 1-2. [#9557]
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  • Stanley, Edward L., Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, William R. Branch & P. Le Fras N. Mouton (2011): Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae). – Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58 (2011): 53-70. [#9320. – Abstract: "Girdled lizards (Cordylidae) are sub-Saharan Africa’s only endemic squamate family and contain 80 nominal taxa, traditionally divided into four genera: Cordylus, Pseudocordylus, Chamaesaura and Platysaurus. Previous phylogenetic analysis revealed Chamaesaura and Pseudocordylus to be nested within Cordylus, and the former genera were sunk into the later. This taxonomic revision has received limited support due to the study’s poor taxon sampling, weakly supported results and possible temporary nomenclatural instability. Our study analyzes three nuclear and three mitochondrial genes from 111 specimens, representing 51 ingroup taxa. Parsimony, likelihood and Bayesian analyses of concatenated and partitioned datasets consistently recovered a comb-like tree with 10, well-supported, monophyletic lineages. Our taxonomic reassessment divides the family into 10 genera, corresponding to these well-supported lineages. Short internodes and low support between the non-platysaur lineages are consistent with a rapid radiation event at the base of the viviparous cordylids." – Online: click here. – Parts of the new Cordylidae systematic are included in the Cordyliformes Archive (genera Platysaurus, Cordylus, Pseudocordylus, and Chamaesaura)]


                              from Stanley et al. 2011
                                             fig. 4 from Stanley et al. 2011, p. 67

Remarks:

  • References added to “Bibliotheca Cordyliformium” are red.
  • The references are ordered by author´s name (surname).
  • Particles such as “de”, “la”, “van”, “von” here are treated as part of the first name (eg. J. H. van Wyk see Wyk, J. H. van).
  • A signature like [1234] or [#] indicates that the paper or book is in my personal library; items with italic signature [4321] has not been seen.
  • In the printed “Bibliotheca Cordyliformium” you will find to most of the citations an additional annotation as to the taxa discussed and the topics covered. These annotations are not part of this online bibliography.
  • Most of the references are in my personal library. Ask for further information on particular items!



Update-History:

