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Bibliography of the genus
Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
(Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae)
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Spalerosophis in general
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Baig, K.J.; Masroor, R. 2008. The snakes of the genus Spalerosophis Jan, 1865 in Indo-Pakistan and Iran (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetozoa 20(3-4): 109-115.
Hubbs, C.L. 1932. The use of the generic name Ophis for an eel, a snake and a mollusc. Copeia 1932: 26-27.
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1966. Opinion 794. Spalerosophis Jan 1865 (Reptilia): validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23: 229-231.
Lanza, B. 1964. Il genere Sphalerosophis e descrizione di una nuova specie (Reptilia, Serpentes). Monitore Zoologico Italiano 72: 47-64.
Marx, H. 1959. Review of the colubrid snake genus Spalerosophis. Fieldiana Zoology 39: 347-361.
Marx, H.; Rabb, G.B.; Arnold, S.J. 1982. Pythonodipsas and Spalerosophis, colubrid snake genera convergent to the vipers. Copeia 1982(3): 553-561.
Schätti, B.; McCarthy, C. 1987. Relationships of the snake genera Pythonodipsas Gunther and Spalerosophis Jan (Reptilia, Colubridae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 38(3): 265-268.
Werner, Y.L. 1970. Extreme adaptability to light, in the round pupil of the snake Spalerosophis. Vision Research 10: 1159-1164.
Werner, Y.L. 1985. Similarities of the colubrid snakes Spalerosophis and Pythonodipsas to vipers: an additional hypothesis. Copeia 1985(1): 266-268.
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Spalerosophis arenarius
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Hara, K. 1973. Breedings of Spalerosophis arenarius. Acta Herpetologica Japonica 4(1-4): 29.
Khan, M.S. 1985. An interesting collection of amphibians and reptiles from Cholistan Desert, Punjab, Pakistan. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 82(1): 144-148.
Sharma, S.K. 2014. Occurrence of Red-spotted Royal Snake Spalerosophis arenarius (Boulenger, 1890) in Jalore District, Rajasthan. Cobra (Chennai) 8(2): 18-19.
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Spalerosophis atriceps
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Akram, S.M.; Qureshi, J.I. 1997. Snakes of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Records Zoological Survey of Pakistan 13: 31-43.
Sharma, K.K.; Sharma, V. 2009. Records of new locality of royal snake species in central semiarid region of Rajasthan (Opidia: Colubridae: Colubrinae: Spalerosophis diadema atriceps). Cobra (Chennai) 3(3): 16-18.
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Spalerosophis diadema
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Afrasiab, S.R.; Mohamad, S.I. 2014. New records of snakes from Iraq (Reptilia: Colubridae). Zoology in the Middle East 60(1): 92-94.
Ahmed, S.; Dasgupta, G. 1991. Studies on the lizard and snakes of north Bihar. Records of the Zoological Survey of India 88(1-4): 75-80.
Al-Sadoon, M.K.; Abdo, N.M. 1998. Comparative metabolic rate-temperature curves of five species of snakes of the families Viperidae, Colubridae, and Leptotyphlopidae. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 34(2): 39-53.
Alshammari, A.M.; Busais, S.M.; Ibrahim, A.A. 2017. Snakes in the Province of Ha'il, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including two new records. Herpetozoa 30(1-2): 59-63.
Ball, R.L.; Ford, N.B. 1999. Courtship and mating behaviour in the diadem snake, Spalerosophis diadema cliffordi (Colubridae). African Journal of Herpetology 48(1-2): 27-31.
Baran, I.; Kumlutas, Y.; Ilgaz, C.; Türkozan, O.; Avci, A. 2004. New locality records extended the distribution of some ophidians in southeastern Anatolia. Russian Journal of Herpetology 11(1): 6-9.
Bastl, J. 1988. Introducing the snake Spalerosophis diadema. Akvarium Terarium 31(2): 26-27.
Carter, N. 1993. Experiences with Spalerosophis diadema diadema (the Israel diadem snake). SWHS Journal 2(3): 7-10.
