INTRODUCTION 
The present bibliography arose as an outgrowth of a literature search 
initiated in conjunction with the Dipsosaurus catalogue account for the 
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles. It became apparent early on 
in the search that the literature on Dipsosaurus would be far too extensive 
to allow for a comprehensive listing of it in the space available ina 
standard account. The literature, however, is diverse in topic coverage 
and mostly recent (i.e., from 1960) in publication date. As a result I 
felt that a cross-referenced bibliography of the genus would be a valuable 
contribution to the field of herpetology. Zoological Records, Biological 
Abstracts, Herpetological Review and bibliographies of summary works and 
symposium volumes were all searched for literature dealing with Dipsosaurus. 
Summary works and symposium volumes are only cited if they containe 
original data on the genus. All aspects of the biology of Dipsosaurus are 
cited in the following bibliography. The cross referenced we TS 
relatively general and is not intended to be a detailed subject index. 
Literature searching ceased on January 5, 1987. 
