2025 Smith, B. D., J. L. Watters, S. F. Fox, and G. Sievert. PHRYNOSOMA MODESTUM (Round-tailed Horned Lizard). USA: OKLAHOMA: Le Flore Co.: CORRECTION. Herpetological Review 56(2):162.

2023 Wiggins, J.M., J. Landers, J. W. Agan, and S. F. Fox. When do Young Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) First Copulate with and Fertilize Females? Herpetologica, 79:91–97.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00039

2023 Carlson, T., E. Cabrera-Guzmán and S. Fox. Explosive Fall Breeding of the Ringed Salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) in the Ozark Plateau of Oklahoma, USA. Southwestern Naturalist, 67:87-94. URL: https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-67.2.87

2021 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Perea-Fox, H. Núñez, and S. F. Fox. Maternal care and secretive behaviour of neonates in the highly social lizard Liolaemus leopardinus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) from the central Chilean Andes may relate to size-specific bird predation. Behaviour 158:195–223. PDF

2020 Santoyo-Brito, E., H. Núñez, W. E. Cooper, Jr., and S. F. Fox. Comparison of escape behavior between solitary and grouped Liolaemus leopardinus lizards from the central Chilean Andes. Herpetologica 76: 285–289. PDF

2020 Fox, S. F., F. J. Rodríguez-Romero, and A. A. Crosby. Juvenile-juvenile social signalling: a case for precocial sexual selection in the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris (Squamata: Crotaphytidae)?Biological Journal of the Linnean Society130: 336–344. (Full article)

2020 Wiggins, J. M., E. Santoyo-Brito, J. B. Scales, and S. F. Fox. Gene dose indicates presence of sex chromosomes in Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris), a species with temperature-influenced sex determination. Herpetologica 76: 27-30. PDF

2018 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Fox, and H. Núñez. Age estimation through skeletochronology and mark-recapture of free-living individuals in a population of a high-elevation, viviparous lizard from Chile, Liolaemus leopardinus. Phyllomedusa 17: 101-112.

2017 Fox, S. F., E. Santoyo-Brito, and H. Núñez. LIOLAEMUS NITIDUS (Shining Tree Iguana). OCULAR SINUS BLEEDING. Herpetological Review 48:651.

2017 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Fox, and M. Anderson. Incubation temperature modifies sex ratio of hatchlings in Collared Lizards,Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Herpetology 51:197-201.

2015 Santoyo-Brito, E. and S. F. Fox. Test and evaluation of various techniques to study refuged lizards in the field. Southwestern Naturalist 60:336-339.

2015 Garvin, S. D., B. H. Noden, J. W. Dillwith, S. F. Fox, M. E. Payton, and R. W. Barker. Sylvatic infestation of reptiles of Oklahoma with immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 52:873-878.

2014 Moore, D. B., D. B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, and S. F. Fox. Spatial use and selection of habitat in a reintroduced population of alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii). Southwestern Naturalist 59:30-37.

2014 Santoyo-Brito, E., S. Fox, and H. Núñez. Predation by the Rufous-banded Miner,Geositta rufipennis, on the Lizard Liolaemus leopardinus. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile: 63: 69-72.

2014 Santoyo-Brito E., H. Núñez, and S. Fox. LIOLAEMUS BELLII (Dusky Lizard). PREDATION. Herpetological Review 45: 130-131.

2013 Moore, D. B., D. B. Ligon, B. M. Fillmore, and S. F. Fox. Growth and viability of a translocated population of alligator snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:141-148.

2012 Sasaki, K., S. F. Fox, and D. Duvall. Reproductive ecology and human caused mortality in the Japanese mamushi snake (Gloydius blomhoffii) on the northernmost main island of Japan. Journal of Herpetology 46:689-695.

2012 Santoyo-Brito, E., M. L. Anderson, and S.F. Fox. An artificial nest chamber for captiveCrotaphytus collaristhat increases clutch success and promotes natural behavior. Herpetological Review 43:430-432.

2012 Santoyo-Brito, E., and S.F. Fox. Force fed radio-transmitter technique for finding refuged lizards. The Southwestern Naturalist 57:459-460.

