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Taxonomy of the genus Epicrates Biodiversity of the family Boidae

Bibliography of the genus
Epicrates (Rainbow Boas)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Boidae)

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.


Epicrates in general

Bellosa, H.; Bisplinghof, H. 2012. Rainbow boas. Natural history and captive husbandry. Chimaira, Frankfurt. 223 pp.

Delpouve, C. 1989. Notes sur la reproduction en elevage d'Epicrates (Reptilia, Ophidia, Boidae). Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 51: 53.

Hayward, J. 1988. Epicrates in captivity. Snake Keeper 2(2): 8-9.

Henderson, R.W.; Waller, T.; Micucci, P.; Puorto, G.; Bourgeois, R.W. 1995. Ecological correlates and patterns in the distribution of Neotropical boines (Serpentes: Boidae): a preliminary assessment. Herpetological Natural History 3(1): 15-27.

Kluge, A.G. 1989. A concern for evidence and a phylogenetic hypothesis of relationships among Epicrates (Boidae, Serpentes). Systematic Zoology 38(1): 7-25.

Matz, G. 1986. Elevage de reptiles en captivite. Recueil de Medecine Veterinaire de l'Ecole d'Alfort 162(3): 255-265.

Murphy, J.B.; Barker, D.G.; Tryon, B.W. 1978. Miscellaneous notes on the reproductive biology of reptiles. 2. Eleven species of the family Boidae, genera Candoia, Corallus, Epicrates and Python. Journal of Herpetology 12(3): 385-390.

Rivera, P.C.; Cola, V. di; Martínez, J.J.; Gardenal, C.N.; Chiaraviglio, M. 2011. Species delimitation in the continental forms of the genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) integrating phylogenetics and environmental niche models. PLoS ONE 6(9): e22199, 1-13.

Rodriguez-Robles, J.A.; Greene, H.W. 1996. Ecological patterns in Greater Antillean macrostomatan snake assemblages, with comments on body-size evolution in Epicrates (Boidae). Contributions to Herpetology 12: 339-357.

Sheplan, B.R.; Schwartz, A. 1974. Hispaniolan boas of the genus Epicrates (Serpentes, Boidae) and their Antillean relationships. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 45(5): 57-143.

Stull, O.G. 1931. Corrections to some recent papers on Neotropical snakes. (A reply to do Amaral, 33, 28,30, Z.R. 1930). Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 5: 39-41.

Tolson, P.J. 1987. Phylogenetics of the boid snake genus Epicrates and Caribbean vicariance theory. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 715: 1-68.

Tolson, P.J. 1991. Life history notes: Epicrates (West Indian Boa). Reproductive longevity. Herpetological Review 22(3): 100.

Tolson, P.J. 1992. The reproductive biology of the Neotropical boid genus Epicrates (Serpentes: Boidae). pp. 165-178. Hamlett, W.C. (ed.). Reproductive Biology of South American Vertebrates. Springer-Verlag, New York, Berlin etc.: I-Xvii, 1-328.

Tolson, P.J. 1994. The reproductive management of the insular species of Epicrates (Serpentes: Boidae) in captivity. Contributions to Herpetology 11: 353-357.

Tolson, P.J. 2015. Book review: Rainbow Boas: Natural History & Captive Husbandry. Copeia 103(1): 226-227.

Walsh, T. 1994. Husbandry of long-term captive populations of boid snakes (Epicrates, Corallus, and Chondropython). Contributions to Herpetology 11: 359-362.

Epicrates alvarezi

Abalos, J.W. 1964. Epicrates cenchria alvarezi and Pseudoboa cloelia. Turtox News 42: 231.

Abalos, J.W.; Baez, E.C.; Nader, R. 1964. Serpientes de Santiago del Estero (Republica Argentina). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 20: 211-283.

Berkunsky, I.; Kacoliris, F.P.; Faegre, S.I.K.; Ruggera, R.A.; Carrera, J.; Aramburu, R.M. 2011. Nest predation by arboreal snakes on cavity-nesting birds in dry chaco woodlands. Ornitologia Neotropical 22(3): 459-464.

Briguera, V.; Chiaraviglio, M.; Gutierrez, M. 1994. Comunicacion quimica en la boa arco iris Epicrates cenchria alvarezi, (Serpentes, Boidae). Cuadernos de Herpetologia 8(2): 173-176.

Briguera, V.; Chiaraviglio, M.; Gutierrez, M. 1997. Experiencias de seguimiento de rastros por los machos de boa arco iris Epicrates cenchria alvarezi (Serpentes, Boidae) mediado por mensajes quimicos. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 11(1-2): 7-12.

Cola, V. di; Cardozo, G.; Lanfri, M.; Scavuzzo, C.M.; Chiaraviglio, M. 2008. Modelling the distribution of the boid snakes, Epicrates cenchria alvarezi and Boa constrictor occidentalis in the Gran Chaco (South America). Amphibia-Reptilia 29(3): 299-310.

Waller, T.; Buongermini-P., E. 1998. Geographic distribution: Epicrates cenchria alvarezi (Argentine Rainbow Boa). Herpetological Review 29(4): 249.

