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Bibliography of the genus
Cerastes (Horned Vipers)
(Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae)
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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.
Cerastes in general
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Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. 1994. Cleopatra's asp. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 50: 18-19.
Domergue, C.A. 1966. Sur deux specimens de Aspis vipera L. intermediaires entre Aspis cerastes L. et Aspis vipera L. Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Tunis 9-10 [1956-66]: 71-72.
Fejervary, G.J. 1923. Nomenklatorische Revision einigen Schlangengattungsnamen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 56: 164-173.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1963. Opinion 661. Cerastes Laurenti, 1768 (Reptilia): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20: 191-192.
Joger, U.; Courage, K. 1999. Are Palaearctic 'rattlesnakes' (Echis and Cerastes) monophyletic? Kaupia Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 65-81.
Mermod, C. 1970. Domaine vital et deplacements chez Cerastes vipera (L.) et Cerastes cerastes (L.) (Reptilia, Viperidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 77: 555-562.
Mertens, R. 1937. The type designations of the ophidian genera Cerastes and Coronella, established by Laurenti in 1786. Copeia 1937: 70.
Schlüter, U. 2002. Die Hornvipern (Cerastes) Nordafrikas. Draco 3(2) (10): 74-78.
Stejneger, L.H. 1936. Types of the amphibian and reptilian genera proposed by Laurenti in 1768. Copeia 1936(3): 133-141.
Werner, Y.L. 1994. Head size variation in Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae) parallels body size variation in potential prey (Rodentia: Gerbillinae). The Snake 26(1): 57-60.
Werner, Y.L.; Sivan, N. 1992. Systematics and zoogeography of Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae) in the Levant: 2. Taxonomy, ecology, and zoogeography. The Snake 24(1): 34-49.
Werner, Y.L.; Sivan, N.; Kushnir, V.; Motro, U. 1999. A statistical approach to variation in Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae), with the description of two endemic subspecies. Kaupia Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 83-97.
Werner, Y.L.; Verdier, A. le; Rosenman, D.; Sivan, N. 1991. Systematics and zoogeography of Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae) in the Levant: 1, distinguishing Arabian from African 'Cerastes cerastes'. The Snake 23(2): 90-100.
Young, B.A.; Morain, M.A.L. 2003. Vertical burrowing in the Saharan sand vipers (Cerastes). Copeia 2003(1): 131-137.
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Cerastes boehmei
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Wagner, P.; Wilms, T.M. 2010. A crowned devil: new species of Cerastes Laurenti, 1768 (Ophidia, Viperidae) from Tunisia, with two nomenclatural comments. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 57(2): 297–306.
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Cerastes cerastes
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Akeret, B. 2006. Bau einer Grossterrarienanlage für Warane und Hornvipern. Draco 7(2) (26): 38-47.
Areste, M.; Farriols, J.L. 1998. Cerastes cerastes: Horned viper (Linnaeus, 1758). Reptilia (GB) 1: 39-42.
Barnestein, J.A.M.; Fernandez-Carrasco, J.A.; Gonzalez de la Vega, J.P.; Gabari-Boa, V. 2013. Depredación de Cerastes cerastes sobre Luscinia megarhynchos en el Antiatlas marroquí. Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Espanola 24(2): 25-26.
Brogschy, C. 1939. Die afrikanische Hornviper Cerastes cornutus. Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Braunschweig) 36: 506.
Castanet, J. 1999. Reproduction d'une tres vieille vipere a cornes Cerastes cerastes (L.) (Reptilia, Viperidae), en captivite. Bulletin de la Societe Herpetologique de France 89: 47-53.
Chadli, A.; Slavtchev, R.S. 1984. Etude anatomo-pathologique de cas mortels de Malpolon monspessulana (Herman, 1809) (Reptilia, Colubridae) mordus a la tete par Cerastes cerastes (L., 1758) (Reptilia, Viperidae). Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 61(4): 401-413.
Cowles, R.B. 1945. Some activities of the sidewinder. Copeia 1945: 220-222.
