Walter Auffenberg Publications

1948.

Airplane introduces Cemophora coccinea to Texas. Herpetologica, 3(4):23.

Range extension of Farancia abacura reinwardtii in Texas. Herpetologica, 3(6):61.

1949.

The racer, Coluber constrictor stejnegerianus in Texas. Herpetologica, 4(2):53-58.

1950.

A new subspecies of the mud snake, Liodytes alleni. Herpetologica, 5(3):13-16.

1953.

A new subspecies of the snake Coluber constrictor from Florida. Copeia, 1953(1):44-45. (with L.H. Babbitt)

1954.

Additional specimens of Gavialosuchus americanus (Sellards) from a new locality in Florida. The Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences, 17(4):185-209.

1955.

A reconsideration of the racer, Coluber constrictor, in eastern United States. Tulane Studies in Zoology, 2(6):89-155.

Glass lizards (Ophisaurus) in the Pleistocene and Pliocene of Florida. Herpetologica, 11:133-136.

The status of the fossil snake Coluber acuminatus. Copeia, 1955(1):65-67.

The fossil salamanders of the family Sirenidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 113(7):497-514. (with C.J. Goin)

1956.

Remarks on some Miocene anurans from Florida, with a description of a new species of Hyla. Breviora, no. 52:1-11.

Additional records of Pleistocene lizards from Florida. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 19:157-167.

1957.

The status of the fossil turtle Macroclemys floridana Hay. Herpetologica, 13:123-126.

A new fossil salamander of the genus Siren from the Eocene of Wyoming. Copeia, 1957(2):83-85.

A new species of Bufo from the Pliocene of Florida. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 20(1):14-20.

Notes on fossil crocodilians from southeastern United States. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 20(2):107-113.

A note on an unusually complete specimen of Dasypus bellus (Simpson) from Florida. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 20(4):233-237.

1958.

A new genus of colubrid snake from the Miocene of North America. American Museum Novitates, 1874:1-16.

The trunk musculature of Sanzina and its bearing on certain aspects of the myological evolution of snakes. Breviora, no. 82:1-12.

Fossil turtles of the genus Terrapene in Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Series, 3(2):53-92.

New salamanders of the family Sirenidae from the Cretaceous of North America. Fieldiana, Geology, 10(33):449-459. (with C.J. Goin)

A new family of Miocene salamanders from the Texas Coastal Plain. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 21(2):169-176.

A small fossil herpetofauna from Barbuda, Leeward Islands, with a description of a new species of Hyla. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 21(3):248-254.

1959.

The status of the salamander genera Scapherpeton and Hemitrypus of Cope. American Museum Novitates, 1979:1-12. (with C.J. Goin)

The epaxial musculature of Siren, Amphiuma, and Necturus (Amphibia). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 4(8):253-265.

A Pleistocene Terrapene hibernaculum, with remarks on a second complete box turtle skull from Florida. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 22(1):49-53.

Anomalophis bolcensis (Massalongo), a new genus of fossil snake from the Italian Eocene. Breviora, no. 114:1-16.

1961.

Additional remarks on the evolution of trunk musculature in snakes. The American Midland Naturalist, 65(1):1-16.

A new genus of fossil salamander from North America. The American Midland Naturalist, 66(2):456-465.

A correction concerning the phalangeal formula of the turtle, Stylemys nebrascensis Leidy. Copeia, 1961(4):496-498.

1962.

A new species of Geochelone from the Pleistocene of Texas. Copeia, 1962(3):627-636.

1962.

A redescription of Testudo hexagonata Cope. Herpetologica, 18(1):25-34.

The status of Testudo anyangensis Ping. Herpetologica, 18(1):58-59.

Testudo amphithorax Cope referred to Stylemys. American Museum Novitates, no. 2120:1-10.

A review of the trunk musculatue in the limbless land vertebrates. American Zoologist, 2:183-190.

1963.

Present problems about the past. Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Pamphlet 6:1-35.

The fossil snakes of Florida. Tulane Studies in Zoology, 10(3):131-216.

Testudo hypselonota Bourret referred to Geochelone radiata (Shaw). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 60(2):462-465.

A note on the drinking habits of some land tortoises. Animal Behaviour, 11(1):72-73.

