Added 14 May 2004. Last updated June 2023 with articles from RJH 17(2).

Periodical Index - Natricines ("Water" Snakes)

A guide to natricine colubrid snake articles appearing in herpetogical periodicals over the past few years

NB Thamnophis and Natrix both have their own page and hence do not appear here.

Key



Articles by species, genus or higher taxa

Species

Article

Magazine

Issue

Author

Amphiesma

Contribution to the Knowledge to the Terrestrial Reptiles Fauna of Pulau Tioman, West Malaysia

SA

2001:4

P Hien, W Grossmann & C Schäfer

Amphiesma arquus

 A New Species of the Natricine Snake Genus Amphiesma from Borneo (Squamata: Natricidae) Amphiesma

RJH

17(2)

Patrick David, Gernot Vogel

Amphiesma beddomei

Reptiles of Kaas, Northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, with Notes on Habitat Preferences, Abundances and Threats

SA

2012:3

S Chikane & H S Bhosale

Amphiesma bitaeniatum

On the occurrence of ~ (WALL, 1925) in Vietnam, with preliminary remarks on the group of Amphiesma parallelum (BOULENGER, 1890)(Serpentes, Colubridae, Natrcinae)

S

41/4

P David, G Vogel & OSG Pauwels

Amphiesma optata

Catalogue of Type Specimens of Reptiles in the Herpetological Collections of Chengdu Institute of Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences

AHR

8

Peng Guo, Fu-ji Zhang, and Yue-ying Chen

Amphiesma parallelum

On the occurrence of Amphiesma bitaeniatum (WALL, 1925) in Vietnam, with preliminary remarks on the group of ~ (BOULENGER, 1890)(Serpentes, Colubridae, Natrcinae)

S

41/4

P David, G Vogel & OSG Pauwels

Amphiesma platyceps

On the distribution and biology of the Himalayan mountain keelback, Amphiesma platyceps (Blyth, 1854) and a case of Amphigonia retardata (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae)

SA

2003:1

F Tillack

Preliminary Report on the Reptile Fauna of the Kingdom of Bhutan with the Description of a New Species of Scincid Lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae)

AHR

4

Aaron M Bauer & Rainer Günther

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

Amphiesma pryeri

The First Successful Incubation of Eggs of the Endemic Ryukyu Keelback, Amphiesma pryeri (Colubridae: Squamata)

RJH

4(1)

Setsuko Iwanaga, Mamoru Toda, Hidetoshi Ota

Amphiesma sarasinorum

Zwischenbericht über die Herpetofauna Sulawesis unter besonder Berücksichtigung der Gattung Varanus: phylogeographische Beziehungen zu angrenzenden Gebieten [Interim report on the herpetofauna of Sulawesi with special regard to the genus Varanus: phylogeographic relationships to neighbouring areas]

E

15:3

André Koch, Evy Arida & Wolfgang Böhme

Amphiesma sarawacense

Some Observations on the Terrestrial Snake Fauna of the Santubong Peninsula, Sarawak, East Malaysia

SA

2004:4

J van Rooijen & M van Rooijen

Amphiesma sieboldii

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

A Preliminary Checklist of the Reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India

RJH

17(2)

Ishan Agarwal, Viral K. Mistry, and Ramana Athreya

Amphiesma stolatum

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal

AHR

6

George R Zug & Joseph C Mitchell

The Herpetofauna of Nallamala Hills, Eastern Ghats, India: An Annotated Checklist, With Remarks on Nomenclature, Taxonomy, Habitat Use, Adaptive Types and Biogeography

AHR

11

C Srinivasulu and Indraneil Das

Predation of hatchling Striped Keelbacks (Amphiesma stolatum [Linnaeus, 1758]) on toxic Spectacled Toads (Bufo melanostictus Schneider, 1799), with Comments on the Diet of A. stolatum

SA

2008:2

G Norval, J-J Mao & S-C Huang

Preliminary Report on the Reptile Fauna of the Kingdom of Bhutan with the Description of a New Species of Scincid Lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae)

