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Taxonomy of the genus Pliocercus Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Pliocercus (Big-scaled False Coral Snakes)

(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.


Pliocercus in general

Cadle, J.E. 1984. Molecular systematics of Neotropical xenodontine snakes. 2. Central American xenodontines. Herpetologica 40(1): 21-30.

Dunn, E.R. 1944. A revision of the Colombian snakes of the genera Leimadophis, Lygophis, Liophis, Rhadinea and Pliocercus with a note on Colombian Coniophanes. Caldasia (Bogota) 2: 479-495.

Greene, H.W. 1969. Unusual pattern and coloration in snakes of the genus Pliocercus from Veracruz. Journal of Herpetology 3: 27-31.

Pérez-Higareda, G.; Smith, H.M. 1986. The status of the Los Tuxtlas (Mexico) False Coral Snakes (Pliocercus). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 22(3): 125-130.

Savage, J.M.; Crother, B.I. 1989. The status of Pliocercus and Urotheca (Serpentes: Colubridae), with a review of included species of coral snake mimics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 95(4): 335-362.

Smith, H.M. 1941. On the Mexican snakes of the genus Pliocercus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54: 119-124.

Smith, H.M. 1942. Additional notes on Mexican snakes of the genus Pliocercus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 159-164.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 1996. Species-group taxa of the False Coral Snake genus Pliocercus. Ramus Publishing, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 112 pp.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Pliocercus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 735: 1-9.

Smith, H.M.; Landy, M.J. 1965. New and unusual snakes of the genus Pliocercus from Oaxaca, Mexico. Natural History Miscellanea (Chicago) 183: 1-4.

Smith, H.M.; Wallach, V.; Chiszar, D. 1995. Observations on the snake genus Pliocercus, 1. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 31(4): 204-214.

Wilson, L.D.; McCranie, J.R. 1997. Publication in non-peer-reviewed outlets: the case of Smith and Chiszar's "species-group taxa of the False Coral Snake genus Pliocercus". Herpetological Review 28(1): 18-21.

Wilson, L.D.; McCranie, J.R.; Espinal, M.R. 1996. Coral Snake mimics of the genus Pliocercus (family Colubridae) in Honduras and their mimetic relationships with Micrurus (family Elapidae). Herpetological Natural History 4(1): 57-63.

Pliocercus andrewsi

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Pliocercus andrewsi. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 736: 1-3.

Pliocercus bicolor

Liner, E.A. 1960. A new subspecies of false coral snake (Pliocercus elapoides) from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 5: 217-220.

Smith, H.M. 1943. Another Mexican snake of the genus Pliocercus. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 33(11): 344-345.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Pliocercus bicolor. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 737: 1-4.

Pliocercus dimidiatus

Minton, S.A.; Smith, H.M. 1960. A new subspecies of Coniophanes fissidens and notes on Central American amphibians and reptiles. Herpetologica 16: 103-111.

Pough, F.H. 1964. A coral snake "mimic" eaten by a bird. Copeia 1964: 223.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Pliocercus dimidiatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 738: 1-3.

Pliocercus elapoides

Akcali, C.K. 2018. Natural history notes: Pliocercus elapoides (Variegated False Coralsnake). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 49(2): 351-352.

Cabrera-Guzman, E.; Marquez, M.A.; Reynoso, V.H. 2008. Natural history notes: Pliocercus elapoides aequalis (Variegated False Coralsnake). Diet. Herpetological Review 39(4): 472.

Carbajal-Márquez, R.A.; Quintero-Díaz, G.E.; González-Saucedo, Z.Y.; Martínez-de la Vega, G. 2013. Natural history notes: Pliocercus elapoides (Variegated False Coralsnake). Reproduction / clutch size. Herpetological Review 44(4): 697.

Seib, R.L. 1980. Human envenomation from the bite of an aglyphous False Coral Snake Pliocercus elapoides (Serpentes: Colubridae). Toxicon 18(3): 399-401.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Pliocercus elapoides. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 739: 1-11.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Reassessment of the nominal species of False Coral Snakes, Pliocercus psychoides (Reptilia: Serpentes). Southwestern Naturalist 46(1): 114-116.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D.; Pérez-Higareda, G. 1989. Variation in the northern subspecies of Pliocercus elapoides (Reptilia: Serpentes). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(6): 112-116.

Smith, H.M.; Chrapliwy, P.S. 1957. A new subspecies of the Central American false coral snakes (Pliocercus). Herpetologica 13: 233-235.

Smith, H.M.; Perez Higareda, G.; Chiszar, D. 1996. Observations on the snake genus Pliocercus, 2. The endemic species of Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 32(2): 75-79.

Stafford, P. 1999. Natural history notes: Urotheca (Pliocercus) elapoides (False Coral Snake). Reproduction and diel activity. Herpetological Review 30(1): 48.

Wilson, L.D. 1968. A fracture plane in the caudal vertebrae of Pliocercus elapoides (Seroentes: Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology 1: 93-94.

Pliocercus euryzonus

Figueroa, A.; Lewis, T.R. 2012. Natural history notes: Urotheca euryzona (Halloween snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 43(1): 154.

Kalki, Y.; Schramer, T.D. 2018. Natural history notes: Erythrolamprus mimus micrurus (Mimic False Coral Snake). Diet / ophiophagy. Herpetological Review 49(4): 753.

Smith, H.M.; Chiszar, D. 2001. Pliocercus euryzonus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 740: 1-4.

Vriesendorp, C.F.; Robertson, J.M. 2007. Natural history notes: Urotheca (Pliocercus) euryzonus (Halloween Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 38(4): 470-471.

Wilson, L.D. 1972. Pliocercus euryzonus Cope: an addition to the snake fauna of Honduras. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 71(3): 159.