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Taxonomy of the genus Daboia Biodiversity of the family Viperidae

Bibliography of the genus
Daboia (Daboias)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Daboia in general

Hoser, R.T. 2012. A taxonomic revision of the Vipera palaestinae Werner, 1938 species group, with the creation of a new genus and a new subgenus. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 11: 53-55.

Obst, F.J. 1983. Zur Kenntnis der Schlangengattung Vipera (Reptilia, Serpentes, Viperidae). Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 38(13) [1982]: 229-235.

Daboia deserti

Anderson, J. 1892. On a small collection of mammals, reptiles, and batrachians from Barbary. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1892: 3-24.

Daboia mauritanica

Heuclin, D. 1989. La vipere de Mauretanie (Vipera mauritanica): technique d'elevage et donnees sur la reproduction en captivite. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 51: 47-52.

Knarr, J. 1953. Vipera lebetina mauritanica eine selten gepflegte Schlangenart. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 6: 246.

Kratzer, H. 1968. Zur Fortpflanzung von Vipera lebetina mauretanica. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 21: 380-382.

Leon, R.; Martínez, G. 2013. Encontrados un ejemplar de Daboia mauritanica y su puesta de huevos en un pozo en el suroeste de Marruecos. Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 24(2): 58-59.

Martínez, G.; Leon, R. 2013. Redescubrimiento de Daboia mauritanica en la región de Figuig (Marruecos). Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 24(2): 37-38.

Nilson, G.; Andrén, C. 1988. Vipera lebetina transmediterranea, a new subspecies of viper from North Africa, with remarks on the taxonomy of Vipera lebetina and Vipera mauritanica (Reptilia: Viperidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 39(4): 371-379.

Schweizer, H. 1956. Die Levante-Otter von Nordwest-Afrika - Vipera lebetina mauritanica (Guichenot). DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 9(7): 190-192.

Timms, J. 2004. Macrovipera mauritanica the moorish viper. Reptilia (GB) 35: 48-54.

Weima, A. 1990. Breeding Vipera mauritanica mauritanica. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 10(4): 161-165.

Daboia palaestinae

Anonymous. 1987. Water loving viper. Israel - Land and Nature 12(2) [1986-1987]: 77.

Dmi'el, R. 1998. Skin resistance to evaporative water loss in viperid snakes: habitat aridity versus taxonomic status. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 121(1): 1-5.

Dmi'el, R. 1998. Skin resistance to water loss in viperid snakes. Russian Journal of Herpetology 5(1): 5-9.

Efrati, P. 1966. Clinical manifestations of snake bite by Vipera xanthina palastinae (Werner) and their pathophysiological basis. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 33: 189-191.

Esterbauer, H. 1987. Palastina-Viper. Ökologische und verhaltensbiologische Beobachtungen and Daboia palaestinae. Aquarium (Minden) 220: 529-531.

Esterbauer, H. 1988. The Palestine viper, Daboia palaestinae (Werner, 1938). Snake Keeper 2(12): 13-16.

Esterbauer, H. 1993. Ökologische und verhaltensbiologische Beobachtungen an Daboia (Synonym Vipera palaestinae) Werner, 1938 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Viperidae). Aquaria (St Gallen) 40(3): 6-17.

Leisner, S.; Aroch, I.; Perl, S.; Levin Harrus, T.; Harrus, S. 1999. Acute myocardial necrosis associated with Vipera xanthina palaestinae bite in a dog. Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine 54(3): 81-85.

Nilson, G.; Sundberg, P. 1981. The taxonomic status of the Vipera xanthina complex. Journal of Herpetology 15(3): 379-381.

Volynchik, S. 2011. Morphology of Vipera palaestinae: intraspecific variability and sexual dimorphism. Russian Journal of Herpetology 18(4): 260-272.

Volynchik, S. 2012. Morphological variability in Vipera palaestinae along an environmental gradient. Asian Herpetological Research 3(3): 227-239.

