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Taxonomy of the family Iguanidae Biodiversity of the family Iguanidae

Bibliography of the family
Iguanidae
(Greater Iguanas)

(Reptilia: Sauria)

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. 2006. Iguana Specialist Group Meeting. 6-7 November 2005 South Andros, Bahamas. Iguana (West Hartford) 13(2): 116-129.

Alberts, A.C.; Carter, R.L.; Hayes, W.K.; Martins, E.P. (eds.). 2004. Iguanas: biology and conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles & London. 356 pp.

Altmanova, M.; Kratochvil, L.; Pokorna, M. 2012. Evolution of sex chromosomes and karyotypes in iguanids (Squamata: Iguanidae sensu lato). Chromosome Research 20(6): 810-811.

Avery, D.F.; Tanner, W.W. 1971. Evolution of the iguanine lizards (Sauria, Iguanidae) as determined by osteological and myological characters. Science Bulletin Brigham Young University (Biology) 12(3): 1-79.

Barbour, T. 1932. About iguanas. Copeia 1932: 97.

Bels, V.L. 1984. Ethological problems of the anoline lizards in captivity. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia 78: 85-100.

Bissinger, B.E.; Simon, C.A. 1979. Comparison of tongue extrusions in representatives of six families of lizards. Journal of Herpetology 13(2): 133-139.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den; Werning, H. 1991. Leguane. Herpetologischer Fachverlag, Münster. 120 pp.

Bosch, H.A.J. in den; Werning, H. 1996. Green Iguanas and other iguanids. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune, New Jersey. 224 pp.

Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 2. Iguanidae, Xenosauridae, Zonuridae, Anguidae, Anniellidae, Helodermatidae, Varanidae, Xantusiidae, Teiidae, Amphisbaenidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 497 pp.

Brandt, R.; Navas, C.A. 2011. Life-history evolution on Tropidurinae lizards: influence of lineage, body size and climate. PLoS ONE 6(5): e20040, 1-7.

Brygoo, E.R. 1990. Les types d'iguanides (reptiles, sauriens) du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle. Catalogue critique. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 11(3): 1-112.

Burghardt, G.M. 2004. Iguana research: looking back and looking ahead. pp. 1-12. In: Alberts, A.C.; Carter, R.L.; Hayes, W.K.; Martins, E.P. (eds.). Iguanas: biology and conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles & London. 356 pp.

Burghardt, G.M.; Rand, A.S. (eds.). 1982. Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp.

Bustard, R. 1959. Iguanas. Aquarist 24: 100.

Cannatella, D.C.; Queiroz, K. de 1989. Phylogenetic systematics of the anoles: is a new taxonomy warranted? Systematic Zoology 38(1): 57-69.

Carey, W.M. 1973. Some notable longevity records for captive iguanas. International Zoo Yearbook 13: 154-156.

Carpenter, C.C. 1967. Aggression and social structure in iguanid lizards. pp. 87-105. In: Milstead, W.W. (ed.). Lizard ecology a symposium. University of Missouri Press, Columbia. 300 pp.

Carpenter, C.C. 1982. The aggressive displays of iguanine lizards. pp. 215-231. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp.

Cei, J.M.; Videla, F. 2002. Singulares hallazgos evolutivos y taxonomicos en generos de iguanidos relevantes de la herpetofauna andina y de zonas limitrofes. Multequina 11: 65-73.

Chibnik, L. 1968. Iguanas. Herpetology 2(3): 17.

Coborn, J. 1994. Green Iguanas & other Iguanids. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 47 pp.

Cooper, W.E. 1994. Multiple functions of extraoral lingual behaviour in iguanian lizards: prey capture, grooming and swallowing, but not prey detection. Animal Behaviour 47(4): 765-775.

Cope, E.D. 1886. On the species of Iguanidae. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 23: 261-271.

Cruz, F.B.; Antenucci, D.; Luna, F.; Abdala, C.S.; Vega, L.E. 2011. Energetics in Liolaemini lizards: implications of a small body size and ecological conservatism. Journal of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 181(3): 373-382.

Dost, U. 2005. Stichpunktartige Bemerkungen zu Pflege und Zucht diverser Iguaniden. Iguana Rundschreiben 18(1): 16-24.

Dugan, B.; Wiewandt, T.V. 1982. Socio-ecological determinants of mating strategies in iguanine lizards. pp. 303-319. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp.

Edmonds, L. 1991. Iguanas and friends. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 39(10): 136-145.

Espinosa Lopez, G.; Chamizo Lara, A.R. 1999. Genetics. pp. 59-76. In: Rodriguez Schettino, L. (ed.). The iguanid lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 428 pp.

