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Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) Fact Sheet: Bibliography & Resources

Mangshan Pit Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)

Bibliography

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Boyer D. 2008. Mangshan pitviper: husbandry and conservation initiative. Snake TAG mid-year group meeting. Oklahoma City 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2011 May 19. http://www.snaketag.org/Documents/SAGMeetingMinutes2009/SAGminutes2008.pdf (no longer available online).

Boyer D. 2010. Mangshan Pitviper. Husbandry and Conservation Initiative. Powerpoint presentation.

Campbell JA, Brodie ED. 1992. Introduction. In: Campbell JA, Brodie ED (Eds.) Biology of the pitvipers. Tyler, Texas: Selva.

Chen YH. 1990. A new species of snake in China - Trimeresurus mangshanensis. Translated in: David, P, Tong, H. 1997. Translations of recent descriptions of Chinese pitvipers of the Trimeresurus-complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a key to the complex in China and adjacent areas. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service No. 112.Retrieved 2011 May 19 http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/8231/1/SHIS_112.pdf

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David, P, Tong, H. 1997. Translations of recent descriptions of Chinese pitvipers of the Trimeresurus-complex (Serpentes, Viperidae), with a key to the complex in China and adjacent areas. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service No. 112. http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/8231/1/SHIS_112.pdf

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Gong S, Yang D, Chen Y, Lau M, Wang F. 2013. Population status, distribution and conservation needs of the endangered Mangshan pit viper Protobothrops mangshanensis of China. Oryx. 47(01):122–127. doi:10.1017/S0030605311001037.
 

Green HW. 1992. The ecological and behavioral context for pitviper evolution. In: Campbell JA, Brodie ED (Eds.) Biology of the pitvipers. Tyler, Texas: Selva.

Gumprecht A, Boyer DM, Tepedelen. 2002. Die Grubenottern der Gattung Trimeresurus (sensu lato) Lacepede. Teil I Anmerkungeng zur Biologie, Haltung and Nachzucht von Ermia mangshanensis [Notes on the biology, husbandry and breeding of Ermia mangshanensis.] (Zhao, 1990). Sauria:24(2):1+3-11.

Guo P, Malhotra A Li Pi, Pook CE, Creer S. 2007. New evidence on the phylogenetic position of the poorly known Asian pitviper Protobothrops kaulbacki (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae) with a redescription of the species and a revision of the genus Protobothrops. Herpetological Journal 17:237-246.

Hayes WK, Herbert SS, Rehling FC, Gennaro JF. 2002. Factors that influence venom expenditure in viperids and other snake species during predatory and defensive contexts. In: Schuett GW, Hoeggren M, Douglas ME, Greene HW (Eds.). Biology of the Vipers. Utah: Eagle Mountain Publishing, LC. pp. 93-111.

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Malhotra A, Thorpe RS (2000). A phylogeny of the Trimeresurus group of pit-vipers: New evidence from a mitochondrial gene tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 16: 199–211.

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