Werner, F. 1938. Eine verkannte viper. Zoologischer Anzeiger 122: 313-318.

Daboia russelii

Anonymous. 1967. The cobra and the Polanga. Loris 11: 124.

Adler, K.; Smith, H.M.; Prince, S.H.; David, P.; Chiszar, D. 2000. Russell's viper: Daboia russelii, not Daboia russellii, due to classical Latin rules. Hamadryad 25(2): 83-85.

Alahakoon, J. 2004. Two headed Russell's viper. Zoos' Print Journal 19(6): 5.

Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Abdo, N.M. 1998. Comparative metabolic rate-temperature curves of five species of snakes of the families Viperidae, Colubridae, and Leptotyphlopidae. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 34(2): 39-53.

Avadhani, R. 2006. Vipera russelli. The dreaded Russell's viper. Reptilia (GB) 46: 50-53.

Backhaus, D. 1972. Unterschiede in der Giftwirkung von Sandrasselottern (Echis carinatus) und Kettenvipern (Vipera russelii). Salamandra 8(3-4): 177-178.

Bannerman, W.B. 1907. Note on the breeding of Russell's viper (Vipera russelli) in captivity. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 17: 808-811.

Belt, P.J.; Malhotra, A.; Thorpe, R.S.; Warrell, D.A.; Wüster, W. 1997. Russell's viper in Indonesia: snakebite and systematics. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 70 [1996]: 219-234.

Brongersma, L.D. 1958. Note on Vipera russelii (Shaw). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 36: 55-76.

Brongersma, L.D. 1958. Vipera russelli in de Indische Archipel. Versl. gewone Vergad. Akad. Amst. Afd. Natuurk. 67(6): 88-91.

Burton, R.W. 1950. The record Russell's viper. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 49(3): 560-561.

Carr, J.; Maxion, R.; Sharps, M.; Weiss, D.; O'Connell, B.; Chiszar, D. 1982. Predatory behavior in a congenitally alingual Russell's viper (Vipera russelli). 1. Strike-induced chemosensory searching. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 18(4): 196-204.

Chiszar, D.; Radcliffe, C.W.; Feiler, F.; O'Connell, B.; Smith, H.M. 1983. Predatory behaviour in a congenitally alingual Russell's viper (Vipera russelli). 2. Trail-following behaviour. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 19(1): 15-23.

Cholmondeley, E.C. 1899. Duration of parturition in the Daboia. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 12: 765-766.

Choondal, R. 1999. Russell's viper laying eggs. Cobra (Chennai) 35-36: 33.

Cochran, D.M. 1944. Dangerous reptiles (popular). Rep. Smithson. Instn. 1943: 275-325.

Daniels, R.J.R. 2011. Snake abundance: the limits of occupancy-based estimates. Current Science (Bangalore) 101(2): 137-138.

Dastidar, D.G.; Mani, S.D. 2008. Translocation of snakes from the NTPC campus at Alappuzha, Kerala, to the Konni Reserve Forest in Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 2(1): 13-21.

Date, A.; Shastry, J.C.M. 1981. Renal ultrastructure in cortical necrosis following Russell's viper envenomation. Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 84(1): 3-8.

Date, A.; Shastry, J.C.M. 1982. Renal ultrastructure in acute tubular necrosis following Russell's viper envenomation. Journal of Pathology 137(3): 225-241.

Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1945. Some new races of the Python, Chrysopelea, binocellate cobra and tith-polonga inhabiting Ceylon and India. Spolia Zeylanica 24(2): 103-112.

Deraniyagala, P.E.P. 1958. A double-headed Russell's viper. Spolia Zeylanica 28: 167-168.

Dharmakumarsinhji, K.S. (ed.) 1949. Aggressive demonstration by Russell's viper. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 48(3): 595.

Dowling, H.G. 1959. Rattles and hisses and rasping scales. Animal Kingdom 62: 140-142.

