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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Eastern New Guinea  [Papua New Guinea]

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.


Aia, P.; Boro, S. 1977. Proposed organization of crocodile farms in Western Province. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 75-19 [1975]: 1-11.

Allison, A.; Bickford, D.; Richards, S.; Torr, G. 1998. A biological assessment of the Lakekamu Basin, Papua New Guinea. Herpetofauna. RAP Working Papers 9: 58-62, 156-172.

Andersson, L.G. 1914. On a small collection of reptiles and batrachians from German New Guinea and some other herpetological notes. Jahrb. Ver. Naturk. (Wiesbaden) 66: 67-79.

Austin, C.C. 2006. Checklist and comments on the terrestrial reptile fauna of Kau Wildlife Area, Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 37(2): 167-170.

Austin, C.C.; Hayden, C.J.; Bigilale, I.H.; Dahl, C.; Anaminiato, J. 2008. Checklist and comments on the terrestrial amphibian and reptile fauna from Utai, northwestern Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 39(1): 40-46.

Ball, E.; Glucksman, J. 1978. Limnological studies of Lake Wisdom, a large New Guinea caldera lake with a simple fauna. Freshwater Biology 8(5): 455-468.

Clegg, J.R.; Merlijn, J. 2016. The collection of snakes made by Benoît Mys and Jan Swerts in northern Papua New Guinea in 1982-85. Journal of Herpetology 50(3): 476-485.

Gressitt, J.L.; Nadkarni, N. 1978. Guide to Mt Kaindi: background to montane New Guinea ecology. Wau Ecology Institute Handbook 5: 1-135.

Herington, J.G. 1978. Wildlife management areas in Papua New Guinea. 2. Tonda. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 78(10): 1-27.

Kraus, F.; Allison, A. 2004. New records for reptiles and amphibians from Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 35(4): 413-418.

Kraus, F.; Allison, A. 2006. Range extensions for reptiles and amphibians along the northern versant of Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 37(3): 364-368.

Kraus, F.; Shea, G.M. 2005. Additional reptile and amphibian range extensions for Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Herpetological Review 36(4): 471-473.

Lampe, E. 1913. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Deutsch-Neuguinea. Jahrb. Ver. Naturk. (Wiesbaden) 66: 80-86.

Liem, D.S. 1978. Results of the Wildlife Division faunal surveys in the Gogol timber area, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Wildlife in Papua New Guinea 78(15): 1-15.

Liem, D.S. 1983. Survey and management of wildlife resources along the Purari River. Monographiae Biologicae 51: 269-282.

Liem, D.S.; Haines, A.K. 1977. The ecological significance and economic importance of the mangrove and estuarine communities of the Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea. Environmental Studies Purari River (WABO) Hydroelectric Scheme 3: 1-35.

McDowell, S.B. 1984. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 112. The snakes of the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. American Museum Novitates 2775: 1-28.

Montague, J.J. 1983. Influence of water level, hunting pressure and habitat type on crocodile abundance in the Fly River drainage, Papua New Guinea. Biological Conservation 26(4): 309-339.

Mys, B. 1988. The zoogeography of the scincid lizards from North Papua New Guinea (Reptilia: Scincidae). I. The distribution of the species. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie 58: 127-183.

Nylander, U.; Hudson, M. 2011. Biodiversity in primary rainforest in Aseki and adjacent highlands in Papua New Guinea, with focus on the insect fauna, especially the Coleoptera (Buprestidae and Cerambycidae). pp. 17-26. In: Telnov, D. (ed.). Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Vol. 1. Entomological Society of Latvia, Riga. 526 pp.

O'Shea, M.T. 1986. Snakes of the Homalopsinae (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Southern Trans-Fly, Papua New Guinea. Herptile 11(4): 155-162.

Parker, H.W. 1936. A collection of reptiles and amphibians from the mountains of British New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 17: 66-93.

Pernetta, J.C. 1983. The wildlife of the Purari catchment. Monographiae Biologicae 1983: 253-268.

Pernetta, J.C.; Burgin, S. 1980. Census of crocodile populations and their exploitation in the Purari area (with an annotated checklist of the herpetofauna). Environmental Studies Purari River (WABO) Hydroelectric Scheme 14: 1-44.

Pernetta, J.C.; Burgin, S. 1983. The status and ecology of crocodiles in the Purari. Monographiae Biologicae 51: 409-428.

Read, J.L. 1998. Reptiles and amphibians of the Kau Wildlife Area near Madang: a valuable conservation resource. Science in New Guinea 23(3): 145-151.

Richards, S.; Dahl, C. 2011. Herpetofauna of the Strickland Basin and Muller Range, Papua New Guinea. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 60: 190-197.

Richards, S.J. 2007. Herpetofauna of the Kaijende Highlands, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment 45: 40-46.

Room, P.M. 1974. Lizards and snakes from the northern district of Papua New Guinea. British Journal of Herpetology 5(3): 438-446.

Thomas, W. 2011. The Forest Stewards: using tradition to conserve New Guinea's Star Mountain wilderness. pp. 7-16. In: Telnov, D. (ed.). Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea. Vol. 1. Entomological Society of Latvia, Riga. 526 pp.

Vogt, T. 1911. Reptilien und Amphibien aus Kaiser-Wilhelmsland. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911: 420-432.

Woodruff, D.S. 1972. Amphibians and reptiles from Simbai, Bismarck-Schrader Range, New Guinea. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 33: 57-63.

Zweifel, R.G. 1980. Results of the Archbold Expeditions, No. 103. Frogs and lizards from the Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 165(5): 390-434.