Added 14 May 2004. Last updated 21 July 2008 with article from Reptilia 55.

Periodical Index - Colubrid Snakes

(not including Elaphe, Lampropeltis, Heterodon, European or natricine colubrids)

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


Key

D=Draco Quarterly herpetological magazine from the German Natur und Tier Verlag that usually focuses on a theme, eg agamid lizards or desert herpetofauna
E = Elaphe German publication from the DGHT: focuses on captive husbandry and reproduction of reptiles and amphibians.
IR = International Reptilian European magazine, published in UK. It may alternatively be known as the Reptilian, but we have kept the IR abbreviation to distinguish it from Reptilia and Reptiles.
PR = Pet Reptile European magazine, published in UK. Slightly more "entry level" but contains some good articles. Wound up in 2001.
R = Reptilia European magazine, published in Spain but produced in English, German and Spanish.
RH = Reptile Hobbyist US magazine published by TFH. Merged with R&A to become R&AH (see below).
Rs = Reptiles US magazine which bought out Vivarium. Despite the title, covers amphibians and invertebrates too. So far we have not added any articles from the magazine.
R&A = Reptile & Amphibian Magazine Now sadly defunct, although back copies may be available at herp exhibitions, etc. For some years this was practically the only herp magazine for most non-scientific folk.
R&AH = Reptile & Amphibian Hobbyist Formed out of the merger of Reptile Hobbyist and Reptile & Amphibian Magazine: last issue November 2001
S = Salamandra German magazine published by the DGHT (German Herptological Association) in English and German. So far we have not added any articles from the magazine. The DGHT also publishes magazines for each of their specialist groups, eg Radiata (tortoises), Lacerta (lacertid lizards), etc. From 2005 Salamandra will be published in both English and German.
Ta = Terarista Czech herpetological magazine, published by the Terrarium Society of Prague in Czech with good English summaries
V = Vivarium Magazine associated with Advanced Herpetological Library and Philippe de Vosjoli. Bought out by Reptiles around about the turn of the century.



Species Article Magazine Issue Author
Ahaetulla prasina 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
Alsophis ater, Jamaican Black Racer Profiles of Extinction #18 R 44 Mehdi Joseph-Ouni
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
Antillophis parvifrons Herpetologische Beobachtungen aus der Halbinsel Barohona, Dominikanische Republik [Herpetological observations from the Barohona Peninsula, Dominican Republic] E 16:1 Lutz Geißler
Arizona elegans, Great Glossy Snake Keeping the ~ R&AH 6:4 Tom Mazorlig
Boiga dendrophila 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
Boiga irregularis, Brown Tree Snake

  IR 5:1 Jan Burgess
Snakes of the Olympic City, Part I IR 6:5 Raymond Hoser
Dezimierung der Kleintierfauna auf der Pazifikinsel Guam durch die invasive Braune Nachtbaumnatter (~) [Decimation of the microfauna on the Pacific island of Guam by the invasive Brown Tree Snake (~)] E 2/02 Ulf Glade
Calamaria cf. ceramensis 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
Cemophora coccinea, Scarlet Snake Captive care R&A 3-4/94 ?
Chilomeniscus spp, North American Sand Snakes The Problematical ~ RH 1:4 ?
Chironius carinatus, Keeled Whipsnake Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Chrysopelea spp, Flying Snakes

Notes on Biology and Captive Care R&AH 4:11 Lenny Flank Jr
Gliders & Parachuters Rs 4:3 John C Murphy
Chrysopelea ornata Gliders & Parachuters [passim] Rs 4:3 John C Murphy
Chrysopelea paradisi, Paradise Tree Snake

Rat Snakes and Tree Snakes of Borneo R&AH 6:9 Rob Stuebing
Gliders & Parachuters Rs 4:3 John C Murphy
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
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
Cochliophagus isolepis The Identity of Cochliophagus isolepis MÜLLER, 1924 (Serpentes: Colubridae) S 44:1 Christoph Kucharzewski & Frank Tillack
Coluber nympha The Identity of Cochliophagus isolepis MÜLLER, 1924 (Serpentes: Colubridae) S 44:1 Christoph Kucharzewski & Frank Tillack
Coniophanes piceivittis, Striped Spotbelly Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Conophis lineatus, Common Road Guarder Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Contia tenuis, Sharp-Tailed Snake Going native R&AH 6:3 Jerry G Walls
Crisantophis nevermanni, Grey-Backed Road Racer Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Dasypeltis spp, African Egg-Eating Snakes

  R&A 3-4/92 ?
The Lilley Pad IR 5:1 Gary Lilley
Dasypeltis medici, East African Egg-Eating Snake Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus, Bronze-Backed Tree Snake Gliders & Parachuters Rs 4:3 John C Murphy
Dendrelaphis pictus, Bronze-Backed Tree Snake Gliders & Parachuters Rs 4:3 John C Murphy
Dendrelaphis punctulatus, Green Tree Snake

