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INTRODUCTION
Single species bibliographies have been relatively rare, and largely restricted to

dramatic species such as carnivorous

mammals and

large birds that are

ol"

conservation

importance

Using

this

argument, a bibliography to the literature on the world's largest

is

venomous

snake, the king cobra (Ophiophagus hunnah)

highly desirable

Not only

is

this large species

becoming increasingly

rare as a result

of habitat alteration and capture

the top predator and
its

for zoos and even for food, but

may

be. in

many ecosystems,

presence thus indicative of environmental health.

While preparing for a study of the autecology of the king cobra, we prepared
bibliography search and

total

of 3Q7 references were obtained,

initially

using on-line computer

finally

manual search of the herpetological

library

of the Centre for

Natural

Herpetology, Madras, the Sarawak Museum, Kuching, the

Society,

Bombay

History

Bombay and

the

Musee

National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, and from the authors'

personal libraries and that of Anslem

De
7,

Silva

of the Faculty of Medicine, University of

Peradeniya The search concluded

May

1995

As
reference

in

other similar
in

lists,

we

recognize twelve broad subject categories (Index)

is

may appear

more than one category The bibliography

alphabetically by

author

INDtX
Anatomy. Morphology, Systeniatics
Ak-ala
(

aiul Identificalioii
(

l^^Sb).

Beddard

1<)().>),

Bcilairs

1937), Bogetl

I04.I),
),

Boulenger (1800, 18%).

1070).

Bourret (10.16), Burton (1050), Cadle and

Gorman

1081

Campden-Main (1065,

Camor(l8.'?8),Cazaly (1014), Champion-Jones (10.18), Deoras(l070, 1071). Department

of the Navy (1065). Derani>agala (1060, 1061), De Rooij (1017). Deuve (1070), Ditmars (1010, 1046), Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril (1854). Dutta and Achanyo (1000),

Engelmann and Obst

Flaile

1081).

Gadow

(1001), Golay (1085), Greene

1076).

Haas (1050),

Welch (1080). Jan (186.>), Leviton (1061, Lim (1082), Mahendra (1084), Murphy, Voris and Kams (1004), Murthy (1000c), Nicholson (1870). Parker and Grandison (1077), Parshad (1015b), Pope (1035), Saint(1058), Harding (1002), Harding and
1064),

Girons (1072), Schlegel (18.17). Shrestha (1081), Smith (104.1), Taylor (1022, 1065),
Tivvari (1064),

Tweedie
1

(108.1),
(
1

Lnderwood (1067.

1070), Wall (1008,

101.1,

1026),

Young

000,

00 1

),

Zhao

093
Behavior

Mohapatra and Mishra (1078), Bharga\a (1001), Brazaitis and Watanabe (1002), Champion-Jones (1016). Chaudhury (1071). Evans (1021), Ghosh (1948), Greene
Acharjyo,
(1088),

Harrison (1050, 1950),

Howe

(1030), Jones (1036), Krishnan (1083, 1084),

Loundes (1030), Noble (1903). Parker and Grandison (1977), Taylor (1975), Wall (1908,
1926),

Young

(1000, 1901)

Diet

Acharjyo and Murthy (1083), Aitken (1003),

(1076), Brazaitis and

.^.non (1083),

Biswas. Acharjyo and Mishra

(

Watanabe

1002). Craddock (1003), Ditmars

1012),

Engelman and

Obst (1081), Greene (1076), Mitchell (1086), Narayan and Rosalind (1000), Oliver
(
1

057a,

057b), Pnmrose

899), Wall

906,

909b),

Wray

907)

General Biology

Aagaard (1924), Alcala (1086), Aye (1000), Bhargava (1001). Boun-et (1036). Brazaitis and Watanabe (1002), Brown (1073), Caras (1074), Cazaly (1014). Chaudhury (1071),