Dmi'el, R. 1998. Skin resistance to evaporative water loss in viperid snakes: habitat aridity versus taxonomic status. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 121(1): 1-5.
Dmi'el, R. 1998. Skin resistance to water loss in viperid snakes. Russian Journal of Herpetology 5(1): 5-9.
Domergue, C.A. 1966. Auto-observation de la morsure par Aspis cerastes (vipère a carnes). Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Tunis 9-10 [1956-66]: 97-101.
Domergue, C.A. 1966. Observations sur la regime alimentaire de la vipère a carnes. Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Tunis 9-10 [1956-66]: 81-83.
Domergue, C.A. 1966. Ovoviparite et oviparite chez deux viperidae du genre Aspis L. Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Tunis 9-10 [1956-66]: 73-74.
Drent, J. 1989. Breeding results. Cerastes cerastes cerastes. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 9(6): 276.
El Asmar, M.F.; Shaban, E.; Hagag, M.; Swelam, N.; Tu, A. 1986. Coagulant component in Cerastes cerastes (Egyptian sand viper) venom. Toxicon 24(11-12): 1037-1044.
Embar, K.; Raveh, A.; Hoffmann, I.; Kotler, B.P. 2014. Predator facilitation or interference: a game of vipers and owls. Oecologia (Berlin) 174(4): 1301-1309.
Ganz, A. 1981. Geglückte Nachzucht von Cerastes cerastes (Horn viper). Aquaria (St. Gallen) 28(8): 137-140.
Grenot, C. 1969. Sur la regime alimentaire de la vipère a cornes. Science et Nature (Paris) 96: 21-24.
Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.
Haas, G.; Battersby, J.C. 1959. Amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Copeia 1959: 196-202.
Harrison, J.R. 1992. Envenomation by a desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes (Linnaeus): a case history. pp. 15-17. In: Strimple, P.D. & Strimple, J.L. (eds.). Contributions in herpetology. Greater Cincinnati Herpetological Society, Cincinnati. 111 pp.
Herrmann, H.W.; Herrmann, P.A.; Geniez, P. 2000. Zur Verbreitung von Echis leucogaster Roman, 1972 in Marokko. Salamandra 36(3): 203-207.
Johann, H. 1973. Ein Fundpunkt von Cerastes cerastes in Nordtunesien (Serpentes, Viperidae). Salamandra 9(3-4): 160.
Jungnickel, J.; Prokoph, U. 2005. Haltung und Nachzucht der Ägyptischen Wüstenotter Cerastes cerastes cerastes (Linnaeus, 1758). Elaphe 13(4): 25-30.
Mertens, R. 1944. Einige Beobachtungen über die Hornviper (Aspis cerastes). Blätter für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde 1944(2): 33-35.
Mertens, R. 1953. Die Wüstenottern und ihre Anpassungen an ihren Lebensraum. Natur und Volk 83(5): 148-56.
Naulleau, G. 1972. Comportement predateur de la vipère a corns (Aspis cerastes, Linne). Revue Comporte. Anim. 6(4): 273-282.
Nouira, S.; Blanc, C.P. 1986. Le peuplement en reptiles au sud du Chott El Djerid. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 63(4): 553-566.
Poole, A. 1995. Ancient Egyptian snake mythology as seen at the British Museum. British Herpetological Society Bulletin 54: 37.
Saint-Girons, H. 1959. Les facteurs da rythme nycthemeral d'activite chez Aspis cerastes (L.). Vie et Milieu 10: 353-366.
Saint-Girons, H. 1962. Le cycle reproducteur de la vipère à cornes, Cerastes cerastes (L.), dans la nature et en captivité. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 87: 41-51.
Schnurrenberger, H. 1959. Observations on behavior in two Libyan species of viperine snakes. Herpetologica 15: 70-72.
Schweizer, H. 1952. Über geschlüpfte Eigelege der Brillenschlange (Naja naja kaouthia) und der Hornviper (Aspis cerastes). DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 5: 19-21, 51-53.
Scortecci, G. 1940. Biologia del Tibesti. Ann. Mus. libico Stor. nat. 2: 257-275.
