Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Colubridae Asia Malay Archipelago Middle East Indian Ocean Taxonomy of the genus Lycodon Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Lycodon (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. Lycodon in general Adler, K.; Zhao, E. 1995. The proper generic name for the Asian wolf snakes: Lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 14(2): 75. Griffin, L.E. 1910. A list of snakes from the island of Polillo, P.I., with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. Philippine Journal of Science (D) 5: 211-217. Guo, P.; Zhang, L.; Liu, Q.; Cao, L.; Pyron, R.A.; Jiang, K.; Burbrink, F.T. 2013. Lycodon and Dinodon: one genus or two? Evidence from molecular phylogenetics and morphological comparisons. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(1): 144-149. Hoser, R.T. 2014. From a history of genus mergers to an overdue break-up: a new and sensible taxonomy for the Asiatic Wolf Snakes Lycodon Boie, 1826 (Serpentes: Colubridae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 23: 35-51. Lei, J.; Sun, X.; Jiang, K.; Vogel, G.; Booth, D.T.; Ding, L. 2014. Multilocus phylogeny of Lycodon and the taxonomic revision of Oligodon multizonatum. Asian Herpetological Research 5(1): 26-37. Leviton, A.E. 1965. Contribution to a review of Philippine snakes. 8. The snakes of the genus Lycodon H. Boie. Philippine Journal of Science 94: 117-140. Luo, J.; Ryabov, S.A.; Luo, Y.; Gao, H.Y.; Luo, Z.R.; Hu, X.C. 2010. [Classification and distribution of the genus Dinodon]. (In Chinese). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 29(4): 579-582. Nanayakkara, G.L.A. 1987. An experiment with wolf snakes (genus Lycodon). Loris 17(5): 215. Ota, H. 2000. A long overlooked holotype: taxonomic notes on Lycodon tessellatus Jan 1863 (Squamata Colubridae), with a revised key to Philippine species of the genus. Tropical Zoology 13(2): 299-304. Pauwels, O.S.G.; Sumontha, M.; David, P.; Chan-ard, T.; Vogel, G. 2005. First record of Lycodon cardamomensis from Thailand, with a key to Thai lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae). Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 53(1): 79-86. Polyakov, D.A. 2012. [Keeping and breeding of snakes of the genus Dinodon]. (In Russian). Nauchnye Issledovaniya v Zoologicheskikh Parkakh 28: 44-46. Pyron, R.A.; Kandambi, H.K.D.; Hendry, C.R.; Pushpamal, V.; Burbrink, F.T.; Somaweera, R. 2013. Genus-level phylogeny of snakes reveals the origins of species richness in Sri Lanka. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66(3): 969-978. 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. Toriba, M.; Hikida, T. 1999. Gender of the genus Dinodon (Colubridae: Serpentes). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 1999(1): 1-2. Toriba, M.; Hikida, T. 1999. Gender of the genus Dinodon (Colubridae: Serpentes). (In Japanese). Bulletin of the Herpetological Society of Japan 1: 1-2. 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. Lycodon albofuscus Chan, K.O.; Azman, M.S.; Azlin, N.; Aun, P.K. 2009. Additions to the herpetofauna of Pasoh Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan, Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Life Sciences Research 20(1): 71-80. Cota, M.; Mendyk, R.W.; Chan-ard, T.; Makchai, S.; Meewattana, P. 2011. Range extension, new records and natural history notes on Lepturophis albofuscus (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854) (Squamata: Colubridae) in Thailand. Thailand Natural History Museum Journal 5(2): 151-155. Grismer, L.L.; Chan-Ard, T. 2012. Lepturophis albofuscus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192067A2035702. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192067A2035702.en. Hubbs, C.L. 1932. The use of the generic name Ophis for an eel, a snake and a mollusc. Copeia 1932: 26-27. Lycodon alcalai Ota, H.; Ross, C.A. 1994. Four new species of Lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the northern Philippines. Copeia 1: 159-174. Lycodon anamallensis Ganesh, S.R.; Vogel, G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Bonn Zoological Bulletin 67(1): 25–36. Lycodon aulicus Bhattarai, S.; Neupane, U. 2017. Geographic distribution: Lycodon aulicus (Common Wolf Snake). Herpetological Review 48(2): 392. Bhutkar, R.; Mahabal, A. 2014. Cases of albinism in snakes from Maharashtra, India. Reptile Rap 16: 31-35. Dastidar, D.G.; Mani, S.D. 2008. Translocation of snakes from the NTPC campus at Alappuzha, Kerala, to the Konni Reserve Forest in Kerala. Cobra (Chennai) 2(1): 13-21. Deshmukh, R.V.; Deshmukh, S.A.; Badhekar, S.A. 2018. Unusual climbing ability by a Common Wolfsnake Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus 1758) in India. