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Taxonomy of the genus Pseudocordylus Biodiversity of the family Cordylidae

Bibliography of the genus
Pseudocordylus (Eastern Crag Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Cordylidae)

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.


Pseudocordylus in general

Bates, M.F. 2005. Taxonomic history and geographical distribution of the Pseudocordylus melanotus (A. Smith, 1838) and P. microlepidotus (Cuvier, 1829) complexes (Sauria: Cordylidae). Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum (Bloemfontein) 21(4): 37-112.

Branch, W.R. 1985. Cape lizards. 8 Girdled lizards and their relatives. Naturalist (Port Elizabeth) 29(3): 10-18.

Broadley, D.G. 1964. A review of the crag lizards (genus Pseudocordylus) of Natal. Annals of the Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg) 16: 99-110.

Popp, B. 1939. Zonurus pseudocordylus, der Gürtelschweif. Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Stuttgart) 50: 263-264.

Pseudocordylus melanotus

Bates, M.F.; Whittington-Jones, C. 2009. Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus (A. Smith, 1838). Common Crag Lizard. African Herp News 48: 23-25.

Flemming, A.F. 1992. The reproductive cycle of the viviparous lizard Pseudocordylus m. melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae) in the Orange Free State. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40: 67-69.

Flemming, A.F. 1993. The female reproductive cycle of the lizard Pseudocordylus m. melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae). Journal of Herpetology 27(1): 103-107.

Flemming, A.F. 1993. The male reproductive cycle of the lizard Pseudocordylus m. melanotus (Sauria: Cordylidae). Journal of Herpetology 27(4): 473-478.

Gilpin, H.G.B. 1969. Pseudocordylus subviridis. Aquarist and Pondkeeper 33: 683-684.

Langerwerf, B. 2005. Haltung und Nachzucht des Drakensberg-Gürtelschweifes (Cordylus melanotus subviridis). Reptilia (D) 10(51): 66-69.

McConnachie, S.; Alexander, G.J. 2004. The effect of temperature on digestive and assimilation efficiency, gut passage time and appetite in an ambush foraging lizard, Cordylus melanotus melanotus. Journal of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 174(2): 99-105.

McConnachie, S.; Alexander, G.J.; Whiting, M.J. 2007. Lower temperature tolerance in the temperate, ambush foraging lizard Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus. Journal of Thermal Biology 32(2): 66-71.

McConnachie, S.; Alexander, G.J.; Whiting, M.J. 2009. Selected body temperature and thermoregulatory behavior in the sit-and-wait foraging lizard Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus. Herpetological Monographs 23: 108-122.

McConnachie, S.; Whiting, M.J. 2003. Costs associated with tail autotomy in an ambush foraging lizard, Cordylus melanotus melanotus. African Zoology 38(1): 57-65.

Moon, S. 2001. Natural history notes: Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus (Drakensberg Crag Lizard). Copulation and aggression. Herpetological Review 32(4): 258-259.

Mouton, P. le F.N.; Wyk, J.H. van 1993. Sexual dimorphism in cordylid lizards: a case study of the Drakensberg crag lizard, Pseudocordylus melanotus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71(9): 1715-1723.

Wardt, S.T. van der; Kik, M.J.L.; Klaver, P.S.J.; Janse, M.; Beynen, A.C. 1999. Calcium balance in Drakensberg crag lizards (Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus; Cordylidae). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 30(4): 541-544.

Yeadon, R.B. 1991. Pseudocordylus melanotus subviridis. Size. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39: 22-23.

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus

Cooper, W.E.; Whiting, M.J.; Wyk, J.H. van 1997. Foraging modes of cordyliform lizards. South African Journal of Zoology 32(1): 9-13.

Mouton, R. le F.N.; Gagiano, C.; Sachse, B. 2005. Generation glands and sexual size dimorphism in the Cape Crag Lizard, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus. African Journal of Herpetology 54(1): 43-51.

Pseudocordylus spinosus

FitzSimons, V. 1947. Descriptions of new Species and Subspecies of reptiles and Amphibians from Natal, together with Notes on some other Little Known Species. Annals of the Natal Museum (Pietermaritzburg) 11(1): 111-137.

Pseudocordylus transvaalensis

Yeadon, R.B. 1991. Pseudocordylus melanotus transvaalensis. Size and distribution. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39: 22.