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Taxonomy of the genus Dromophis Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae

Bibliography of the genus
Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Lamprophiidae)

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.


Dromophis in general

Broadley, D.G. 1983. Dromophis Peters 1889 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 2375. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 40(3): 189-190.

Haan, C.C. de 2003. Extrabuccal infralabial secretion outlets in Dromophis, Mimophis and Psammophis species (Serpentes, Colubridae, Psammophiini). A probable substitute for 'self-rubbing' and cloacal scent gland functions, and a cue for a taxonomic account. Comptes Rendus Biologies 326(3): 275-286.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1986. Opinion 1384. Dromophis Peters, 1869 (Reptilia, Serpentes): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 43(2): 123-124.

Loveridge, A. 1940. Revision of the African snakes of the genera Dromophis and Psammophis. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 87(1): 1-70.

Dromophis lineatus

Broadley, D.G. 1957. A southwards extension in the range of the grass-snake (Dromophis lineatus). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Rhodesia 1: 4.

Freedman, A.H.; Buermann, W.; LeBreton, M.; Chirio, L.; Smith, T.B. 2009. Modeling the effects of anthropogenic habitat change on savanna snake invasions into African rainforest. Conservation Biology 23(1): 81-92.

Hoevers, L.G. 1981. Geographic distribution: Dromophis lineatus. Herpetological Review 12(2): 65.

Hughes, B. 2004. Misidentification of Dromophis lineatus (Dumeril & Bibron, 1854) as Psammophis sibilans (Linne 1758) and the perpetuation of error. African Journal of Herpetology 53(1): 63-76.

Parker, H.W.; Moreau, R.E.; Pakenham, R.H.W. 1940. Notes on the herpetology of the East African islands. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 11) 5: 309-314.