@article {Poulakakis2005,
	title = {{Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Sauria: Scincidae).}},
	journal = {Molecular phylogenetics and evolution},
	volume = {34},
	number = {2},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {245{\textendash}56},
	abstract = {Sequence data derived from two mitochondrial markers, 16S rRNA and cytochrome b genes, were used to infer the phylogenetic relationships of 38 populations of the snake-eyed skinks of the genus Ablepharus with emphasis on A. kitaibelii from Greece and Turkey. The partition-homogeneity tests indicated that the combined data set was homogeneous, and maximum-parsimony, maximum-likelihood, and Bayesian analyses produced topologically identical trees that revealed a well-resolved phylogeny. All species except A. kitaibelii form monophyletic units. The latter species appears paraphyletic with respect to A. budaki and A. chernovi with populations clustering into two distinct clades. A. chernovi and A. budaki, which have recently been raised to species status, were confirmed as genetically distinct forms. We used sequence divergence and paleogeographic history of the Aegean region to reconstruct a biogeographic evolutionary scenario for A. kitaibelii.},
	keywords = {16S, 16S: genetics, Animals, Bayes Theorem, Cytochromes b, Cytochromes b: genetics, Evolution, Genetic Variation, Geography, Likelihood Functions, Lizards, Lizards: genetics, Molecular, Phylogeny, Ribosomal, RNA},
	issn = {1055-7903},
	doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2004.10.006},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15619439},
	author = {Poulakakis, N and Lymberakis, P and Tsigenopoulos, C S and Magoulas, a and Mylonas, M}
}
@article {Hedges2014,
	title = {{The high-level classification of skinks (reptilia, squamata, scincomorpha)}},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {3765},
	number = {4},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {317{\textendash}338},
	abstract = {Skinks are usually grouped in a single family, Scincidae (1,579 species) representing one-quarter of all lizard species. Other large lizard families, such as Gekkonidae (s.l.) and Iguanidae (s.l.), have been partitioned into multiple families in recent years, based mainly on evidence from molecular phylogenies. Subfamilies and informal suprageneric groups have been used for skinks, defined by morphological traits and supported increasingly by molecular phylogenies. Recently, a seven-family classification for skinks was proposed to replace that largely informal classification, create more manageable taxa, and faciliate systematic research on skinks. Those families are Acontidae (26 sp.), Egerniidae (58 sp.), Eugongylidae (418 sp.), Lygosomidae (52 sp.), Mabuyidae (190 sp.), Sphenomorphidae (546 sp.), and Scincidae (273 sp.). Representatives of 125 (84\%) of the 154 genera of skinks are available in the public sequence databases and have been placed in molecular phylogenies that support the recognition of these families. However, two other molecular clades with species that have long been considered distinctive morphologically belong to two new families described here, Ristellidae fam. nov. (14 sp.) and Ateuchosauridae fam. nov. (2 sp.). Morphological diagnoses and species content for all nine families of skinks (Scincomorpha) are presented.},
	keywords = {Classification, Evolution, Lizard, Reptile, Systematics, Taxonomy},
	isbn = {1175601101},
	issn = {11755326},
	doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.2},
	author = {Hedges, S. Blair}
}
@article {Herczeg2007,
	title = {{Microhabitat use, seasonal activity and diet of the snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri) in comparison with sympatric lacertids in Hungary}},
	journal = {Biologia},
	volume = {62},
	number = {4},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {482{\textendash}487},
	abstract = {Microhabitat selection and seasonal activity of the snake-eyed skink, Ablephaus kitaibelii fitzingeri, are compared to the two lacertid lizards (Lacerta viridis and Podarcis muralis) that co-occur in many of its habitats. The food composition of A. k. fitzingeri is also described. Significant differences in microhabitat selection and seasonal activity among the three species were found. The snake-eyed skink was associated with open grasslands, and with a low level of scrub, bare soil and rock cover. The microhabitat preference of L. viridis was quite similar to that of the skink, but with a higher preference for scrub. P. muralis occurred in places with greater rock and bare soil cover, and more scrub than A. k. fitzingeri. Activity of the snake-eyed skink decreased dramatically in summer, probably because of the reduced thermal inertia originating from the extremely small size of this species, but its seasonal activity overlapped with those of the lacertids. Stomach content analysis of the snake-eyed skink suggests that it is a generalist predator of small, mainly flightless arthropod prey. Competition with juvenile lacertids and predation by adult L. viridis are conceivable for the snake-eyed skink. {\textregistered} 2007 Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences},
