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Taxonomy of the genus Tropidodipsas Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Tropidodipsas (Northern Snail Eaters)

(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.


Tropidodipsas in general

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Kofron, C.P. 1985. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snake genera, Tropidodipsas and Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 19(1): 84-92.

Wallach, V. 1995. Revalidation of the genus Tropidodipsas Gunther, with notes on the Dipsadini and Nothopsini (Serpentes: Colubridae). Journal of Herpetology 29(3): 476-481.

Tropidodipsas fasciata

Amaral, A. do 1929. Valor systematico de varias formas de ophidios neotropicos. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 4: 3-68.

Davis, W.B. 1953. Notes on the snake Tropidodipsas guerreroensis. Copeia 1953: 187-188.

Davis, W.B.; Dixon, J.R. 1959. Snakes of the Chilpancingo region, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 79-92.

Griffin, R.K.; Powell, G. 2014. Geographic distribution: Tropidodipsas fasciata (Banded Snail-sucker). Herpetological Review 45(3): 467.

Kofron, C.P. 1987. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the fasciata group of the genus Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 21(3): 210-225.

Licht, P.; Gehlbach, F.R. 1961. Ficimia cana and Tropidodipsas fasciata (Reptilia: Serpentes) in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 6: 197-198.

Mertz, W.H.; Reyes-Velasco, J.; Grünwald, C.I. 2010. Geographic distribution: Tropidodipsas fasciata (Banded Snail Sucker). Herpetological Review 41(4): 520.

Taylor, E.H. 1940. Some Mexican serpents. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 26(14): 445-487.

Tropidodipsas fischeri

Clause, A.G.; Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Schmidt-Ballardo, W. 2014. Nature notes: Tropidodipsas fischeri. Reproductive behavior. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1(2): 290-291.

Dunn, E.R.; Stuart, L.C. 1951. Comments on some recent restrictions of type localities of certain South and Central American amphibians and reptiles. Copeia 1951(1): 55-61.

Kofron, C.P. 1985. Review of the Central American colubrid snakes, Sibon fischeri and S. carri. Copeia 1985(1): 164-174.

Stuart, L.C. 1942. A new Tropidodipsas (Ophidia) from Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 55: 177-180.

Wilson, L.D.; Porras, L.; McCranie, J.R. 1986. Distribution and taxonomic comments on some members of the Honduran herpetofauna. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology 66: 1-18.

Wilson, L.D.; Porras, L.; McCranie, J.R. 1986. Distributional and taxonomic comments on some members of the Honduran herpetofauna. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology 66: 1-18.

Tropidodipsas philippii

Greer, A.E. 1965. Distribution notes for Leptodeira punctata, Tropidodipsas philippii and Tropidodipsas malacodryas in northwestern Mexico. Herpetologica 21(3): 237.

Kofron, C.P. 1987. Systematics of Neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the fasciata group of the genus Sibon. Journal of Herpetology 21(3): 210-225.

Loc-Barragán, J.A.; Madueńo-Molina, A. 2017. Miscellaneous notes: Predatory attempts on Ctenosaura pectinata (Wiegmann, 1834) and Tropidodipsas philippii (Jan, 1863) by Felis catus, Schreber, 1777 (Mammalia: Felidae). Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 986-987.

Mata-Silva, V.; García-Padilla, E.; Desantis, D.L.; Rocha, A.; Wilson, L.D.; Simón-Salvador, P.R.; Mayoral-Halla, C.; Montiel-Altamirano, B.F.; Ramírez-Bautista, A. 2017. Distribution notes: New herpetofaunal distribution records for the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 679-683.

Shannon, F.A.; Humphrey, F.L. 1959. Two new species of Tropidodipsas from the west coast of Mexico. Herpetologica 15: 217-222.

Sheehy, C.M.; Streicher, J.W.; Cox, C.L.; Reyes-Velasco, J. 2011. Natural history notes: Tropidodipsas philippii (Philippi's Snail-eating Snake). Arboreality. Herpetological Review 42(3): 446-447.

Tropidodipsas repleta

Dugan, E.A.; Cage, Y.; Sharrocks, K. 2008. Geographic distribution: Tropidodipsas repleta (Black Snail-eating Snake). Herpetological Review 39(2): 244.

Smith, H.M.; Lemos-Espinal, J.A. 2006. A second specimen and first record for Chihuahua, Mexico, of Tropidodipsas repleta (Serpentes: Colubridae). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42(4): 171-172.

Smith, H.M.; Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Hartman, D.; Chiszar, D. 2005. A new species of Tropidodipsas (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Sonora, Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 41(1): 39-41.

Tropidodipsas zweifeli

Kofron, C.P. 1988. Systematics of neotropical gastropod-eating snakes: the sartorii group of the genus Sibon. Amphibia-Reptilia 9: 145-168.

Zweifel, R.G. 1954. Notes on the distribution of some reptiles in western Mexico. Herpetologica 10: 145-149.