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 25(1): 44–45. Ganesh, S.R.; Chandramouli, S.R. 2011. Report of some noteworthy specimens and species of herpetofauna from South-east India. Taprobanica 3(1): 5-10. Ganesh, S.R.; Vogel, G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment of the Common Indian Wolf Snakes Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) complex (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Bonn Zoological Bulletin 67(1): 25–36. Karthikeyan, S. 1993. Length record of the common wolf snake Lycodon aulicus from the Shevaroys. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 90(2): 298-299. Khaire, N. 1977. Snake collecting in Matheran. Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust 2(1): 10-11. Khan, M.S. 2014. Notes on reproduction and defense mechanisms of the Common Indo-Pakistan Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ophidia: Colubridae). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 49(3): 33-34. Kumar Sharma, S. 1999. Calotes versicolor feeding on Lycodon aulicus. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 96(1): 146-147. Mirza, Z.A.; Vaze, V.V.; Sanap, R.V. 2011. Death feigning behavior in two species of the genus Lycodon of Asia (Squamata: Colubridae). Herpetology Notes 4: 295-297. Patil, S.; Mirza, Z.A. 2007. Note on the largest length record of common wolf snake Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Reptile RAP 8: 15. Pawar, M.; Qureshi, A. 2016. Totstellverhalten von Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus, 1758). Sauria (Berlin) 38(1): 54-55. Rahman, S.C.; Opu, W.I.; Das, K.R. 2012. Natural history notes: Lycodon aucilus (Common Wolf Snake). Predation. Herpetological Review 43(2): 346. Ravichandran, B.; Siliwal, M. 2010. Snakes of Rameshwaram. Reptile RAP 9: 2-3. Rodda, G.H.; Fritts, T.H.; Campbell, E.W.; Dean-Bradley, K.; Perry, G.; Qualls, C.P. 2002. Practical concerns in the eradication of island snakes. Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 27: 260-265. Sharma, R.C. 1982. Taxonomic and ecological studies on the reptiles of Gujarat. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 80(1-2): 85-106. Simon, E.S. 1942. Notes on the breeding habits of some snakes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 43(3): 533-534. Soud, R.; Mazumdar, K.J.; Gupta, A. 2010. Predation by white-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis on common wolf snake Lycodon aulicus (Linnaeus). NeBIO 1(1): 53-54. Talukdar, S.K.; Sanyal, D.P. 1978. Four new records of reptiles from Mizoram, India. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 1(3): 319-320. Tank, C.; Sharma, V. 2016. Natural history notes: Lycodon aulicus (Common Wolf Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 47(3): 480. Vyas, R. 2014. Report on some remarkable specimens with unusual color morph recorded from two species of snakes (Reptilia: Serpentes) from Gujarat, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 21(1): 47-52. Vyas, R.; Patel, B.H. 1995. Length record of the common wolf snake (Lycodon aulicus) from Bharuch, Gujarat. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 92(2): 271. Lycodon bibonius Ota, H.; Ross, C.A. 1994. Four new species of Lycodon (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the northern Philippines. Copeia 1: 159-174. Lycodon bicolor Chikin, Y.A.; Vashetko, E.V. 1985. [Definition of the northern borders of distributional area and new finds of Lycodon striatus]. pp. 45-46. (In Russian?). In: Persianova, L.A. (ed.). [Ecology and preservation of rare and threatened vertebrates of Uzbekistan]. Fan, Tashkent. 51 pp. Jabbarov, A.R.; Fundukchiev, S.E. 2011. [On page of the "Red Book of Uzbekistan". Transverse-striped Wolf-tooth snake (Lycodon striatus bicolor Nikolsky) in Karatepa]. (In Russian). 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