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A class of terrestrial vertebrates, characterized by the lack of hair, feathers, and mammary glands; the skin is covered with scales, they have a three chambered heart and the pleural and peritoneal cavities are continuous. (Source: MGH)

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Medina MF, Bauer AM, Branch WR, Schmitz A, Conradie W, Nagy ZT, Hibbitts TJ, Ernst R, Portik DM, Nielsen SV, Colston TJ, Kusamba C, Behangana M, Rödel M-O, Greenbaum E 2016. Molecular phylogeny of Panaspis and Afroablepharus skinks (Squamata: Scincidae) in the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100 409-423

Website link:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790316300604

2002. Lizard endemism.

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2002. Lizard diversity.

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Haacke WD 2008. A new leaf-toed gecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from south-western Angola: original article. African Journal of Herpetology 57 (2) 85-92

Website link:http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC19256

Goldberg SR 2007. Reproductive cycle of the Namibian striped skink, Trachylepis sparsa (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Africa: short communication. African Zoology 42 (2) 289-293

Website link:http://reference.sabinet.co.za//document/EJC18041

Goldberg SR 2006. Reproductive cycle of the Namib giant ground gecko, Chondrodactylus angulifer (Squamata: Gekkonidae): short communication. African Zoology 41 (2) 308-311

Website link:http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC18001

Broadley DG 1980. A new subspecies of "Platysaurus intermedius" from Botswana (Sauria: Cordylicae). Botswana Notes and Records 12 167-168

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980802

Broadley DG 1972. The Horned Viper "Bitis caudalis" (A. Smith) in the central Kalahari. Botswana Notes and Records 4 263-264

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979335

Maurer FW 1975. Observation of a mating pair of African Puff Adders, "Bitis arietans arietans". Botswana Notes and Records 7 198-201

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979444

Heideman NJL 1998. Reproduction in Agama etoshae McLachlan 1981 from Namibia. Amphibia-Reptilia 19 (1) 99-103

Website link:http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/156853898x00377

Heideman NJL 1999. Summer Diet of Agama etoshae McLachlan 1981 from Namibia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 6 (1) 45-47

Website link:http://rjh.folium.ru/index.php/rjh/article/view/372

Castanzo RA, Bauer AM 1993. Diet and activity of Mabuya acutilabris (Reptilia: Scincidae) in Namibia. Journal of Herpetology 3 130-135

Website link:http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl%3A174414

Heideman NJL 1995. Nematode incidence in Agama aculeata aculeata and Agama planiceps planiceps in the Windhoek area, Namibia. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 44 (1) 22-23

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1995.9650385#.VI7jGWctApE

Boulenger GA 1888. XV. - On new or little-known South-African Reptiles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 (8) 136-141

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222938809460892#.VIqi-WctDcs

Bauer AM 1992. Herpetofaunal patterns in the Kamanjab district and adjacent Damaraland, Namibia. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40 (1) 37

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1992.9650319#.VIf6SGctBHg

Heideman NJL 1997. New distribution records for Agama etoshaw (McLachlan, 1981) in northern Namibia. Israel Journal of Zoology 43 (4) 405-407

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00212210.1997.10688926#.VIf39GctBHg

Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA 2012. Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola. African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2) 91-112

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21564574.2012.676079#.VIcQSGctBHg

Branch WR, Bauer AM, Good DA 1995. Species limits in the Phyllodactylus lineatus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with the elevation of two taxa to specific status and the description of two new species. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 44 (2) 33-54

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1995.9650390#.VIbUSGctBHg

Branch WR 1999. Reptile systematic studies in southern Africa: A brief history and overview. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 54 (1) 137-156

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00359199909520408#.VIV7QGctBHg

Heinicke MP, Adderly LM, Bauer AM, Jackman TR 2011. A long-known new species of gecko allied to Pachydactylus bicolor (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the central Namibian coast. African Journal of Herpetology 60 (2) 113-129

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Branch WR, Baard EHW, Haacke WD, Jacobsen N, Poynton JC, Broadley DG 1988. A provisional and annotated checklist of the Herpetofauna of southern Africa. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 34 (1) 1-19

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1988.9650182#.VH153GctBHg

Bauer AM, Branch WR 1991. Notes on Pachydactylus fasciatus, a poorly known gecko from nothern Namibia. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39 (1) 1-5

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1991.9650291#.VHx_LmctBHg

Bates MF, Heideman NJL, Wilson BA, Hendricks MGJ, Don N, Moses C 1998. Morphological variation and geographical distribution in the South African lizards Typhlosaurus caecus (Cuvier 1817) and Typhlosaurus vermis Boulenger 1887 (Scincidae: Acontinae). African Journal of Herpetology 47 (2) 35-41

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.1998.9650001#.VHw1amctBHg

Bauer AM, Russell AP, Powell GL 1996. The evolution of locomotor morphology in Rhoptropus (Squamata: Gekkonidae): Functional and phylogenetic considerations. African Journal of Herpetology 45 (1) 8-30

Website link:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.1996.9649959

Haacke WD 2008. A new leaf‐toed gecko (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from south‐western Angola. African Journal of Herpetology 57 (2) 85-92

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2008.9635571#.VHsau2ctBHg

Haagner GV, Carpenter G 1992. Notes on the captive breeding of the black spitting cobra, Naja nigricollis Woodi (Serpentes: Elapidae). The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 41 (1) 22-24

