Bibliography

“So many books, so little time.”
Frank Zappa

In this section we provide a curated bibliography, containing records about Caribbean Boas from hobbyist breeders as well as academic literature. This melange is unique and you will not find anything like it anywhere on the web. Have fun educating yourselves. If we missed an important publication contact us and let us know.

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A Smith, L. A Revision of the Liasis Olivaceus Species-Group (Serpentes: Boidae) in Western Australia. vol. 9 (1981).
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A. Christian, K. & W. Weavers, B. Thermoregulation of Monitor Lizards in Australia: An Evaluation of Methods in Thermal Biology. Ecological Monographs 66, 139 (1996).
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Abbad y Lasierra, I. Historia geográfica, civil y natural de la isla de San Juan Bautista de Puerto-Rico,. (Impr. y librería de Acosta, Puerto-Rico, 1788).
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Abbema, J. V. & Zappalorti, R. T. Proposed Indigo Snake Conservation and Management Plan. Preprint at http://herpetologicalassociates.com/IndigoSnakePlan.pdf.
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Abreu-Rodríguez, E. & Moyá, S. EL CULEBRÓN DE PUERTO RICO, EPICRATES INORNATUS (REPTILIA: BOIDAE), UN NUEVO HOSPEDERO DE ORNITHODOROS PUERTORICENSIS (ACARI: ARGASIDAE) EN PUERTO RICO. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 79, 91–92 (1995).
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Acevedo, A. A., Lampo, M. & Cipriani, R. The cane or marine toad, Rhinella marina (Anura, Bufonidae): two genetically and morphologically distinct species. Zootaxa 4103, 574 (2016).
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Acevedo-Charry, O. A. & Caicedo-Portilla, J. R. CORALLUS RUSCHNENBERGERII (Ruschenberger Treeboa), DIET. Herpetological Review 47, 143–144 (2016).
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Acevedo-Torres, M. A., Rios-Lopez, N. & Ruiz-Jaen, M. del C. EPICRATES INORNATUS  (Puerto Rican Boa).  CANNIBALISM. Herpetological Review 36, 195 (2005).
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Ackley, J., Carter, R., Henderson, R., Powell, R. & Muelleman, P. A rapid assessment of herpetofaunal diversity in variously altered habitats on Dominica. Applied Herpetology 6, 171–184 (2009).
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Acosta, J. de. The Naturall and Moral Historie of the East and West Indies. : Intreating of the Remarkeable Things of Heaven, of the Elements ... Which Are Proper to That Country : Together with the Manners, Ceremonies ... of the Indians. (London, 1604).
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Adams, C. D. A BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF BIG PELICAN CAY, A LITTLE KNOWN ISLAND OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA. Atoll Research Bulletin 130, 14 (1969).
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Adams, S. et al. Turn down the Heat: Confronting the New Climate Normal. (The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2014).
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Aerenson, T., Tebaldi, C., Sanderson, B. & Lamarque, J.-F. Changes in a suite of indicators of extreme temperature and precipitation under 1.5 and 2 degrees warming. Environmental Research Letters 13, 035009 (2018).
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Agrawal, A. & Ostrom, E. Political Science and Conservation Biology: a Dialog of the Deaf. Conservation Biology 20, 681–682 (2006).
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Ahrenfeldt, R. H. Identification of the Amphibia and Reptilia Recorded in Jamaica by Hans Sloane (1688-89). Copeia 1954, 105 (1954).
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Aide, T. M. et al. Deforestation and Reforestation of Latin America and the Caribbean (2001-2010). Biotropica 45, 262–271 (2013).
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Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies. (Oxford University Press, New York, 2004).
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Akeret, B. Pflanzen im Terrarium: Anleitung zur Pflege von Terrarienpflanzen, zur Gestaltung naturnaher Terrarien und Auswahl geeigneter Pflanzenarten. (Natur-und-Tier-Verl, Münster, 2008).
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Akopian, A., Szikra, T., Cristofanilli, M. & Krizaj, D. Glutamate-induced Ca2+ influx in third-order neurons of salamander retina is regulated by the actin cytoskeleton. Neuroscience 138, 17–24 (2006).
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Alamillo, H. TESTING MACROEVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESES: DIVERSIFICATION AND PHYLOGENETIC IMPLICATIONS. (WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, Washington, 2010).
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Alberts, A. Ricord’s Iguana Cyclura Ricordii Species Recovery Plan 2002 to 2007.
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Alberts, A. C. Critical Reptile Species Management on the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 82 (2001).
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West Indian Iguanas. (IUCN SSC West Indian Iguana Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK, 2000).
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Albino, A. M. Snakes from the Paleocene and Eocene of Patagonia (Argentina): Paleoecology and coevolution with mammals. Historical Biology 7, 51–69 (1993).
