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Taxonomy of the genus Ungaliophis Biodiversity of the family Boidae

Bibliography of the genus
Ungaliophis (Central American Dwarf Boas)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Boidae)

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.


Ungaliophis in general
Bogert, C.M. 1968. The variations and affinities of the dwarf boas of the genus Ungaliophis. American Museum Novitates 2340: 1-26.

Burger, R.M. 1995. An arboreal burrower: the dwarf boa Ungaliophis. Vivarium (Lakeside) 7(2): 46-49.

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

Merahtzakis, G. 1987. Herpetofocus: Guatemala Zwergboa. Familie: Boidae Gattung: Ungaliophis. Herpetofauna (Weinstadt) 9(51): 29.

Slowinski, J.B.; Lawson, R. 2002. Snake phylogeny: evidence from nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 24(2): 194-202.

Stuart, L.C. 1954. Further notes on the status of the generic names Peropodum and Ungaliophis. Herpetologica 10: 79-82.

Villa, J.D.; Wilson, L.D. 1990. Ungaliophis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 480: 1-4.

Wilcox, T.P.; Zwickl, D.J.; Heath, T.A.; Hillis, D.M. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the dwarf boas and a comparison of Bayesian and bootstrap measures of phylogenetic support. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25(2): 361-371.

Ungaliophis continentalis

Burger, R.M. 1996. Observations on courtship behavior in Ungaliophis Mueller. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 31(4): 57-59.

Burger, R.M.; Ford, N.B. 2007. Courtship, mating, and alternative reproductive tactics in the middle American dwarf boa (Ungaliophis continentalis). pp. 214-225. In: Henderson, R.W. & Powell, R. (eds.). Biology of the boas and pythons. Eagle Mountain Publishing, Eagle Mountain. 438 pp.

Conant, R. 1966. A second record for Ungaliophis continentalis from Mexico. Herpetologica 22: 157-160.

Köhler, G. 1997. Geographic distribution: Ungaliophis continentalis (Isthmian Dwarf Boa). Herpetological Review 28(4): 211.

Köhler, G. 1998. Herpetologische Beobachtungen in Nicaragua. Natur und Museum (Frankfurt am Main) 128(6): 163-170.

McCranie, J.R. 1996. Geographic distribution: Ungaliophis continentalis (Isthmian Dwarf Boa; Boilla). Honduras: Atlántida. Herpetological Review 27(1): 36.

Oliver, J.A. 1956. A rare gift: the Guatemalan boa. Animal Kingdom 59: 56-57.

Prado, A. 1944. Serpentes da Colombia, com a descrição de duas novas especies de Atractus. Ciencia (Mexico) 5(4): 111.

Ungaliophis panamensis

Butner, A. 1963. An addition to the boid snake subfamily Tropidophinae. Copeia 1963: 160-161.

Corn, M.J. 1974. Report on the first certain collection of Ungaliophis panamensis from Costa Rica. Caribbean Journal of Science 14(3-4): 167-175.

Dwyer, Q. 2017. Nature notes: Ungaliophis panamensis Schmidt, 1933. Diet. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 939-940.

Espinoza, A.; Barrio-Amorós, C. 2018. Nature notes: Ungaliophis panamensis Schmidt, 1933. Predation on Gonatodes albogularis. Mesoamerican Herpetology 5(1): 165-166.

Merahtzakis, G. 1988. Geographic distribution: Ungaliophis panamensis. Herpetological Review 19(3): 60.

Prado, A. 1940. Notas ofiologicas. 10. Outras serpentes da Colombia, com a descrição de uma nova especie de Boideo. Memorias do Instituto Butantan (Sao Paulo) 14: 35-41.

Ray, J.M. 2015. Geographic distribution: Ungaliophis panamensis (Southern Bromeliad Boa). Herpetological Review 46(1): 64.

Solórzano, A.; Carillo, E. 2017. Nature notes: Ungaliophis panamensis Schmidt, 1933. Diet. Mesoamerican Herpetology 4(4): 940-941.