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Taxonomy of the genus Drymobius Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Drymobius (Central American Racers)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)

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.


Drymobius in general

Stuart, L.C. 1932. Studies on Neotropical Colubrinae. I. The taxonomie status of the genus Drymobius Fitzinger. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 236: 1-16.

Stuart, L.C. 1933. Studies on Neotropical Colubrinae. III. The taxonomic status of certain Neotropical racers. Copeia 1933: 9-10.

Wilson, L.D. 1970. A review of the chloroticus group of the colubrid snake genus Drymobius, with notes on a twin-striped form of D. chloroticus (Cope) from southern Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 4: 155-163.

Wilson, L.D. 1975. Drymobius. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 170: 1-2.

Drymobius chloroticus

Badillo-Saldana, L.M.; Berriozabal-Islas, C.; Ramírez-Bautista, A. 2014. New record of the snake Drymobius chloroticus (Cope, 1886) (Squamata: Colubridae) from Hidalgo, Mexico. Check List 10(1): 199-201.

Espinoza, N.C. de 1977. New records of colubrid snakes from Peru, with notes on their ecology and distribution. Herpetological Review 8(3): 3.

Lopez-Luna, M.A.; Perez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M. 2001. Variation in Drymobius chloroticus from central-western Veracruz, Mexico (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37(2): 73-75.

Mata-Silva, V.; García-Padilla, E.; Desantis, D.L.; Rocha, A.; Wilson, L.D.; Simón-Salvador, P.R.; Mayoral-Halla, C.; Montiel-Altamirano, B.F.; Ramírez-Bautista, A. 2017. Distribution notes: New herpetofaunal distribution records for the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 679-683.

Mendoza-Hernández, A.A.; Pérez-Ramos, E.; García-Vázquez, U.O. 2011. Geographic distribution: Drymobius chloroticus (Green Highland Racer). Herpetological Review 42(1): 114.

Seib, R.L. 1984. Prey use in three syntopic Neotropical racers. Journal of Herpetology 18(4): 412-420.

Stuart, L.C. 1933. Studies on Neotropical Colubrinae. III. The taxonomic status of certain Neotropical racers. Copeia 1933: 9-10.

Wilson, L.D. 1970. A review of the chloroticus group of the colubrid snake genus Drymobius, with notes on a twin-striped form of D. chloroticus (Cope) from southern Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 4: 155-163.

Wilson, L.D. 1975. Drymobius chloroticus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 171: 1.

Drymobius margaritiferus

Carvajal-Cogollo, J.E.; Bernal-González, V.A.; Nonzoque-López, N. 2011. Geographic distribution: Drymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer). Herpetological Review 42(3): 393.

Davis, W.B.; Dixon, J.R. 1959. Snakes of the Chilpancingo region, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 79-92.

Farr, W.L.; Lazcano, D. 2011. Natural history notes: Drymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer). Defensive behavior: thanatosis. Herpetological Review 42(4): 613.

Funk, R.S. 1974. Geographic distribution: Drymobius margaritiferus margaritiferus. USA: Texas: Cameron Co. Herpetological Review 5(1): 21.

Furman, J.; Villa, R.A. 2012. Natural history notes: Lithobates berlandieri (Rio Grande Leopard Frog), Drymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer), and Panthera onca (Jaguar). Scream-calling. Herpetological Review 43(3): 466.

García-Padilla, E.; Mata-Silva, V. 2015. Nature notes: Drymobius margaritiferus. Mating behavior. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(3): 347-348.

Goldberg, S.R. 2003. Reproduction in the speckled racer, Drymobius margaritiferus (Serpentes: Colubridae), from Mexico and Central America. Texas Journal of Science 55(3): 195-200.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1983. Opinion 1246. Herpetodryas margaritiferus Schlegel, 1837 (Reptilia, Serpentes): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 40(2): 75-76.

Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Chiszar, D.; Smith, H.M. 2004. Geographic distribution: Drymobius margaritiferus fistulosus (Northwestern Speckled Racer). Herpetological Review 35(3): 291.

Martínez-Fuentes, R.G.; Cervantes-Burgos, R.I.; Sánchez-García, J.C.; Valdenegro-Brito, A.E.; García-Vázquez, U.O. 2017. Distribution notes: First verified locality for Drymobius margaritiferus (Schlegel, 1837) from Estado de México, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(2): 461-462.