Dmi'el, R. 1966. Studies on the growth of Spalerosophis cliffordi (Schlegel). Israel Journal of Zoology 15: 31.
Dmi'el, R. 1967. Studies on reproduction, growth, and feeding in the snake Spalerosophis cliffordi (Colubridae). Copeia 1967: 332-346.
Dmi'el, R. 1985. Effect of body size and temperature on skin resistance to water loss in a desert snake. Journal of Thermal Biology 10(3): 145-149.
Dmiel, R.; Zilber, B. 1971. Water balance in a desert snake. Copeia 1971: 754-755.
Ford, N.B.; Seigel, R.A. 2010. An experimental test of the fractional egg size hypothesis. Herpetologica 66(4): 451-455.
Franzen, M. 1999. A record of Spalerosophis diadema (Reptilia: Colubridae) from Adiyaman province, Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East 19: 33-36.
Göcmen, B.; Franzen, M.; Yildiz, M.Z.; Akman, B.; Yalcinkaya, D. 2009. New locality records of eremial snake species in southeastern Turkey (Ophidia: Colubridae, Elapidae, Typhlopidae, Leptotyphlopidae). Salamandra 45(2): 110-114.
Hussein, M.F. 1961. Studies on temperature relationships of Egyptian desert reptiles. VI. On the heat death of the snake Zamenis diadema. Bull. Fac. Sci. Cairo Univ. 37: 37-42.
Hussein, M.F. 1961. Studies on the temperature relationships of Egyptian desert reptiles. V. On the body temperature of the snake Zamenis diadema. Bull. Fac. Sci. Cairo Univ. 37: 59-65.
Hussein, M.F. 1965. On the temperature preferendum of the snake Zamenis diadema. Bull. Fac. Sci. Cairo Univ. 39: 169-177.
Kantz, H. 2013. Die Diademnatter, Spalerosophis diadema cliffordi. Terraria-Elaphe 2013(41): 76-80.
Lahony, S.R.; Khleifat, K.; Al Tarawneh, K.A.; Abboud, M.M.; Al Oran, R.M.; Al-Tarawneh, A.A.; Homady, M.H. 2002. Variations in five species of Jordanian reptiles with new record on the land tortoises Testudo floweri (Testudinidae: Chelonia). Pakistan Journal of Zoology 34(1): 43-49.
Mandaville, J.P. 1974. New snake for the eastern province. Journal Saudi Arab. nat. Hist. Soc. 1(11): 8.
Matz, G. 1977. Die Diademnatter, Spalerosophis diadema. Aquarien- und Terrarien Magazin 30: 136-137.
Mawe, A.D. 2010. Iraq: the unknown frontier. Part 2. Herptile 35(4): 142-147.
Mediani, M.; Soumia, F.; Chevalier, F.; Qninba, A.; Samlali, M.L. 2013. New distribution limit of Clifford's diadem snake Spalerosophis diadema (Serpentes: Colubridae) in southern Morocco. Herpetology Notes 6: 453-456.
Mishra, K.D.; Majupuria, T.C. 1979. A report of twin-headed snake, Spalerosophis diadema. Geobios (Jodhpur) (Suppl.) 6: 338.
Moadab, M.; Zargan, J.; Rastegar-Pouyani, E.; Hajinourmohammadi, A. 2018. Modelling the potential distribution of Spalerosophis diadema (Schlegel, 1837) (Serpents: Colubridae) in Iran. Herpetology Notes 11: 805-808.
Mohamed, H.A. 1990. Some physiological aspects during activity in three different species of snakes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society A.R. Egypt 21: 299-311.
Murthy, T.S.N. 1972. New generic names for some snakes of the families Colubridae and Elapidae (Reptilia: Serpentes). Current Science 41(13): 504.
Piquet, P. 1955. Au sujet de Coluber diadema (Schlegel). Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Afr. Nord 45: 335-338.
Roobas, B.; Feulner, G.R.; Thakur, Y. 2014. Bosk's Fringe-toed Lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus: follow-up study of a population in the Hajar Mountain foothills of the UAE. Tribulus 22: 35-40.