2012 Anderson, M. L., L. A. White, and S. F. Fox. A comparison of two methods to assess territorial aggression in the lizardUta stansburiana. Herpetological Review 44:72-77.

2012 Anderson, M. L., C. N. Cavalieri, F. Rodriguez-Romero, and S. F. Fox. The differential effect of tail autotomy on sprint performance between the sexes in the lizardUta stansburiana. Journal of Herpetology 46:648-652.

2011 Pincheira-Donoso, D., S. F. Fox, J. A. Scolaro, N. Ibargüengoytía, J. C. Acosta, V. Corbalán, M. Medina, J. Boretto, H. J. Villavicencio, and D. J. Hodgson. Body size dimensions in lizard ecological and evolutionary research: exploring the predictive power of mass estimation equations in two Liolaemidae radiations. Herpetological Journal 21:35-42.

2011 Cavalieri, C. N., D. T. Lynch, and S. F. Fox. Using a portable reader for non-invasive detection of PIT-tagged skinks under coverboards. Herpetological Review 42:181-184.

2010 Sasaki, K., Y. Sasaki, and S. F. Fox. Endangered traditional beliefs in Japan: Influences on snake conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 5:474–485.

2010 Echelle, A. A., J. C. Hackler, J. B. Lack, S. R. Ballard, J. Roman, S. F. Fox, D. M. Leslie, Jr., & R. A. Van Den Bussche. Conservation genetics of the alligator snapping turtle: cytonuclear evidence of range-wide bottlenecking and unusually pronounced geographic structure. Conservation Genetics 11:1375-1387.

2010 Cavalieri, C. N., and S. F. Fox. Some natural history notes on the brooding behavior and social system of two Oklahoma skinks,Plestiodon fasciatusand Plestiodon obtusirostris. Reptiles and Amphibians 17:201-205.

2009 Riedle, J. D., P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. Habitat associations of aquatic turtle communities in eastern Oklahoma. Proceedings Oklahoma Academy of Science 89:19-29.

2009 Murphy, A. R., M. G. Gardner, and S. F. Fox. Isolation of microsatellites via enrichment and a sequence tagged method (STM) in a South American lizard with suspected parental care,Liolaemus leopardinus. Conservation Genetics Resources. 1:13–16.

2009 Karsten, K. B., L. N. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox, and C. J. Raxworthy. Sexual selection on body size and secondary sexual characters in two closely related, sympatric chameleons in Madagascar. Behavioral Ecology 20:1079-1088.

2009 Karsten, K. B., L. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox, and C. J. Raxworthy. Social behavior of two species of chameleons in Madagascar: insights into sexual selection. Herpetologica 65:54-69.

2009 Karsten, K. B., L. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox, and C. J. Raxworthy. Population densities and conservation assessments for three species of chameleons in the Toliara region of south-western Madagascar. Amphibia-Reptilia 30:341-350.

2008 Wack, C. L., S. F. Fox, E. C. Hellgren, and M. B. Lovern. Effects of sex, age, and season on plasma steroids in free-ranging Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum). Gen. Comp. Endocrin. 155:589-596.

2008 Sasaki, K., S. F. Fox, and D. Duvall. Rapid evolution in the wild: changes in body size, life-history traits, and behavior in hunted Japanese mamushi snake (Gloydius blomhoffii) populations. Conservation Biology 23:93-102.

2008 Riedle, J. D., P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, J. C. Hackler, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. Population structure of the alligator snapping turtle,Macrochelys temminckii,on the western edge of its distribution. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7: 100–104.

2008 Karsten, K. B., L. N. Andriamandimbiarisoa, S. F. Fox and C. J. Raxworthy. A unique life history among tetrapods: an annual chameleon living mostly as an egg. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105:8980-8984. (Excerpted in N.Y. Times, Discovery channel, National Geographic channel, Science News, New Scientist, Fox News, MSNBC; and featured interviews with NPR, BBC, and CBC).

