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Taxonomy of the genus Aspidelaps Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]

Bibliography of the genus
Aspidelaps (Shield-nosed Cobras)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae)

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.


Aspidelaps in general

Bohm, H.U.; Oellers, R. 1987. Bemerkungen zur Haltung und Nachzucht von Vertretern der Elapiden-Gattung Aspidelaps Fitzinger, 1843. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 9(51): 15-18.

Broadley, D.G.; Baldwin, A.S. 2006. Taxonomy, natural history, and zoogeography of the southern African shield cobras, genus Aspidelaps (Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetological Natural History 9(2): 163-176.

Mavromichalis, J.; Bloem, S. 1997. Description of the genus Aspidelaps and a successful breeding with Aspidelaps lubricus infuscatus. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 17(1): 6-9.

Reichling, S.B.; Gutzke, W.H.N. 1996. Phenotypic consequences of incubation environment in the African elapid genus Aspidelaps. Zoo Biology 15(3): 301-308.

Shine, R.; Branch, W.R.; Webb, J.K.; Harlow, P.S.; Shine, T.; Keogh, J.S. 2007. Ecology of cobras from southern Africa. Journal of Zoology (London) 272(2): 183-193.

Aspidelaps lubricus

Barts, M. 2009. Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus (Laurenti). Sauria (Berlin) 31(1): 2-3.

Bates, M.F. 1991. New distribution records for amphibians and reptiles from the Cape Province, South Africa. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39: 14-18.

Branch, W.R. 1981. Venom of the south west African coral snake Aspidelaps lubricus infuscatus Mertens. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 25: 2-4.

Dyer, B. 1982. Reproductive information on some snakes from the Cape Province. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 27: 16-17.

Hoffman, L. 1988. Aspidelaps lubricus infuscatus, western coral snake, distribution, behaviour and feeding. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 34: 46.

Jaensch, M. 1988. Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus Cape coral snake captive breeding. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 34: 45-46.

Mavromichalis, J.; Bloem, S. 1997. Description of the genus Aspidelaps and a successful breeding with Aspidelaps lubricus infuscatus. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 17(1): 6-9.

Mertens, R. 1954. Neue Schlangenrassen aus Südwest- und Südafrika. Zoologischer Anzeiger 152: 213-219.

Schultz, D.; Massyn, D. 2008. Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus (Laurenti, 1768). Coral Snake. African Herp News 46: 19-20.

Yeadon, R.B.; Bates, M.F. 2000. Aspidelaps lubricus lubricus (Laurenti, 1768). Coral Snake. African Herp News 31: 16-17.

Aspidelaps scutatus

Broadley, D.G. 1968. A revision of Aspidelaps scutatus (A. Smith) (Serpentes: Elapinae). Arnoldia Rhodesia 4(2): 1-9.

Chiszar, D.; Castro, C.; Murphy, J.B.; Smith, H.M. 1989. Discriminations between thermally different rodent carcasses by Bull Snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and cobras (Naja pallida and Aspidelaps scutatus). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 24(10): 181-183.

FitzSimons, V.; Brain, C.K. 1958. A short account of the reptiles of the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Koedoe 1: 99-104.

Haagner, G.V.; Morgan, D.R. 1992. Captive biology of the shield-nosed snake (Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 40: 90-94.

Knauf, S.; Schmidt, P. 2003. Zur Haltung und Zucht der Schildnasenkobra Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus (Smith, 1848) mit Anmerkungen zu den Unterarten (Serpentes: Elapidae). Sauria (Berlin) 25(1): 11-18.

Mertens, R. 1954. Neue Schlangenrassen aus Südwest- und Südafrika. Zoologischer Anzeiger 152: 213-219.

Reissig, J.; Rensburg, C. van; Campbell, S. 2015. Geographic distribution. Aspidelaps scutatus fulafula Bianconi, 1849. Eastern Shield Cobra. African Herp News 62: 43-44.

Schaefer, N. 1970. Striking speeds of some South African snakes. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 6(1): 12-16.

Shine, R.; Haagner, G.V.; Branch, W.R.; Harlow, P.S.; Webb, J.K. 1996. Natural history of the African shieldnose snake Aspidelaps scutatus (Serpentes, Elapidae). Journal of Herpetology 30(3): 361-366.