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Taxonomy of the genus Hydrodynastes Biodiversity of the family Colubridae

Bibliography of the genus
Hydrodynastes (False Water Cobras)

(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.


Hydrodynastes in general

Cadle, J.E. 1984. Molecular systematics of Neotropical xenodontine snakes. 1. South American xenodontines. Herpetologica 40(1): 8-20.

Dowling, H.G. 1970. Relationship of the Neotropical snakes Hydrodynastes bicincrus and Cyclagras gigas. Herpetological Review 2(2): 37-38.

Hoge, A.R. 1966. Notes on Hydrodynastes. Cienc. Cult. Sao Paulo 18: 143.

Peters, J.A. 1970. A note on the generic names Cyclagras Cope and Leiosophis Jan (Reptilia: Serpentes). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 82: 847-850.

Hydrodynastes bicinctus

Dunn, E.R. 1944. Dugandia, a new snake genus for Coluber bicinctus Herrmann. Caldasia (Bogota) 3(11): 69-70.

Hoge, A.R. 1952. Snakes from the Uaupes region. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 24: 225-227.

Hose, A.R. 1958. Tres notas sobre serpentes brasileiras. Pap. Dep. Zool. Sec. Agric. S. Paulo 13(17): 221-225.

Kuch, U. 1990. Hydrodynastes bicinctus (Serpentes: Colubridae: Xenodontinae) - ein Kurzportrait. Sauria (Berlin) 12(4): 11-13.

Murta-Fonseca, R.A.; Franco, F.L.; Fernandes, D.S. 2015. Taxonomic status and morphological variation of Hydrodynastes bicinctus (Hermann, 1804) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 4007(1): 63–81.

Neill, W.T. 1964. The phylogenetic position of Dugandia bicincta (Serpentes: Colubridae). Herpetologica 20: 194-197.

Silva, N.J. da; Franca e Souza, I. 2002. Geographic distribution: Hydrodynastes bicinctus schultzi (Water Snake). Herpetological Review 33(3): 227.

Hydrodynastes gigas

Aher, G. 1987. A giant Boipevussu snake. Eesti Loodus 1987(3): 156.

Almasi, E. 1992. Indoor ontogeny of Cyclagras gigas. pp. 53-58. In: Korsos, Z. & Kiss, I. (eds.): Proceedings of the 6th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica, 19-23 August 1991, Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 531 pp.

Bels, V. 1987. Observation of the courtship and mating behaviour in the snake Hydrodynastes gigas. Journal of Herpetology 21(4): 350-352.

Bernarde, P.S.; Moura-Leite, J.C. de 1999. Geographic distribution: Hydrodynastes gigas (Surucucu do Pantanal). Herpetological Review 30(1): 54.

Campbell, J.A.; Murphy, J.E. 1984. Reproduction in five species of Paraguayan colubrids. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 87(1-2): 63-65.

Faoro, G.; Trutnau, L. 1988. Einige Bemerkungen zur Lebensgeschichte, Pflege und Nachzucht der Riesenglanznatter Hydrodynastes gigas (Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854). Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 10(56): 13-16.

Friend, J.; Friend, C. 1987. The false water cobra in captivity. Snake Keeper 1(7): 10-11.

Gerrits, J.; Augustine, L. 2013. Multiple snakes, multiple problems. Animal Keepers' Forum 40(7): 318-319.

Giraudo, A.R.; Arzamendia, V.; Bellini, G.P.; Bessa, C.A.; Belen, C.M. 2014. Ecología de una gran serpiente sudamericana, Hydrodynastes gigas (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 85(4): 1206-1216.

Glenn, J.L.; Porras, L.W.; Nohavec, R.D.; Straight, R.C. 1992. Analysis of the Duvernoy's gland and oral secretions of Hydrodynastes gigas (Dumeril, Bibron, and Dumeril) (Reptilia: Serpentes). pp. 19-26. In: Strimple, P.D. & Strimple, J.L. (eds.). Contributions in herpetology. Greater Cincinnati Herpetological Society, Cincinnati. 111 pp.

Graber, R. 1940. Beobachtungen an der Riesenglattnatter (Cyclagras gigas D. & B.). Aquarium (Berlin) 14: 15-16.

Halloy, M. 1991. Nota sobre dos malformaciones de una puesta del colubrido Hydrodynastes gigas. Boletin Asociacion Herpetologica Argentina 6(1) [1990]: 8-9.