Fossil testudinine turtles of Florida genera Geochelone and Floridemys. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 7(2):53-97.

1964.

A first record of breeding colour changes in a tortoise. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 61(1):191-192.

A redefinition of the fossil tortoise genus Stylemys Leidy. Journal of Paleontology, 38(2):316-324, pl. 51.

A new fossil tortoise from the Texas Miocene, with remarks on the probable geologic history of tortoises in eastern U.S. The Pearce – Sellards Series, Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas, no. 3:1-10.

Notes on the courtship of the land tortoise Geochelone tranvancorica (Boulenger). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 61(2):247-253.

The Reddick 1 site, a Pleistocene fissure and cave complex. Pp. 31-50. In: W. Auffenberg, W.T. Neill, T.H. Patton and S.D. Webb (eds.), Guidebook for the 1964 Field Trip of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Central Florida, 52 p.

1965.

Sex and species discrimination in two sympatric South American tortoises. Copeia, 1965(3):335-342.

Reptiles in the Quaternary of North America. Pp. 557-568. In: H.E. Wright, Jr. and D.G. Frey (eds.), The Quaternary of the United States. Princeton University Press. (with W.W. Milstead)

1966.

The carpus of land tortoises (Testudininae). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 10(5):159-191.

On the courtship of Gopherus polyphemus. Herpetologica, 22(2):113-117.

A new species of Pliocene tortoise, genus Geochelone, from Florida. Journal of Paleontology, 40(4):877-882, pl. 102.

The vertebral musculature of Chersydrus (Serpentes). The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 29(2):155-162.

1967.

Notes on West Indian tortoises. Herpetologica, 23(1):34-44.

Further notes on fossil box turtles of Florida. Copeia, 1967(2):319-325.

The fossil snakes of Florida. The Plaster Jacket, Florida State Museum, no. 3: 7 p.

What is a plaster jacket? The Plaster Jacket, Florida State Museum, no. 6:10 p.

1969.

Tortoise behavior and survival. Patterns of Life Series, Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, 38 p.

Social behavior of Geochelone denticulata. The Quarterly Journal of Florida Academy of Sciences, 32(1):50-58.

Gopherus berlandieri in southeastern Texas. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 13(3):141-203. (with W.G. Weaver, Jr.)

Land of the Chaco tortoise Geochelone chilensis. International Turtle & Tortoise Society Journal, 13(3):16-19, 36-37.

1970.

A day with number 19. Report on a study of the Komodo monitor. Animal Kingdom, December 1970:18-23.

1971.

A new fossil tortoise, with remarks on the origin of South American testudinines. Copeia, 1971(1):106-117.

We lived with dragons. Science Digest, August, 1971:32-38.
1971. A world of ecosystems. Chapter 17, pp. 315 – 338. In: Biology, an Inquiry into Life, vol. 1, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., Bombay-New Delhi, 352 p.

Mankind: A population out of balance. Chapter 18, pp. 339 – 352. In: Biology, an Inquiry into Life, vol. 1, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Ltd., Bombay-New Delhi, 352 p.

1972.

Komodo dragons. Natural History, 81(4):52-59.

Fossil turtles. The Plaster Jacket, Florida State Museum, no. 16:10 p.

1973.

Growth records of wild, recaptured Komodo monitors (Varanus komodoensis). HISS News-Journal, 1(2):41-42. (with I.S. Darevsky)

1974.

Checklist of fossil land tortoises (Testudinidae). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 18(3):121-251.

1975.

The Dragon Isles: West Indian rock iguanas. The Bahamas Naturalist, 1(1):2-7.

1976.

The genus Gopherus (Testudinidae): Pt. 1. Osteology and relationships of extant species. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 20(2):47-110.

The effect of large body size on the temperature regulation of the Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 55A:345-350. (with B.K. McNabb)

First description of an adult Varanus grayi. Copeia, 1976(3):586-588.

Bahamas rock iguanas, part two. Bahamas Naturalist, Summer, 1976:9-16.

1977.

Display behavior in tortoises. American Zoologist, 17:241-250.

1978.

Social and feeding behavior in Varanus komodoensis. In: N. Greenberg and P.D. MacLean (eds.), Behavior and Neurology of Lizards. National Institute of Mental Health.

