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Taxonomy of the genus Walterinnesia Biodiversity of the family Elapidae [terrestrial species]

Bibliography of the genus
Walterinnesia (Black Desert Cobras)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Elapidae)

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.


Walterinnesia in general

Marx, H. 1953. The elapid genus Walterinnesia. Fieldiana Zoology 34: 189-196.

Nilson, G.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N. 2007. Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste, 1887 (Ophidia: Elapidae) and the status of Naja morgani Mocquard 1905. Russian Journal of Herpetology 14(1): 7-14.

Walterinnesia aegyptia

Al Asmari, A.; Rajamohammed, A.M.; Khan, H.A. 2014. Identification and phylogeny of Arabian snakes: Comparison of venom chromatographic profiles versus 16S rRNA gene sequences. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 21(5): 436-441.

Dmi'el, R.; Perry, G.; Mendelsohn, H. 1990. Sexual dimorphism in Walterinnesia aegyptia (Reptilia: Ophidia: Elapidae). The Snake 22(1): 33-35.

Esterbauer, H. 2005. Die Schwarze Wüstenkobra - Ökologische und verhaltensbiologische Beobachtungen an Walterinnesia aegyptia. Reptilia (D) 10(55): 63-65.

Gasperetti, J. 1976. Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste a rare black snake. Journal of the Saudi Arabian Natural History Society 16: 2-8.

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

Issem, P. van 2011. Haltung und Nachzucht der Schwarzen Wüstenkobra Walterinnesia aegyptica Lataste, 1887. Sauria (Berlin) 33(4): 57-70.

Kauffeld, C.F. 1947. The Hooden Clan. Fauna (Philadelphia) 9: 82-87.

Mendelssohn, H. 1963. On the biology of the venomous snakes of Israel. 1. Israel Journal of Zoology 12(1/4): 143-170.

Mertens, R. 1929. On rare snakes of the Senckenberg Museum. Bulletin of the Antivenin Institute of America 3: 41.

Rasmussen, J.B. 1995. Afrikanske slanger. 5. Walterinnesia aegyptia. [African snakes. 5. Walterinnesia aegyptia]. (In Danish, English summary). Nordisk Herpetologisk Forening 38(2): 21-25.

Sharawy, S.M.; Al-Shammari, A.M. 2009. Checklist of poisonous plants and animals in Aja Mountain, Ha'il Region, Saudia Arabia. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3(3): 2217-2225.

Ugurtas, I.H.; Papenfuss, T.J.; Orlov, N.L. 2001. New record of Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste, 1887 (Ophidia: Elapidae: Bungarinae) in Turkey. Russian Journal of Herpetology 8(3): 239-245.

Zinner, H. 1971. On ecology and the significance of semantic coloration in the nocturnal desert elapid Walterinnesia aegyptia. Oecologia 7: 267-275.

Walterinnesia morgani

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

Baran, I.; Kumlutas, Y.; Avci, A.; Ilgaz, C. 2006. Second record of Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste, 1887 from southeastern Anatolia. Herpetozoa 19(1-2): 87-90.

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.

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.

Rai, M. 1969. Sur Naja morgani Mocquard Elapidae recolte en Iran. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 106(5): unpaginated.

Sindaco, R.; Serra, G.; Menegon, M. 2006. New data on the Syrian herpetofauna, with a newly-recorded species of snake. Zoology in the Middle East 37: 29-38.