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Taxonomy of the genus Xenopholis Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Xenopholis (South American Flat-headed Snakes)

(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.


Xenopholis in general

Amaral, A. do 1923. New genera and species of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 8: 85-105.

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

Grazziotin, F.G.; Zaher, H.; Murphy, R.W.; Scrocchi, G.J.; Benavides, M.A.; Zhang, Y.P.; Bonatto, S.L. 2012. Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal. Cladistics 28(5): 437-459.

Hoge, A.R.; Federsoni, P.A. 1974. Notes on Xenopholis Peters and Paroxyrhopus Schenkel (Serpentes: Colubridae). Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 38: 137-145.

Peters, W.C.H. 1869. Über neue Gattung und neue oder weniger bekannte Arten von Amphibien (Eremias, Dicrodon, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Eryx, Rhynchonyx, Elapomorphus, Achalinus, Coronella, Dromicus, Xenopholis, Anoplodipsas, Spilotes, tropidonotus). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869(May): 432-445.

Xenopholis scalaris

Cunha, O.R. da; Nascimento, F.P. do; Avila Pires, T.C.S. 1985. Os repteis da area de Carajas, Para, Brasil (Testudines e Squamata). 1. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Publicacoes Avulsas 40: 9-92.

Hamdan, B.; Machado, C.; Citeli, N.K. 2015. Filling gaps and a new state record of Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer, 1861) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Check List 11(5)(Article 1746): 1-3.

Jadin, R.C.; Orlofske, S.A. 2010. Natural history notes: Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer's Ground Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 41(1): 101.

Jansen, M.; Gonzales-Alvarez, L.; Köhler, G. 2009. Description of a new species of Xenopholis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Cerrado of Bolivia, with comments on Xenopholis scalaris in Bolivia. Zootaxa 2222: 31-45.

Mira Mendes, C.V. de; Oliveira, R.M. de; Silva Ruas, D.; Ribeiro Dias, I.; Argôlo, A.J.S. 2013. Natural history notes: Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer's Ground Snake). Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 44(4): 699.

Ringler, M.; Ursprung, E.; Hoedl, W. 2010. Predation on Allobates femoralis (Boulenger 1884; Anura: Aromobatidae) by the colubrid snake Xenopholis scalaris (Wucherer 1861). Herpetology Notes 3: 301-304.

Smith, M.A. 1928. The status of some recently described genera and species of snakes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Ser. 10) 1: 494-497.

Starace, F. 1995. Contribution to the study of the ophidians of French Guyana. Presence of a new colubrid in French Guyana, Xenopholis scalaris (Wuchener, 1861). Litteratura Serpentium (English Edition) 15(6): 153-157.

Werner, F. 1924. Neue oder wenig bekannte Schlangen aus dem Naturhistorischen Staatsmuseum in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse 133: 29-56.

Xenopholis undulatus

Amaral, A. do 1923. New genera and species of snakes. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 8: 85-105.

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

Borges-Nojosa, D.M.; Casiano Lima, D. 2009. Geographic distribution: Xenopholis undulatus. Herpetological Review 40(2): 240.

Cardozo Ribeiro, S.; Valenca, N.S.M.S.; Camargo, G.M. 2011. Geographic distribution: Xenopholis undulatus (Jensen's Ground Snake). Herpetological Review 42(1): 116.

Cunha, O.R. da; Nascimento, F.P. do; Avila Pires, T.C.S. 1985. Os repteis da area de Carajas, Para, Brasil (Testudines e Squamata). 1. Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi Publicacoes Avulsas 40: 9-92.

Guedes, T.B. 2018. Natural history notes: Xenopholis undulatus (Jensen's Groundsnake). Diet. Herpetological Review 49(1): 142.

Kokubum, M.N.C.; Maciel, N.M. 2010. Natural history notes: Scinax fuscovarius (NCN). Predation. Herpetological Review 41(4): 480-481.

Loebmann, D. 2009. Geographic distribution: Xenopholis undulatus (Jensen's Ground Snake). Brazil: Ceara. Herpetological Review 40(1): 117.

Tiburcio, I.C.S.; Silva Lisboa, B.; Araujo-Vieira, K. 2016. Geographic distribution: Xenopholis undulatus (Jensen's Ground Snake). Herpetological Review 47(2): 267.

Werner, F. 1914. Neue oder seltene Reptilien und Frösche des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. Hamburg Jahrb. wiss. Anst. 30(2): 1-51.

Xenopholis werdingorum

Jansen, M.; Gonzales-Alvarez, L.; Köhler, G. 2009. Description of a new species of Xenopholis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Cerrado of Bolivia, with comments on Xenopholis scalaris in Bolivia. Zootaxa 2222: 31-45.

Powell, R.L.; Eversole, C.B.; Crocker, A.V.; Lizarro, D.; Cholima Bravo, R. 2016. Xenopholis werdingorum, Jansen, Álvarez & Köhler, 2009 (Squamata: Dipsadidae): range extension with comments on distribution. Check List 12(5)(Article 1985): 1-3.