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Bibliography of the genus
Leposternon (South American Worm Lizards)
(Reptilia: Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae)
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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.
Leposternon in general
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Alejandra, H. 2005. Cytogenetic study of Leposternon and Amphisbaena (Amphisbaenia: Squamata). Caryologia 58(2): 178-182.
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. [Observations on Lepidosternon and Elaps]. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1885(2): 327-328.
Bueno, C.; Barreto, L.; Novelli, I.A. 2013. Natural history notes: Leposternon sp. Predation. Herpetological Review 44(2): 325-326.
Gans, C. 1971. Studies on amphisbaenians (Amphisbaenia, Reptilia) 4. A review of the ampnisbaenid genus Leposternon. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 144: 379-464.
Perez, R.; Ribeiro, S.L.B. 2008. Reptilia, Squamata, Amphisbaenidae, Leposternon spp.: distribution extension, new state record, and geographic distribution map. Check List 4(3): 291-294.
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Leposternon bagual
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Ribeiro, S.L.B.; Santos-Junior, A.P.; Zaher, H. 2015. A new species of Leposternon Wagler, 1824 (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) from northeastern Argentina. Zootaxa 4034(2): 309-324.
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Leposternon cerradense
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Ribeiro, S.; Vaz-Silva, W.; Santos, A.P. 2008. New pored Leposternon (Squamata, Amphisbaenia) from Brazilian Cerrado. Zootaxa 1930: 18-38.
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Leposternon infraorbitale
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Andrade, D.V.; Nascimento, L.B.; Abe, A.S. 2006. Habits hidden underground: a review on the reproduction of the Amphisbaenia with notes on four neotropical species. Amphibia-Reptilia 27(2): 207-217.
Araujo-Esteves, F. de; Brandao, C.R.F.; Viegas, K. 2008. Subterranean ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) as prey of fossorial reptiles (Reptilia, Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) in central Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 48(28): 329-334.
Foureaux, G.; Egami, M.I.; Jared, C.; Antoniazzi, M.M.; Campos-Gutierre, R.; Smith, R.L. 2010. Rudimentary eyes of squamate fossorial reptiles (Amphisbaenia and Serpentes). Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 293(2): 351-357.
Jared, C.; Antoniazzi, M.M.; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 1997. Natural history notes: Leposternon infraorbitale (Two-headed Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 28(1): 44-45.
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Leposternon kisteumacheri
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Porto, M. van; Soares, M.; Caramaschi, U. 2000. A new species of Leposternon Wagler, 1824 from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a key to the species of the genus (Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro (Zoologia) 412: 1-10.
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Leposternon maximum
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Ribeiro, S.; Nogueira, C.; Cintra, C.E.D.; Silva, N.J. da; Zaher, H. 2012. Description of a new pored Leposternon (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from the Brazilian cerrado. South American Journal of Herpetology 6(3): 177-188. [2011].
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Leposternon microcephalum
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Anonymous. 1964. Leposternon microcephalum feeding on larva of Tenebrio molitor. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 12: 1.
Alejandra, H. 2005. Cytogenetic study of Leposternon and Amphisbaena (Amphisbaenia: Squamata). Caryologia 58(2): 178-182.
Barros-Filho, J.D. de; Lima Hohl, L.S.; Rocha-Barbosa, O. 2008. Excavatory cycle of Leposternon microcephalum Wagler, 1824 (Reptilia, Amphisbaenia). International Journal of Morphology 26(2): 411-414.
Bellairs, A.A.; Gans, C. 1983. A reinterpretation of the amphisbaenian orbitosphenoid. Nature (London) 302(5905): 243-244.
Caramaschi, U.; Niemeyer, H. de 2012. Unsuccessful predation of Elapomorphus quinquelineatus (Serpentes: Colubridae) on Amphisbaena microcephala (Amphisbaenia: Amphisbaenidae). Herpetology Notes 5: 429-430.