Chen (1000). Cobom (1001). Cochran (1044). Corbett (1044), Cox (1001), Daniel (1083), Das (1003a), Dattatri and Whitaker (1083), Deoras (1970), Duncan (1894), Ewart (1878). Fayrer (1874), Gadow (1901), Gans (1975), Ghatpurey (1962), Ghegadmal, Natesan and Reddy 1080). Groombridge (1083). Haliday and .Adler (1086), Jinakune. Limthongul, Mahasandana, Meemano. Pochanugool and Sitprija 1900), Karsen, Lau and Bogadek^( 1086). Khan (1087, "1002" 1003), Koba (1073). Kopstein (1929), Leakey (1060). B I. Lim (1082, 1000), F L K Lim (1091), F Lim and Lee (1989), K K P Lim and F L. K Lim (1992), Loveridge (1946), McNeely and Wachtel (1086,
(

1088). Majupuria (1081-82). Mattison

1086). Mehrtens (1087), Mel! (1020). Minton and

Minton (1060, 1073), Mocquard (1907). Morris and Morris (1965), Murphy, N'oris and Kam.s(1004), Murthy (1086, 1003, 1995), Nicholson (1870, 1893), Nutapliand (1986), Petzold(I984), Phelps (1981 ). Puranananda (1957), Reitinger and Lee (1978), Sarkar and

Sarkar (1993). Schrmat and Inger (1957L Shabbeare (l^^i. Shelfard (I9j6).
Sbrestha
(

T K

1981-82).

L S"-:-^
.

--^:--_

^^

"- --1

'^<>23. IP-S
rih\

t.

Snider and Bowler (1992).

(!-'!.

Theobald (1868a. i86Sb, 1870). Toriba (1990). Tweedie (1990). Tweedie and Harrison (1970), Tweedie and Reid (1956). Van Hoesd (1959i. Vogd (1963). Wall (19<j8. 1909a.
1909b.
1919). Weidensaul (lOOl).

Whitaker (1981).

Z Whitaker

R 1989). Z

W-hitaker (1978.
\V"hitaker

1986).

and

WhJtake-

Whiiaker and Z iGn, 7hy.o lo^i

.

Husbandr>Acharjyo. Mohapatra and Nllshra (19"'8). Acharjyo and Mu-rth> (1983).

1984).

Anon (1983:

Achamo

and Nfishra (1976). Burchfidd (1977). Champion-Jones (1936). I>anani

(1987), Engelmann aij Obst (1981). Fife (1977), Cieorge, RajankTJtty and Sreekumaran

(1991). Ck)wda and Krishne (1963). Nlishra. Achaiiyo and

Kumar

(1976).

OBs^

(1956;

1957a, 1957b). Paw1e>- (1987). Pfafr(l992). Sla\-ens (1989). Smder and Bowier (1992).

Tampal and WTiitaker (1995).

Wlritaker (1984)

Locality' Records and Distribution Batchdor ( 1958). Biswas (1975), Bosch (1985). Boulenger ( 1 896; 1920). Cantor (1847). Chasen and Smedley (1927). Das (1993a. 1994). Das and WTiiiaker 990), Dem e ( 1 979). Dow ling and Jenner ( 988). E\ans (1 902 ). Fenton (1916). Fleming and Heming (1973). Flower (r899). CHiosh (1948). Giydenstolpe (1916), Griffin (1909). Hanbun-Tenison (1980). Herklots (1938). Hodges (1993). Home (1927). Hutton (1949). Inger and ColweU (1977). Johnsingh (1991). Jones (1974). Khan (1982. 1988. "1992" 1993). Kiew (1987), Kopstein 1933). Lim and Chou (1990). MacDonald (1948). Maihew (1983). Matthew (1994). Mdl (1929). Nlinton and Ntinton ( 1 973 ). Munhy (1985. 1990a. 199Cft)). Murth> and Achaijyo (1987). Nanhoe and Ouboter (1987). Narayan and Rosalind

Barciay

1988).

(1990). Parshad (1915a). Phip5on'(1887). Ph\iian-.Adams (1951).

Pope (1935). Robinson

and Kloss (1920). Ross and Lazell (1990). Sanyal and Gayoi (1985). Sawai (1976), Sawai
and Koba (1971). Sclaier
1967). Theobald (1868a.
( 1

89 1

).