AHR

4

Aaron M Bauer & Rainer Günther

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

Reptiles of Kaas, Northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, with Notes on Habitat Preferences, Abundances and Threats

SA

2012:3

S Chikane & H S Bhosale

Arizona elegans, Great Glossy Snake

Keeping the ~

R&AH

6:4

Tom Mazorlig

Atretium schistosum

The Herpetofauna of Nallamala Hills, Eastern Ghats, India: An Annotated Checklist, With Remarks on Nomenclature, Taxonomy, Habitat Use, Adaptive Types and Biogeography

AHR

11

C Srinivasulu and Indraneil Das

Cemophora coccinea, Scarlet Snake

Captive care

R&A

3-4/94

?

Chilomeniscus spp, North American Sand Snakes

The Problematical ~

RH

1:4

?

Clonophis kirtlandi, Kirtland's Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Contia tenuis, Sharp-Tailed Snake

Going native

R&AH

6:3

Jerry G Walls

Dendrelaphis punctulatus, Green Tree Snake

Snakes of the Olympic City, Part I

IR

6:5

Raymond Hoser

Erpeton tentaculatum, Tentacled Snake

 

RH

2:10

R Bartlett

Farancia abacura spp, Mud Snake

~ & Allies

R&AH

6:3

R D Bartlett

Farancia erytrogramma, Rainbow Snake

Mud Snake & Allies

R&AH

6:3

R D Bartlett

Green Snakes, Opheodrys, Liochlorophis, Symphimus, Liopeltis, Cyclophiops and Gonyglosoma.

The Many Names of the Green and Not so Green Snakes

R&AH

6:2

Jerry G Walls

Hologerrhum dermali

A New Snake of the Genus Hologerrhum Günther (Reptilia; Squamata; Colubridae) from Panay Island, Philippines

AHR

9

Rafe M. Brown, Alan E. Leviton, John W. Ferner, and Rogelio V. Sison

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Panay Island, Philippines

AHR

9

John W. Ferner, Rafe M. Brown, Rogelio V. Sison and Robert S. Kennedy

Hologerrhum philippinum

A New Snake of the Genus Hologerrhum Günther (Reptilia; Squamata; Colubridae) from Panay Island, Philippines

AHR

9

Rafe M. Brown, Alan E. Leviton, John W. Ferner, and Rogelio V. Sison

Macropisthodon plumbicolor

Reptiles of Kaas, Northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, with Notes on Habitat Preferences, Abundances and Threats

SA

2012:3

S Chikane & H S Bhosale

Macropisthodon rudis, Red Keelback, False Habu

The Portrait: ~ (GRANDIDIER)

SA

2005:2

F Tillack

Natricae sp.

Some Observations on the Terrestrial Snake Fauna of the Santubong Peninsula, Sarawak, East Malaysia

SA

2004:3

J van Rooijen & M van Rooijen

Nerodia spp, New World Water Snakes

 

R

13

W Ferrier

Nerodia clarki taeniata, Atlantic Salt Marsh Snake

Some Threatened US Snakes: Five Species on the Red List

R&AH

6:10

Jean E Rightmire

Nerodia erythrogaster, Plain-Bellied Water Snake

Going native

R&AH

7:2

Jerry G Walls

Nerodia fasciata, Southern Water Snake

Cancer in Reptiles

PRK

69 (12/14)

Tariq Abou-Zahr

Nerodia fasciata fasciata, Banded Water Snake

Okefenokee Swamp: Four Days in a Herp Lover's Paradise

R&AH

6:6

Philip A Purser

Nerodia harteri paucimaculata

Reviewing the Journals: Copeia, Volume 1999

R&AH

6:6

Jerry G Walls

Nerodia rhombifer, Diamond-Backed Water Snake

My favourite Water Snake

RH

3:11

A C Tams

Nerodia sipedon, Northern Water Snakes

Natural history

R&A

3-4/96

?

