1955

• Davis, W.B. & Dixon, J.R. 1955. Notes on Mexican Toads of the Genus Tomodactylus with the Descriptions of Two New Species. Herpetologica 11(2): 154–160. JSTOR Reference page. 

1958

• Davis, W.B. & Dixon, J.R. 1958. A new Coleonyx from Texas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 71: 149–152. BHL Reference page. 

1959

• Duellman, W.E. & Dixon, J.R. 1959. A new frog of the genus Tomodactylus from Michoacán, Mexico. Texas Journal of Science 11(1): 78–82. Reference page. 

1960

• Dixon, J.R. 1960. The Discovery of Phyllodactylus tuberculosus (Reptilia: Sauria) in Central America, the Resurrection of P. xanti, and Description of A New Gecko from British Honduras. Herpetologica 16(1): 1–11. JSTOR Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. 1960. Two New Geckos, Genus Phyllodactylus (Reptilia:Sauria), from Michoacan, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 5(1): 37–42. DOI: 10.2307/3669353 Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. 1960. A New Name for the Snake, Arizona elegans arizonae. Southwestern Naturalist 5(4): 226. DOI: 10.2307/3668949 Reference page. 

1963

• Dixon, J.R. 1963. A New Species of Salamander of the Genus Ambystoma from Jalisco, Mexico. Copeia 1963(1): 99–101. DOI: 10.2307/1441275 Reference page. 

1964

• Dixon, J.R. 1964. The systematics and distribution of lizards of the genus Phyllodactylus in North and Central America. New Mexico State University, Science Bulletin 64: 1–139. Reference page. 

1966

• Dixon, J.R. 1966. Speciation and systematics of the gekkonid lizard genus Phyllodactylus of the islands of the Gulf of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4th Series 33(13): 415–452. BHL Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. & Webb, R.G. 1966. A new Syrrhopus from Mexico (Amphibia: Leptodactylidae). Contributions in Science, Los Angeles County Museum 120: 1–5. Full article (PDF).Reference page. 

1970

• Dixon, J.R. & Huey, R.B. 1970. Systematics of the lizards of the gekkonid genus Phyllodactylus on mainland South America. Los Angeles City Museum Contributions in Science 192: 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

• Huey, R.B. & Dixon, J.R. 1970. A New Pseudogonatodes from Peru with Remarks on Other Species of the Genus. Copeia 1970(3): 538–542. DOI: 10.2307/1442282 Reference page. 

1971

• Dixon, J.R., Lieb, C.S. & Ketchersid, C.A. 1971. A New Lizard of the Genus Cnemidophorus (Teiidae) from Queretaro, Mexico. Herpetologica 27(3): 344–354. JSTOR Reference page. 

1972

• Dixon, J.R. & Lieb, C.S. 1972. A new night snake from Mexico (Serpentes: Colubridae). Contributions in Science 222: 1–7. BHL Reference page. 

• Tanner, W.W., Dixon, J.R. & Harris, Jr., H.S. 1972. A new subspecies of Crotalus lepidus from western Mexico. The Great Basin Naturalist 32(1): 16–24. JSTOR Reference page. 

1973

• Dixon, J.R. 1973. A Systematic Review of the Teiid Lizards, Genus Bachia, with Remarks on Heterodactylus and Anotosaura. Miscellaneous Publications, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History 57: 1–47. BHL Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. & Anderson, S.C. 1973. A New Genus and Species of Gecko (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from Iran and Iraq. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 72(3): 155–160. BHL Reference page. 

1974

• Dixon, J.R. 1974. Systematic Review of the Lizard Genus Anotosaura (Teiidae). Herpetologica 30(1): 13–18. JSTOR Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. 1974. Systematic Review of the Microteiid Genus Iphisa. Herpetologica 30(2): 133–139. JSTOR Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. & Kroll, J.C. 1974. Resurrection of the Generic Name Paroedura for the Phyllodactyline Geckos of Madagascar, and Description of a New Species. Copeia 1974(1): 24–30. DOI: 10.2307/1443003 Reference page. 

• Dixon, J.R. & Thomas, R.A. 1974. A Dichromatic Population of the Snake, Geophis latifrontalis, with Comments on the Status of Geophis semiannulatus. Journal of Herpetology 8(3): 274–276. DOI: 10.2307/1563186 Reference page. 

1975

• Rossman, D.A. & Dixon, J.R. 1975. A New Colubrid Snake of the Genus Helicops from Peru. Herpetologica 31(4): 412–414. JSTOR Reference page. 

1977

• Hoogmoed, M.S. & Dixon, J.R. 1977. A new species of Bachia (Teiidae, Sauria) from Estado Bolivar, Venezuela, with notes on the zoogeography of the genus. Zoologische Mededelingen 51: 25–31. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

1979

• Dixon, J.R. & Hendricks, F.S. 1979. The wormsnakes (family Typhlopidae) of the neotropics, exclusive of the Antilles. Zoologische Verhandelingen 173: 1–39. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Markezich, A.L. & Dixon, J.R. 1979. A New South American Species of Snake and Comments on the Genus Umbrivaga. Copeia 1979(4): 698–701. DOI: 10.2307/1443879 Reference page. 

1980

• Gallagher, D.S., Jr. & Dixon, J.R. 1980. A New Lizard (Sauria: Teiidae: Kentropyx) from Brasil. Copeia 1980(4): 616–620. DOI: 10.2307/1444437 Reference page. 

1981

• Dixon ,J.R. & Lamar, W.W. 1981. A New Species of Microteiid Lizard (Genus Neusticurus) from Colombia. Journal of Herpetology 15(3): 309–314. DOI: 10.2307/1563434 Reference page. 

1984

• Dixon, J.R. & Kofron, C.P. [1983] 1984. The Central and South American Anomalepid Snakes of the Genus Liotyphlops. Amphibia-Reptilia 4(2–4): 241–264. DOI: 10.1163/156853883X00120 Reference page. 

1987

• McCrystal, H.K. & Dixon, J.R. 1987. A New Species of Cnemidophorus (Sauria: Teiidae) from the Llanos of Colombia and Venezuela. Journal of Herpetology 21(4): 245–254. DOI: 10.2307/1563966 Reference page. 

1999

• Wilson, L.D., Vaughan, R.K. & Dixon, J.R. 1999. Another New Species of Tantilla of the taeniata Group from Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 33(1): 1–5. DOI: 10.2307/1565535 Reference page. 

2007

• McCracken, S.F., Forstner, M.R.J. & Dixon, J.R. 2007. A new species of the Eleutherodactylus lacrimosus assemblage (Anura, Brachycephalidae) from the lowland forest canopy of Yasuni National Park, Amazonian Ecuador. Phyllomedusa 6(1): 23–35. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v6i1p23-35 Reference page.