Espinoza, R.E.; Wiens, J.J.; Tracy, C.R. 2004. Recurrent evolution of herbivory in small, cold-climate lizards: Breaking the ecophysiological rules of reptilian herbivory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 101(48): 16819-16824.

Etheridge, R.E. 1965. The abdominal skeleton of lizards in the family Iguanidae. Herpetologica 21: 161-168.

Etheridge, R.E. 1982. Checklist of the iguanine and Malagasy iguanid lizards. pp. 7-37. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp.

Etheridge, R.E.; Espinoza, R.E. 2000. Taxonomy of the Liolaeminae (Squamata: Iguania: Tropiduridae) and a semi-annotated bibliograpy [bibliography]. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service 126: 1-64.

Etheridge, R.E.; Queiroz, K. de 1988. A phylogeny of Iguanidae. pp. 283-367. In: Estes, R. & Pregill, G. (eds.). Phylogenetic relationships of the lizard families. Essays commemorating Charles L. Camp. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 631 pp.

Falk, A. 2001. Leguane. Ulmer, Stuttgart. 96 pp.

Fife, J.A. 2010. Iguanas - A Pictorial Guide to Iguanas of the World and their Care in Captivity. Living Art Publishing, Ada, Oklahoma. 145 pp.

Fitch, H.S.; Henderson, R.W. 2003. A backward glance at iguana exploitation. Iguana (West Hartford) 10(3): 63-66.

Fitch, H.S.; Henderson, R.W.; Hillis, D.M. 1982. Exploitation of iguanas in Central America. pp. 397-417. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp.

Flaspohler, R.J. 1971. The evolutionary basis for species discrimination in iguanid lizards. Dissertation Abstracts International (B) 31: 5073.

Frost, D.R. 1992. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Tropidurus group of lizards (Iguania: Tropiduridae). American Museum Novitates 3033: 1-68.

Frost, D.R.; Etheridge, R. 1989. A phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of iguanian lizards (Reptilia: Squamata). University of Kansas Museum of Natural History Miscellaneous Publication 81: 1-65.

Frost, D.R.; Etheridge, R. 1993. A consideration of iguanian lizards and the objectives of systematics: a reply to Lazell. Herpetological Review 24(2): 50-54.

Frost, D.R.; Etheridge, R.E.; Janies, D.; Titus, T.A. 2001. Total evidence, sequence alignment, evolution of polychrotid lizards, and a reclassification of the Iguania (Squamata: Iguania). American Museum Novitates 3343: 1-38.

Frye, F.L.; Townsend, W. 1993. Iguanas: a guide to their biology and captive care. Krieger, Malabar, Florida. 145 pp.

Gorman, G.C.; Atkins, L.; Holzinger, T. 1967. New karyotype data on 15 genera of lizards in the family Iguanidae with a discussion of taxonomic and cytological implications. Cytogenetics 6: 286-299.

Günther, A. 1908. Agamidae and Iguanidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London) 2: 523-524.

Hall, W.P. 1983. Modes of speciation and evolution in the sceloporine iguanid lizards. 1. Epistemology of the comparative approach and introduction to the problem. pp. 643-679. In: Rhodin, A.G.J. & Miyata, K. (eds.). Advances in herpetology and evolutionary biology. Essays in honor of Ernest E. Williams. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 725 pp.

Hass, C.A.; Hedges, S.B.; Maxson, L.R. 1993. Molecular insights into the relationships and biogeography of West Indian anoline lizards. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 21(1)(Special Issue): 97-114.

Hazard, L.C. 2004. Sodium and potassium secretion by iguana salt glands: acclimation or adaptation? pp. 84-91. In: Alberts, A.C.; Carter, R.L.; Hayes, W.K.; Martins, E.P. (eds.). Iguanas: biology and conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles & London. 356 pp.

Henkel, F.W.; Schmidt, W. 2006. Leguane. Biologie, Haltung, Zucht. 2nd rev. ed. Ulmer, Stuttgart. 160 pp.

Hertz, P.E.; Arima, Y.; Harrison, A.; Huey, R.B.; Losos, J.B.; Glor, R.E. 2013. Asynchronous evolution of physiology and morphology in Anolis lizards. Evolution 67(7): 2101-2113.

Hollingsworth, B.D. 2004. The evolution of iguanas: an overview of relationships and a checklist of species. pp. 19-44. In: Alberts, A.C.; Carter, R.L.; Hayes, W.K.; Martins, E.P. (eds.). Iguanas: biology and conservation. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles & London. 356 pp.

Hotton, N. 1955. A survey of adaptive relationships of dentition to diet in the North American Iguanidae. American Midland Naturalist 53(1): 88-114.

