Eunectes murinus — Literature

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  • Bellosa, Henry & Ralf Mössle. 2009. Freilandforschung und Terrarienbeobachtung als sich ergänzende Methoden am Beispiel der Großen Anakonda (Eunectes murinus). Ophidia 3 (1).
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
  • Calle, P. P. Rivas J. A. Muñoz, M. C. Thorbjarnarson, J. B. Holmstrom, W. and W. B. Karesh. 2001. Infectious Disease serologic survey in free-ranging Venezuelan anacondas (Eunectes murinus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 32(3): 320-323.
  • Calle, P., Rivas, J., Muñoz M., Thorbjarnarson, J., Dierenfeld, E. Holmstrom, W. Braselton, E. and Karesh W. 1994. Health assessment of free-ranging anacondas (Eunectes murinus) in Venezuela. Jour. Zoo. Wildl. Med. 25: 53-62.
  • Coborn, J. 1991. The Atlas of Snakes of the World. T. F. H. Publications Inc., New Jersey.
  • Dirksen, L. & W BÖHME. 1998. Studien an Anakondas 1: Indizien für natürliche Bastardierung zwischen der Großen Anakonda (Eunectes murinus) und der Paraguay-Anakonda (Eunectes notaeus) in Bolivien, mit Anmerkungen zur Taxonomie der Gattung Eunectes (Reptilia: Squamata: Serpentes: Boidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierkd. Dresden, 50 (4) : 45-58.
  • Dirksen, L. 2000. Zur Kenntnis der Anakonda-Arten (Serpentes: Boidae: Eunectes). II: Eunectes murinus(Linnaeus, 1758). Herpetofauna 22 (126): 23-34.
  • Dirksen, Lutz and Wolfgang Böhme. 1998. Studien an Anakondas 2: Zum taxonomischen Status von Eunectes murinus gigas (Latreillem 1801) (Serpentes: Boidae), mit neuen Ergebnissen zur Gattung Eunectes Wagler, 1830. Salamandra 34 (4): 359-374.
  • Dirksen, Lutz, and Wolfgang Böhme. 2005. Studies on anacondas III. A reappraisal of Eunectes beniensis Dirksen, 2002, from Bolivia, and a key to the species of the genus Eunectes Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes: Boidae). Russian Journal of Herpetology 12 (3): 223-229.
  • Dirksen, Lutz. 2002. Anakondas. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 190 pp.
  • Dirksen, Lutz. 2007. Rekordhalter einer Großen Anakonda in Gefangenschaft. Ophidia 1 (2).
  • Duellman, W. E. 1978. The biology of an equatorial herpetofauna in Amazonian Ecuador. Univ. Kansas Mus. Nat. Hist, Misc. Publ. (No. 65): 1-352.
  • Duméril, A. M. C. and G. Bibron. 1844. Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.6. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris, 609 pp.
  • Dunn,E.R. & Conant,R. 1936. Notes on anacondas, with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 88: 503-506.
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  • Gay, Martin. 1993. The green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). Reptilian 2 (1): 14-17.
  • Gilmore, Raymond M.;Murphy, John C. 1993. On large anacondas, Eunectes murinus (Serpentes: Boidae), with special reference to the Dunn-Lamon record. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 28 (9): 185-188.
  • Gorzula Stefan & Senaris J. Celsa. 1999. In: Contribution to the herpetofauna of the Venezuelan Guayana. I: a data base. Scientia Guaianae, Caracas, No. 8 [1998], 269+ pp.; ISBN 980-6020-48-0.
  • Greene, W. H. 1997. Snakes: the Evolution of Mystery in Nature. University of California Press, California.
  • INFANTE-RIVERO E., M. NATERA-MUMAW A. MARCANO. 2008. Extension of the distribution of Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Helicops angulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Venezuela, with notes on ophiophagia. Herpetotropicos 4 (1): 39.
  • Jan, G. 1864. Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 6. Livraison. .
  • Kemper, S. 1996. If it moves, grab it, but try not to get the end that bites. Smithsonian. 27: 42-6, Sept'96.
  • Lamonica, R.C.; ABRAHÃO-CHARLES, H.; LOGUERCIO, M. F. C. & ROCHA-BARBOSA, O. 2007. Growth, Shedding and Food Intake in Captive Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Boidae). Int. J. Morphol. 25 (1): 103-108.
  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiæ. 10th Edition: 824 pp.
