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Taxonomy of the genus Coniophanes Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Coniophanes (Black-striped 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.


Coniophanes in general

Bailey, J.R. 1939. A systematic revision of the snakes of the genus Coniophanes. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 24(2): 1-8.

Brown, B.C. 1939. The effect of Coniophanes poisoning in man. Copeia 1939(2): 109.

Cadle, J.E. 1984. Molecular systematics of Neotropical xenodontine snakes. 2. Central American xenodontines. Herpetologica 40(1): 21-30.

Dunn, E.R. 1944. A revision of the Colombian snakes of the genera Leimadophis, Lygophis, Liophis, Rhadinea and Pliocercus with a note on Colombian Coniophanes. Caldasia (Bogota) 2: 479-495.

Hoser, R.T. 2012. A division of Central American snake genera, Coniophanes Hallowell in Cope, 1860 into six subgenera and Conophis Peters, 1860 into two genera (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 13: 55-60.

McCoy, C.J. 1969. Snakes of the genus Coniophanes (Colubridae) from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Copeia 1969: 847-849.

Myers, C.W. 1969. Snakes of the genus Coniophanes in Panama. American Museum Novitates 2372: 1-28.

Ponce-Campos, P.; Smith, H.M. 2001. A review of the Stripeless Snake (Coniophanes lateritius) complex of Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37(1): 10-17.

Coniophanes alvarezi

Campbell, J.A. 1989. A new species of colubrid snake of the genus Coniophanes from the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(4): 1036-1044.

Coniophanes andresensis

Bailey, J.R. 1937. New forms of Coniophanes Hallowell, and the status of Dromicus clavatus Peters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 362: 1-6.

Caicedo-Portilla, J.R. 2014. Redescubrimiento de Mabuya berengerae, Mabuya pergravis (Squamata: Scincidae) y Coniophanes andresensis (Squamata: Colubridae), y evaluación de su estado de amenaza en las islas de San Andrés and Providencia Islands, Colombia. Caldasia 36(1): 181-201.

Peters, J.A. 1963. Taxonomic notes on Ecuadorian snakes. Beiträge zur Neotropischen Fauna 3(1): 57-67.

Coniophanes bipunctatus

Campbell, H.W.; Howell, T.R. 1965. Herpetological records from Nicaragua. Herpetologica 21: 130-140.

Conant, R. 1965. Miscellaneous notes and comments on toads, lizards, and snakes from Mexico. American Museum Novitates 2205: 1-38.

Nahuat-Cervera, P.E.; Ortiz-Medina, J.A.; Cabrera-Cen, D.; Avilés-Novelo, R.; Chávez-Cauich, M. 2016. Distribution notes: Coniophanes bipunctatus (Günther, 1858). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 774-775.

Smith, H.M. 1940. Descriptions of new lizards and snakes from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 53: 55-64.

Solís, J.M.; Ayala-Rojas, C.G.; O’Reilly, C.M. 2017. Distribution notes: New records for two reptiles from the Bay Islands, Honduras. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 669-671.

Solorzano, A. 2001. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes bipunctatus (Two-spotted Snake). Herpetological Review 32(4): 278.

Villa, J.D. 1971. Notes on some Nicaraguan reptiles. Journal of Herpetology 5: 45-48.

Coniophanes fissidens

Andersson, L.G. 1901. Some new species of snakes from Cameroon and South America, belonging to the collections of the Royal Museum in Stockholm. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar (Stockholm) 27(4)(5): 26 pp.

Bailey, J.R. 1937. New forms of Coniophanes Hallowell, and the status of Dromicus clavatus Peters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 362: 1-6.

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

Dunn, E.R. 1947. Snakes of the Lérida Farm (Chiriqui Volcano, western Panamá). Copeia 1947: 153-157.

Fernández-Badillo, L. 2015. Distribution notes: Coniophanes fissidens (Günther, 1858). Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(4): 547.

Goldberg, S.R. 2007. Natural history notes: Coniophanes fissidens (Brown Spotbelly). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 38(3): 339.

