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Taxonomy of the genus Pseudocerastes Biodiversity of the family Viperidae

Bibliography of the genus
Pseudocerastes (False Horned Vipers)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Viperidae)

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.


Pseudocerastes in general

Behzad, F.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Toodeh-Dehghan, F.; Rajabizadeh, M. 2014. Molecular systematics of the genus Pseudocerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae) based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Turkish Journal of Zoology 38(5): 575-581.

Fathinia, B.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2010. On the species of Pseudocerastes (Ophidia: Viperidae) in Iran. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(4): 275-279.

Fathinia, B.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of genera Eristicophis and Pseudocerastes (Ophidia, Viperidae). Zoologica Scripta 47(6): 673-685

Flower, S.S. 1930. The occurrence of Pseudocerastes in Sinai. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 6: 224.

Mertens, R. 1953. Die Wüstenottern und ihre Anpassungen an ihren Lebensraum. Natur und Volk 83(5): 148-56.

Price, R. 1987. Microdermatoglyphics: suggested taxonomic affinities of the viperid genera Azemiops and Pseudocerastes. The Snake 19(1): 47-50.

Pseudocerastes fieldi

Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Paray, B.A.; Al-Otaibi, H. 2017. Survey of the reptilian fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. VI. The snake fauna of Turaif region. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 24(4): 925-928

Dmi'el, R. 1998. Skin resistance to evaporative water loss in viperid snakes: habitat aridity versus taxonomic status. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 121(1): 1-5.

Dmi'el, R. 1998. Skin resistance to water loss in viperid snakes. Russian Journal of Herpetology 5(1): 5-9.

Gholamifard, A.; Esmaeili, H.R. 2010. First record and range extension of Field's horned viper, Pseudocerastes fieldi Schmidt, 1930 (Squamata: Viperidae), from Fars province, southern Iran. Turkish Journal of Zoology 34(4): 551-552.

Haas, G. 1957. Some amphibians and reptiles from Arabia. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Ser. 4) 29(4): 47-86.

Kudryavtsev, S.V.; Mamet, S. 1996. Field's viper Pseudocerastes persicus fieldi K.P. Schmidt, 1930 at the Moscow Zoo. Russian Journal of Herpetology 3(2): 201-203.

Martens, H. 1993. Three species of snake new for Syria. Zoology in the Middle East 9: 49-58.

Mendelssohn, H. 1965. On the biology of the venomous snakes of Israel. 2. Israel Journal of Zoology 14: 185-212.

Moravec, J.; Modry, D. 1994. On the occurrence of Cyrtopodion heterocercus mardinensis and Pseudocerastes persicus fieldi in Syria. Zoology in the Middle East 10: 53-56.

Pseudocerastes persicus

Bdolah, A. 1986. Comparison of venoms from two subspecies of the false horned viper (Pseudocerastes persicus). Toxicon 24(7): 726-729.

Bok, B.; Berroneau, M.; Yousefi, M.; Nerz, J.; Deschandol, F.; Berroneau, M.; Tiemann, L. 2017. Sympatry of Pseudocerastes persicus and P. urarachnoides in the western Zagros Mountains, Iran. Herpetology Notes 10: 323-325.

Cunningham, P.L. 2002. Review of the false horned viper (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril, 1854) from the UAE & northern Oman, including a first record for Jebel Hafit. Tribulus 12(1): 26-27.

Laurent, R.F. 1948. Notes sur quelques reptiles appartenant a la collection du Musée royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique. II. Formes asiatiques et néoguinéennes. Bulletin Mus. Hist. Nat. Belgique (Bruxelles) 24(17): 1-12.

Mertens, R. 1965. Wenig bekannte "Seitenwinder" unter den Wüstenottern Asiens. Natur und Museum 95: 346-352.

Pseudocerastes urarachnoides

Bok, B.; Berroneau, M.; Yousefi, M.; Nerz, J.; Deschandol, F.; Berroneau, M.; Tiemann, L. 2017. Sympatry of Pseudocerastes persicus and P. urarachnoides in the western Zagros Mountains, Iran. Herpetology Notes 10: 323-325.

Bostanchi, H.; Anderson, S.C.; Kami, H.G.; Papenfuss, T.J. 2006. A new species of Pseudocerastes with elaborate tail ornamentation from western Iran (Squamata: Viperidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 57(12-24): 443-450.

Fathinia, B.; Anderson, S.C.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Jahani, H.; Mohamadi, H. 2009. Notes on the natural history of Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (Squamata: Viperidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 16(2): 134-138.

Fathinia, B.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Todehdehghan, F.; Amiri, F. 2015. Avian deception using an elaborate caudal lure in Pseudocerastes urarachnoides (Serpentes: Viperidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 36(3): 223-231.

Fathinia, B.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Todehdehghan, F.; Mansouri, M. 2017. Annual activity pattern of Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss, 2006, with notes on its natural history (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae). Herpetozoa 29(3-4): 135-142.