Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Lamprophiidae Africa Taxonomy of the genus Macrelaps Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae Bibliography of the genus Macrelaps (Natal Black Snake) (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. Macrelaps microlepidotus Conradie, W.; Venter, J.; Nicolau, J.R. 2012. Geographical distribution: Macrelaps microlepidotus Günther, 1860. Natal Black Snake. South Africa: Eastern Cape Province. African Herp News 58: 19-21. FitzSimons, D.C.; Smith, H.M. 1958. Another rear-fanged South African snake lethal to humans. Herpetologica 14(4): 198-202. Fitzsimons, D.C.; Smith, H.M. 1958. Another rear-fanged South African snake lethal to humans. Herpetologica 14: 198-202. Marais, J. 1980. Macrelaps microlepidotus breeding records. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 24(1): 39. Parker, R.H. 1967. The Natal black snake. Natal Wild Life 8: 8-9. Portillo, F.; Branch, W.R.; Conradie, W.; Rödel, M.O.; Penner, J.; Barej, M.F.; Kusamba, C.; Muninga, W.M.; Aristote, M.M.; Bauer, A.M.; Trape, J.F.; Nagy, Z.T.; Carlino, P.; Pauwels, O.S.G.; Menegon, M.; Burger, M.; Mazuch, T.; Jackson, K.; Hughes, D.F.; 2018. Phylogeny and biogeography of the African burrowing snake subfamily Aparallactinae (Squamata: Lamprophiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 288-303. Schmidt, W.R. 2006. Foraging activity, diet, habitat and defensive behaviour in the Natal Black Snake, Macrelaps microlepidotus. African Herp News 39: 8-9.