Courtship and breeding behavior in Geochelone radiata (Testudines: Testudinidae). Herpetologica, 34(3):277-287.

Suwannee cooter Chrysemys concinna suwanniensis (Carr). Pp. 32-33. In: Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida, vol. 3.

Gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin). Pp. 33-35, In: Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida, vol. 3.

Gray’s monitor lizard, Project 1396, status survey. World Wildlife Yearbook, 1977-1978:129-131.

Gopherus Rafinesque, gopher tortoises. In: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 211.1-2. (with R. Franz)

Gopherus agassizii (Cooper), desert tortoise. In: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 212.1-2. (with R. Franz)

Gopherus berlandieri (Agassiz), Texas tortoise. In: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 213.1-2. (with R. Franz)

Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler, Bolson tortoise. In: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 214.1-2. (with R. Franz)

Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin), gopher tortoise. In: Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles, p. 215.1-2. (with R. Franz)

1979.

The gopher tortoise: A declining species. Symposium on Threatened and Endangered Wildlife of Southeast United States. Pp. 61-63. (with R. Franz)

Detective Auffenberg gets his beast. International Wildlife, March – April:12-15.

A monitor lizard in the Philippines. Oryx, 15(1):38-46

The butaan: World’s rarest lizard? Topic, Philippines, January – February 1979:14-16.

Demography of terrestrial turtles. Chapter 25, pp. 541-569. In: M. Harless and H. Morlock (eds.), Turtles: Perspectives and Research, John Wiley & Sons, New York. (with J.B. Iverson)

Intersexual differences in behavior of captive Varanus bengalensis (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Varanidae). The Journal of Herpetology, 13(3):313-315.

Research on monitor lizards. Tiger Paper, 4(4):20-21.

1980.

The Butaan: The World’s rarest lizard? Pp. 70-75. In: N. Sitwell (ed.), Wildlife ’80, Grolier Enterprises Corp., London.

The herpetofauna of Komodo, with notes on adjacent areas. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 25(2):39-156.

Autecological notes on Xenochrophis piscator (Reptilia: Serpentes) from Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Science, 6:77-82.

1981.

The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, x + 406 p.

Florida environments and their herpetofaunas. Part I. Environmental characteristics. Florida Herpetologist, Florida State Museum, no. 2:1-36.

Combat behaviour in Varanus bengalensis (Sauria: Varanidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 78(1):54-72.

Behaviour of Lissemys punctata (Reptilia, Testudinata, Trionychidae) in a drying lake in Rajasthan, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 78(3):487-493.

1981.

The fossil turtles of Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, Africa. Copeia, 1981(3):509-522.

1982.

A la découverte des dragons de Komodo. Sci. Vie, 1978:40-43, 150-151.

We lived with dragons. Discoveries, Scott Foresman Reading Systems, Scott, Foresman and Company, Glenview, IL. Pp. 59-65.

Catch a lizard, use a lizard. International Wildlife, November – December 1982:16-19.

The status and distribution of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Pp. 95-126. In: R.B. Bury (ed.) North American Tortoises: Conservation and Status. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife Research Report no. 12. (with R. Franz)

Florida environments and their herpetofaunas. Part II. Changes in the environment. Florida Herpetologist, Florida State Museum, no. 3:1-28.

Florida environments and their herpetofaunas. Part III. Herpetogeography. Florida Herpetologist, Florida State Museum, no. 4:1-36, table.

Feeding strategy of the Caicos ground iguana, Cyclura carinata. Pp. 84-116. In: G.M. Burghardt and A.S. Rand (eds.), Iguanas of the World: Their Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ. 472 p.

1983.

The burrows of Varanus bengalensis: Characteristics and use. Records of the Indian Museum, 80:375-385.

Courtship behavior in Varanus bengalensis (Sauria: Varanidae). Pp. 535-551. In: A.G.J. Rhodin and K. Miyata (eds.), Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, MA.

The food and feeding of juvenile Bengal monitor lizards (Varanus bengalensis). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 80(1):119-124. (with I.M. Ipe)

1984.