	keywords = {ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri, diet composition, lacerta viridis, microhabitat use, podarcis muralis, seasonal},
	isbn = {0006-3088},
	issn = {0006-3088},
	doi = {10.2478/s11756-007-0092-6},
	author = {Herczeg, G{\'a}bor and Kov{\'a}cs, Tibor and Kors{\'o}s, Zolt{\'a}n and T{\"o}r{\"o}k, J{\'a}nos}
}
@article {KorsoS2008,
	title = {{New locality records of Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri Mertens, 1952 from the area surrounding the river Ipel{\textquoteright}, in Slovakia and adjacent Hungary}},
	journal = {North-Western Journal of Zoology},
	volume = {4},
	number = {1},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {125{\textendash}128},
	keywords = {ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri, Distribution, Hungary, New localities, Slovakia},
	issn = {15849074},
	author = {Kors{\'o}s, Zolt{\'a}n and Csek{\'e}S, R{\'o}bert and Tak{\'a}cs, Eszter}
}
@article {Perkins1934,
	title = {{Contribution to the Herpetology of Arkansas}},
	journal = {Copeia},
	volume = {1934},
	number = {3},
	year = {1934},
	pages = {139{\textendash}140},
	issn = {00458511},
	doi = {10.2307/1436762},
	url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/1436762},
	author = {Perkins, R Marlin and Lentz, Moody J R}
}
@article {Sos2008,
	title = {{Review of recent taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in European Amphibia and Reptilia related to Romanian herpetofauna}},
	journal = {Herpetologica Romanica},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {61{\textendash}91},
	abstract = {The list of recent taxonomic and nomenclatural changes concerning Romanian amphibian and reptile species is presented in the light of new phylogenetic results. The status and distribution of some subspecies which inhabit Romania is discussed. The goals of contemporary conservation are revised. Also a list of used Romanian material in recent phylogeny studies is provided.},
	keywords = {Amphibia, Reptilia, Romania, Taxonomy},
	url = {http://www.lacertilia.de/AS/Bibliografie/BIB\_6572.pdf},
	author = {Sos, Tibor}
}
@article {Szovenyi2011,
	title = {{Distribution and conservation status of snake eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii Bibron \& Bory, 1833) in Croatia}},
	journal = {North-Western Journal of Zoology},
	volume = {7},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {20{\textendash}25},
	keywords = {Habitat destruction, New record, Slavonia, Threatened},
	issn = {15849074},
	author = {Sz{\"o}v{\'e}nyi, Gergely and Jeli{\'c}, Du{\v s}an}
}
@article {Vergilov2014,
	title = {{Influence of Environmental Factors on the Morphology of the Snake-Eyed Skink Ablepharus kitaibelii ( Reptilia : Scincidae ) in Eastern Balkans}},
	journal = {Acta Zoologica Bulgarica},
	volume = {66},
	number = {2},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {217{\textendash}224},
	keywords = {climate, intraspecific, morphological variability, scincids},
	author = {Vergilov, Vladislav S and Tzankov, Nikolay D}
}
@article {Fuhn1969,
	title = {{The "polyphyletic" origin of the genus Ablepharus (Reptilia, Scincidae): a case of parallel evolution}},
	journal = {Z. F. Zool. Systematik u Evolutionsforschung},
	volume = {7},
	number = {1},
	year = {1969},
	pages = {67{\textendash}76},
	isbn = {1439-0469},
	author = {Fuhn, Ion E}
}
@article {Gocmen1996,
	title = {{A new subspecies, Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bibron \& Borry, 1833) budaki n. ssp. (Sauria: Scincidae) from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus}},
	journal = {Turkish Journal of Zoology},
	volume = {20},
	number = {4},
	year = {1996},
	pages = {397{\textendash}405},
	abstract = {A new subspecies, Ablepharus kitaibelii budaki n. spp. that is distinguished from previously described subspecies, is recognized. Designation of A. k. budaki as a new subspecies, separate from the other subspecies, is based on the following characteristics: (a) the ventral side colouration of the trunk and tail, (b) the number of the vertical rows of scales between the masseteric and ear opening and (c) the size of the ear openings. Moreover, it is pointed out that the population of A. kitaibelii and especially the taxonomical status of A. k. chernovi in Turkey should be considered again.},
	keywords = {Ablepharus kitaibelii budaki n. ssp. (sauria: Scincidae), T. R. N. Cyprus, Turkey},
	issn = {13000179},
	author = {G{\"o}{\c c}men, Bayram and Kumluta{\c s}, Yusuf and Tosunoǧlu, Murat}
}