Snakes of the Olympic City, Part I IR 6:5 Raymond Hoser
The Reptiles of Kakadu National Park Rs 4:2 Karl Switak
Dendrelaphis tristis, Common Bronzeback Tree Snake Winter Herping in South India R 54 Stephen Maloney
Dendrophidion percarinatum, Barred Forest Racer Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Dispholidus typus, Boomslang

African Jewels R 46 Emanuele Cimatti
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Drymarchon corais couperi, Eastern Indigo Snake Captive Propagation and Post-Copulatory Plugs of the ~ V 3:3 Paul F O'Connor
Drymarchon couperi, Eastern Indigo Snake American Dream: The ~ R 43 Nazzareno Miele
Drymarchon melanurus, Black-Tailed Cribo Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Drymobius margaretiferus, Speckled Racer Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Dryocalamus nympha The Identity of Cochliophagus isolepis MÜLLER, 1924 (Serpentes: Colubridae) S 44:1 Christoph Kucharzewski & Frank Tillack
Enulius flavitorques, Thick-Tailed Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
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
Imantodes cenchoa, Common Blunthead Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Imantodes gemmistratus, Banded Blunthead Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Lamprophis sp, House Snake An Introduction to the Snakes of the Genus V 8:3 Vincent N Scheidt
Lamprophis aurora, Aurora House Snake Erfolgreiche Nachzucht von ~ [Successful breeding of ~] E 4/95 Josef Schiffers-Lange
Lamprophis fuliginosus, Brown House Snake

Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
The Brown House Snake Lamprophis fuliginosus [briefly looks at whole genus also] R 34 Emanuele Cimatti
Ökologische Untersuchungen an Reptilien einer Dornbuschsavanne in Zentralnamibia - Unwägbarkeiten der Freilandforschung [Ecological examinations of reptiles of a thorn bush savanna in central Namibia - the uncertainties of field research] E 14:4 Jacqueline Fuchs, Constanze Grohmann, Mark-Oliver Rödel & Johannes Penner
Leptodeira annulata, Common Cat-Eye Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Leptodeira nigrofasciata, Banded Cat-Eye Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Leptodeira septentrionalis, Northern Cat-Eye Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Leptodrymus pulcherrimus, Streak Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Leptophis ahaetulla, Giant Parrot Snake Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Leptophis mexicanus, Bronze Parrot Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Lioheterodon sp, Malagasy Hognose Snakes IR 3:3 Adam Wright
Liophis poecilogyrus reticulatus Zur Biologie, Haltung und Nachzucht von ~ (PARKER, 1931), der Goldbauch-Buntnatter [On the biology, husbandry and breeding of ~ (PARKER, 1931), the Gold-Bellied Snake] E 2/04 Herbert Bruchmann
Lycodon aulicus, Common Wolf Snake Winter Herping in South India R 54 Stephen Maloney
Lycodon capucinus 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
Lystrophis semicinctus, Tricolored Hognose Snake Reminiscing About Paraguayan Herps Rs 5:10 RD Bartlett
Masticophis flagellum, Coachwhip Adapting to a Desert Existence Rs 11:9 Wayne Labenda
Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus, Alameda Whipsnake Whipsnakes May Get Help [Reptile News and Trivia] Rs 5:10 Pete Strimple
Masticophis mentovarius, Neotropical Coachwhip Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Mastigodryas melanolomus, Neotropical Racer

Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Ninia sebae, Ring-Necked Coffee Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Opheodrys aestivys, Rough Green Snake

Life history, captivity R&A 3-4/93 ?
  RH 4:8 Tom Mazorlig
~ best not kept with Garter- or Ribbon Snakes [Herp Mail] R&AH 4:11 ?
A Serpent in the Garden: Opheodrys aestivus R 25 Philip A Purser
The Sand Snakes RH 1:1 ?
Opheodrys [Liochlorophis] vernalis, Smooth Green Snake Notes on Reptiles & Amphibians of Michigan R&AH 6:9 R D Bartlett
Oxybelis aeneus, Brown Vinesnake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Oxybelis fulgidus, Green Vinesnake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Philodryas matogrossensis Reminiscing About Paraguayan Herps Rs 5:10 RD Bartlett
Pituophis catenifer catenifer, Pacific Gopher Snake Snake Hybrids: An Interesting Way to Increase Diversity Rs 11:9 Glenn Fankhauser
Pituophis melanoleucus, Gophersnake Adapting to a Desert Existence Rs 11:9 Wayne Labenda
Prosymna bivittata Ökologische Untersuchungen an Reptilien einer Dornbuschsavanne in Zentralnamibia - Unwägbarkeiten der Freilandforschung [Ecological examinations of reptiles of a thorn bush savanna in central Namibia - the uncertainties of field research] E 14:4 Jacqueline Fuchs, Constanze Grohmann, Mark-Oliver Rödel & Johannes Penner
Psammophis, Sand Snakes The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis aegyptius, Egyptian Sand Snake? The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis angolensis, Dwarf Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis ansorgii, Link-Marked Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis biseriatus, Two-Striped Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis brevirostris, Short-Nosed Sand Snake? The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis condanarus, Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis crucifer, Cross-Marked or Montane Grass Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis elegans, Elegant Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis indochinensis, Indochina Sand Snake? The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis jallae, Jalla's Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis leightoni, Cape Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis leithii, Pakistani Ribbon Snake, Pakistan Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis leopardinus, Leopard Grass Snake, Leopard Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis lineolatus, Steppe Ribbon Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis longifrons, Long Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis mossambicus, Olive Sand Snake, Olive Whip Snake

