This page is a compilation of useful resources when writing articles for this project as well as templates that this project uses for organization.
References
Phylogenetic
Phylogeny and taxonomy of some fossil groups is not known or is uncertain; relationships of living species to each other and fossil species is also not fully known. Join the
discussion for other possibilities.
The Reptile Database: Over 12,000 species of reptiles, heavily curated, reviewed, and reliable.
AmphibiaWeb. A resource dealing with the biology of extant and recently extinct amphibians. In addition to
taxonomic information, it includes descriptions and life history, information on habitat, distributions and conservation, as well as photos and sound recordings for some species.
Crother et al. 2012: for North American taxa, followed by majority of professional herpetological associations.
Phylogeny and taxonomy of some fossil groups is not known or is uncertain; relationships of living species to each other and fossil species is also not fully known. Join the
discussion for other possibilities.
The following is suggested as primary references (feel free to add more!)
Print – primary references
Benton, M. J. (2014), Vertebrate Palaeontology, 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell (also 3rd ed. 2004 and 2nd ed. 2000). This is a widely used and respected work, which has superseded but not replaced Carroll 1988.
The classification presented in the 3rd edition (
dead link of original), although not perfect, is a good compromise that combines the Linnean and Cladistic approaches. For more on this book see its Wikipedia article at
Vertebrate Palaeontology (book) or the publishers pages on the
3rd edition and
4th edition.
Carroll, R. L. (1988), Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, WH Freeman & Co. At the back of this book is a very useful appendix that lists every veretebrate genus classified according to family, order, etc. This is the most recent Linnean classification of living and extinct vertebrates, and Dr Carroll's book is in any case and excellent textbook, although too detailed and technical for trhe beginner
Handbook of Paleoherpetology, a multi-authored series of important volumes, each on a particular group. Some are rather dated, others are more current. The
main page is here. For a classification, click on the title/group you are interested in, that brings up some info about that volume with a picture of the cover. There will generally be a little button on the lower part of the page which says "more". Click on that for the table of contents. The table of contents includes the taxonomy of the group in question.
Ruta, M, MI Coates & DLJ Quicke (2003), Early tetrapod relationships revisited. Biol. Rev. 78: 251-345.
pdf - includes a number of cladograms on early Tetrapods
Rubidge, B.S. & Sidor, C.A. 2001, Evolutionary patterns among Permo-Triassic therapsids. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 32: 449-480.
pdf - includes large Therapsid cladogram and very good overview of Therapsid clades
any articles or papers in peer-reviewed journals
Online – secondary references
Tree of Life describes the early amniote clades; follow the links back to tetrapods, or forward to more recent or derived groups. The Tree of Life project is peer-reviewed and so can be considered authoritative. Note that this phylogeny differs in places from Benton's.
any online (html or pdf) articles or papers that have also appeared in peer-reviewed print journals
Print – secondary references
The following books can also be used, but they are not as detailed or authoritative as the primary references textbooks. Note: these books are not peer-reviewed, so they can only be used as basic introductory material
Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas H. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Gunter Graphics, 1993, Pg 37.
Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Creatures Edited by ingrid Cranfield 2000 Salamander books ltd
Barry Cox, R.J.G.Savage, Brian Gardiner, Dougal Dixon, 1988 Illustrated Collins/McMillian/whatever Encyclopaedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals (this book has been variously published so the name of the title may differ - a higherly recommended for a basic intro, although there are still a few mistakes - e.g. still presents Teratosaurus as a dinosaur!))
Online – secondary references
Palaeos - includes detailed technical information on many tetrapod groups, also some overviews, and lists references
{{Anura}} - Placing this template on a page creates a box with list of names of anuran families. This template has been used in
Frog and the wikipages on anuran families.
{{Snake families}} - Placing this template on a page creates a box with list of names of snake families. This template is meant to be used in
Snake and the wikipages on snake families.
{{Crocodilia}} - creates a navbox with a list of crocodilian taxa.
{{Crocs}} - Placing this template on a page creates a navbox with crocodilian-related topics.
{{Varanoidea}} - Placing this template creates a navbox with a list of the members of this superfamily. Meant for use on Helodermatid and Varanid articles.
{{Iguanidae}} - Placing this template creates a navbox with a list of the members of this family. Meant for use on Iguana, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, and Sauromalus articles.
{{Caudata}} - creates a navbox with a list of caudate taxa. Meant for use with salamander articles.
{{Cordylidae}} - creates a navbox for cordylid lizards.
Do not categorise in more than one level of taxa. For example, do not categorise an article in both
Category:Frogs and
Category:Litoria. Only categorise in the lowest taxa with a category, in this case
Category:Litoria.