Epicrates assisi

Pizzatto, L.; Marques, O.A.V.; Facure, K. 2009. Food habits of Brazilian boid snakes: overview and new data, with special reference to Corallus hortulanus. Amphibia-Reptilia 30(4): 533-544.

Epicrates cenchria

Alemán, C. 1952. Apuntes sobre reptiles y anfibios de la region Baruta-El Hatillo. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle 12(31): 11-30.

Andreotti, F. 1977. Breeding rainbow boas. Observations of a pair of Epicrates cenchria. Herp 13(2): 33-34.

Barrio-Amoros, C.L.; Diaz de Pascual, A. 2008. Reptilia, Boidae, Epicrates cenchria cenchria: distribution extension. Check List 4(3): 244-247.

Bellosa, H. 2005. Haltung und Nachzucht der Roten Regenbogenboa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria). Reptilia (D) 10(54): 56-61.

Campbell, M.W.; Snowdon, C.T. 2009. Can auditory playback condition predator mobbing in captive-reared Saguinus oedipus? International Journal of Primatology 30(1): 93-102.

Carvalho, F.; Ceron, K.; Bôlla, D.A.S.; Santos, R.; Miranda, J.M.D.; Zocche, J.J. 2017. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria (Rainbow Boa). Predation. Herpetological Review 48(1): 212.

Cassimiro, J.; Souza Palmuti, C.F. de; Bertoluci, J. 2010. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria (Salamanta; Rainbow Boa). Diet. Herpetological Review 41(4): 501.

Donato, C.R.; Trindade, D.M.A.; Rocha, P.A. da 2012. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria (Rainbow Boa). Diet and foraging behavior. Herpetological Review 43(2): 343-344.

Frankhauser, F. 1989. Reptilia - Boidae. Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus 1758). Regenbogenboa/10 Unterarten/Glattlippenboas. Aquaria (St. Gallen) 36(4): 49-52.

Frechette, J.L.; Sieving, K.E.; Boinski, S. 2014. Social and personal information use by Squirrel Monkeys in assessing predation risk. American Journal of Primatology 76(10): 956-966.

Gabirot, M.; Picerno, P.; Valencia, J.; López, P.; Martin, J. 2012. Species recognition by chemical cues in neotropical snakes. Copeia 2012(3): 472-477.

Hine, R.A. 1988. Captive breeding of the Brazilian rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria cenchria. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 23: 25-29.

Kinney, M.E.; Wack, R.F.; Grahn, R.A.; Lyons, L. 2013. Parthenogenesis in a Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria). Zoo Biology 32(2): 172-176.

Langeveld, C.M. 1996. The Brazilian Rainbow Boa, a beautiful terrarium dweller (Epicrates cenchria cenchria, Linnaeus, 1758). Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 16(6): 152-158.

Leite, G.A.; Dorado-Rodrigues, T.F. 2017. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria (Salamanta; Rainbow Boa). Diet. Herpetological Review 48(2): 449-450.

Lock, B.A.; Bennett, R.A. 1998. Treatment of interrupted parturition with delivery of viable young in a Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria cenchria. Bulletin of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians 8(2): 11-13.

Lourdais, O.; Brischoux, F.; Shine, R.; Bonnet, X. 2005. Adaptive maternal cannibalism in snakes (Epicrates cenchria maurus, Boidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84(4): 767-774.

Marca, E. la; Soriano, P.J. 1995. Geographic distribution: Epicrates cenchria cenchria (Rainbow Boa; Tornasol). Venezuela: Estado Mérida. Herpetological Review 26(2): 109.

Martinelli, M.M. 2011. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria (Rainbow Boa). Diet. Herpetological Review 42(2): 289-290.

Martins, R.A.; Vélez-García, F.; Mira-Mendes, C.V.; Pendu, Y. le 2018. A case of predation of Hylaeamys laticeps (Lund 1840) by Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Boidae) in the Atlantic Forest of Southern Bahia, Brazil. Herpetology Notes 11: 513-514.

Michels, J.P.; Bauer, A.M. 2004. Some corrections to the scientific names of amphibians and reptiles. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 52(1-2): 83-94.

Obermayer, G. 1970. Nachzucht von Regenbogen-Boas (Epicrates cenchria). DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 23: 223.

Passos, P.; Fernandes, R. 2008. Revision of the Epicrates cenchria complex (Serpentes: Boidae). Herpetological Monographs 22: 1-30.

Pinho, G.M. de; Lima, D.O. de; Costa, P.N. da; Santos Fernandez, F.A. dos 2009. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria (Brazilian Rainbow Boa). Diet. Herpetological Review 40(3): 354-355.

Pizzatto, L.; Marques, O.A.V.; Facure, K. 2009. Food habits of Brazilian boid snakes: overview and new data, with special reference to Corallus hortulanus. Amphibia-Reptilia 30(4): 533-544.

Pols, J. van der 1987. Unexpected breeding of Epicrates cenchria cenchria. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 7(4): 168-174.

Prado, A.; Hoge, A.R. 1947. Observações sobre serpentes do Peru, com a descrição de uma nova especie. Ciencia (Mexico) 8(6-9): 180.

