Publications

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Historical Herp Literature available from The Reptile Database: Linnaeus - Systema Naturae, Herpetological part, pages 194-229 Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1841-1899 CD-ROM Releases: Annals and Magazine of Natural History (AMNH) 1838-1899, all reptile papers, (CD-ROM 6-12/2002) Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (PANSP) 1841-1899, all reptile papers (CD-ROM 3/2001) Zoologischer Anzeiger, 1880-1905, all 127 reptile papers (CD-ROM 2008). Combined AMNH + PANSP + ZA = 639 pre-1905 papers Duméril & Bibron (1854): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 1 - General Herpetology, 450 pp. (CD-ROM 3/2005) Duméril & Bibron (1835): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 2 - Turtles, 680 pp. (CD-ROM 6/2003). Duméril & Bibron (1836): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 3 - Geckos, monitors, chameleons, crocodiles, 528 pp. (CD-ROM 7/2004) Duméril & Bibron (1839): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 4 - Agamas and iguanas, 571 pp., as PDF (CD-ROM 9/2006) Duméril & Bibron (1839): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 5 - Skinks, wall lizards, etc. 860 pp. (CD-ROM 3/2006) Duméril & Bibron (1844): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 6 - Boas, pythons, and blind snakes (CD-ROM 12/2003) Duméril & Bibron (1854): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 7 - Snakes, 1536 pp. (2 vols.; CD-ROM 12/2002). Duméril & Bibron (1854): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 8 - Amphibians (to be released as an addendum in 2008). Duméril & Bibron (1854): Érpetologie Génerale, Vol. 9 - Turtles 2, iguanas 2, to be released in 2008. Order CDs online by credit card via Kagi.com (secure web site)

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• Girard, S.F. (1858) United States Exploring Expedition..., C. Sherman & Son, Philadelphia, xv, 492 pp.
• Günther, A.C.L.G. (1885-1902) Reptilia and Batrachia. Biologia Centrali-Américana. Taylor, & Francis, London, 326 pp

Publications from and on the database:

Uetz, P. (1996)
Herpetologie im Internet.
Elaphe 4 (3): 60-64

Uetz,P. & Etzold,T. (1996)
Die EMBL-Reptiliendatenbank.
Elaphe 4/96: 49-53

Uetz,P. & Etzold,T. (1996)
The EMBL/EBI Reptile Database.
Herpetological Review 27 (4): 174-175

Uetz,P. (2000)
How many reptiles species?
Herpetological Review 31 (1): 13-15

Hallermann,J., Dirksen,L. & Uetz,P. (1999)
Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 1998, mit Nachträgen der Jahre 1996 und 1997.
Elaphe 7 (1): I-VII

Hallermann,J., Schmitz,A.. Dirksen,L. & Uetz,P. (2000)
Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 1999, mit Nachträgen der Jahre 1998 und 1997.
Elaphe 8 (2): 53-61

Hallermann,J., Schmitz,A.. Dirksen,L. & Uetz,P. (2001)
Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 2000, mit Nachträgen des Jahres 1999.
Elaphe 9 (2): 40-45

The papers by Hallermann et al. provide annual lists of newly described species. All those species are also included in the EMBL Reptile Database (of course!). A cumulation of these and other species described in the 1990ies is available (see below).

Uetz,P. & Schmitz,A. (2001)
Fast 1000 in 10 Jahren - ein Nachtrag zum Thema "Neue Reptilientaxa" [pdf].
Elaphe 9 (4): 51-53

This paper gives an update on a preceding paper by Schmitz et al. that listed (almost) all species that have been described from 1990 to 1999. The updated list is available as pdf file.

Uetz,P. (2002)
Alte Bücher - neue Technik: Das Projekt "Historische Literatur" bei der EMBL-Reptiliendatenbank.
Beiträge zur Literatur und Geschichte der Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde, Bd. II: 41-46

Hallermann,J. & Uetz,P. (2002)
Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 2001, mit Nachträgen des Jahres 2000.
Elaphe 10 (2): 90-96

Hallermann,J. & Uetz,P. (2004)
Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 2002, mit Nachträgen des Jahres 2001.
Elaphe 12 (2): 85-90

Hallermann,J. & Uetz,P. (2005)
Liste der Neubeschreibungen von Reptilien des Jahres 2003.
Elaphe 13 (2): 69-74

Uetz, P.; Goll, J. & Hallermann, J. (2007)
Die TIGR-Reptiliendatenbank.
Elaphe 15 (3): 16-19

Uetz, P. (2010)
The original descriptions of reptiles.
Zootaxa 2334: 59–68

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