Gray, R.; Strine, C.T. 2017. Herpetofaunal assemblages of a lowland broadleaf forest, an overgrown orchard forest and a lime orchard in Stann Creek, Belize. ZooKeys 707: 131–156.

Maddock, S.T.; Tolhurst, B.; Brown, M.; Peck, M.; Villacis Pérez, E.; Noe Morales, J. 2011. Body bending behaviour: more widespread than previously thought? New reports from two snake species of Northwest Ecuador. Herpetology Notes 4: 79-81.

Mata-Silva, V.; DeSantis, D.L.; García-Padilla, E.; Rocha, A.; Wilson, L.D.; Ramírez-Bautista, A. 2016. Distribution notes: Coniophanes fissidens (Günther, 1858). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(4): 1060-1061.

Mendelson, J.R. 1992. Frequency of tail breakage in Coniophanes fissidens (Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetologica 48(4): 448-455.

Minton, S.A.; Smith, H.M. 1960. A new subspecies of Coniophanes fissidens and notes on Central American amphibians and reptiles. Herpetologica 16: 103-111.

Palacios-Aguilar, R.; Santos-Bibiano, R. 2016. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes fissidens (Yellow-bellied Snake). Herpetological Review 47(3): 426.

Peters, J.A. 1963. Taxonomic notes on Ecuadorian snakes. Beiträge zur Neotropischen Fauna 3(1): 57-67.

Seib, R.L. 1985. Euryphagy in a tropical snake, Coniophanes fissidens. Biotropica 17(1): 57-64.

Shannon, F.A.; Smith, H.M. 1949. Herpetological results of the University of Illinois Field Expedition, Spring 1949. I. Introduction, Testudines, Serpentes. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 52(4): 494-509.

Smith, H.M. 1941. The Mexican subspecies of the snake Coniophanes fissidens. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 91: 103-110.

Solano, M.; Vega, A.; Saporito, R.A. 2017. Natural history notes: Phyllobates lugubris (Lovely Poison Frog). Predator-Prey interaction. Herpetological Review 48(4): 831.

Zug, G.R.; Hedges, S.B.; Sunkel, S. 1979. Variation in reproduction parameters of three Neotropical snakes, Coniophanes fissidens, Dipsas catesbyi and Imantodes cenchoa. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 300: 1-20.

Coniophanes imperialis

Bailey, J.R. 1937. New forms of Coniophanes Hallowell, and the status of Dromicus clavatus Peters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 362: 1-6.

Brown, B.C. 1937. Notes on Coniophanes imperialis (Baird). Copeia 1937: 234.

Conant, R. 1955. Notes on three Texas reptiles, including an addition to the fauna of the state. American Museum Novitates 1726: 1-6.

Davis, W.B. 1951. Food of the black-banded snake Coniophanes imperialis imperialis Baird. Copeia 1951: 314.

Fernández-Badillo, L.; Hernández-Hernández, G. 2016. Distribution notes: Coniophanes imperialis (Baird and Girard, 1859). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(1): 193-194.

Fouquette, M.J.; Rossman, D.A. 1963. Noteworthy records of Mexican amphibians and reptiles in the Florida State Museum and the Texas Natural History Collection. Herpetologica 19: 185-201.

Frazier, J.A.; Montgomery, C.E.; Boback, S.M.; Reed, R.N. 2007. Natural history notes: Coniophanes imperialis (Black-striped Snake). Diet. Herpetological Review 38(1): 86.

García-Padilla, E.; González-Botello, J.P.; Nevárez-de los Reyes, M.; Lazcano, D.; Mata-Silva, V.; Johnson, J.D.; Wilson, L.D. 2016. Distribution notes: Coniophanes imperialis (Baird and Girard, 1859). Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 776.

Gray, R.; Strine, C.T. 2017. Herpetofaunal assemblages of a lowland broadleaf forest, an overgrown orchard forest and a lime orchard in Stann Creek, Belize. ZooKeys 707: 131–156.

Hartweg, N.; Oliver, J.A. 1938. A contribution to the herpetology of the Isthmus of Tehuantepek. III. Three new snakes from the Pacific slope. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 390: 1-9.