Dowling, H.G. 1993. The name of Russel's viper. Amphibia-Reptilia 14(3): 320.

Ernst, C.H. 1982. A study of the fangs of Russell's viper (Vipera russellii). Journal of Herpetology 16(1): 67-71.

Fenton, L.L. 1904. The Russell's Viper. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 173-174.

Feroze, A.; Malik, S.A.; Kilpatrick, W.C. 2010. Phylogenetic relationships of medically important vipers of Pakistan inferred from cytochrome b sequences. Journal of Animal and Plants Sciences 20(3): 147-157.

Flynn, A.A.L. 1932. The family of a Russell's viper or chain viper, Vipera russellii. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 36: 271.

Flynn, A.A.L. 1933. The family of a Russell's viper, Daboia elegans or chain viper. Journal Sind Nat. Hist. Soc. 1(3): 43-44.

Fyzee, A.A.A. 1948. Aggressive demonstration by Russell's viper (Vipera russelli). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47: 388-389.

Habib, B.; Cheda, B. 2010. Ninety-six young ones born to Russell's Viper Daboia russelii. Reptile Rap 10: 20-21.

Hafeez, M.A.; Naz, Y.; Asmatullah; Ali, S.S.; Tariq, S. 1999. Comparative morphology of the pineal complex of Lacertilia and Ophidia (Squamata, Reptilia): light and electron microscopic study. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 31(1): 45-63.

Hawgood, B.J. 1994. The life and viper of Dr Patrick Russell MD FRS (1727-1805): physician and naturalist. Toxicon 32(11): 1295-1304.

Henderson, R.W. 1970. Caudal luring in a juvenile Russell's viper. Herpetologica 26: 276-277.

Hoesel, J.K.P. van 1953. Vipera russellii, its zoogeographical range and local distribution in Indonesia. De Tropische Natuur 4: 133-139.

Hucker, H. 1956. Die ersten Lebenstage junger Kettenvipern. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 9(4): 107-110.

Hucker, H. 1956. Ungewöhnliche Speichelbildung bei einer Vipera russellii. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 9(5): 137-138.

Jayanthi, G.P.; Veerabasappa Gowda, T. 1988. Geographical variation in India in the composition and lethal potency of Russell's viper (Vipera russelli) venom. Toxicon 26(3): 257-264.

Kapadia, G.A. 1950. Occurrence of Russell's viper [Vipera russelli (Shaw)] in Kathiawar (Saurashtra). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 49(1): 127.

Khaire, A.; Khaire, N. 1984. Birth of a bicephalus snake. Hamadryad 9(3): 7.

Khaire, N. 1977. Snake collecting in Matheran. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 2(1): 10-11.

Khan, M.S. 1995. A report on an unborn litter of chain viper Vipera russellii (Shaw and Nodder, 1797). Pakistan Journal of Zoology 27(2): 119-122.

Kopstein, F. 1936. Herpetologische Notizen. XII. Ein Beitrag zur Herpetofauna von Celebes. XIII. Über Vipera russelli von Java. XIV. Über die Jugendform von Dendrelaphis pictus inornatus blgr. XV. Über Bungarus javanicus Kopst. Treubia 15(3): 255-266.

Kularatne, K.; Budagoda, S.; Maduwage, K.; Naser, K.; Kumarasiri, R.; Kularatne, S. 2011. Parallels between Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and hump-nosed viper (Hypnale species) bites in the central hills of Sri Lanka amidst the heavy burden of unidentified snake bites. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 4(7): 564-567.

Leigh, C. 1926. Notes on snakes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 31: 227-228.

Loudon, J. 1930. Occurrence of the Russell's viper in the Brahmaputra Valley. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 34: 256.

Mao, S.H. 1993. Common terrestrial venomous snakes of Taiwan. National Museum of Natural Science Special Publications (Taichung) 5: 1-108.

Meyer-Holzapfel, M. 1969. Notes on the breeding and egglaying of some reptiles at Berne Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook 9: 20-23.