Duarte, M.R. 2012. Natural history notes: Elapomorphus quinquelineatus (Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 43(1): 146.
Filogonio, R.; Galdino, C.A.B.; Cabral, D.P.R.; Righi, A.F.; Lopes, M.F.; Nascimento, L.B. 2009. Sexual dimorphism in Leposternon microcephalum and L. wuchereri (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 65(4): 353-362.
Folly, H.; Oliveira Neves, M. de; Almeida Pereira, E.; Hote, P.; Assis Souza, R.; Santana, D.J. 2015. Predation on Leposternon microcephalum (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) by Cariama cristata (Cariamiformes, Cariamidae). Herpetology Notes 8: 465-466.
Goeldi, E.A. 1897. Die Eier von 13 brasilianischen Reptilien, nebst Bemerkungen über Lebens- und Fortpflanzungsweise letzterer. Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.) 10: 640-676.
Hohl, L.S.L.; Loguercio, M.F.C.; Buendia, R.A.; Almeida-Santos, M.; Viana, L.A.; Barros-Filho, J.D. de; Rocha-Barbosa, O. 2014. Fossorial gait patterns and performance of a shovel-headed amphisbaenian. Journal of Zoology (London) 294(4): 234-240.
Jared, C.; Antoniazzi, M.M.; Freymuller, E.; Junquerira, L.C.U. 1998. A possible advantage of displaying the tail: a comparison between the tail and body integument structure in Amphisbaena alba and Leposternon microcephalum (Squamata, Amphisbaenia). Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie et Biologie Animale 19(2): 89-97.
Kaiser, P. 1955. Über die Fortbewegungsweise der Doppelschleichen. Beobachtungen an Leposternon microcephalus (Wagl.). Zoologischer Anzeiger 154: 61-69.
Kasperoviczus, K.N.; Santos, L.C. dos; Almeida-Santos, S.M. 2011. First report of hemiclitores in a female of the amphisbaenian Amphisbaena microcephala (Wagler, 1824). Herpetology Notes 4: 41-43.
Koski, A.P.V.; Koski, D.A. 2017. Natural history notes: Leposternon microcephalum (Small-headed Worm Lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 48(1): 192-193.
Lima Hohl, L. dos S.; Castro Loguercio, M.F. de; Sicuro, F.L.; Barros-Filho, J.D. de; Rocha-Barbosa, O. 2017. Body and skull morphometric variations between two shovel-headed species of Amphisbaenia (Reptilia: Squamata) with morphofunctional inferences on burrowing. PeerJ 5: e3581
May, E. 1978. Zur Kenntnis der Entwicklung des Schädels von Leposternon microcephalum Wagler 1824 (Reptilia: Amphisbaenia). Senckenbergiana Biologica 59(1-2): 41-69.
Navas, C.A.; Antoniazzi, M.M.; Carvalho, J.E.; Berlink, J.G.C.; James, R.S.; Jared, C.; Kohlsdorf, T.; Pai Silva, M. dal; Wilson, R.S. 2004. Morphological and physiological specialization for digging in amphisbaenians, an ancient lineage of fossorial vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology 207(14): 2433-2441.
Oliveira, M.; Regina Ribas, E.; Moura-Leite, J.C. de 2004. Natural history notes: Leposternon microcephalum (NCN). Predation. Herpetological Review 35(2): 170-171.
Rajao, H.; Barros-Filho, J.D. de; Costa, S.; Bessa, R. 2013. Natural history notes: Leposternon microcephalum. Predation. Herpetological Review 44(3): 509-510.
Rosenberg, H.I.; Cavey, M.J.; Gans, C. 1991. Morphology of the hemipenes of some Amphisbaenia (Reptilia: Squamata). Canadian Journal of Zoology 69(2): 359-368.