Schuett, G.W. 1995. Natural history notes: Epicrates cenchria cenchria (Brazilian Rainbow Boa). Male combat. Herpetological Review 26(2): 101.

Solis, J.M.; Bowman, D.; Ward, D. 2015. Epicrates cenchria (Rainbow Boa): feeding observation. Herpetological Bulletin 132: 25-26.

Stemmler, O. 1971. Auffällige Schwanzhaltung bei zwei Riesenschlangen (Python sebae und Epicrates cenchria). Salamandra 7: 137-142.

Stemmler, O. 1971. Gefangenschaftsnachzucht von Epicrates cenchria maurus x Epicrates cenchria cenchria (Reptilia, Boidae). Aquarien Terrarien Monatschrift für Ornithologie und Vivarienkunde 18: 415-420.

Stull, O.G. 1938. Three new subspecies of the family Boidae. Occasional Papers Boston Society of Natural History 8: 297-300.

Vitt, L.J.; Vangilder, L.D. 1984. Ecology of a snake community in northeastern Brazil. Amphibia-Reptilia 4(2-4) [1983]: 273-296.

Wolf, J. 1985. Successful breeding of Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758). Litteratura Serpentium 5(2): 58-63.

Epicrates crassus

Amaral, A. do 1935. Collecta herpetologica no centro do Brasil. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 9: 235-246.

Atkinson, K.; Smith, R.; Smith, P. 2014. Natural history notes: Epicrates crassus (Eastern Rainbow Boa). Diet. Herpetological Review 45(4): 710.

Cygal, J. 1988. Breeding the rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria crassus) in a home vivarium. Snake Keeper 2(6): 8-10.

Hoge, A.R.; Belluomini, H.E. 1959. Aberracães cromáticas em serpentes brasileiras. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 28: 95-97.

Pizzatto, L.; Manfio, R.H.; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 2006. Male-male ritualized combat in the Brazilian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria crassus. Herpetological Bulletin 95: 16-20.

Pizzatto, L.; Marques, O.A.V.; Facure, K. 2009. Food habits of Brazilian boid snakes: overview and new data, with special reference to Corallus hortulanus. Amphibia-Reptilia 30(4): 533-544.

Rocha, M.B. da; Molina, F.B. 1996. Observacoes sobre o desenvolvimento de uma ninhada de Epicrates cenchria crassus (Cope, 1862) em cativeiro (Ophidia, Boidae). pp. 177-183. In: Pefaur, J.E. (ed.). Herpetologia Neotropical. Actas del II Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetologia. II volumen. Universidad de los Andes, Consejo de Publicaciones, Merida. 451 pp.

Epicrates maurus

Barrio-Amoros, C.L.; Diaz de Pascual, A. 2008. Reptilia, Boidae, Epicrates cenchria cenchria: distribution extension. Check List 4(3): 244-247.

Booth, W.; Million, L.; Graham, R.R.; Burghardt, G.M.; Vargo, E.L.; Schal, C.; Tzika, A.C.; Schuett, G.W. 2011. Consecutive virgin births in the New World boid snake, the Colombian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates maurus. Journal of Heredity 102(6): 759-763.

Casado-B., R.; Marca, E. la 1996. Geographic distribution: Epicrates cenchria maurus (Rainbow Boa; Boa Tornasol). Herpetological Review 27(4): 212.

Koore, J. van der 1985. Breeding results: Epicrates cenchria maurus. Litteratura Serpentium 5(2): 76-72.

Lamers, H. 1985. Breeding results: Epicrates cenchria maurus. Litteratura Serpentium 5(3): 118.

Lourdais, O.; Shine, R.; Bonnet, X.; Brischoux, F. 2006. Sex differences in body composition, performance and behaviour in the Colombian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria maurus, Boidae). Journal of Zoology (London) 269(2): 175-182.

Matz, G. 2004. Epicrates maurus Gray, 1849. Description des sous-espèces. Situla (10): 2-9.

Passos, P.; Fernandes, R. 2008. Revision of the Epicrates cenchria complex (Serpentes: Boidae). Herpetological Monographs 22: 1-30.

Passos, P.; Franco, F.L. 2002. Geographic distribution: Epicrates cenchria maurus. Herpetological Review 33(1): 67.

Schramer, T.D.; Kalki, Y.; Wylie, D.B. 2018. Natural history notes: Epicrates maurus (Brown Rainbow Boa). Dicephalism. Herpetological Review 49(3): 547.

Schwederski, M.; Trutnau, L. 2013. Zur Biologie und Pflege der Guyana-Regenbogenboa (Epicrates maurus guyanensis). Reptilia (D) 18(100): 91-96.

Stemmler, O. 1971. Gefangenschaftsnachzucht von Epicrates cenchria maurus x Epicrates cenchria cenchria (Reptilia, Boidae). Aquarien Terrarien Monatschrift für Ornithologie und Vivarienkunde 18: 415-420.

Stull, O.G. 1938. Three new subspecies of the family Boidae. Occasional Papers Boston Society of Natural History 8: 297-300.