Sayed, N.H.M. 2011. Genetic diversity among five Egyptian non-poisonous snakes using protein and isoenzymes electrophoresis. Life Science Journal Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition 8(4): 1034-1042.
Schätti, B.; Ineich, I.; Kucharzewski, C. 2010. Nominal taxa of Spalerosophis diadema (Schlegel, 1837) from Iraq to Pakistan - two centuries of confusion (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117(4): 637-664.
Schätti, B.; Tillack, F.; Kucharzewski, C. 2009. Identität und Status dreier aus Ägypten beschriebener Schlangenarten: Coluber tyria Linnaeus, 1758, Coluber cahirinus Gmelin, 1789 und Coluber geoffroyii Gray, 1831 (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetozoa 22(1-2): 43-54.
Sopyev, O.; Makeev, V.M.; Bozhansky, A.T.; Makarov, A.N. 1986. [Combined mass wintering of Coluber karelini and Spalerosophis diadema]. (In Russian). Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk 1986(3): 68-70.
Sundersingh, P.P.H. 1960. Reptilian fauna of Pilani with a note on the food contents. Part I. Ophidia. Proceedings Rajasthan Acad. Sci. 7: 52-59.
Villiers, A. 1950. Contribution a l'étude de l'Air (Mission L. Chopard et A. Villiers). Reptiles. Ophidiens et cheloniens. Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 10: 337-344.
Vyas, R. 1989. Melanistic form of the royal snake (Spalerosphis diadema Schlegel.). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 86(1): 112.
Werner, Y.L. 1983. Lizards and snakes from eastern lower Egypt in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University with range extensions. Herpetological Review 14(1): 29-31.
Yadollahvandmiandoab, R.; Mesquita, D.O.; Kami, H.G. 2018. A preliminary study on the biology of the Diadem Snake (Spalerosophis diadema), from Iran (Reptilia: Colubridae). Herpetology Notes 11: 481-487.
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Spalerosophis dolichospilus
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Domergue, C.A. 1954. Note sur une nouvelle espèce ophidienne de Tunisie et l'Afrique du Nord: Coluber choumowitchi Domergue. Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Tunis 7: 37-49.
Mertens, R. 1956. Über Coluber choumowitchi und seine Deutung. Senckenbergiana Biologica 37: 225-227.
Pasteur, G. 1967. Un serpent endemique du Maghreb: Sphalerosophis dolichospilus (Werner), Colubridae. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 39(2): 444-451.
Werner, F. 1923. Neue Schlangen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Ann. Nat.-Hist. Hofraus. Wien 36: 160-166.
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Spalerosophis josephscorteccii
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Lanza, B. 1964. Il genere Sphalerosophis e descrizione di una nuova specie (Reptilia, Serpentes). Monitore Zoologico Italiano 72: 47-64.
Lanza, B. 1978. On some new or interesting east African amphibians and reptiles. Monitore Zoologico Italiano Supplemento 10(14): 229-297.
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Spalerosophis microlepis
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Afrasiab, S.R.; Mohamad, S.I. 2014. New records of snakes from Iraq (Reptilia: Colubridae). Zoology in the Middle East 60(1): 92-94.
Hosseinzadeh, M.S.; Ghezellou, P.; Kazemi, S.M. 2017. Predicting the potential distribution of the endemic snake Spalerosophis microlepis (Serpentes: Colubridae), in the Zagros Mountains, western Iran. Salamandra 53(2): 294-298.
Moradi, N.; Shafiei, S.; Sehhatisabet, M.E. 2013. The snake fauna of Khabr National Park, southeast of Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 9(1): 41-55.
Schätti, B.; Tillack, F.; Helfenberger, N. 2009. A contribution to Spalerosophis microlepis Jan, 1865, with a short review of the genus and a key to the species (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetozoa 22(3-4): 115-135.
Sharifi, M.; Akmali, V.; Fathinia, B.; Somaye, V.; Esmaieli-Rineh, S. 2014. Record of predation on the bat Rhinopoma microphyllum (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) by the Spalerosophis microlepis (Reptilia: Colubridae), in western Iran. Galemys 26: 114-118.
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