Mosse, A.H. 1903. Number of eggs of Vipera russellii. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 15: 134.

Moulton, C.J. 1922. The reported occurrence of Russell's viper in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 85: 206-207.

Naulleau, G.; Brule, B. van den 1980. Captive reproduction of Vipera russelli (Shaw 1797). Herpetological Review 11(4): 110-112.

Naulleau, G.; Brule, B. van den 1981. Feeding, growth, moult and venom production in the Russell's viper Vipera russelli in captivity. International Zoo Yearbook 21: 163-172.

Neuhaus, H. 1935. Neunachweis von Vipera russeli auf Java. Treubia 15: 49-50.

O'Connell, B.; Greenlee, R.; Bacon, J.; Chiszar, D. 1982. Strike-induced chemosensory searching in Old World vipers and New World pit vipers at San Diego Zoo. Zoo Biology 1(4): 287-294.

O'Shea, M.; Silva, A. de; Kularatne, S.A.M. 2004. Natural history notes: Daboia russelii russelii (Sri Lankan Russell's Viper). Large prey. Herpetological Review 35(1): 64.

Pal, A.; Dey, S.; Roy, U.S. 2012. Seasonal diversity and abundance of herpetofauna in and around an industrial city of West Bengal, India. Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation 7(4): 281-286.

Patel, H.; Tank, S.K. 2014. Cases of unusual colour morph in Russell's Viper Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797) from Gujarat, India. Reptile Rap 16: 27-30.

Pitman, C.R.S. 1962. Jumping snakes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 58: 809.

Raju, K.V. 1926. A case of recovery after bite by a Russell's viper. Ind. Med. Gaz. Calcutta 61: 179.

Sharma, B.D. 1979. Russel's viper. Corsonat 1(1): 26-27.

Sharma, O.P.; Kour, G. 2005. Karyology of four Indian snakes. Caryologia 58(4): 380-386.

Sharma, R.C. 1976. New record of Russell's viper, Vipera russelli (Shaw) from Karnataka. Newsletter of the Zoological Survey of India 2(5): 188.

Sharma, R.C.; Diksit, V.K. 1975. Occurrence of a Russell viper, Vipera russelli (Shaw) from Rajasthan. Newsletter of the Zoological Survey of India 1(3): 34.

Sochurek, E. 1954. Von meinen Giftschlangen. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 2(5) 1949: 91-92.

Swaminathan, S.; Thiruthalinathan, R.; Venkatesh, J.; Lalitha, P.S. 1998. Morphometry of major visceral organs of male Daboia russelii. Hamadryad 23(2): 195-196.

Talukdar, S.K. 1977. New distributional record of Russell's viper, Vipera russelli (Shaw) (Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae) from Assam. Newsletter of the Zoological Survey of India 3(4): 175.

Talukdar, S.K.; Dattagupta, B.; Sanyal, D.P. 1977. Russell's viper, Vipera russelli (Shaw) (Serpentes: Viperidae): first record from Uttar Pradesh, (India). Newsletter of the Zoological Survey of India 3(5): 277-278.

Tare, T.G.; Renapurkar, D.M. 1992. Observation on parturition in Vipera russelli in captivity. The Snake 24(1): 77-78.

Thorpe, R.S.; Pook, C.E.; Malhotra, A. 2007. Phylogeography of the Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) complex in relation to variation in the colour pattern and symptoms of envenoming. Herpetological Journal 17(4): 209-218.

Tsai, I.H.; Lu, P.J.; Su, J.C. 1996. Two types of Russell's viper revealed by variation in phospholipases A2 from venom of the subspecies. Toxicon 34(1): 99-109.

Tun, P.; Khin, A.C. 1986. Amount of venom injected by Russell's viper (Vipera russelli). Toxicon 24(7): 730-733.

Tun, P.; Khin, A.C.; Aye, A.M. 1991. Amount of venom injected by Russell's viper (Vipera russelli) in killing prey. The Snake 23(2): 71-74.