This page is a compilation of useful resources when writing articles for this project as well as templates that this project uses for organization.
References
Phylogenetic
Phylogeny and taxonomy of some fossil groups is not known or is uncertain; relationships of living species to each other and fossil species is also not fully known. Join the
discussion for other possibilities.
The Reptile Database: Over 12,000 species of reptiles, heavily curated, reviewed, and reliable.
AmphibiaWeb. A resource dealing with the biology of extant and recently extinct amphibians. In addition to
taxonomic information, it includes descriptions and life history, information on habitat, distributions and conservation, as well as photos and sound recordings for some species.
Crother et al. 2012: for North American taxa, followed by majority of professional herpetological associations.
Phylogeny and taxonomy of some fossil groups is not known or is uncertain; relationships of living species to each other and fossil species is also not fully known. Join the
discussion for other possibilities.
The following is suggested as primary references (feel free to add more!)
Print – primary references
Benton, M. J. (2014), Vertebrate Palaeontology, 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell (also 3rd ed. 2004 and 2nd ed. 2000). This is a widely used and respected work, which has superseded but not replaced Carroll 1988.
The classification presented in the 3rd edition (
dead link of original), although not perfect, is a good compromise that combines the Linnean and Cladistic approaches. For more on this book see its Wikipedia article at
Vertebrate Palaeontology (book) or the publishers pages on the
3rd edition and
4th edition.
Carroll, R. L. (1988), Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, WH Freeman & Co. At the back of this book is a very useful appendix that lists every veretebrate genus classified according to family, order, etc. This is the most recent Linnean classification of living and extinct vertebrates, and Dr Carroll's book is in any case and excellent textbook, although too detailed and technical for trhe beginner
Handbook of Paleoherpetology, a multi-authored series of important volumes, each on a particular group. Some are rather dated, others are more current. The
main page is here. For a classification, click on the title/group you are interested in, that brings up some info about that volume with a picture of the cover. There will generally be a little button on the lower part of the page which says "more". Click on that for the table of contents. The table of contents includes the taxonomy of the group in question.
Ruta, M, MI Coates & DLJ Quicke (2003), Early tetrapod relationships revisited. Biol. Rev. 78: 251-345.
pdf - includes a number of cladograms on early Tetrapods
Rubidge, B.S. & Sidor, C.A. 2001, Evolutionary patterns among Permo-Triassic therapsids. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 32: 449-480.
pdf - includes large Therapsid cladogram and very good overview of Therapsid clades
any articles or papers in peer-reviewed journals
Online – secondary references
Tree of Life describes the early amniote clades; follow the links back to tetrapods, or forward to more recent or derived groups. The Tree of Life project is peer-reviewed and so can be considered authoritative. Note that this phylogeny differs in places from Benton's.
any online (html or pdf) articles or papers that have also appeared in peer-reviewed print journals
Print – secondary references
The following books can also be used, but they are not as detailed or authoritative as the primary references textbooks. Note: these books are not peer-reviewed, so they can only be used as basic introductory material
Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas H. Rich, The Great Russian Dinosaurs, Gunter Graphics, 1993, Pg 37.
Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Creatures Edited by ingrid Cranfield 2000 Salamander books ltd
Barry Cox, R.J.G.Savage, Brian Gardiner, Dougal Dixon, 1988 Illustrated Collins/McMillian/whatever Encyclopaedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals (this book has been variously published so the name of the title may differ - a higherly recommended for a basic intro, although there are still a few mistakes - e.g. still presents Teratosaurus as a dinosaur!))
Online – secondary references
Palaeos - includes detailed technical information on many tetrapod groups, also some overviews, and lists references
{{Anura}} - Placing this template on a page creates a box with list of names of anuran families. This template has been used in
Frog and the wikipages on anuran families.
{{Snake families}} - Placing this template on a page creates a box with list of names of snake families. This template is meant to be used in
Snake and the wikipages on snake families.
{{Crocodilia}} - creates a navbox with a list of crocodilian taxa.
{{Crocs}} - Placing this template on a page creates a navbox with crocodilian-related topics.
{{Varanoidea}} - Placing this template creates a navbox with a list of the members of this superfamily. Meant for use on Helodermatid and Varanid articles.
{{Iguanidae}} - Placing this template creates a navbox with a list of the members of this family. Meant for use on Iguana, Ctenosaura, Cyclura, and Sauromalus articles.
{{Caudata}} - creates a navbox with a list of caudate taxa. Meant for use with salamander articles.
{{Cordylidae}} - creates a navbox for cordylid lizards.
Do not categorise in more than one level of taxa. For example, do not categorise an article in both
Category:Frogs and
Category:Litoria. Only categorise in the lowest taxa with a category, in this case
Category:Litoria.