Notes on feeding behaviour of Varanus bengalensis (Sauria: Varanidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 80(2):286-302.
1985. Rub gently with a little lizard balm . . . . The Reader’s Digest, Asia Edition, pp. 6-10. (Condensed from International Wildlife, November – December, 1982)

1986.

New land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Miocene of Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 86:279-307. (with P. Meylan)

The Indian monitor lizard. Sanctuary, 6(4):326-333.

Shelter use in gopher tortoises. Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter, 2(3):10-14.

1987.

Spotted turtle. Florida Living, October, 1987:84.

Canebrake rattlesnake. Florida Living, November, 1987:77.

The chelonians of the Laetolil Beds, pp. 62-78. In: M.D. Leakey and J.M. Harris (eds.). Laetoli – A Pleistocene Site in Northern Tanzania. Clarendon Press, Oxford. (with P.A. Meylan)

1988.

Gray’s Monitor Lizard. University Presses of Florida, University of Florida Press, Gainesville, xi + 419 p.

A new species of Geochelone (Testudinata: Testudinidae) from the Pleistocene of Florida (U.S.A.). Acta Zool. Cracov., 31(23):591-604.

New reptile records for Pakistan. Herpetological Review, 19(3):61. (with Z. Perveen and F. Iffat)

Resource partitioning in a community of Philippine skinks. (Sauria: Scincidae). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 32(2):151-219. (with T. Auffenberg)

1989.

Reproductive patterns in sympatric Philippine skinks (Sauria: Scincidae). Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences, 34(5):201-247. (with T. Auffenberg)

A study of Varanus flavescens (Hardwicke & Gray) (Sauria: Varanidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 86(3):286-307. (with H. Rahman, F. Iffat and Z. Perveen)

Utilization of monitor lizards in Pakistan. Traffic Bulletin, WWF, 11(1):8-12.

1990.

Notes on the biology of Varanus griseus koniecznyi Mertens (Sauria: Varanidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 87(1):26-36. (with H. Rahman, F. Iffat and Z. Perveen)

The reptile tick Aponomma gervaisi (Acarina: Ixodidae) as a parasite of monitor lizards in Pakistan and India. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 35(1):1-34. (with T. Auffenberg)

1991.

Preferred habitat, home range and movement patterns of Varanus bengalensis in southern Pakistan. Mertensiella, 2:7-28. (with Q.N. Arain and N. Khurshid)

Studies on Pakistan reptiles Pt. 1. The genus Echis (Viperidae). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, 35(5):263-314. (with H. Rehman)

Studies of Pakistan reptiles – notes on Kachuga smithi. Hamadryad, 16(1,2):25-29. (with N.A. Khan)

1993.

Studies on Pakistan reptiles. Pt. 3. Calotes versicolor. Asiatic Herpetological Reseach, 5:14-30. (with H. Rehman)

1994.

The Bengal Monitor. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, xxvii + 560 p.

1995.

Calotes versicolor nigrigularis Auffenberg and Rehman 1993 a junior primary homonym. Asiatic Herpetological Research, 6:27.

1997.

Geographic variation in Bufo stomaticus, with remarks on Bufo olivaceus: Biogeographical and systematic implications. Pp. 351 – 372. In: S.A. Mufti, C.A. Woods and S.A. Hasan (eds.), Biodiversity of Pakistan. Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad and Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, viii + 537 p.

2002.

Introduction: The past to now. Pp. 1-19. In: J.B. Murphy, C. Ciofi, C. de La Panouse, and T. Walsh (eds.), Komodo Dragons: Biology and Conservation. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, xviii + 268 p. (with K. Auffenberg)

(†) 2004.

Behavioural ecology of Ophiomorus tridactylus (Indian sand swimmer) from Uthal, District Bela, Balochistan, Pakistan. Journal of Natural History and Wildlife, 3(1):33-35. (with H. Rehman)

Studies on Pakistan lizards: Cyrtopodion stoliczkai (Steindachner, 1867) (Gekkonidae: Gekkoninae). Asiatic Herpetological Research, 10:151-160. (with K. Auffenberg and K. Krysko)

Studies on Pakistan Lizards: Observations on the scincid lizard Mabuya dissimilis (Hallowell, 1860) with comments on two other species in the genus. Hamadryad, 28(1&2):66-72. (with A. Greer and K. Auffenberg)

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