Shaw (1927). T

Shrestha (1981-82). Shuttleworth

Swan and Le%iton (1962). Taylor (1922. 1%5. Yoganand a.nd MohamjTied .Ali (1993). Wall (1908; 1909a; 1909b, 1919. 1924; 1925b). Wall and Evans (1901). Wahner (1975). WaveO (1958). Wdch (1993. 1994). Westermann (1942). R Whitaker (197ga. 1978b). Zhao (1993), Zhao and .AdJer (1993), Zhao. Liu a-od Kang (1986)
(19S1). Sie\ers (1980). Stuebing (1991).

1868b. 1870).

Bogen

Nomendature and \'emacular Names Das (1993b, in prep). Deraniyagala (1960; 1961). Elliot (1840). Guntber (1858. 1864). Klemmer (1963). Peters (1861). Smith and ChJszar (1989). Smnh (1943). Soderberg (1966), Wanadom (1918). Welch (1988), Williams and Wallach (1989). Zhao 1^3)
(1945). Cantor (1836. 1838, 1939),
(

Paraatology
-.

'-u,

RrishTiasamy and Jeffrev (1990).

1

An^.

Knsh:
. .

De
r

Whit,

Rahman and
956)

r-:^...-B (

982 (. Maplesione

93

i ).

Stephen and Ach\-u!hc _.

79 ).

Vdi

( 1

Reproduction

Anon (1983,

1984), Brazaitis
Fitch

(1981), Fife (1977),

Engelman and Obst (1970). Joynson (1917), Kannan (1993), Leakey (1969),
and Watanabe (1992),
Dattatri (1987),
L.

Minton and Minton (1973), Mustill (1936), Oliver (1956), Parker and Grandison (1977),

A. Smith (1936),

J.

Smith (1935), Wall (1909b, 1925), Wasey (1892), R.

Whitaker (1984b), Zhao (1993)

Size

Aagaard (1924), Burton (1950), Engelmann and Obst (1981), Minton and Minton (1973)

Trade and Exploitation Gilmour (1984), Hodges (1993), Andrews and Birkshaw (1988),
(1977),

Jairajpuri (1991),

Mitra

Outram( 1934)

Venom

and Envenomation

Arthus (1911; 1911a), Aye (1990), Banerji (1929), Brown (1973), Caras (1974), Chen (1990), Chinonavanig, Billings, Matangkasombut and Ratnabanangkoon (1988), Christy,

Dowling and Middleton (1967), Engelmann and Obst (1981), Ganthavom (1971), Gopalakrishnakone, Chou, Aye, Lim, Cheng, Lim and Anantharaman (1990), Haile
Phillips,

and Liu (1993), Inoue, Ikeda and Hayashi (1993), Ittine (1911), Jena and Sarangi (1993), Joubert (1973), Kopstein (1929, 1930), Kursh (1965), Leviton (1968), Li (1990), Li and Li (1990), Li, Wang and Fang (1990), Li, Yu and Lian (1994),
(1963), Huang,

Wang

Lim and Ibrahim (1970), Minton and Minton (1969,

1973), Morris (1925),

Mutusamy and

Gopalakrishnakone (1990), Nainggolan (1932), Nicholson (1870), Oo (1989), Pei-Nan (1990), Reid (1968), Shu (1981), Shu, Zhang, Zhou and Wei (1989), Shu, Zhang, Zhou, Li and Wei (1989), Sim (1977), Song, Xiong, Wang and Pu (1993), Sunthomandh and

Ratanabanangkoon (1994), Swaroop and Grab (1954), Tan, Lim and Jaafar (1993), Tan and Saifliddin (1989, 1989a, 1990), Tang (1993), Taylor (1924), Theobald (1924, 1928), Tin Myint, Rai Mra, Maung Chit, Tun Pe and Warrel (1991), Tun-Pe, Myint and MaungChit (1994), Tweedie (1990),

Waggoner

(1984),

Weissenberg, Ovadia and Kochva

(1987), Wetzel and Christy (1989), Zhang, Xiong and

Bon

(1990), Zhang, Lee, Xiong,

Wang

and Zu (1994)

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