2008 Husak, J. F., S. F. Fox, and R. A. Van den Bussche. Faster male lizards are better defenders not sneakers. Animal Behaviour. 75:1725-1730.

2008 Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. Sexual selection on locomotor performance. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10:213-228.

2007 Moody, R. W., D. A. Endriss, E. C. Hellgren, and S. F. Fox. Studying a population of Texas Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in an urban/military environment. Iguana 14:8-17.

2007 Endriss, D. A., E. C. Hellgren, S. F. Fox, and R. W. Moody. Demography of an urban population of the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) in central Oklahoma. Herpetologica 63: 320–331.

2006 Riedle, J. D., P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. Microhabitat use, home range, and movements of the alligator snapping turtle,Macrochelys temminckii,in Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 51:35-40.

2006 Husak, J.F., J.M. Macedonia, S.F. Fox, and R.C. Sauceda. Predation cost of conspicuous male coloration in collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): an experimental test using clay-covered model lizards. Ethology 112:572–580.

2006 Husak, J. F., M. B. Lovern, S. F. Fox, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. Faster lizards sire more offspring: sexual selection on whole-animal performance. Evolution 60:2122-2130.

2006 Husak, J. F., and S. F. Fox. Field use of sprint speed by collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): compensation and sexual selection. Evolution 60:1888-1895.

2006 Husak, J. F., A. K. Lappin, S. F. Fox, and J. A. Lemos-Espinal, Bite-force performance predicts dominance in male Venerable Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus antiquus). Copeia 2006:301-306.

2006 Fox, S. F., A. L. Greer, R. Torres-Cervantes, and J. P. Collins. First case of ranavirus-associated morbidity and mortality in natural populations of a South American frog,Atelognathus patagonicus. Dis. Aquat. Org. 72:87-92.

2005 Stark, R.C., S.F. Fox, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Male Texas horned lizards increase daily movements and area covered in spring: evidence for mate searching polygyny? Journal of Herpetology 39:169-173.

2005 Ortubay, S., V. Cussac, M. Battini, J. Barriga, J. Aigo, M. Alonso, P. Macchi, M. Reissig, J. Yoshioka, and S. Fox. Is the decline of birds and amphibians in a steppe lake of northern Patagonia a consequence of limnological changes following fish introduction? Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 16: 93-105.

2005 Loehl, C., T. B. Wigley, P. A. Shipman, S. F. Fox, S. Rutzmoser, R. E. Thill, and M. A. Melchiors. Herpetofaunal species richness responses to forest landscape structure in Arkansas. For. Ecol. Manag. 209:293-308.

2005 Fox, S. F., J. H. Yoshioka, M. E. Cuello, and C. Ubeda. Status, distribution, and ecology of a threatened semi-aquatic frog (Atelognathus patagonicus) of northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Copeia. 2005:920-928.

2005 Cooper, W.E. Jr., L.J. Vitt, J.P. Caldwell, and S.F. Fox. Relationships among foraging variables, phylogeny, and foraging modes, with new data for nine North American lizard species. Herpetologica 61:250-259.

2005 Riedle, J.D., P.A. Shipman, S.F. Fox, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Status and distribution of the alligator snapping turtle,Macrochelys temminckii, in Oklahoma. Southwestern Naturalist 50:79-84.

2004 Husak, J.F., J.K. McCoy, S.F. Fox, and T.A. Baird. Is coloration of juvenile male collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) female mimicry?: an experimental test. Journal of Herpetology 38:156-160.

2003 Husak, J.F. and S.F. Fox. Spatial organization and the dear enemy phenomenon in adult female collared lizards,Crotaphytus collaris. Journal of Herpetology 37:211-215.

2003 Husak, J.F. and S.F. Fox. Adult male collared lizards,Crotaphytus collaris,increase aggression towards displaced neighbours. Animal Behaviour 65:391-396.

2001 Cooper, W.E. Jr., L.J. Vitt, J.P. Caldwell, and S.F. Fox. Foraging modes of some American lizards: relationships among measurement variables and discreteness of modes. Herpetologica57 :65-76.

