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Books
Measey, G.J. (ed.) 2011. Ensuring a future for
Harper,
E.B., Measey, G.J., Patrick, D.A., Menegon, M. & Vonesh, J.R.
2010. Field guide to the amphibians of
the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya. Camerapix Publishers International. 314pp. pdf
Measey, G.J., Malonza,
P.K. & Muchai, V. 2009 Amphibians of the Taita Hills / Amfibia wa milima
ya Taita SANBI Biodiveristy Series 12. South African National Biodiversity
Institute,
Chapters
Angulo, A., Hoffmann, M. & Measey, G.J. (2011) Introduction: Conservation assessments of the
amphibians of
Channing, A., Measey, G.J., Minter, L.R. &
Harvey, J. (2011) Understanding and documenting species diversity. Ensuring a future for
Measey, G.J., Weldon, C., Morgan, D., Channing, A., Harvey, J. & Turner, A.A. (2011)
Conservation and ecological studies. Ensuring a future for
Measey, G.J., Minter, L.R. & Turner,
A.A. (2011) Assessing status and trends. Ensuring a future
for
Tolley, K.A., Minter,
L.R., Harvey, J., Tarrant, J. & Measey,
G.J. (2011) Education, awareness and capacity building. Ensuring a future for
Measey, G. J. 2004 Species account: Xenopus laevis (Daudin 1802). In Atlas
and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (ed.
L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, P. J. Bishop & H. Braack), pp. 266-267: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Measey, G. J. 2004 Species account: Xenopus muelleri
(Peters 1844). In Atlas and Red Data Book
of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (ed. L. R. Minter, M.
Burger, J. A. Harrison & C. A. Bishop), pp. 264-266: Smithsonian
Institution Press.
Measey, G. J. 2004 The
Genus Xenopus
(Wagler 1827). In Atlas
and Red Data Book of the Frogs of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (ed.
L. R. Minter, M. Burger, J. A. Harrison, C. A. Bishop & H. Braack), pp. 258-259: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Measey, G. J. 2004 Xenopus laevis: una
perspectiva sobre invasiones
globales. In Antecedentes sobre la biologia
de Xenopus laevis y su introduccion en Chile (ed. R. Solis, G. Lobos & A. Irirarte), pp.
3-8. Santiago: Maval Ltda.
Publications
Measey,
G.J. & Tolley, K.A. 2011. Investigating the cause
of the disjunct distribution of Amietophrynus pantherinus, the Endangered South
African Western Leopard Toad. Conservation
Genetics 12: 61-70.
Measey, G.J., Hinkel,
H.H., Dumbo, B. & Fischer, E. 2011. Rediscovery of Boulengerula fischeri, with notes on its morphology and habitat. African Journal of Herpetology 60: 47-59.
Loader, S. P., Wilkinson, M., Cotton, J. A.,
Measey, G. J., Menegon, M., Howell, K. M., Müller, H., & Gower, D. J. 2011. Molecular phylogenetics of Boulengerula (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) and
implications for taxonomy, biogeography and conservation. Herpetological
Journal, 21: 5-16.
Bates, M.F., Pietersen,
D. & Measey, G.J. 2011. New amphisbaenian records for the
Tolley, K.A., Raw, R.N.V., Altwegg,
R. & Measey, G.J. 2010. Chameleons on the move: survival and movement of
the Cape Dwarf Chameleon, Bradypodion pumilum, within a fragmented urban habitat. African Zoology 45: 99-106.
Bwong, B.A. &
Measey, G.J. 2010. Diet composition of Xenopus borealis in Taita Hills; effects of
habitat and predator size. African Journal of Ecology 48:
299-303.
Tolley, K.A., de Villiers, A., Cherry, M.I. & Measey, G.J. 2010. Isolation and
high genetic diversity in dwarf mountain toads (Capensibufo) from
Malonza, P.K., Lötters, S.L. & Measey, G.J. 2010. The montane
forest associated amphibian species of the Taita
Hills,
Loader, S.P., Measey, G.J., de Sá, R. & Malonza, P.K. 2009. A new species of Callulina (Brevicipitidae) from the Taita
Hills, Kenya. Zootaxa
2123: 55-68.
Herrel, A. & Measey,
G.J. 2010. The kinematics of locomotion in caecilians: effects of substrate and
body shape. Journal of Experimental
Zoology 313A: 301-309.
