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Taxonomy of the genus Chlorosoma Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Chlorosoma (South American Bush Racers)

(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.


Chlorosoma in general

Amaral, A. do 1923. New genera and species of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 8: 85-105.

Cadle, J.E. 1984. Molecular systematics of Neotropical xenodontine snakes. 1. South American xenodontines. Herpetologica 40(1): 8-20.

Dowling, H.G. 1969. The hemipenis of Philodryas Gunther: a correction (Serpentes, Colubridae). American Museum Novitates 2375: 1-6.

Fowler, I.R.; Salomao, M. da G. 1994. A study of sexual dimorphism in six species from the colubrid snake genus Philodryas. The Snake 26(2): 117-122.

Fowler, I.R.; Salomao, M. da G. 1994. Activity patterns in the colubrid snake genus Philodryas and their relationship to reproduction and snakebite. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 29(10): 229-232.

Fowler, I.R.; Salomao, M. da G. 1995. A new technique to distinguish between immature and adult snakes and between males and females in six species of the Neotropical colubrid snakes Philodryas. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 30(3): 149-157.

Fowler, I.R.; Salomao, M. da G.; Santos-Jordao, R. dos 1998. A description of the female reproductive cycle in four species from the Neotropical colubrid snake Philodryas (Colubridae, Xenodontinae). The Snake 28(1-2): 71-78.

Grazziotin, F.G.; Zaher, H.; Murphy, R.W.; Scrocchi, G.J.; Benavides, M.A.; Zhang, Y.P.; Bonatto, S.L. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal. Cladistics 28(5): 437-459.

Hohmeister, A. 1999. Bemerkungen zur Biologie und Pflege südamerikanischer Strauchnattern der Gattung Philodryas Wagler, 1830 im Terrarium. Sauria (Berlin) 21(2): 9-21.

Junqueira, L.C.U. 1944. Nota sobre a morfologia das adrenais dos ofdios. Revista Brasileira de Biologia 4(1): 63-67.

Lobo, F.; Scrocchi, G. 1994. Osteologia craneal del genero Philodryas (Serpentes: Colubridae). Cuadernos de Herpetologia 8(1): 104-111.

Machado, S.R. 1993. A new genus of Amazonian vine snake. Acta Biologica Leopoldensia 15(2): 99-108.

Orejas-Miranda, B.R. 1961. El genero Philodryas en el Uruguay. Actas y Trabajos del Primer Congreso Sudamericano de Zoologia (La Plata, 12.-24.10.1959) 4: 103-112.

Smith, M.A. 1928. The status of some recently described genera and species of snakes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 1: 494-497.

Thomas, R.A. 1976. A revision of the South American colubrid snake genus Philodryas Wagler, 1930. Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. 324 pp.

Thomas, R.A. 1977. A new generic arrangement for Incaspis and mainland South American Alsophis and the status of two additional Peruvian species. Copeia 1977(4): 648-652.

Vitt, L.J. 1980. Ecological observations on sympatric Philodryas (Colubridae) in northeastern Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 34(5): 87-98.

Werner, F. 1903. Über Reptilien und Batrachier aus Guatemala und China in der zoologischen Staats-Sammlung in München, nebst einem Anhang über seltene Formen aus anderen Gebieten. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 22(2): 343-384.

Chlorosoma laticeps

Amaral, A. do 1921. Duas novas espécies de Colubrideos opisthoglyphos Brasileiros (Philodryas oligolepis e Apostolepis longicaudata). Anais Paulistas de Medicina e Cirurgia (Sao Paulo) 9: 1-6.

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Müller, L. 1928. Herpetologische Mitteilungen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 77: 61-84.

Werner, F. 1900. Beschreibung einiger noch unbekannter neotropischer und indischer Reptilien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 23: 196-198.

Zaher, H.; Scrocchi, G.J.; Masiero, R. 2008. Rediscovery and redescription of the type of Philodryas laticeps Werner, 1900 and the taxonomic status of P. oligolepis Gomes, 1921 (Serpentes, Colubridae). Zootaxa 1940: 25-40.

Chlorosoma viridissimum

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Brongersma, L.D. 1957. On two species of the genus Philodryas (Serpentes) from Surinam. Proceedings ned. Akad. Amst. 60C(4): 458-462.

Chávez-Arribasplata, J.C.; Almora, C.E.; Pellón, J.J.; Venegas, P.J. 2016. Bat consumption by Philodryas viridissima (Serpentes: Colubridae) in the Amazon Basin of southeastern Peru. Phyllomedusa 15(2): 195-197.

Entiauspe-Neto, O.M.; Abegg, A.D.; Rocha, A.M.; Loebmann, D. 2018. Connect the dots: Filling distribution gaps of Philodryas viridissima (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Brazil, with a new state record to Roraima. Herpetology Notes 11: 697-702.

Freitas, M.A. de; França, D.P.F. de; Bernarde, P.S. 2012. Squamata, Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758): first record in the state of Acre, northern Brazil. Check List 8(2): 258-259.

Jorge, R.F.; Simões, P.I. 2018. Natural history notes: Philodryas viridissima (Common Green Racer). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(4): 761-762.

Marques, O.A.V. 1999. Defensive behavior of the green snake Philodryas viridissimus (Linnaeus) (Colubridae, Reptilia) from the Atlantic Forest in northeastern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 16(1): 265-266.

Marques, O.A.V.; Franco, F.L. 1998. Geographic distribution: Philodryas viridissimus (Common Green Racer). Herpetological Review 29(1): 54.

Natera-Mumaw, M.; Diasparra, J.P.; Novoa, J.; Jiménez, D. 2008. Defensive behavior in Philodryas viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758). Herpetotropicos 4(1) 2007(2008): 40.

Otto, C.R.V.; Miller, G.J. 2004. Natural history notes: Philodryas viridissimus (Green Palm Snake). Feeding attempt. Herpetological Review 35(3): 277.

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

Rivera, D.S.; Aguayo, R.; Alfaro, F.D. 2009. Sobre la puesta, incubacion de huevos, nacimiento y desarrollo de crias de Philodryas viridissima (Colubridae: Xenodontinae) en cautiverio. Cuadernos de Herpetologia 23(1): 51-54.

Roze, J.A. 1959. Taxonomic notes on a collection of Venezuelan reptiles in the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum Novitates 1934: 1-14.