Smetsers, P. 1992. Keeping and breeding Cerastes cerastes karlhartli, the horned viper. Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 12(4): 93-96.
Sochurek, E. 1974. Vipera ammodytes gregorwallneri n. ssp. Cerastes cerastes karlhartli n. spp. Herpetologische Blatt., Wien 1(1): 1-3.
Sochurek, E. 1986. Die vier Formen der Wüstenottern. Elaphe 8(1): 4-5.
Sosa, R.; Braga, L.; Schalk, C.M.; Pinto Ledezma, J.N. 2013. Natural history notes: Naja haje (Egyptian Cobra). Diet / ophiophagy. Herpetological Review 44(1): 155-156.
Sterer, Y. 1992. A mixed litter of horned and hornless horned vipers Cerastes cerastes cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae). Israel Journal of Zoology 37(4): 247-249.
Trutnau, L. 1981. Beobachtungen an der Hornviper Cerastes cerastes. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 3(13): 11-16.
Villiers, A. 1950. Contribution a l'étude de l'Air (Mission L. Chopard et A. Villiers). Reptiles. Ophidiens et cheloniens. Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 10: 337-344.
Warburg, M.R. 1964. Observations on microclimate in habitats of some desert vipers in the Negev, Arava and Dead Sea region. Vie et Milieu 15: 1017-1041.
Werner, Y.L.; Sivan, N.; Kushnir, V.; Motro, U. 1999. A statistical approach to variation in Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae), with the description of two endemic subspecies. Kaupia Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 83-97.
Young, B.A.; Meltzer, K.; Marsit, C. 1999. Scratching the surface of mimicry: sound production through scale abrasion in snakes. Hamadryad 24(1): 29-38.
Young, B.A.; Morain, M.A.L. 2002. The use of ground-borne vibrations for prey localization in the Saharan sand vipers (Cerastes). Journal of Experimental Biology 205(5): 661-665.
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Cerastes gasperettii
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Al Asmari, A.; Rajamohammed, A.M.; Khan, H.A. 2014. Identification and phylogeny of Arabian snakes: Comparison of venom chromatographic profiles versus 16S rRNA gene sequences. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 21(5): 436-441.
Al-Behbehani, B.E.; Ibrahim, H.M. 2007. Animal's behavior in the "KISR" protected area in the state of Kuwait. World Journal of Zoology 2(2): 29-35.
Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Kandeal, S.A. 2015. Reproductive biology of the Horned Viper, Cerastes cerastes gasperettii in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 22(3): 351-357.
Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Paray, B.A. 2016. Ecological aspects of the Horned Viper, Cerastes cerastes gasperettii in the central region of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 23(1): 135-138.
Maklakov, A.A. 2002. Snake-directed mobbing in a cooperative breeder: Anti-predator behaviour or self-advertisement for the formation of dispersal coalitions? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 52(5): 372-378.
Schmid, A. 2014. [The Arabian Horned Viper]. (In German). Reptilia (D) 19(110): 46-50.
Sharawy, S.M.; Al-Shammari, A.M. 2009. Checklist of poisonous plants and animals in Aja Mountain, Ha'il Region, Saudia Arabia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3(3): 2217-2225.
Sochurek, E. 1986. Die vier Formen der Wüstenottern. Elaphe 8(1): 4-5.
Werner, Y.L.; Sivan, N.; Kushnir, V.; Motro, U. 1999. A statistical approach to variation in Cerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae), with the description of two endemic subspecies. Kaupia Darmstädter Beiträge Zur Naturgeschichte 8: 83-97.
Young, B.A.; Meltzer, K.; Marsit, C. 1999. Scratching the surface of mimicry: sound production through scale abrasion in snakes. Hamadryad 24(1): 29-38.
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Cerastes vipera
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Abukashawa, S.M.A.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Alkhedir, I.S. 2018. Geographic distribution: Cerastes vipera (Sahara Sand Viper). Herpetological Review 49(1): 75.