Ngwava, J.M, Malonza, P.K. & Measey, G.J. 2009. Observations on
the natural history of breeding in the Taita dwarf
toad Mertensophryne taitana on
Measey,
G.J., Hopkins, K. & Tolley, K.A. 2009 Morphology,
ornaments and performance in two chameleon ecomorphs:
Is the casque bigger than the bite? Zoology 112, 217-226. pdf
Wollenberg,
K. C. & Measey, G. J. 2009. Why colour in
subterranean vertebrates? Exploring the evolution of colour patterns in
caecilian amphibians. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22, 1046-1056. pdf
Measey,
G.J., Armstrong, A.J. & Hanekom, C. 2009
Subterranean herpetofauna show a decline after 34
years in Ndumu Game Reserve, South Africa. Oryx 43, 284-287. pdf
Loader,
S. P., Measey, G. J., de Sá, R. & Malonza, P. K. 2009.
A new brevicipitid species (Brevicipitidae:
Callulina) from the fragmented forests of the Taita Hills,
Measey, G. J., Smita, M., Beyo, R. S. & Oommen, O. V. 2008. Year-round spermatogenic activity in an oviparous subterranean
caecilian, Boulengerula taitanus
Loveridge 1935 (Amphibia
Gymnophiona Caeciliidae). Tropical
Zoology 21: 109-122. pdf
Tolley, K. A. & Measey, G. J. 2007. Chameleons and
vineyards in the Western Cape of South Africa: Is automated grape harvesting a
threat to the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion
pumilum)? African Journal of Herpetology 56: 85-89. pdf
Measey, G. J., Vences, M., Drewes, R. C., Chiari, Y., Melo, M. & Bourles, B. 2007. Freshwater paths into the
ocean: molecular phylogeny of the frog Ptychadena
newtoni gives insights into amphibian
colonisation of oceanic islands. Journal of Biogeography 34: 7-20. pdf
Measey, G. J., Galbusera, P., Breyne, P. & Matthysen, E. 2007. Gene flow in a
direct-developing, leaf litter frog between isolated mountains in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Conservation Genetics 8:
1177-1188. pdf
Measey, G. J. & Herrel, A. 2006. Rotational feeding in
caecilians: putting a spin on the evolution of cranial design. Biology Letters
2: 485-487. pdf
Measey, G. J. 2006. Surveying biodiversity
of soil herpetofauna: towards a standard quantitative
methodology. European Journal of Soil Biology 42: S103-S110. pdf
Decaëns, T., Jiménez, J. J., Gioia, C., Measey, G. J. & Lavelle,
P. 2006. The values of soil animals for conservation biology. European
Journal of Soil Biology 42: S23-S38. pdf
Measey, G. J. & Van Dongen,
S. (2006) Bergmann's rule and the terrestrial caecilian Schistometopum
thomense (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae). Evolutionary
Ecology Research. 8: 1049-1059. pdf
Fouquet, A. & Measey,
G. J. (2006) Plotting the course of an African clawed frog invasion in
Measey, G. J. & Barot,
S. (2006) Evidence of seasonal migration in a tropical subterranean vertebrate.
Journal of Zoology, London. 269, 29-37. pdf
Measey, G.J., Mejissa,
J. & Müller, H. (2006) Notes on the distribution
and abundance of the caecilian Boulengerula ulugurensis (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in the
Malonza, P.K. & Measey,
G.J. (2005) Life history of an African caecilian: Boulengerula taitanus (Caeciilidae:
Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Tropical Zoology 18: 49-66. pdf
Measey, G.J. & Royero,
R. (2005) An examination of Pipa parva (Anura: Pipidae) from natural and invasive populations in
Müller, H., Measey,
G.J., Loader, S.P. & Malonza, P.K. (2005) A
new species of Boulengerula Tornier (Amphibia : Gymnophiona : Caeciliidae) from an isolated mountain block of the Taita Hills,
Müller, H., Measey,
G.J. & Malonza, P.K. (2005) The tadpole of Bufo taitanus (Anura: Bufonidae) with notes on
its systematic significance and life history. Journal of Herpetology 39:
138-141. pdf
Measey, G.J. & Gower, D.J. (2005) Externally measured condition verses internal organ mass in
the fossorial caecilian Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Amphibia;
Gymnophiona; Caeciliidae). Zoological Science 22: 445-452. pdf
Delêtre M. & Measey G.J. (2004) Sexual selection vs ecological causation in a sexually dimorphic caecilian, Schistometopum thomense (Amphibia Gymnophiona Caeciliidae). Ethology Ecology & Evolution 16:
243-253. pdf
Measey, G.J. (2004) Are caecilians rare?
