Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Snakes Colubridae Africa Asia Europe Middle East Taxonomy of the genus Natrix Biodiversity of the family Colubridae Bibliography of the genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks) (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. Natrix in general Angel, F. 1922. Sur un ophidien melanique de France appartenant au genre Tropidonotus. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 1921: 518. Aprea, G.; Odierna, G.; Capriglione, T.; Caputo, V.; Guarino, F.M. 2000. Analisi cromosomica in tre specie del genere Natrix Dumeril (Reptilia, Squamata). pp. 423-428. In: Giacoma, C. (ed.). Atti I Congresso Nazionale della Societas Herpetologica Italica (Torino, 2-6 Ottobre 1996). [Proceedings of the first National Congress of the Societas Herpetologica Italica (Turin, 2-6 October 1996)]. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino. 821 pp. Bernini, F.; Candiotto, A.; Nardi, P.A.; Rossi, S.; Razzetti, E. 2006. Reptiles in the diet of a Oncorhynchus mykiss (Osteichthyes: Salmonidae) naturalized population in Piedmont (N Italy). Acta Herpetologica 1(1): 61-63. Betta, S.C.E. de 1865. Sui serpenti italiani del genere Tropidonotus (Kuhl), osservazioni critiche. Atti Istit. Venet. Sc, Lett. ed Art. 10: 513-542. Blanc, C.P. 1979. Notes sur les reptiles de Tunisie: 7. Observations sur un serpent bicephale du g. Natrix (Reptilia: Colubridae). Archives de l'Institut Pasteur de Tunis 56(1-2): 81-90. Clausnitzer, H.J. 1984. Immer mehr Tiere und Pflanzen werden immer seltener. Naturwissenschaften im Unterricht Teil Biologie 32(12): 444-449. Dubey, S.; Ursenbacher, S.; Schuerch, J.; Golay, J.; Aubert, P.; Dufresnes, C. 2017. A glitch in the Natrix: cryptic presence of alien grass snakes in Switzerland. Herpetology Notes 10: 205-208. Dubois, A.; Bour, R. 2012. Hyper-validation of five nomina of amphibians and reptiles threatened by senior synonyms or homonyms. Zootaxa 3221: 37-45. Guicking, D.; Lawson, R.; Joger, U.; Wink, M 2006. Evolution and phylogeny of the genus Natrix (Serpentes: Colubridae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 87(1): 127-143. Gupta, S.N.S. 1969. Indian house sparrow attacks grass snake. Auk 86: 339. Hafeez, M.A.; Naz, Y.; Asmatullah; Ali, S.S.; Tariq, S. 1999. Comparative morphology of the pineal complex of Lacertilia and Ophidia (Squamata, Reptilia): light and electron microscopic study. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 31(1): 45-63. Hecht, G. 1930. Systematik, Ausbreitungsgeschichte und Ökologie der europäischen Arten der Gattung Tropidonotus (Kuhl) H. Boie. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 16: 244-393. Hoser, R.T. 2012. A review of the taxonomy of the European colubrid snake genera Natrix and Coronella, with the creation of three new monotypic genera (Serpentes: Colubridae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 12: 58-62. Josserand, M. 1947. Notules d'herpetologie. II. Observations sur les tropidonotes. Bull. Soc. linn. Lyon 16(1): 13-15. Kammerer, P. 1909. Die Rolle der Wassernattern (Tropidonotus) an Teichufern. Fischereiztg Neudamm 12: 605-608. Kindler, C.; Chèvre, M.; Ursenbacher, S.; Böhme, W.; Hille, A.; Jablonski, D.; Vamberger, M.; Fritz, U. 2017. Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species. Scientific Reports 7: 1-12. Lantermann, W.; Lantermann, Y. 2010. Wasserschlangen, die (auch) in Baumen leben - Würfelnattern am Pecser See in Ungarn. Elaphe 18(1): 69-73. Malnate, E.V. 1960. Systematic division and evolution of the colubrid snake genus Natrix, with comments on the subfamily Natricinae. 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Über neue Gattung und neue oder weniger bekannte Arten von Amphibien (Eremias, Dicrodon, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Eryx, Rhynchonyx, Elapomorphus, Achalinus, Coronella, Dromicus, Xenopholis, Anoplodipsas, Spilotes, Tropidonotus). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869(May): 432-445. Rossman, D.A.; Eberle, W.G. 1977. Partition of the genus Natrix, with preliminary observations on evolutionary trends in natricine snakes. Herpetologica 33(1): 34-43. Roule, L. 1909. La variation et la specification des Tropidonotus d'Europe. Arch. zool. Paris ser. 5 2: Unpaginated. Stejneger, L.H. 1936. Types of the amphibian and reptilian genera proposed by Laurenti in 1768. Copeia 1936(3): 133-141. Stokes, E. 1936. A pet snake [Natrix]. Field 1936(Sept.): 629. Tinkle, D.W.; Liner, E.A. 1955. Behaviour of Natrix in aggregations. Field & Lab. 23(3-4): 84-87. Wright, D. 1987. 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