Köhler, G. 1996. Additions to the known herpetofauna of Isla de Utila (Islas de la Bahia, Honduras) with the description of a new species of the genus Norops (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 76(1-2): 19-28.

Köhler, G.; Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R.; Tun, A.M.; Beutelspacher-García, P.M. 2017. The Chetumal Snake Census: generating biological data from road-killed snakes. Part 4. Coniophanes imperialis, C. meridanus, and C. schmidti. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 528-542.

Martínez, G.; Quintero, E.; Cantu-Martínez, J.M.; Zaidan, F. 2010. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes imperialis imperialis (Tamaulipan Black-striped Snake) USA: Texas. Herpetological Review 41(3): 379.

Mejenes-Lopez, S. de M.; Quijano, F.M.; Vega, C.M.; Contreras, A.K.M. 1999. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes imperialis imperialis (Black-striped Snake). Herpetological Review 30(4): 235.

Pavón-Vázquez, C.J.; Maayan, I.P.; White, B.A.; Harrison, A.S. 2016. Distribution notes: Three noteworthy herpetofaunal records from Belize. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 780-782.

Rangel-Patiño, C.A.; Hernández-Gallegos, O.; Ruiz-Gómez, M. de L.; Cristobal, J.M.C. 2015. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes imperialis (Regal Black-striped Snake). Herpetological Review 46(4): 572.

Shannon, F.A.; Smith, H.M. 1949. Herpetological results of the University of Illinois Field Expedition, Spring 1949. I. Introduction, Testudines, Serpentes. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 52(4): 494-509.

Werler, J.E. 1949. Eggs and young of several Texas and Mexican snakes. Herpetologica 5(2): 59-60.

Coniophanes joanae

Myers, C.W. 1966. A new species of colubrid snake, genus Coniophanes, from Darien, Panama. Copeia 1966: 665-668.

Coniophanes lateritius

Alcaraz Cruz, H.; Chavez-Juarez, J.; Valenzuela, D. 2004. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes lateritius (Stripeless Snake). Herpetological Review 35(2): 190.

Lara-Resendiz, R.A.; Wyman, J.; Rosen, P.C. 2016. Miscellaneous notes: A new record, distributional range extension, notes on Coniophanes lateritius (Squamata: Colubridae) in Sonora, Mexico. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(3): 801-804.

Palacios-Aguilar, R.; Santos-Bibiano, R.; Smith, E.N.; Campbell, J.A. 2018. First records of the snake Coniophanes lateritius Cope, 1862 (Squamata: Dipsadidae) from Guerrero, Mexico with notes on its natural history. Herpetology Notes 11: 651-653.

Ponce-Campos, P.; Smith, H.M. 2001. A review of the Stripeless Snake (Coniophanes lateritius) complex of Mexico. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 37(1): 10-17.

Suazo-Ortuño, I.; Paz-Gutiérrez, J.G.; Medina-Aguilar, O.; Bucio, L.E.; González-Hernández, A.J.; Hugo-Reynoso, V. 2014. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes lateritius (Stripeless Snake). Herpetological Review 45(2): 284.

Taylor, E.H. 1941. Herpetological miscellany. II. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 27(1): 105-139.

Wellman, J. 1959. Notes on the variation in and distribution of the Mexican colubrid snake Coniophanes lateritus. Herpetologica 15: 127-128.

Zweifel, R.G. 1959. The provenance of reptiles and amphibians collected in western Mexico by J.J. Major. American Museum Novitates 1949: 1-9.

Coniophanes longinquus

Cadle, J.E. 1989. A new species of Coniophanes (Serpentes: Colubridae) from northwestern Peru. Herpetologica 45(4): 411-424.

Coniophanes melanocephalus

Carbajal-Márquez, R.A.; Quintero-Díaz, G.E.; Riva Marco, A.D. de la 2011. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes melanocephalus (Black-headed Stripeless Snake). Herpetological Review 42(2): 242.

Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Pavón-Vázquez, C.J.; Campillo-García, G.; Arenas-Monroy, J.C.; Pérez-Ramos, E.; Centenero-Alcalá, E.; Avendaño-Pazos, J.J.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. 2014. Distribution notes: New record and comments on the distribution of the Mexican colubrid snake Coniophanes melanocephalus (Peters, 1869). Mesoamerican Herpetology 1(2): 295-298.

Coniophanes meridanus

Charruau, P.; Cedeno-Vazquez, J.R. 2005. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes meridanus (Peninsular Stripeless Snake). Herpetological Review 36(3): 338.

Köhler, G.; Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R.; Tun, A.M.; Beutelspacher-García, P.M. 2017. The Chetumal Snake Census: generating biological data from road-killed snakes. Part 4. Coniophanes imperialis, C. meridanus, and C. schmidti. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 528-542.

Coniophanes michoacanensis

Calzada-Arciniega, R.A.; Palacios-Aguilar, R. 2015. Distribution notes: Coniophanes michoacanensis Flores-Villela and Smith, 2009. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2(1): 126–127.

Flores-Villela, O.A.; Smith, E.N. 2009. A new species of Coniophanes (Squamata: Colubridae), from the coast of Michoacan, Mexico. Herpetologica 65(4): 404-412.

Mertz, W.H.; Jackson, J.D.; Reyes-Velasco, J.; Grünwald, C.I. 2012. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes michoacanensis (Michoacán Black-striped Snake). México: Guerrero. Herpetological Review 43(3): 447-448.

Coniophanes piceivittis

Bailey, J.R. 1937. New forms of Coniophanes Hallowell, and the status of Dromicus clavatus Peters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 362: 1-6.

Durso, A.M.; Norberg, P. 2016. Distribution notes: Coniophanes piceivittis Cope, 1870. Mesoamerican Herpetology 3(1): 194-197.

McCranie, J.R.; Gutsche, A. 2013. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes piceivittis (Cope's Black-striped Snake; Culebra Rayada). Herpetological Review 44(3): 475.

Minton de Cervantes, B.; Minton, S.A. 1975. Geographic distribution: Coniophanes frangivirgatus. Mexico: San Luis Potosi. Herpetological Review 6(4): 116.

Peters, J.A. 1950. A new snake of the genus Coniophanes from Veracruz, Mexico. Copeia 1950: 279-280.

Williams, K.L.; Wilson, L.D. 1965. Noteworthy Mexican reptiles in the Louisiana State University Museum of Zoology. Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences 28: 127-130.

Coniophanes quinquevittatus

Conant, R. 1965. Miscellaneous notes and comments on toads, lizards, and snakes from Mexico. American Museum Novitates 2205: 1-38.

Fouquette, M.J.; Rossman, D.A. 1963. Noteworthy records of Mexican amphibians and reptiles in the Florida State Museum and the Texas Natural History Collection. Herpetologica 19: 185-201.

Coniophanes schmidti

Bailey, J.R. 1937. New forms of Coniophanes Hallowell, and the status of Dromicus clavatus Peters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 362: 1-6.

Köhler, G.; Cedeño-Vázquez, J.R.; Tun, A.M.; Beutelspacher-García, P.M. 2017. The Chetumal Snake Census: generating biological data from road-killed snakes. Part 4. Coniophanes imperialis, C. meridanus, and C. schmidti. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(3): 528-542.

Mahrdt, C.R. 1969. First record of the snake Coniophanes schmidti from the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Herpetologica 25: 125.

McCoy, C.J.; Censky, E.J.; Devender, R.W. van 1986. Distribution records for amphibians and reptiles in Belize, Central America. Herpetological Review 17(1): 28.

Platt, S.G.; Rainwater, T.R. 1998. Distribution records and life history notes for amphibians and reptiles in Belize. Herpetological Review 29(4): 250-251.

Coniophanes taylori

Flores-Villela, O.A.; Smith, E.N. 2009. A new species of Coniophanes (Squamata: Colubridae), from the coast of Michoacan, Mexico. Herpetologica 65(4): 404-412.