An East African perspective. Journal of
East African Natural History 93:
1-21. pdf
Gaborieau, O. & Measey,
G.J. (2004) Termitivore or detritivore? A quantitative
investigation into the diet of the East African caecilian Boulengerula
taitanus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae). Animal
Biology 54: 45-56. pdf
Measey,
G.J., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V. & Wilkinson, M. (2004) Diet of the fossorial caecilian Gegeneophis
ramaswamii (Amphibia; Gymnophiona; Caeciliidae) in
southern
Measey, G.J., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V. & Wilkinson, M. (2003) A pilot
mark-recapture study of the caecilian amphibian Gegeneophis
ramaswamii (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in
southern
Measey,
G.J. & Channing,
A. (2003) Phylogeography
of Xenopus in southern
Measey, G.J. & Di Bernardo, M. (2003)
Estimating juvenile recruitment to a population of the semi-aquatic
caecilian, Chthonerpeton indistinctum (Gymnophiona; Typhlonectidae), in
southern
Measey, G.J., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V. & Wilkinson, M. (2003) Quantitative
surveying of endogeic limbless vertebrates – a case
study of Gegeneophis ramaswamii
(Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) in southern
Lobos, G.
& Measey, G.J. (2002) Invasive populations of Xenopus
laevis (Daudin) in
Presswell, B., Gower, D.J.,
Measey, G.J., Oommen,
O.V. & Wilkinson, M. (2002). Snakes in the diet of an
Indian caecilian. Herpetological Journal 12:
123-126. pdf
Measey,
G.J., Gower, D.J., Oommen, O.V. & Wilkinson, M. (2001) Permanent marking
of a fossorial caecilian, Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Amphibia:
Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) Journal of South Asian Natural History 5:109-115 pdf
Measey,
G.J. (2001) Growth and ageing of
feral Xenopus laevis (Daudin) in
Oommen, O.V., Measey,
G.J., Gower, D.J., & Wilkinson, M. (2000) The
distribution and abundance of the caecilian Gegeneophis ramaswamii (Amphibia:
Gymnophiona) in southern Kerala.
Current Science 79: 1386-1389
Measey,
G.J. (1998) Diet of feral Xenopus laevis in
South Wales,
Moss, B., Kornijów,
R., & Measey, G.J. (1998) The
effect of nymphaeid (Nuphar lutea L.) as potential refuges for zooplankters against predation by perch (Perca fluviatilis
L.) in a shallow lake Freshwater Biology
39: 689-697 pdf
Measey, G.J.
(1998) Terrestrial prey capture in Xenopus laevis. Copeia 1998: 787-791 pdf
Measey, G.J.
& Tinsley, R.C. (1998) Feral Xenopus laevis in
Measey,
G.J. & Wilkinson, M. (1998)
Lines of arrested growth in an aquatic caecilian Typhlonectes natans (Amphibia:
Gymnophiona). Amphibia-Reptilia 19:91-95 pdf
Measey,
G.J. & Tinsley, R.C. (1997)
Mating behaviour of Xenopus wittei (Anura:
Pipidae) Copiea 1997:601-609 pdf
Notes
Measey, G. J. & Turner, A.
2008. Scolecomorphus vittatus (Boulenger,
1895) Taste. African Herp News 45:
3-5. pdf
Measey, G.J., Silva, J.M. & Di Bernardo, M. (2003) Testing for repeatability in
measurements of length and mass in Chthonerpeton indistinctum (Amphibia: Gymnophiona); including a novel method of calculating total
length of live caecilians Herpetological
Review 34: 35-39. pdf
Borges-Martins, M., Di-Bernardo, M., Vinciprova, G. et
al. 2002 Rana catesbeiana (American
bullfrog). Herpetological Review 33: 319
Measey, G. J. 1994. Some Odonata
from