Halloy, M. 1992. Hatching and rearing a litter of false water cobras, Hydrodynastes gigas, a Neotropical colubrid snake. Vivarium (Lakeside) 4(3): 28-29.

Hill, R.E.; Mackessy, S.P. 1997. Venom yields from several species of colubrid snakes and differential effects of ketamine. Toxicon 35(5): 671-678.

Hnizdo, J. 1999. Hydrodynastes gigas - Haltung und Nachzucht einer interessanten Glattnatter. Elaphe 7(1): 9-12.

Honegger, R.E. 1984. Beiträge zur Biologie von Hydrodynastes gigas im Terrarium (Serpentes, Colubridae). Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia 78: 237-244.

Kruger, J. 1986. Durch Nachzucht erhalten: die brasilianische Glattnatter. Aquarien Magazin 20(12): 512-514.

Lema, T. de; Ibarra Vieria, M.; Leitao de Araujo, M. 1984. Fauna reptiliana do norte da Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 2(4): 203-227.

Lopez, M.S.; Giraudo, A.R. 2004. Diet of the large Water Snake Hydrodynastes gigas (Colubridae) from northeast Argentina. Amphibia-Reptilia 25(2): 178-184.

Marelli, C.A. 1928. Huevos de Cyclagras gigas (D.B.) Cope y de Rhadinaea fusca (Cope) Blgr. Mem. Jardin Zool. La Plata 3: 21-24.

Marques, O.A.V.; Banci, K.R.S.; Strüssmann, C. 2013. Death-feigning behaviour in water snakes of the genus Hydrodynastes (Dipsadidae) from South America. Herpetology Notes 6: 95-96.

Meierkord, R. 2008. Hydrodynastes gigas - von der Aufzucht bis zur Nachzucht der Falschen Wasserkobra. Reptilia (D) 13(70): 65-69.

Melani, E. 2007. Hydrodynastes gigas: keeping and breeding the Brazilian False Water Cobra. Reptilia (GB) 50: 74-78.

Müller, P. 1975. Cyclagras gigas von Marajo (Brasilien) (Serpentes, Colubridae). Salamandra 11(1): 60-61.

Pereira-Filho, G.A.; Montingelli, G.G. 2006. Geographic distribution: Hydrodynastes gigas (False Water Cobra). Herpetological Review 37(4): 497.

Procter, J.B. 1924. Unrecorded characters seen in living snakes and description of a new tree-frog. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1924: 1125-1129.

Silva-Leite, R.R. da; Loebmann, D.; Costa Silva, P. da 2009. Geographic distribution: Hydrodynastes gigas (False Water Cobra). Herpetological Review 40(3): 365.

Strüssmann, C.; Sazima, I. 1990. Esquadrinhar com a cauda: uma tatica de caca da serpente Hydrodynastes gigas no Pantanal, Mato Grosso. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 52(2): 57-61.

Toro, V.V.; Nigro, N.A.; Romero, L. 2010. Una nueva localidad para la Nacanina de Estero (Hydrodynastes gigas (Dumeril & Bibron, 1854)) (Serpentes: Colubridae) en la Provincia de Salta, Argentina. Notulas Faunisticas 49: 1-5.

Vogel, Z. 1958. Surucucu do Pantanal. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 11(6): 178-181.

Yuki, R.N.; Galatti, U.; Rocha, R.A.T. 1999. Contribuicao ao conhecimento da fauna de Squamata de Rondonia, Brasil, com dois novos registros. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi (Zoologia) 15(2): 181-193.

Hydrodynastes melanogigas

Franco, F.L.; Fernandes, D.S.; Bentim, B.M. 2007. A new species of Hydrodynastes Fitzinger, 1843 from central Brazil (Serpentes: Colubridae: Xenodontinae). Zootaxa 1613: 57-65.

Santos-Junior, A.P.; Adams, G.B.; Buhler, D.; Ribeiro, S.L.B.; Carvalho, T.S. 2017. Distribution extension for Hydrodynastes melanogigas Franco, Fernandes & Bentim, 2007 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) in the Araguaia-Tocantins basin, Brazilian Cerrado. Check List 13(3)(Article 2135): 1-3.

Silva, N.J. da; Hamdan, B.; Tonial, I.J.; Silva, H.L.R. da; Cintra, C.E.D. 2012. Hydrodynastes melanogigas Franco, Fernandes and Bentim, 2007 (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae): range extension and new state record. Check List 8(4): 813-814.