2000 Stark, R.C. and S.F. Fox. Use of fluorescent powder to track horned lizards. Herpetol. Rev.31 :230-231.

2000 Jones, B., S.F. Fox, D.M. Leslie, Jr., D.M. Engle, and R.L. Lochmiller. Herpetofaunal responses to brush management with herbicide and fire in the Cross Timbers. Journal of Range Management53 :154-158.

2000 Fox, S.F. and J.K. McCoy. The effects of tail loss on survival, growth, reproduction, and sex ratio of offspring in the lizardUta stansburianain the field. Oecologia.122 :327-334.

1999 Shipman, P., D.L. Crosswhite, and S.F. Fox. Diet of the Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in southeastern Oklahoma. Amer. Midl. Nat.141 :398-401.

1999 Crosswhite, D.L., S.F. Fox, and R.E. Thill. Comparison of methods for collecting reptiles and amphibians in upland forests of the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci.79 :45-50.

1998 Fox, S.F., J.M. Conder, and A.E. Smith. Sexual dimorphism in the ease of tail autotomy:Uta stansburianawith and without previous tail loss. Copeia1998 :376-382. [Excerpted in Winter 1999 issue ofNature Australia]

1998 Crosswhite, D.L., S.F. Fox, D.M. Leslie, Jr., and M.S. Gregory. Distribution of the Ouachita dusky salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) in southeastern Oklahoma. Proceedings Oklahoma Academy Science78:11-14.

1997 McCoy, J.K., H.J. Harmon, T.A. Baird, and S.F. Fox. Geographic variation in sexual dichromatism in the collared lizard,Crotaphytus collaris, (Sauria: Crotaphytidae). Copeia.1997 :565-571.

1997 Carothers, J.H., S.F. Fox, P.A. Marquet, F.M. Jaksic. Thermal characteristics of 10 Andean lizards of the genusLiolaemusin central Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural70 :297-309.

1997 Baird, T.A., S.F. Fox, and J.K. McCoy. Population differences in the roles of size and coloration in intra- and intersexual selection in the collared lizard,Crotaphytus collaris : influence of habitat and social organization. Behavioral Ecology8 :506-517.

1996 McCoy, J.K. and S.F. Fox. IsBarisia rudicollis(Sauria:Anguidae) arboreal? A morphological analysis. Southwest. Natur.41 :359-364.

1996 Cooper, W.E., C.S. DePerno, and S.F. Fox. Prey chemical discrimination and strike-induced chemosensory searching in lizards: their absence in a crotaphytid lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) and a proposal for research in zoos. Zoo Biology15 :239-253.

1994 McCoy, J.K., S.F. Fox, and T.A. Baird. Geographic variation in sexual dimorphism in the collared lizard,Crotaphytus collaris(Sauria: Crotaphytidae). Southwest. Natur.39 :328-335.

1994 Fox, S.F., S.S. Perea-Fox, and R. Castro Franco. Development of the tail autotomy adaptation at high and low elevations in Mexico under disparate levels of predation. Southwest. Natur.39 :311-322.

1992 McCoy, J.K. and S.F. Fox. Redescription of the Mexican lizardBarisia rudicollis[Weigman] (Sauria:Anguidae). Copeia1992 :1114-1117.

1992 Heger, N.A., and S.F. Fox. Viability of lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) eggs exposed to simulated flood conditions. J. Herp.26 :338-341.

1992 Fox, S.F. and T.A. Baird. The dear enemy phenomenon in the collared lizard,Crotaphytus collaris, with a cautionary note on experimental methodology. Animal Behaviour44 :780-782.

1990 Medel, R. G., P. A. Marquet, S. F. Fox, and F. M. Jaksic. Depredación sobre lagartijas en Chile central: importancia relativa de atributos ecológicos y morfológicos. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural63 :261-266.

1990 Fox, S.F., N.A. Heger, and L.S. DeLay. Social cost of tail loss inUta stansburiana : lizard tails as status-signalling badges. Animal Behavior39 :549-554.

1989 Núñez, H. and S.F. Fox.Liolaemus puritamensis, a new species of iguanid lizard previously confused withLiolaemus multiformis(Squamata: Iguanidae). Copeia1989 :456-460.