Rodríguez-Canseco, J.M.; González-Estupiñan, K.L.; García Mata, E.S.; Villarreal-Méndez, J.; Bombela Cruz, A. 2015. Natural history notes: Drymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer). Diet. Herpetological Review 46(3): 447-448.

Seib, R.L. 1984. Prey use in three syntopic Neotropical racers. Journal of Herpetology 18(4): 412-420.

Shannon, F.A.; Smith, H.M. 1949. Herpetological results of the University of Illinois Field Expedition, Spring 1949. I. Introduction, Testudines, Serpentes. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 52(4): 494-509.

Smith, H.M. 1942. Mexican herpetological miscellany. 1. Six new species and subspecies of Sceloporus with a redefinition of the formosus group. 2. A new horned lizard from Durango. 3. A tentative arrangement and key to Mexican Gerrhonotus, with the description of a new race. 4. An unnamed Celestus from Mexico, with a key to the mainland species of the genus. 5. New xantusid lizards. 6. The Mexican subspecies of Drymobius margaritiferous. 7. Notes on Mexican Imantodes. 8. Two new snakes of the genus Clelia. 9. Additi Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92: 349-395.

Solórzano, A.; Cerdas, L. 1987. Life history notes: Drymobius margaritiferus (Speckled Racer). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 18(4): 75-76.

Tellez, M.; Chenot-Rose, C. 2010. Natural history notes: Drymobius margaritiferus fistulosus (Central American Speckled Racer). Diet. Herpetological Review 41(3): 363-364.

Villa, J.D. 1968. A new colubrid snake from the Corn Islands, Nicaragua. Revista de Biologia Tropical 15: 117-121.

Werler, J.E. 1949. Eggs and young of several Texas and Mexican snakes. Herpetologica 5(2): 59-60.

Werler, J.E. 1951. Miscellaneous notes on the eggs and young of Texan and Mexican reptiles. Zoologica (New York) 36: 37-48.

Wilson, L.D. 1975. Drymobius margaritiferus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 172: 1-2.

Zweifel, R.G. 1958. Erratum: Vol. 14 pt. 3 p. 175, 1958, line 6 from bottom was omitted. Insert "(stejneger)ianus in the Sierra Mel Carmen; Drymobius m. margaritiferus, Scincella". Herpetologica 14: 196.

Drymobius melanotropis

Stuart, L.C. 1933. Studies on Neotropical Colubrinae. III. The taxonomic status of certain Neotropical racers. Copeia 1933: 9-10.

Wilson, L.D. 1975. Drymobius melanotropis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 173: 1.

Drymobius rhombifer

Alemán, C. 1953. Contribution al estudio de los reptiles y batracios de la Sierra de Perija. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 13(35): Unpaginated.

Calcano, D.; Barrio-Amoros, C.L. 2002. Geographic distribution: Drymobius rhombifer. Herpetological Review 33(1): 67.

D'Agostini, F.M.; Lema, T. de 2002. Albinismo em Drymobius rhombifer (Serpentes, Colubridae). Biociencias 10(2): 157-158.

Kuch, U.; Freire-Lascano, A. 2002. Snake records from Bolivar province, Ecuador. Herpetozoa 15(3-4): 182.

Mendes-Pinto, T.J.; Souza, S.M. de 2011. Preliminary assessment of amphibians and reptiles from Floresta Nacional do Trairao, with a new snake record for the Para state, Brazilian Amazon. Salamandra 47(4): 199-206.

O'Shea, M.; Stimson, A.F. 1993. An aberrant specimen of Drymobius rhombifer (Colubridae: Colubrinae): a new generic record for Brazil. Herpetological Journal 3(2): 70-71.

Padilla-Pérez, D.; Murrillo-Monsalve, J.; Rincon-Baron, E.; Daza, J.M. 2015. Non-specialized caudal pseudoautotomy in the Emerald Racer Snake Drymobius rhombifer (Günther, 1860). Herpetology Notes 8: 567-569.

Passos, P. 2001. Geographic distribution: Drymobius rhombifer. Herpetological Review 32(1): 59.

Vaeth, R.H.; Rossman, D.A. 1984. Geographic distribution: Drymobius rhombifer. Herpetological Review 15(3): 78.