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1992.9650352#.VHnWbWctBHg

Hibbitts TJ, Whiting MJ 2005. Do male barking geckos (Ptenopus garrulus garrulus) avoid refuges scented by other males?. African Journal of Herpetology 54 (2) 191-194

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2005.9635533#.VHnBoWctBHg

Frankenberg E, Werner YL 1979. Effect of lunar cycle on daily activity thythm in a Gekkonid lizard, Ptyodactylus. Israel Journal of Zoology 28 (4) 224-228

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00212210.1979.10688484#.VHhJV2ctBHg

Broadley DG 1966. Studies on the ecology and ethology of African lizards. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 2 (1) 6-16

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1966.9650693#.VHhA-GctBHg

Portik DM, Bauer AM 2012. Untangling the complex: molecular patterns in Trachylepis variegata and T. punctulata (Reptilia: Scincidae). African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2) 128-142

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21564574.2012.721808#.VHb2vmctBHg

Mendelsohn H 1975. Social structure and communication in the genus Agama daudin. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 14 (1) 6-7

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1975.9650871#.VHbwF2ctBHg

Bauer AM, Branch WR 1995. Geographic variation in western populations of the >Pachydactylus punctatus complex (Reptilia Gekkonidae). Tropical Zoology 8 (1) 69-84

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03946975.1995.10539273#.VHbtXGctBHg

Branch WR, Shine R, Harlow PS, Webb JK 1997. Sexual dimorphism, diet and aspects of reproduction of the western keeled snake, Pythonodipsas carinata (Serpentes: Colubridae). African Journal of Herpetology 46 (2) 89-97

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.1997.9649982#.VHbYMmctBHg

Broadley DG 1992. The taxonomy and zoogeography of the genus Lycophidion (Serpentes: Colubridae). The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40 (1) 30-36

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1992.9650318#.VHWaAGctBHg

Onderstall D 1975. Some taxonomic and zoogeographic aspects of the gecko genus Afroedura. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 14 (1) 6

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1975.9650869#.VHWWwWctBHg

Nagy KA, Shemanski DR 2009. Observations on diet and seed digestion in a Sand Dune Lizard, Meroles anchietae. African Journal of Herpetology 58 (1) 39-43

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2009.9635579#.VHWKC2ctBHg

Berger-Dell'Mour HAE 1987. Some new data on the Herpetology of South West Africa. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 33 (1) 5-8

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1987.9650168#.VHQ981ItBHg

Branch WR 2007. A new species of tortoise of the genus Homopus (Chelonia: Testudinidae) from southern Namibia. African Journal of Herpetology 56 (1) 1-21

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2007.9635550#.VHLtTFItBHg

de Lange PC 1989. The ciliated Ampulla-A newly discovered functional unit in the nephron of the tortoise Geochelone pardalis. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 36 (1) 77

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1989.9650238#.VG8H31ItBHg

Gordon DH, Haacke WD, Jacobsen NHG 1989. Chromosomal studies of relationships in Gekkonidae, Chamaeleonidae and Scincidae in South Africa. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 36 (1) 77

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1989.9650240#.VG8BilItBHg

Flemming AF 1989. The reproductive cycle of the lizard Cordylus polyzonus with reference to the evolution of viviparity in the Sauria. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 36 (1) 77

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1989.9650239#.VG7_N1ItBHg

Broadley DG 2002. A review of the species of Psammophis boie found south of Latitude 12° S (Serpentes: Psammophiinae). African Journal of Herpetology 51 (2) 83-119

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2002.9635466#.VG3g61ItBHg

McLachlan GR 1984. The type-locality of Typhlacontias brevipes. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 30 (1) 17

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1984.9650138#.VG28wVItBHg

Channing A 1989. Species discovery and phylogeny in the genus Hyperolius (Anura: Hyperoliidae). The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 36 (1) 76-77

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1989.9650237#.VG21u1ItBHg

Bauer AM, Lamb T 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae). African Journal of Herpetology 54 (2) 105-129

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Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2005.9635525#.VG2yy1ItBHg

Heideman NJL 1993. Social organization and behaviour of Agama aculeata aculeata and Agama planiceps planiceps (Reptilia: Agamidae) during the breeding season. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 42 (1) 28-31

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1993.9650368#.VGr60VItBHg

Haacke WD 1985. Occurance of the Spotted Bush-Snake (Philothamnus semivariegatus semivariegatus) in the arid south-west of southern Africa. The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 31 (1) 7-9

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/04416651.1985.9650144#.VGrxVlItBHg

Bauer AM 1999. Evolutionary scenarios in the Pachydactylus Group geckos of southern Africa: new hypotheses. African Journal of Herpetology 48 (1-2) 53-62

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.1999.9651072#.VGnu81ItBHg

Bauer AM, Lamb T 2001. A reconsideration of the systematic status of Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke 1965. African Journal of Herpetology 50 (2) 71-78

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2001.9635452#.VGXMvFItBHg

Nance HA 2007. Cranial osteology of the African gerrhosaurid Angolosaurus skoogi (Squamata; Gerrhosauridae). African Journal of Herpetology 56 (1) 39-75

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21564574.2007.9635552#.VGSDj1ItBHg