Aprea, G.; Gentilli, A.; Zuffi, M.A.L.; Odierna, G. 2006. The karyology of Vipera aspis, V. atra, V. hugyi, and Cerastes vipera. Amphibia-Reptilia 27(1): 113-119.
Cochran, D.M. 1944. Dangerous reptiles (popular). Rep. Smithson. Instn. 1943: 275-325.
Domergue, C.A. 1966. Ovoviparite et oviparite chez deux viperidae du genre Aspis L. Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Tunis 9-10 [1956-66]: 73-74.
Estival, G. 1930. Un cas de morsure par Cerastes vipera L. Arch. Inst. Past. Alger. 7(2): 220-221.
Goot, R. van der 1996. Cerastes vipera, the Sahara sand viper (Linnaeus, 1758). Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 16(1): 6-9.
Haas, G.; Battersby, J.C. 1959. Amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Copeia 1959: 196-202.
Heatwole, H.; Davison, E. 1976. A review of caudal luring in snakes with notes on its occurence in the Saharan sand viper, Cerastes vipera. Herpetologica 32(3): 332-336.
Hudson, R.G. 1947. An unusual method of shedding. Herpetologica 4(2): 69.
Jooris, R.; Fourmy, R. 1996. An analysis of scutellation in populations of Cerastes vipera (Linnaeus, 1758): scale characters co-vary with environmental temperature. African Journal of Herpetology 45(2): 59-67.
Klemmer, K. 1970. Über die Avicenna-Viper Cerastes vipera. Natur und Museum 100: 454-459.
Markovsky, Y.; Pinshow, B. 1983. The Saharan sand viper: a snake of the moving sands. Israel - Land and Nature 9(1): 16-20.
Marx, H. 1958. Sexual dimorphism in coloration in the viper Cerastes vipera L. Natural History Miscellanea (Chicago) 164: 1-2.
Neill, W.T. 1960. The caudal lure of various juvenile snakes. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 23: 173-200.
Nouira, S.; Blanc, C.P. 1986. Le peuplement en reptiles au sud du Chott El Djerid. Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 63(4): 553-566.
Schnurrenberger, H. 1959. Observations on behavior in two Libyan species of viperine snakes. Herpetologica 15: 70-72.
Sivan, J.; Kam, M.; Hadad, S.; Degen, A.A.; Rosenstrauch, A. 2015. Body size and seasonal body condition in two small coexisting desert snake species, the Saharan Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) and the Crowned Leafnose (Lytorhynchus diadema). Journal of Arid Environments 114: 8-13.
Sivan, J.; Kam, M.; Hadad, S.; Degen, A.A.; Rozenboim, I.; Rosenstrauch, A. 2012. Reproductive cycle of free-living male Saharan sand vipers, Cerastes vipera (Viperidae) in the Negev desert, Israel. General and Comparative Endocrinology 179(2): 241-247.
Sivan, J.; Kam, M.; Hadad, S.; Degen, A.A.; Rozenboim, I.; Rosenstrauch, A. 2013. Temporal activity and dietary selection in two coexisting desert snakes, the Saharan Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) and the crowned leafnose (Lytorhynchus diadema). Zoology (Jena) 116(2): 113-117.
Subach, A.; Scharf, I.; Ovadia, O. 2009. Foraging behavior and predation success of the sand viper (Cerastes vipera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(6): 520-528.
Verrier, M.L. 1933. Les yeux et la vision de Cerastes vipera Wagl. et de Vipera aspis L. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances Academie des Sciences (Paris) 196(10): 723-725.
Warburg, M.R. 1964. Observations on microclimate in habitats of some desert vipers in the Negev, Arava and Dead Sea region. Vie et Milieu 15: 1017-1041.
Young, B.A.; Meltzer, K.; Marsit, C. 1999. Scratching the surface of mimicry: sound production through scale abrasion in snakes. Hamadryad 24(1): 29-38.
Zimmerman, J.; Mann, G.; Kaplan, H.Y.; Sagher, U. 1981. Envenoming by Cerastes vipera - a report of two cases. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 75(5): 702-705.
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