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Bibliography of the reptiles of
Ireland  (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland [United Kingdom])

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.


Anonymous. 1997. Exotic reptiles and amphibians in the wild: information and advice on the problems of non-native species in Britain and Ireland. Froglife, Halesworth. 8 pp.

Arnold, H.R. 1973. Provisional atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of the British Isles. Biological Records Centre, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon. 19 pp.

Beckett, C.; Foster, J. 1995. The herpetofauna worker's guide 1995: a directory of information and resources for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the U.K. and Ireland. Herpetofauna Conservation International Ltd., Halesworth. 64 pp.

Branson, A. (ed.) 2009. Wildlife reports: reptiles and amphibians. British Wildlife 21(1): 50-51.

Branson, A. (ed.). 2004. Wildlife reports. British Wildlife 16(2): 120-140.

Cabot, D. 1965. The green lizard, Lacerta viridis in Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal 15: 111.

Cotton, D.C.F.; King, G. 1992. Turtles recorded from the coast of Sligo and Leitrim. Irish Naturalists' Journal 24(1): 39-40.

Frazer, D. 1983. Reptiles and amphibians in Britain. Collins, London. 256 pp.

Gaywood, M.J. 1997. Marine turtles in British and Irish waters. British Wildlife 9(2): 69-78.

Gibb, R.; Foster, J. (eds.). 2000. The herpetofauna worker's guide 2000: a directory of information and resources for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the UK and Ireland. Froglife, Halesworth. 88 pp.

Gibb, R.; Foster, J. 2000. The Herpetofauna Worker's Guide 2000. 4th ed. Herpetofauna Conservation International, Halesworth, Suffolk. 88 pp.

Gleed-Owen, C.P. 2010. Reptiles. pp. 337-362. In: Maclean, N. (ed.). Silent summer: the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, etc. 765 pp.

Hurley, J. 1982. Turtles in Co. Wexford. Irish Naturalists' Journal 20(11): 505-506.

Inns, H. 2009. Britain's reptiles and amphibians: a guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands. WILDGuides Ltd., Old Basing. 164 pp.

King, G. 2006. Review of Marine Turtle records in Northern Ireland. Environment and Heritage Service Research and Development Series 07-02: 1-19.

King, G.L.; Berrow, S.D. 2009. Marine Turtles in Irish waters. Irish Naturalists' Journal Special Supplement 2009: 1-30.

King, J.; Marnell, F.; Kingston, N.; Rosell, R.; Boylan, P.; Caffrey, J.; FitzPatrick, U.; Gargan, P.; Kelly, F.; O'Grady, M.; Poole, R.; Roche, W.; Cassidy, D. 2011. Amphibians, reptiles & freshwater fish. Ireland Red List 5: 1-77.

Leighton, G.R. 1903. The life-history of British lizards and their local distribution in the British Isles. Edinburgh & London. 214 pp.

Malkmus, R. 1972. Herpetologische Exkursionen in Irland. Aqua Terra 9(9): 87-92.

McGuire, C.; Marnell, F. 2000. The present status of the slow-worm, Anguis fragilis L., in Ireland. Irish Biogeographical Society Bulletin 24: 69-74.

Montgomery, W.I. 1997. Amphibians and reptiles. pp. 100-101. In: Barne, J.H.; Robson, C.F.; Kaznowska, S.S.; Doody, J.P.; Davidson, N.C. & Buck, A.L. (eds.). Coasts and seas of the United Kingdom. Region 17. Northern Ireland. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. 217 pp.

O'Riordan, C.E. 1969. Recent strandings on the Irish coast. Ir. Nat. J. 16: 206.

O'Riordan, C.E. 1972. Provisional list of Cetacea and turtles stranded or captured on the Irish coast. Proceedings R. Ir. Acad. (Sect. B) 72(15): 253-274.

O'Riordan, C.E. 1974. Marine fauna notes from the National Museum of Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal 18(2): 27-30.

Perring, F. 1969. Mapping the flora and fauna of the British Isles. Countryside 21: 100-104.

Pierpoint, C. 2000. Bycatch of Marine Turtles in UK and Irish waters. JNCC Report 310: 1-32.

Pierpoint, C. 2000. Bycatch of Marine Turtles in UK and Irish Waters. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Aberdeen. 32 pp.

Praeger, R.L. 1950. Natural history of Ireland, a sketch of its flora and fauna. Collins, London. 350 pp.

Quigley, D.T.G. 2013. First authenticated record of green turtle Chelonia mydas (L.) from Irish waters, with a review of Irish and UK records. Herpetological Bulletin 123: 8-12.

Simms, C. 1967. The herpetofauna of Cape Clear Island. Rep. Cape Clear Bird Obs. 9: 55-56.

Smith, M.A. 1952. The climate of the British Isles and its influence on the habits and distribution of the amphibians and reptiles. British Journal of Herpetology 1(6): 103-112.

Stafford, P. 1989. Lizards of the British Isles. Shire Natural History Series 46: 1-24.

Taylor, R.H.R. 1963. The distribution of amphibians and reptiles in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland and the Channel Isles: a revised survey. British Journal of Herpetology 3: 95-116.

Wermuth, H. 1952. Testudo hermanni robertmertensi n. subsp. und ihr Vorkommen in Spanien. Senckenbergiana 33: 155-164.

Wilson, J.P.F. 1986. The postglacial colonisation of Ireland by fish, amphibians and reptiles. Occasional Publication of the Irish Biogeographical Society 1: 53-58.