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  • McDiarmid,R.W.; Campbell,J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
  • O'Shea, Mark T. 1994. Eunectes murinus (northern green anaconda). Cannibalism. Herpetological Review 25 (3): 124.
  • Pope, C. H. 1969. The Giant Snakes. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
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  • ROBERTSON, M.M.K. 1998. CÙro de SucurÌ. Reptiles Sep. 1998: 36-38.
  • Raphael, B.L., Calle, P.P.; Karesh, W., Rivas, J. A., and D. Lawson. 1996. Technique for surgical implantation of transmitters in snakes. Proceedings of the Wildlife Disease Association 1996: 82.
  • Reed, R.N. and G.H. Rodda. 2009. Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor. U.S. Geological Survey, xviii + 323 pp.
  • Rivas, J. 2000. "Jesus Antonio Rivas's Home Page" (On-line). Accessed 26 April 2001 at http://pages.prodigy.net/anaconda/.
  • Rivas, J. A. & S. J. Corey. 2008. Eunectes murinus (green anaconda). Longevity. Herpetological Review.
  • Rivas, J. A. 1998. Predatory attack of a green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) on an adult human. Herpetological Natural History 6(2): 157-159.
  • Rivas, J. A. 2000. Life history of the green anacondas with emphasis on its conservation Biology. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
  • Rivas, J. A. 2001. Feasibility and efficiency of transmitter force-feeding in studying the reproductive biology of large snakes. Herpetological Natural History 8(1): 93-95.
  • Rivas, J. A. 2007. Conservation of Anacondas: How Tylenol conservation and macroeconomics threaten the Survival of the world's largest snake. Iguana 10-21.
  • Rivas, J. A. and Burghardt G. M. 2001. Sexual size dimorphism in snakes: wearing the snake’s shoes. Animal Behaviour 62(3): F1-F6.
  • Rivas, J. A. and R. Y. Owens. 2000. Eunectes murinus (green anaconda): cannibalism. Herpetological Review 31(1):44-45.
  • Rivas, J. A., M. d. C. Muñoz, J. B. Thorbjarnarson, G. M. Burghardt, W. Holmstrom, and P. Calle. 2007. Natural History of the green anacondas (Eunectes murinus) in the Venezuelan llanos. pp: 128-138-415. In: R. W. Henderson, and R. Powell, (eds.), Biology of Boas, Pythons, and Related Taxa. Eagle Mountain Publishing Company, Eagle Mountain.
  • Rivas, J. A., Muñoz M del C., Thorbjarnarson, J. B., Holmstrom, W. and Calle P. 1995. A safe method for handling large snakes in the field. Herpetological Review 26: 138-139.
  • Rivas, J. A., Owens R. Y. and P. P. Calle. 2001. Eunectes murinus: Juvenile predation. Herpetological Review 32 (2): 107-108.
  • Rivas, J. A., Thorbjarnarson, J. B., Owens, R. Y and M. C, Muñoz,. 1999. Eunectes murinus: caiman predation. Herpetological Review 30 (2): 101.
  • Rivas, J. A.; Ascanio R. & M. D Muñoz. 2008. What is the length of a snake?. Contemporary Herpetology 2008 (2): 1-3.
  • Rivas, J. Muñoz, M, Burghardt, G. and J Thorbjarnarson. 2007. Sexual size dimorphism and mating system of the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus). pp: 312-325 In: R. W. Henderson, R. and Powell, G. W. (eds.), Biology of Boas, Pythons, and Related Taxa. Eagle Mountain Publishing Company, Eagle Mountain.
  • Schmidt, Dieter. 2010. Vermehrung und Zucht von Riesenschlangen. Draco 11 (44): 4-17.
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  • Smith, H. M.;Gloyd, H. K. 1964. Nomenclatural notes on the snake names Scytale, Boa scytale, and Agkistrodon mokasen. Herpetologica 19 (4): 280-282.
  • Starace, Fausto. 1998. Guide des Serpents et Amphisbènes de Guyane. IBIS Rouge Editions, Guadeloupe, Guyane, 450 pp.
  • Strimple, Peter D. 1993. Overview of the natural history of the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus). Herpetological Natural History 1 (1): 25-35.
  • Strimple, Peter D. 1997. Anacondas: High drama at the water's edge. Reptiles 5 (11): 48-67.
  • Strimple,P. et al. 1997. On the status of the anaconda Eunectes barbouri Dunn & Conant. Journal of Herpetology 33 (4): 607-608.
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