Ubaid, F.K.; Nascimento, G.R. do; Maffei, F. 2009. Natural history notes: Ameiva ameiva (Green Lizard). Attempted predation of amphisbaenian. Herpetological Review 40(3): 339.
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Leposternon mineiro
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Ribeiro, S.; Lima Silveira, A.; Santos-Junior, A.P. 2018. A new species of Leposternon (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Brazilian cerrado with a key to pored species. Journal of Herpetology 52(1): 50-58.
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Leposternon octostegum
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Filho, J.D.B.; Freitas, M.A.; Silva, T.F.S.; Valverde, M.C.C.; Loguercio, M.F.C.; Veríssimo, D. 2013. On the distribution and habitat of Leposternon octostegum (Dumeril, 1851) (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae). Wildlife Biology in Practice 9(1): 1-6.
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Leposternon polystegum
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Amorim, D.M. de; Silva, M.C. da; Feitosa Quirino, T.; Roberto, I.J.; Avila, R.W. 2015. Natural history notes: Apostolepis cearensis (Burrowing Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 46(2): 265-266.
Duarte, J. 2010. Amphisbaena polystegum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176240A7202760. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176240A7202760.en.
Gomes, J.O.; Maciel, A.O.; Costa, J.C.L.; Andrade, G.V. 2009. Diet composition in two sympatric amphisbaenian species (Amphisbaena ibijara and Leposternon polysTegum) from the Brazilian Cerrado. Journal of Herpetology 43(3): 377-384.
Prudente, A.L.C.; Costa Menks, A.; Silva, F.M. da; Maschio, G.F. 2014. Diet and reproduction of the Western Indigo Snake Drymarchon corais (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Herpetology Notes 7: 99-108.
Schmidt, K.P. 1936. Notes on Brazilian amphisbaenians. Herpetologica 1936: 28-32.
Tavares, A.P.G.; Barros Ribeiro, L. 2014. Geographic distribution: Leposternon polystegum (Bahia Worm Lizard). Herpetological Review 45(1): 92.
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Leposternon scutigerum
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Bauer, A.M. 2001. On the correct date of description of Amphisbaena scutigera Hemprich and A. rufa Hemprich. International Society for the History and Bibliography of Herpetology Newsletter and Bulletin 3(1): 11-13.
Bauer, A.M. 2001. On the correct date of description of Amphisbaena scutigera Hemprich and A. rufa Hemprich. Bibliotheca Herpetologica 3(1): 11-13.
Duarte, J. 2010. Amphisbaena scutigerum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T176241A7202949. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T176241A7202949.en.
Lima Hohl, L. dos S.; Castro Loguercio, M.F. de; Sicuro, F.L.; Barros-Filho, J.D. de; Rocha-Barbosa, O. 2017. Body and skull morphometric variations between two shovel-headed species of Amphisbaenia (Reptilia: Squamata) with morphofunctional inferences on burrowing. PeerJ 5: e3581
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Leposternon wuchereri
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Carvalho, R.R. de; Nascimento, L.B. 2005. Geographic distribution: Leposternon wuchereri (Wucherer's Worm Lizard). Herpetological Review 36(4): 468-469.
Filogonio, R.; Galdino, C.A.B.; Cabral, D.P.R.; Righi, A.F.; Lopes, M.F.; Nascimento, L.B. 2009. Sexual dimorphism in Leposternon microcephalum and L. wuchereri (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Herpetologica 65(4): 353-362.
Filogonio, R.; Nascimento, L.B. 2007. Natural history notes: Leposternon wuchereri (NCN). Vertebrate prey. Herpetological Review 38(4): 458.
Peters, W.C.H. 1879. Über die Amphisbaenen und eine zu denselben gehörige neue Art (Lepidosternon wuchereri). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1879(March): 273-277.
Zamprogno, C.; Sazima, I. 1993. Vertebrate predation on the Neotropical amphisbaenian Leposternon wuchereri. Herpetological Review 24(3): 82-83.
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