African Jewels R 46 Emanuele Cimatti
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis namibensis, Namib Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis notostictus, Karoo Sand Snake, Karoo Whip Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis phillipsi, Olive Grass Racer, Phillips' Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis pulcher, Boulenger's Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis punctulatus, Speckled Sand Snake, Speckled Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis rukwae, Rukwa Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis schokari, Schokari Sand Racer, Forskal Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis sibilans, Striped Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis subtaeniatus, Stripe-Belled Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis tanganicus, Western Link-Marked Sand Racer The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis trigrammus, Western Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis trinasalis, Fork-Marked Sand Snake The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophis zambiensis, Zambian Sand Snake? The Snakes of the Genus ~ Part 1: Biology and Systematics R

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Carlo Comazzi & Cesare Colli
Psammophylax multisquamis, Kenyan Striped Skaapsteker

African Jewels R 46 Emanuele Cimatti
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Pseudoeryx plicatilis, South American Mud Snake ~ & Allies R&AH 6:3 R D Bartlett
Pseustes cinnamomeus A Diamond in the Rough: the Northern Birdsnake R 48 Louis W Porras & Alejandro Solórzano
Pseustes poecilonotus, Northern Birdsnake

A Diamond in the Rough: the Northern Birdsnake R 48 Louis W Porras & Alejandro Solórzano
Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Pseustes sexcarinatus A Diamond in the Rough: the Northern Birdsnake R 48 Louis W Porras & Alejandro Solórzano
Pseustes shropshirei A Diamond in the Rough: the Northern Birdsnake R 48 Louis W Porras & Alejandro Solórzano
Pseustes sulphureus A Diamond in the Rough: the Northern Birdsnake R 48 Louis W Porras & Alejandro Solórzano
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 mucosus, Common Ratsnake Winter Herping in South India R 54 Stephen Maloney
Rhadinaea decorata, Elegant Littersnake Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Rhadinaea flavilata, Pine Woods Snake Going native R&AH 5:9 Jerry G Walls
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus, Western Beaked Snake Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Rhamphiophis rostratus, Rufous Beaked Snake

African Jewels R 46 Emanuele Cimatti
Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Scolecophis atrocinctus, Ringed Centipede Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Sibon anthracops, Ringed Snaileater Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Sonora sp, Ground Snakes Common and variable: Snakes of the genus Sonora R&AH 4:9 Nelson Hawkins
Spalerosophis, Diadem Snakes Diadem Snakes Rs 9:12 Dick Bartlett
Spalerosophis diadema, Diadem Rat Snakes   R&AH 5:1 Lenny Flank Jr.
Spilotes pullatus, Tropical Chicken Snake, Oriole Snake

  RH 2:12 Mary Edith Moore
Branching out IR 6:6 Erwin de Vriendt
Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Stenorrhina freminvillei, Northern Scorpion Eater Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Stenorrhina degenhardtii, Southern Scorpion Eater Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Storeria dekayi, Brownsnake Living with Reptiles Rs 11:12 Dale Bissey
Tantilla snakes [Black-Head Snakes, Crown Snakes, etc]   RH 4:2 Scott Pearson
Tantilla armillata, Black-Necked Crowned Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Tantilla ruficeps, Striped Crowned Snake Snakes of the Osa Peninsula R 48 Alejandro Solórzano
Tantilla vermiformis, Plain-Bellied Crowned Snake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Thelotornis capensis, Savanna Vine Snake Reptile Parks in Tanzania R 48 Emanuele Cimatti
Thermophis baileyi From the Roof of the World Rs 5:10 Ted Papenfuss
Trimorphodon biscutatus, Lyresnake Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
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
Tropidodipsas sartorii, Northern Snaileater Costa Rican Snakes of the Tropical Dry Forest R 48 Louis W Porras
Uromacer oxyrhynchus Herpetologische Beobachtungen aus der Halbinsel Barohona, Dominikanische Republik [Herpetological observations from the Barohona Peninsula, Dominican Republic] E 16:1 Lutz Geißler
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


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