Vasu, V.M. 1948. Remarks on aggressive demonstration by Russell's viper. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 48(1): 190-191.

Vit, Z. 1977. [The Russel's viper Vipera russelli (Shaw, 1802)]. (In Polish, English summary). Przeglad Zoologiczny 21(2): 185-188.

Vyas, R.; Thakur, M.N. 2015. Ein Fall von Albinismus bei Daboia russelii (Shaw & Nodder, 1797) aus Gujarat, Indien. Sauria (Berlin) 37(1): 59-61.

Wall, F. 1904. The breeding of Russell's viper (Vipera russellii). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 374.

Wall, F. 1919. A case of Daboia poisoning. Indian Med. Gaz. 54(9): 6 pp.

Whitaker, R. 1973. Climbing response of two snake species during rain (Echis carinatus and Vipera russellii). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 70(2): 387-388.

Whitaker, R. 1973. Colour variation in Russell's viper (Vipera r. russellii). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 70(2): 388.

Whitaker, R.; Andrews, H.V. 1996. Snake capture and venom extraction in Tamil Nadu, India. Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 12: 12-13, 40-46.

Whitaker, R.; Whitaker, S. 2012. Venom, antivenom production and the medically important snakes of India. Current Science (Bangalore) 103(6): 635-643.

Woodhams, B.J.; Wilson, S.E.; Bao, C.X.; Hutton, R.A. 1990. Differences between the venoms of two sub-species of Russell's viper: Vipera russelli pulchella and Vipera russelli siamensis. Toxicon 28(4): 427-433.

Wüster, W. 1998. The genus Daboia (Serpentes: Viperidae): Russell's viper. Hamadryad 23(1): 33-40.

Wüster, W. 2002. The genus Daboia (Sepentes: Viperidae): Russell's viper. pp. 134-147. In: Sharma, B.D. (ed.). Indian poisonous snakes: an ecological and clinical study. Anmol Publications, New Delhi. 341 pp.

Wüster, W.; Otsuka, S.; Malhotra, A.; Thorpe, R.S. 1992. Population systematics of Russell's viper: a multivariate study. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 47(1): 97-113.

Wüster, W.; Otsuka, S.; Thorpe, R.S.; Malhotra, A. 1992. Morphological variation in Russell's viper in Burma and Thailand. Herpetological Journal 2(3): 99-101.

Wyon, P.H. 1945. Four cases of Russell's viper bite. British Medical Journal 4434: 919-920.

Young, B.A. 1998. How to hiss loudly: on narial flaring and acoustic amplification in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii). Hamadryad 23(2): 103-110.

Zylwa, C.L. de 1933. A tic polonga (Vipera russelli) swallowed by a cobra (Naia naia). Ceylon Journal of Science (B) 18(1): 143.

Daboia siamensis

Chan, S.K. 1977. Note on the juvenile of the Taiwanese true viper (Viper russellii formosensis Maki). Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum 30(3-4): 341-343.

Hong, Y. 1984. An ultrastructural study on retina of Vipera russelli siamensis Smith. Acta Herpetologica Sinica 3(1): 63-66.

Smith, M.A. 1917. Descriptions of new reptiles and a new batrachian from Siam. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2(3): 221-225.

Tun, P.; Nu, N.L.; Aye, A.M.; Kyi, M.H.; Khin, A.C. 1995. Biochemical and biological properties of the venom from Russell's viper (Daboia russelli siamensis) of varying ages. Toxicon 33(6): 817-821.

Wegner, A.M.R. 1953. Slangen. III. (Die slangen van de Indo-Australisches Archipel). De Tropische Natuur 23(1): 3-9.

Woodhams, B.J.; Wilson, S.E.; Bao, C.X.; Hutton, R.A. 1990. Differences between the venoms of two sub-species of Russell's viper: Vipera russelli pulchella and Vipera russelli siamensis. Toxicon 28(4): 427-433.