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Taxonomy of the genus Xenochrophis Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Xenochrophis (Oriental Painted 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.


Xenochrophis in general

Dubey, B.; Meganathan, P.R.; Vidal, N.; Haque, I. 2012. Molecular evidence for the nonmonophyly of the Asian natricid genus Xenochrophis (Serpentes, Colubroidea) as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Journal of Herpetology 46(2): 263-268.

Hoser, R.T. 2012. Divisions of the Asian colubrid snake genera Xenochrophis, Dendrelaphis and Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 12: 65-76.

Hubbs, C.L. 1932. The use of the generic name Ophis for an eel, a snake and a mollusc. Copeia 1932: 26-27.

Malnate, E.V. 1960. Systematic division and evolution of the colubrid snake genus Natrix, with comments on the subfamily Natricinae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 112: 41-71.

Purkayastha, J.; Kalita, J.; Brahma, R.K.; Doley, R.; Das, M. 2018. A review of the relationships of Xenochrophis cerasogaster Cantor, 1839 (Serpentes: Colubridae) to its congeners. Zootaxa 4514(1): 126–136.

Vogel, G.; David, P. 2006. On the taxonomy of the Xenochrophis piscator complex (Serpentes, Natricidae). pp. 241-246. In: Vences, M.; Köhler, J.; Ziegler, T. & Böhme, W. (eds.). Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 27 September - 2 October 2005, Bonn, Germany. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn. 262 pp.

Vogel, G.; David, P. 2012. A revision of the species group of Xenochrophis piscator (Schneider, 1799) (Squamata: Natricidae). Zootaxa 3473: 1-60.

Zaher, H. 1999. Hemipenial morphology of the South American xenodontine snakes, with a proposal for a monophyletic Xenodontinae and a reappraisal of colubroid hemipenes. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 240: 1-168.

Xenochrophis bellulus

Lee, J.L.; Vogel, G.; Miller, A.H.; Zug, G.R. 2018. Rediscovery of Xenochrophis bellulus (Stoliczka, 1871) from Myanmar (Serpentes: Natricinae) with comments on its taxonomic status. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 131(1): 19-35.

Rao, D.Q.; Yang, D.T. 1998. A new species of Sinonatrix (Serpentes: Colubridae) of China with preliminary survey on Sinonatrix. Russian Journal of Herpetology 5(1): 70-73.

Xenochrophis cerasogaster

Ahmad, F.; Alam, S.M.I.; Khondakar, T. 2015. Geographic distribution: Xenochrophis cerasogaster (Painted Keelback Snake). Herpetological Review 46(4): 578.

Akram, S.M.; Qureshi, J.I. 1997. Snakes of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. Records Zoological Survey of Pakistan 13: 31-43.

Malnate, E.V.; Minton, S.A. 1965. A redescription of the natricine snake Xenochrophis cerasogaster, with comments on its taxonomic status. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 117: 19-43.

Purkayastha, J.; Das, M.; Vogel, G.; Bhattacharjee, P.C.; Sengupta, S. 2013. Comments on Xenochrophis cerasogaster (Cantor, 1839) (Serpentes: Natricidae) with remarks on its natural history and distribution. Hamadryad 36(2): 149-156.

Purkayastha, J.; Kalita, J.; Brahma, R.K.; Doley, R.; Das, M. 2018. A review of the relationships of Xenochrophis cerasogaster Cantor, 1839 (Serpentes: Colubridae) to its congeners. Zootaxa 4514(1): 126–136.

Sourav, S.H.; Purkayastha, J. 2011. Xenochrophis cerasogaster (Cantor, 1839) (Serpentes: Colubridae): distribution extension in Bangladesh. Check List 7(3): 352-353.

Xenochrophis maculatus

Figueroa, A.; McCleary, R.J.R. 2013. Natural history notes: Xenochrophis maculatus (Spotted Keelback). Diet. Herpetological Review 44(4): 698-699.

Xenochrophis trianguligerus

Bergman, R.A.M. 1959. Natrix trianguligera. Biol. Jaarb. 27: 87-97.

Kopstein, F. 1930. Herpetologische Notizen. II. Oologische Beobachtungen an West-Javanischen Reptilien. Treubia 11: 301-307.

Rao, D.Q.; Yang, D.T. 1998. A new species of Sinonatrix (Serpentes: Colubridae) of China with preliminary survey on Sinonatrix. Russian Journal of Herpetology 5(1): 70-73.