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Taxonomy of the genus Micrablepharus Biodiversity of the family Gymnophthalmidae

Bibliography of the genus
Micrablepharus (Snake-eyed Glossy Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gymnophthalmidae)

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.


Micrablepharus in general

Rodrigues, M.T. 1996. A new species of lizard, genus Micrablepharus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), from Brazil. Herpetologica 52(4): 535-541.

Yonenaga-Yassuda, Y.; Rodrigues, M.T. 1999. Supernumerary chromosome variation, heteromorphic sex chromosomes and banding patterns in microteiid lizards of the genus Micrablepharus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae). Chromosome Research 7(1): 21-29.

Micrablepharus atticolus

Maffei, F.; Ubaid, F.K.; Jim, J. 2010. Predation of herps by spiders (Araneae) in the Brazilian cerrado. Herpetology Notes 3: 167-170.

Rodrigues, M.T. 1996. A new species of lizard, genus Micrablepharus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), from Brazil. Herpetologica 52(4): 535-541.

Santos, M.G.; Nogueira, C.; Giugliano, L.G.; Colli, G.R. 2014. Landscape evolution and phylogeography of Micrablepharus atticolus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), an endemic lizard of the Brazilian cerrado. Journal of Biogeography 41(8): 1506-1519.

Silva, J.R.; Ramalho, W.P.; Arruda, F.V. de; Carvalho, C.B. de; Mendonça do Prado, V.H. 2017. Natural history notes: Micrablepharus atticolus. Predation. Herpetological Review 48(3): 652.

Sousa Mesquita, G.; Ferraz, D.; Pereira Ramalho, W.; Machado, I.F.; Vaz-Silva, W. 2018. Death-feigning as defensive behavior in blue-tailed microteiid lizard Micrablepharus atticolus Rodrigues, 1996. Herpetology Notes 11: 1065-1067

Sousa, H.C. de; Soares, A.H.S.B.; Costa, B.M.; Pantoja, D.L.; Caetano, G.H.; Queiroz, T.A. de; Colli, G.R. 2015. Fire regimes and the demography of the lizard Micrablepharus atticolus (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in a biodiversity hotspot. South American Journal of Herpetology 10(3): 143-156.

Vieira, G.H.C.; Mesquita, D.O.; Peres-Junior, A.K.; Kitayama, K.; Colli, G.R. 2000. Natural history notes: Micrablepharus atticolus (NCN). Natural history. Herpetological Review 31(4): 241-242.

Micrablepharus maximiliani

Delfim, F.R.; Freire, E.M.X. 2007. Os lagartos gimnoftalmideos (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) do Cariri Paraibano e do serido do Rio Grande do Norte, nordeste do Brasil: consideraçoes acerca da distribuiçao geografica e ecologia. Oecologia Brasiliensis 11(3): 365-382.

Gogliath, M.; Ribeiro, L.B.; Freire, E.M.X. 2010. Forced copulation attempt in the Blue-tailed Lizard, Micrablepharus maximiliani (Reinhardt & Luetken, 1862) (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) in the caatinga of northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica 10(4): 347-350.

Laurent, R.F. 1949. Note sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection de l'lnstitut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. III. Formes americaines. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg. 25(9): 1-20.

Moura, M.R. de; Dayrell, J.S.; Sao-Pedro, V. de A. 2010. Reptilia, Gymnophthalmidae, Micrablepharus maximiliani (Reinhardt and Lutken, 1861): distribution extension, new state record and geographic distribution map. Check List 6(3): 419-426.

Myers, C.W.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Vanzolini, P.E. 2011. Status of early 19th-Century names authored in parallel by Wied and Schinz for South American reptiles and amphibians, with designations of three nomina protecta. American Museum Novitates 3714: 1-21.

Renous, S.; Hofling, E.; Gasc, J.P. 1999. On the rhythmical coupling of the axial and appendicular systems in small terrestrial lizards (Sauria: Gymnophthalmidae). Zoology (Jena) 102(1): 31-49.

Smith, P.; Cacciali, P.; Atkinson, K.; Kallberg, A.; Pheasey, H. 2011. [New records of Gymnophthalmidae (Reptilia: Sauria) from the Laguna Blanca Natural Reserve, San Pedro Department, Paraguay, and an identification key for Paraguayan species of the family]. (In Spanish). Notulas Faunisticas 81: 1-6.

Sousa, P.A.G. de; Freire, E.M.X. 2010. Natural history notes: Micrablepharus maximiliani (Blue-tailed Lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 41(1): 82-83.

Vechio, F. dal; Recoder, R.; Zaher, H.; Rodrigues, M.T. 2014. Natural history of Micrablepharus maximiliani (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) in a Cerrado region of northeastern Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba) 31(2): 114-118.