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Albino, A. A new species of Gaimanophis (Serpentes, Boidae) from the Miocene of northwestern Argentina with remarks on the Neogene boids of South America. Comptes Rendus Palevol 16, 278–283 (2017).
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Albino, A. M. New macrostomatan snake from the Paleogene of northwestern Argentina. Geobios 51, 175–179 (2018).
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Albino, A. M. & Brizuela, S. An Overview of the South American Fossil Squamates: South American Fossil Squamates. Anat. Rec. 297, 349–368 (2014).
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Albino, A. M. & Carlini, A. A. First Record of Boa Constrictor (Serpentes, Boidae) in the Quaternary of South America. Journal of Herpetology 42, 82–88 (2008).
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Alföldi, J. et al. The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals. Nature 477, 587–591 (2011).
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Ali, S. H., Rampersad-Ali, N. & Murphy, J. C. The discovery of Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Reptilia: Alligatoridae) in Trinidad. Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalist’s Club 41–42 (2016).
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Alleaume-Benharira, M., Pen, I. R. & Ronce, O. Geographical patterns of adaptation within a species’ range: interactions between drift and gene flow. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19, 203–215 (2006).
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Allen, G. M. Mammals of the West Indies. Bulletin of The Museum of Comparative Zoology 54, 173–263 (1911).
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Allison, A. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Trans-Fly Region, New Guinea. (2006).
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Allison, A. Zoogeography of amphibians and reptiles of New Guinea and the Pacific region. in The origin and evolution of Pacific Island biotas, New Guinea to Eastern Polynesia: patterns and processes 407–436 (SPB Academic Publishing, cop., Amsterdam, 1996).
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Almli, L. M. & Burghardt, G. M. Environmental Enrichment Alters the Behavioral Profile of Ratsnakes (Elaphe). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 9, 85–109 (2006).
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Almond, R. E. A., Grooten M & Petersen, T. Living Planet Report 2020: Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss. (2020).
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Alonso Bosch, R. & Borroto Páez, R. First record from Cuba of the introduced mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril and Bibron, 1836). BIR 6, 297–300 (2017).
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Alroy, J. Current extinction rates of reptiles and amphibians. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, 13003–13008 (2015).
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Altenmüller, A. & Natur und Tier - Verlag GmbH. Madagaskar-Buntfrösche Die Gattung Mantella. (2016).
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Altherr, S. Stolen Wildlife. Why the EU needs to tackle (2014).
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Alvarez Conde, J. Historia de la zoologia en Cuba. (Publicaciones de la Junta Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, La Habana, 1958).
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Álvarez, C., Mateo, J. A., Oliver, J. & Mayol, J. Los ofidios ibéricos de introducción reciente en las Islas Baleares. Bol. Asoc. Herpetol. Esp. 21, 126–131 (2010).
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Álvarez, B. B. et al. Herpetofauna, provinces of Chaco and Formosa, Chaco Oriental region, north-eastern Argentina. Check List 5, 074 (2009).
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Alves, R. R. N. & Lechner, W. Wildlife Attractions. in Ethnozoology 351–361 (Elsevier, 2018). doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809913-1.00019-3.
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Alves, R. R. N. & Rocha, L. A. Fauna at Home: Animals as Pets. in Ethnozoology 303–321 (Elsevier, 2018). doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809913-1.00016-8.
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Amaral, A. do. South American snakes in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1–30 (1925) http://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.2596.
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Amaral, A. do. Estudos sobre ophidios neotropicos. XVIII. Lista remissiva dos ophidios da região neotropica. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 4, 127–271 (1929).
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Amaral, A. do. ESTUDOS SOBRE OPHIDIOS NEOTROPICOS  XVII - VALOR SYSTEMATICO DE VARIAS FORMAS  DE OPHIDIOS NEOTROPICOS. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 4, 3–68 (1929).
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Amaral, A. do. Contribuçao ao Conhecimento dos Ophidios do Brasil. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 4, 69–126 (1929).
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Ambrose, K. K. et al. Spatial trends and drivers of marine debris accumulation on shorelines in South Eleuthera, The Bahamas using citizen science. Marine Pollution Bulletin 142, 145–154 (2019).