1988 Medel, R.G., J.E. Jiménez, S.F. Fox, and F.M. Jaksíc. Experimental evidence that high population frequencies of lizard tail autotomy indicate inefficient predation. Oikos53 :321-324.

1987 Dorschner, K.W., S.F. Fox, M. Keener, and R.D. Eikenbary. Lotka-Volterra competition revisited: the importance of intrinsic rates of increase to the unstable equilibrium. Oikos48 :55-61.

1984 Ferguson, G.W., and S.F. Fox. Annual variation of survival advantage of large juvenile side-blotched lizards,Uta stansburiana : its causes and evolutionary significance. Evolution38 :342-349.

1982 Fox, S.F. and M.A. Rostker. The social cost of tail loss inUta stansburiana. Science218:692-693. (Excerpted in N.Y. Times, Newsweek, New Scientist, International Wildlife, and Voice of America.)

1981 Fox, S.F., E. Rose, and R. Myers. Dominance and the acquisition of superior home ranges in the lizardUta stansburiana. Ecology62 :888-893.

1978 Fox, S.F. Natural selection among behavioral phenotypes of the lizardUta stansburiana. Ecology59 :834-847.

1978 Baker, M.C., and S.F. Fox. Dominance, survival and enzyme polymorphism in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis). Evolution32 :607-711.

1978 Baker, M.C. and S.F. Fox. Differential survival in common grackles sprayed with turgitol. American Naturalist112 :675-682.

1975 Fox, S.F. Natural selection among morphological phenotypes in the lizardUta stansburiana. Evolution29 :95-107.

1968 Banks, E.M., and S.F. Fox. Relative aggression of two sympatric rodents; a preliminary report. Communications in Behavioral Biology, Part A,2 :51-58

2009 Fox, S. F. Life history and behavior. Chapter inLizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide(L. Jones and R. Lovich, editors). Rio Nuevo Press, Tucson, AZ.

2005 Pincheira-Donoso, D. y Núñez, H. 2005. Las especies chilenas del género Liolaemus Wiegmann, 1834 (Iguania: Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae): taxonomía, sistemática y evolución. Foreward by S. F. Fox. Publicación Ocasional del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile Nº 59: 7-486.

2004 Fox, S.F., P. A. Shipman, R.E. Thill, J.P. Phelps, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Amphibian communities under diverse forest management in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. InOuachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research. October 26-28 1999, Hot Springs, Arkansas. J.M. Guldin, editor, pp. 164-173. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

2004 Shipman, P.A., S.F. Fox, R.E. Thill, J.P. Phelps, and D.M. Leslie, Jr. Reptile communities under diverse forest management in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. InOuachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research. October 26-28 1999, Hot Springs, Arkansas. J.M. Guldin, editor, pp. 174-182. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

2004 Crosswhite, D.L., S.F. Fox, and R.E. Thill. Herpetological habitat relations in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. In Ouachita and Ozark Mountains Symposium: Ecosystem Management Research. October 26-28 1999, Hot Springs, Arkansas. J.M. Guldin, editor, pp. 273-282. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-74. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

2004 Fox, S. F. Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity (Book Review). Copeia 2004:955-957.

2003 Fox, S.F., J.K. McCoy, and T.A. Baird (eds.)Lizard social behavior. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.

2003 Fox, S.F. and P.A. Shipman. Social behavior at high and low elevations: environmental release and phylogenetic effects inLiolaemus. InLizard social behavior, S.F. Fox, J.K. McCoy, and T.A. Baird, eds., pp. 310-355. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.

2003 McCoy, J.K., T.A. Baird, and S.F. Fox. Sexual selection, social behavior, and the environmental potential for polygyny. InLizard social behavior, S.F. Fox, J.K. McCoy, and T.A. Baird, eds., pp. 149-171. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD.

1983 Fox, S.F. Fitness, home range quality, and social rank in Uta stansburiana. In Lizard Ecology: Studies on a Model Organism. R.B. Huey, E.R. Pianka, and T.W. Schoener (eds), pp 149-168. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.