Hudson, R. 2006. The International Iguana Foundation: providing critical support to endangered iguanas. Herpetological Review 37(4): 402-403.

Hunsaker, D.; Burrage, B.R. 1969. The significance of interspecific social dominance in Iguanid lizards. American Midland Naturalist 81: 500-511.

Iguana Taxonomy Working Group. 2011. Iguanas of the world (Iguanidae; Iguaninae). Ver. 1. Iguana Specialist Group. http://www.iucnisg.org/.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1998. Opinion 1909. Holotropis herminieri Dumeril & Bibron, 1837 (currently Leiocephalus herminieri), Proctotretus bibronii T. Bell, 1842 (currently Liolaemus bibronii) (Reptilia, Squamata): specific names conserved, and Liolaemus bellii Gray, 1845 placed on the official list. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 55(3): 201-203.

IUCN Species Survival Committee. Captive Breeding Specialist Group. 1993. Conservation assessment and management plan and global captive action plan summaries: Iguaninae and Varanidae, Boidae and Pythonidae, Columbiformes, Galliformes, Caprinae and Tragulidae, Cervidae, 25 March 1993. Iucn/ssc Captive Breeding Specialist Group, Place of Publication Not Given. 252pp.

Iverson, J.B. 1982. Adaptations to herbivory in iguanine lizards. pp. 60-76. In: Burghardt, G.M. & Rand, A.S. (eds.). Iguanas of the world: their behaviour, ecology and conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, New Jersey. 472 pp.

Jaksic, F.M. 1979. A que tamaño se hace herbivora una lagartija? Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta de Betín 11 [1978]: 113-116.

Knapp, C.R.; Gomez-Zlatar, P. 2006. Iguanidae or Iguaninae? A taxonomic summary and literature-use analysis. Herpetological Review 37(1): 29-34.

Knapp, C.R.; Hines, K.N.; Gerber, G.; Iverson, J.B. 2006. West Indian iguanas: an update. Iguana (West Hartford) 13(4): 278-282.

Köhler, G. 1993. Zuchtprogramme in der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Leguane IGUANA in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde. Iguana Rundschreiben 6(2)(12): 31-48.

Köhler, G. 2000. Leguan-Farming. Draco 1(4): 73-76.

Köhler, G. 2013. [Anole lizard diversity in Central America and Mexico]. (In German). Senckenberg - Natur - Forschung - Museum 143(7-8): 246-249.

Kutschera, U.; Kleinhans, S. 2013. Alfred Russel Wallace and the destruction of island life: the Iguana tragedy. Theory in Biosciences 342(4): 259-265.

Lang, M. 1989. Phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns of basiliscine iguanians (Reptilia: Squamata: 'Iguanidae'). Bonner Zoologische Monographien 28: 1-172.

Larsen, K.R.; Tanner, W.W. 1975. Evolution of the sceloporine lizards (Iguanidae). Great Basin Naturalist 35(1): 1-20.

Lazell, J.D. 1992. The family Iguanidae: disagreement with Frost and Etheridge (1989). Herpetological Review 23(4): 109-112.

Losos, J.B.; Miles, D.B. 2002. Testing the hypothesis that a clade has adaptively radiated: iguanid lizard clades as a case study. American Naturalist 160(2): 147-157.

Lyman, V.A. 1951. More notes on iguanas. Herpetologica 7: 72.

Macey, J.R.; Larson, A.; Ananjeva, N.B.; Papenfuss, T.J. 1997. Evolutionary shifts in three major structural features of the mitochondrial genome among iguanian lizards. Journal of Molecular Evolution 44(6): 660-674.

Matveyeva, T.N.; Ananjeva, N.B. 1995. The distribution and number of the skin sense organs of agamid, iguanid and gekkonid lizards. Journal of Zoology (London) 235(2): 253-268.

M'Closkey, R.T.; Hecnar, S.J. 1994. Interspecific spatial overlap. Oikos 71(1): 65-74.

Meehan, H.J.; McConkey, K.R.; Drake, D.R. 2002. Potential disruptions to seed dispersal mutualisms in Tonga, Western Polynesia. Journal of Biogeography 29(5-6): 695-712.

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Miles, D.R.; Dunham, A.E. 1992. Comparative analyses of phylogenetic effects in the life-history patterns of iguanid reptiles. American Naturalist 139(4): 848-869.

Moehn, L.D. 1974. The effect of quality of light on agonistic behaviour of iguanid and agamid lizards. Journal of Herpetology 8(2): 175-183.

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Oldham, J.C.; Smith, H.M. 1983. Relationships among iguanine lizards (Sauria: Iguanidae) as suggested by appendicular myology. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 19(3): 73-82.

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