  • 27th December 2011: Eight new papers are added.
  • 30th October 2011: 23 new items are added.
  • 24th April 2011: one new reference
  • 15th March 2011: Seven new papers are added.
  • 31 October 2010: Four new papers and a book are added
  • 28th July 2010: Four new references added.
  • 9th May 2010: Three new papers added.
  • 20th March 2010: Three new papers added.
  • 14th February 2010: Four new references added.
  • 27th December 2009: Three new papers added.
  • 4th October 2009: Six new references added.
  • 6th June 2009: Five new titels added.
  • 24th January 2009: three new papers added.
  • 14th September 2008: Four new papers are added.
  • 26th July 2008: Two new references (a book and a paper) are added.
  • 29th June 2008: Four new papers are added.
  • 13th April 2008: Ten new papers and books are added.
  • 27th January 2008: Six new titels.
  • 22nd December 2007: Three new titels.
  • 25th November 2007: Seven new titels and 20 very old books from google.books are added.
  • 28th October 2007: Three new titels.
  • 22nd September 2007: Four new titels are added.
  • 19th August 2007: One new reference: Lacepède 1802.
  • 29th July 2007: Nine new references are added.
  • 7th April 2007: Ten new references are added.
  • 1st & 7th January 2007: Six new references, Loehr (2006), Metzger & Herrel (2006), Petzold & Engelmann (2006), Raselimanana et al. (2006), Shine et al. (2006), and Yoder et al. (2005) are added.
  • December 2006: The new bibliography “Bibliotheca Cordyliformium” is published.
  • 23rd May 2006: Three new titels: Krause et al. (2003), Nieuwoudt et al. (2003[c]) and Toit et al. (2003).
  • 29th April 2006: Six new titels: Böhme, M. (2002 and 2003), Brandley et al. (2005), Schmidt (2002), Schmidt et al. (2005) and Schmitz et al. (2005).
  • 8th April 2006: Two new titels: Shine et al. (2006) and Vences (2004).
  • 26th February 2006: Three new references: O’Connor et al. (2006), Cooper (2005) and Drewes (2005).
  • 22nd January 2006: Nine new references are added: Branch et al. (2005a + 2005b), Brogard (2005), Cooper (2005), D’Cruze & Sabel (2005), Fry et al. (2005), Schmidt (2004), Vidal and Hedges (2004 + 2005) and a new reprint from Laurenti (1768).
  • 16th October 2005: Three new references: Branch 2005, Jacobsen 2005 and du Toit et al. 2005 are added.
  • 19th August 2005: Four new refereces: Affre et al. 2005, Branch & Bauer 2005, Mouton et al. 2005 and Visagie et al. 2005 are added.
  • 16th April 2005: Two new refereces: Barts et al. (2005) and Ziegler (2005) are added.
  • 12th February 2005: Two new references: Lacépède (1788-1790) and Langerwerf (2005).
  • 22nd January 2005: Three new titels: Loehr (2004), Salvidio et al. (2004)and Villiers & Villiers (2004).
  • 26th December 2004: Nine new references: Bory De Saint-Vincent (1843), Daniels et al. (2004), Daszak & Ball (2001), Hering-Hagenbeck et al. (2002), Kamp (1836), Lee (2000), Losos et al. (2002), Scott et al. (2004) and Wardt et al. (1999). New in my library: Popp (1931), Scherer (1902), Senfft (1931) and Tornier (1902).
  • 24th October 2004: Three new titels: Berghof, Glaw and Glos (all 2004).
  • 1 August 2004: Three new titels: Broadley & Cotterill (2004), McConnachie & Alexander (2004) and Schmidt (2004).
  • 1 May 2004: Nine new items: Cooper (2002), Cooper & Vitt (2002), Griffin (2000 a + b), Harris et al. (2001),  Iordansky (1996), Reynoso & Callison (2000), Toit et al. (2002) and Whiting (2002).
  • 16 April 2004: Three new references: McConnachie, S. & M. J. Whiting (2003), Whiting, M. J. (2000) and Whiting, M. J.; S. P. Lailvaux; L. T. Reaney & M. Wymann (2003).
  • 8 February 2004: Three new references: Lailvaux et al., Whiting & Cooper and Wymann & Whiting (all 2003)
  • 28 December 2003: One new reference: Cunningham at al. (2003).
  • 7 December 2003: New references: Cooper & Whiting (2003), Grathwohl (2000), Hart (1976), Matz (1975[b]), Odierna et al. (2002) and Pianka & Vitt (2003).
  • 18 October 2003: Three new references: Andreone et al. (2003), Lamb et al. (2003) and Nieuwoudt et al. (2003b).
  • 3 October 2003: Two new references: Clauss & Clauss (2002) and Nieuwoudt et al. (2003).
  • 10 August 2003: Three new references: Anonymus (2002), Baard & de Villiers (2000) and Griffin (2003).
  • 26 April 2003: Three new references: Flemming & Mouton (2002), Harbig (2003) and Whiting et al. (2003).
  • 1 January 2003: Three new references: Mouton et al. (2002), Pietersen & Pietersen (2002) and Wyk & Swarts (2002).
  • 27 October 2002: Five new references: Hofstra (1999), Langerwerf (2001), Loehr (1997a and b) and McKeown (2001).
  • 4 September 2002: Four new references: Broadley & Branch (2002), Hulbert & Barts (2002), Klerks et al. (2002) and Visagie et al. (2002) - and a week later: Phelps, T. (2002). New in library: Gray (1838).
  • 20 May 2002: Five new references: Andreone et al. (2001), Gettmann (1995), Girard (2002), Schmidt (2002) and Struijk (2002); new in my library: Jes (1967).
  • 23 March 2002: Four new references: Bauer & Lamb (2001), Moon (2001), Morescalchi et al. (1997), and Zimmermann (2001).
  • 16 February 2002: One new reference: Seba (1734-1765); new in my library: Andersson (1910) and Sternfeld (1912).
  • 27 December 2001: Five new references: Dijk et al. (1998), Dzialowski & O’Connor (2001), Müller, J. (2001), Schmidt, A. (1998) and Spawls et al. (2001).
  • 5 November 2001: New references: Alexander, van Der Heever & Lanzenby (2001), Cooper (1995), Cooper, van Wyk & Mouton (1999), Fogel (2000), Frost, Janies, Mouton & Titus (2001), Muchlinski, Gramajo & Garcia (1999) and Putti & Della Rossa (1996); new in my library: Sclater (1898) and Sternfeld (1911b).
  • 12 September 2001: Seven new references: Cooper & Habegger (2001), Lee & Doughty (1997), Raxworthy & Nussbaum (1996), Schmitz et al. (2001), Smith & Ballinger (2001), Vonesch (2001) and Whiting & Alexander (2001).
  • 28 July 2001: Three new references: Raselimanana, Raxworthy & Nussbaum (2000), Shaw & Nodder (eds.) (1810-1811) and Zug, Vitt & Caldwell (2001).
  • 4 June 2001: Three new references: Cope (1896), Gruschwitz & Schmidt (2001) and Heying (2001).
  • 22 April 2001: New references: Girard (1998), Haagner et al. (2000), Kober (1999), Mouton et al. (2000), Spawls & Rotich (1997) and van Wyk (2000); new in my library: Conant & Hudson (1949) and Mouton et al. (2000).
  • 14 March 2001: Two new references: Köhler, Glaw & Vences and Mouton, Fourie & Flemming
  • 27 January 2001: Five new references (Bowker 1984, Broadley & Mouton 2000, Cooper 2000, Korner et al. 2000, and Mouton et al. 1998) are added; seven items are new in my library (Bacon 1975, Brain 1960, Hewitt 1927b, Prato 1895, Schwenk 1995, Scortecci 1930b, and Skinner 1991).
  • 10 December 2000: One new reference: Verband Deutscher Vereine für Aquarienkunde...
  • 26 November 2000: One new reference: Langerwerf, B.
  • 31 October 2000: Two new references: Bauer, A. M. and Mouton, P. le Fras N. et al.
  • 24 September 2000: Two new references: Cooper, W. et al. and Greeff, J. M. & M. J. Whiting.
  • 27 August 2000: New references: Wardt et al.; contents to Gray (1845); book review of Schmidt (1919). 
  • 1 August 2000: All references which are in my personal library are now indicated with a rhombus [#].
  • 6 July 2000: This site was created from the old `Cordyliformes News´.