INTRODUCTION 



Seurat (1930:203-216) provides a historical review of the literature 

 of North African herpetology from the sixteenth to the early twentieth 

 century. Such a review is, by necessity, concerned only with major papers. 

 I have tried to present a complete review of the literature concerning the 

 region generally defined as Palearctic Africa; papers concerning circum- 

 mediterranean regions are included when considered relevant. 



Sources for this "bibliography were varied. The Zoological Record 

 (186U-19T1), Herpetological Titles and Reviews (1973), and Herpetological 

 Review (1967-1975) provided most information. Supplemental titles were 

 located in the library of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians of the 

 National Museum of Natural History. 



Some references on world-wide herpetology are omitted in spite of 

 the fact that Palearctic Africa is included within them. Persons using 

 this bibliography are advised to refer to the major works of Boulenger 

 (catalogues), Diomeril and Bibron, Gray, Jan, et . al., for additional data. 



Citations are arranged alphabetically by author; multiple citations 

 for a single author are listed by ascending date and then alphabetically 

 by the first significant word of the title for multiple papers in a single 

 year. 



In spite of careful review, errors of omission will occur. For these, 

 I apologize, and request your assistance in locating them. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



I wish to thank Carolyn Hahn, Amy Levin, Jack Marquardt , and Betty 

 Schwartz of the Natural History Museiim Library, Smithsonian Institution, 

 for patient and conscientious assistance in locating many of the references. 

 Jane S. Peters kindly typed the final manuscript copy. 