Nerodia sipedon insularum, Lake Erie Water Snake

Some Threatened US Snakes: Five Species on the Red List

R&AH

6:10

Jean E Rightmire

Nerodia sipedon sipedon, Northern Water Snake

Remarks on the Outdoor Keeping of North American Water Snakes of the Genera Thamnophis and Nerodia. Part 1. Planning, Positioning and Construction

SA

1995:1

R Strathemann

Remarks on the Outdoor Keeping of North American Water Snakes of the Genera Thamnophis and Nerodia, Part II: Experiences made with Thamnophis and Nerodia

SA

1995:2

R Strathemann

Nerodia taxispilota, Brown Water Snake

Die Herpetofauna Südfloridas, Teil 2: Die natürlichen Amphibien- und Reptilienpopulationen nearktischen Ursprungs im Süden Floridas [The herpetofauna of southern Florida, part 2: the natural amphian- and reptile populations of neoarctic origin]

SA

1986:3

W Denzer

Opisthotropis daovantieni, Tien's Mountain Stream Snake

A New Species of Mountain Stream Snake, Genus Opisthotropis Gunther, 1872 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Natricinae), from the Tropical Rain Forests of Southern Vietnam

RJH

5(1)

Nikolai L Orlov, Ilya S Darevsky, Robert W Murphy

Opisthotropis guangxiensis

Catalogue of Type Specimens of Reptiles in the Herpetological Collections of Chengdu Institute of Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences

AHR

8

Peng Guo, Fu-ji Zhang, and Yue-ying Chen

Pseudoeryx plicatilis, South American Mud Snake

~ & Allies

R&AH

6:3

R D Bartlett

Ptyas carinatus, Sunda Keeled Rat Snake

Rat Snakes and Tree Snakes of Borneo

R&AH

6:9

Rob Stuebing

Ptyas fuscus, White-Bellied Rat Snake

Rat Snakes and Tree Snakes of Borneo

R&AH

6:9

Rob Stuebing

Ptyas korros

The First Record of Ptyas korros (Colubridae) from Bangladesh

AHR

9

M. Farid Ahsan and Shayla Parvin

Ptyas muscosus

The First Record of Ptyas korros (Colubridae) from Bangladesh

AHR

9

M. Farid Ahsan and Shayla Parvin

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

Regina alleni, Striped Crayfish Snake

Die Herpetofauna Südfloridas, Teil 2: Die natürlichen Amphibien- und Reptilienpopulationen nearktischen Ursprungs im Süden Floridas [The herpetofauna of southern Florida, part 2: the natural amphian- and reptile populations of neoarctic origin]

SA

1986:3

W Denzer

Rhadinaea flavilata, Pine Woods Snake

Going native

R&AH

5:9

Jerry G Walls

Sinonatrix [Trimerodytes] yunnanensis, Yunnan Keelback Snake

First record of the Yunnan Keelback ~ RAO & YANG, 1998 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Thailand

S

45:3

Oliver S G Pauwels, Kirati Kunya, Patrick David & Montri Sumontha

A New Species of Sinonatrix (Serpentes: Colubridae) of China with Preliminary Survey on Sinonatrix

RJH

5(1)

Ding-qi Rao, Da-tong Yang

Sonora sp, Ground Snakes

Common and variable: Snakes of the genus Sonora

R&AH

4:9

Nelson Hawkins

Storeria dekayi dekayi, Northern Brown Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria dekayi limnetes, Marsh Brown Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria dekayi texana, Texas Brown Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria dekayi victa, Florida Brown Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria dekayi wrightorum, Midland Brown Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria occipitomaculata, Red-Bellied Snake

Husbandry [Herp Mail]

RH

3:11

?

Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata, Northern Red-Bellied Snake

Notes on Reptiles & Amphibians of Michigan [passim]

R&AH

6:9

R D Bartlett

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria occipitomaculata obscura, Florida Red-Bellied Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Storeria occipitomaculata pahasapae, Black Hills Red-Bellied Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Tantilla snakes [Black-Head Snakes, Crown Snakes, etc]

 

RH

4:2

Scott Pearson

Trimorphodon lambda California Lyre Snake,

Captive Care of ~

RH

1:3

?

Tropidoclonion lineatum, Lined Snake

Some Oft-Overlooked Natrices: the Brown, Red-Bellied, Lined and Kirtland's Snakes

R&AH

7:1

R D Bartlett

Tropidonophis dendrophiops

Notes on a Collection of Squamate Reptiles from Eastern Mindanao, Philippine Islands Part 2: Serpentes

AHR

5

Brian E Smith

Xenochrophis cerasogaster

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

Xenochrophis flavipunctatus, Yellow Spotted Keelback

Remarks on the Herpetofauna of Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thai Peninsula. Part II: Reptilia; Serpentes; Discussion

SA

2001:1

W Grossman & F Tillack

Xenochrophis piscator, Chequered Keelback

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal

AHR

6

George R Zug & Joseph C Mitchell

Caudal Autotomy in Colubrid Snake Xenochrophis piscator from Vietnam

RJH

1(1)

Natalia B Ananjeva, Nikolai L Orlov

An Observation of Xenochrophis cf. piscator (Reptilia: Natriciidae) preying upon the Eggs of Polypedates cruciger (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) in Sri Lanka

SA

2012:2

H B S A T Sudasinghe & T G T Kusuminda

Preliminary Report on the Reptile Fauna of the Kingdom of Bhutan with the Description of a New Species of Scincid Lizard (Reptilia: Scincidae)

AHR

4

Aaron M Bauer & Rainer Günther

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

The Herpetofauna of Nallamala Hills, Eastern Ghats, India: An Annotated Checklist, With Remarks on Nomenclature, Taxonomy, Habitat Use, Adaptive Types and Biogeography

AHR

11

C Srinivasulu and Indraneil Das

A Preliminary Checklist of the Reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India

RJH

17(2)

Ishan Agarwal, Viral K. Mistry, and Ramana Athreya

Reptiles of Kaas, Northern Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, with Notes on Habitat Preferences, Abundances and Threats

SA

2012:3

S Chikane & H S Bhosale

Xenochrophis sanctijohannis

Annotated Checklist of Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan

AHR

10

Muhammad Sharif Khan

Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri

Report of Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri Kramer, 1977 (Serpentes: Natricidae) from Orissa, India

RJH

17(2)

Pratyush P Mohapatra, Sushil Kumar Dutta, Siba Prasad Parida

Xenochrophis trianguligerus

Remarks on the Herpetofauna of Khao Lak, Phang Nga, Thai Peninsula. Part II: Reptilia; Serpentes; Discussion

SA

2001:1

W Grossman & F Tillack

Some Observations on the Terrestrial Snake Fauna of the Santubong Peninsula, Sarawak, East Malaysia

SA

2004:4

J van Rooijen & M van Rooijen

Xenochropis vittatus

The Portrait: Xenochropis vittatus (LINNAEUS, 1758)

SA

2011:3

R Glässer-Trobisch & D Trobisch

General

Magazine

Issue

Author

Breeding the Common Colubrids

Part II: Mating, Egg-Laying and Rearing

R&AH

4:11

Tom Mazorlig

Colubrids, Successful Snakes

Overview

R&A

1-2/93

?

Cycling Colubrids for Healthy Offspring

IR

5:1

Kim Caldwell

Indoor Brumation for Colubrid Snakes

RH

2:3

Vincent Buccigrossi

Remarks on the Outdoor Keeping of North American Water Snakes of the Genera Thamnophis and Nerodia. Part 1. Planning, Positioning and Construction

SA

1995:1

R Strathemann

Remarks on the Outdoor Keeping of North American Water Snakes of the Genera Thamnophis and Nerodia, Part II: Experiences made with Thamnophis and Nerodia

SA

1995:2

R Strathemann



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