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Coagulating Colubrids: Evolutionary, Pathophysiological and Biodiscovery Implications of Venom Variations between Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) and Twig Snake (Thelotornis mossambicanus)

Toxins, 2017
Venoms can deleteriously affect any physiological system reachable by the bloodstream, including directly interfering with the coagulation cascade. Such coagulopathic toxins may be anticoagulants or procoagulants.
Jordan Debono, James Dobson, Nicholas R. Casewell, Anthony Romilio, Bin Li, Nyoman Kurniawan, Karine Mardon, Vera Weisbecker, Amanda Nouwens, Hang Fai Kwok, Bryan G. Fry   +10 more
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Next-generation sequencing of the mitochondrial genome of Oligodon chinensis (Squamata: Colubridae) with a pylogenetic analysis of Colubridae

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The Chinese kukri snake Oligodon chinensis belongs to family Colubridae and is distributed in southern China and North Vietnam. In this study, the total mitochondrial genome of O. chinensis was determined using next-generation sequencing.
Zhiyong Sun, Zhengyan Zhou, Feiyun Tu, Ying Qin, Liu Peng, Xiaofeng Huang, Jianzhang Ma   +6 more
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Nonvenomous snakebites that mimic venomous snakes in Sri Lanka [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology
Introduction: Venomous snakes are of significant medical importance and are categorized into two groups: highly medically important snakes and lesser medically important snakes.
R.M.M.K.Namal Rathnayaka, P.E. Anusha Nishanthi Ranathunga   +1 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the greater green snake Cyclophiops major (Reptilia, Serpentes, Colubridae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The greater green snake Cyclophiops major is a protected and colubrid species. Here, we investigated the complete mitochondrial genome of C. major. The genome is 17,217bp in size, including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 control ...
Hongji Sun, En Li, Long Sun, Peng Yan, Hui Xue, Fang Zhang, Xiaobing Wu   +6 more
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Fauna de ofidios (Reptilia, Serpentes) del yacimiento finimioceno de Algora (España)

Estudios Geologicos, 1985
Se estudian los restos de ofidios del Mioceno terminal (MN 13) de Algora (Guadalajara, España). Se han detectado las siguientes formas, Scolecophidia indet., Elaphe algorensis sp. nov. e Hispanophis coronelloideus gen. sp, nov. (Colubridae), Naja iberica
Z. Szyndlar
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Status and diversity of snakes (Reptilia: Squamata: Serpentes) at the Chittagong University Campus in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
A study was conducted on the status and diversity of snakes of the Chittagong University Campus (CUC) between September 2013 and December 2014, and on preserved snake specimens of museums of CUC (Department of Zoology, University of Chittagong; Institute
M. F. Ahsan, I. K.A. Haidar, M. M. Rahman   +2 more
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axonomía de serpientes en el Noroeste del Perú

Manglar, 2018
Se realizó una pesquisa en la provincia de Piura con el objetivo de identificar familias y especies de serpientes, cuya captura fue a través de búsqueda directa en los hábitats.
Kriss Calero, Robert Barrionuevo, Armando Ugaz, Mariano Calero, Ricardo Peña   +4 more
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Depredación de tres especies de herpetozoos por arañas en la región tropical de Veracruz, México

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2015
Se documentan 3 eventos de depredación de herpetozoos por arañas de las familias Ctenidae y Theraphosidaeen diferentes sitios de Veracruz, México.
José Luis Aguilar-López, Eduardo Pineda, Ricardo Luría-Manzano   +2 more
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Cases of human envenoming caused by Philodryas olfersii and Philodryas patagoniensis (serpentes: Colubridae)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1997
The present paper reports two cases of human envenoming by colubrid snakes of Philodryas, considered as not poisonous, showing evidence of the clinical aspects and the evolution of the symptoms of envenoming.
Maria Elisabeth de Araújo, Ana Cristina M.C.A. dos Santos   +1 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the slender racer (Orientocoluber spinalis Peters, 1866; Squamata, Colubridae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
We report the complete mitochondrial genome of the slender racer (Orientocoluber spinalis), which is widely distributed in Northeast Asia, using a specimen collected from Mt. Worak, South Korea. The mitogenome was 17,196 bp long, consisting of 13 protein-
Jaejin Park, Il-Kook Park, Nam-Yong Ra, Seong-Hun Min, Daesik Park   +4 more
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