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Taxonomy of the genus Liophidium Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae

Bibliography of the genus
Liophidium (Madagascar Smooth Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Lamprophiidae)

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.


Liophidium in general

Cadle, J.E. 1999. The dentition, systematics, and phylogeny of Pseudoxyrhopus and related genera from Madagascar (Serpentes: Colubridae), with descriptions of a new species and a new genus. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 155(8): 381-443.

Hoser, R.T. 2013. In praise of subgenera, with ethics and within the rules of zoology: taxonomic status of the snake genera Calliophis Gray, 1835, Liophidium Boulenger, 1896 and Liopholidophis Mocquard, 1904 (Serpentes). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 17: 35-50.

Savitzky, A.H. 1981. Hinged teeth in snakes: an adaptation for swallowing hard-bodied prey. Science (Washington, D.C.) 212(4492): 346-349.

Strand, E. 1928. Miscellanea nomenclatorica zoologica et palaeontologica. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (Berlin) 92A(8): 30-75.

Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse 133: 29-56.

Ziegler, T.; Vences, M.; Glaw, F.; Böhme, W. 1997. Remarks on the genital morphology of the Malagasy snake genus Liophidium (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae). Acta Biologica Benrodis 8(1-2) [1996]: 157-159.

Liophidium apperti

Domergue, C.A. 1984. Notes sur les serpents de la region malgache 3. Description de trois especes nouvelles rapportees au genre Liophidium Boulenger, 1896. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 5(4) [1983]: 1109-1122.

Liophidium chabaudi

Domergue, C.A. 1984. Notes sur les serpents de la region malgache 3. Description de trois especes nouvelles rapportees au genre Liophidium Boulenger, 1896. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 5(4) [1983]: 1109-1122.

Liophidium maintikibo

Franzen, M.; Jones, J.; Raselimanana, A.P.; Nagy, Z.T.; D'Cruze, N.C.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2009. A new black-bellied snake (Pseudoxyrhopiinae: Liophidium) from western Madagascar, with notes on the genus Pararhadinaea. Amphibia-Reptilia 30(2): 173-183.

Liophidium mayottensis

Hawlitschek, O.; Wang-Claypool, C.Y.; Scherz, M.D.; Montfort, L.; Soumille, O.; Glaw, F. 2016. New size record of the snake genus Liophidium by the island endemic L. mayottensis (Squamata, Lamprophiidae). Spixiana 39(2): 287-288.

Liophidium pattoni

Miinala, M. 2011. New location record for the recently described Liophidium pattoni Vieites Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences 2010. Herpetology Notes 4: 181.

Vieites, D.R.; Ratsoavina, F.M.; Randrianiaina, R.D.; Nagy, Z.T.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2010. A rhapsody of colours from Madagascar: discovery of a remarkable new snake of the genus Liophidium and its phylogenetic relationships. Salamandra 46(1): 1-10.

Liophidium therezieni

Domergue, C.A. 1984. Notes sur les serpents de la region malgache 3. Description de trois especes nouvelles rapportees au genre Liophidium Boulenger, 1896. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Ecologie Animales 5(4) [1983]: 1109-1122.

Franzen, M.; Jones, J.; Raselimanana, A.P.; Nagy, Z.T.; D'Cruze, N.C.; Glaw, F.; Vences, M. 2009. A new black-bellied snake (Pseudoxyrhopiinae: Liophidium) from western Madagascar, with notes on the genus Pararhadinaea. Amphibia-Reptilia 30(2): 173-183.

Liophidium torquatus

Kreutz, R. 1989. Zur Kenntnis einiger Nattern aus Madagaskar. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 11(61): 25-34.

Liophidium vaillanti

Mercurio, V.; Mattioli, F.; Razafindrabe, T.J.; Andreone, F. 2006. A possible attempt of predation of Liophidium vaillanti upon Dromicodryas bernieri observed in central-southern Madagascar (Serpentes: Colubridae). Salamandra 42(2-3): 181-183.

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.

Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse 133: 29-56.