Paulo Passos

Paulo Passos, Brazilian herpetologist.

• Departamento de Vertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

• 25taxon names authored by Paulo Passos

2002

• Fernandes, R., Fernandes, D.S. & Passos, P. 2002. Leptognathus latifasciatus Boulenger, 1913, a junior synonym of Dipsas polylepis (Boulenger, 1912) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Série, Zoologia 493: 1–7. Reference page. 

2004

• Passos, P., Fernandes, D.S. & Caramaschi, U. 2004. The taxonomic status of Leptognathus incertus Jan, 1863, with revalidation of Dipsas alternans (Fischer, 1885)(Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Amphibia-Reptilia 25(4): 381–393. DOI: 10.1163/1568538042788951 Reference page. 

2005

• Passos, P. & Fernandes, D.S. 2005. Variation and taxonomic status of the aquatic coral snake Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817) (Serpentes: Elapidae). Zootaxa 953(1): 1–8. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.953.1.1 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Fernandes, R. & Porto, M. 2005. Geographical variation and taxonomy of the snail-eating snake Dipsas albifrons (Sauvage, 1884), with comments on the systematic status of Dipsas albifrons cavalheiroi Hoge, 1950 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Zootaxa 1013(1): 19–34. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1013.1.2 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Fernandes, R. & Zanella, N. 2005. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Southern Brazil. Herpetologica 61(2): 209–218. JSTOR Reference page. 

2006

• Passos, P., Caramaschi, U. & Pinto, R.R. 2006. Redescription of Leptotyphlops koppesi Amaral, 1954, and description of a new species of the Leptotyphlops dulcis group from Central Brazil (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 27(3): 347–357. DOI: 10.1163/156853806778190006 Reference page. 

2007

• Feitosa, D.T., Passos, P. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2007. Taxonomic status and geographic variation of the Slender Coralsnake, Micrurus filiformis (Günther, 1859)(Serpentes, Elapidae). South American Journal of Herpetology 2(3): 149–156. DOI: 10.2994/1808-9798(2007)2[149:TSAGVO]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Salazar-Valenzuela, D. 2007. Rediscovery and redescription of the rare Andean snake Atractus modestus. Herpetological Journal 17(1): 1–6. PDF Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Fernandes, D.S. & Borges-Nojosa, D.M. 2007. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) from a relictual forest in northeastern Brazil. Copeia 2007(4): 788–797. DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[788:ANSOAS]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

2008

• Passos, P. & Fernandes, R. 2008. A new species of the colubrid snake genus Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes) from the central Amazon of Brazil. Zootaxa 1849(1): 59–66. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1849.1.4 Reference page. 
• Prudente, A.L.C. & Passos, P. 2008. New Species of Atractus Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) from Guyana Plateau in Northern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology 42(4): 723–732. DOI: 10.1670/07-115R3.1 Reference page. 

2009

• Passos, P. & Arredondo, J.C. 2009. Rediscovery and redescription of the Andean earth-snake Atractus wagleri (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa 1969(1): 59–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1969.1.3 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Aguayo, R. & Scrocchi, G. 2009. Rediscovery of the rare Atractus bocki, with assessment of the taxonomic status of Atractus canedii (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Journal of Herpetology 43(4): 710–715. DOI: 10.1670/08-209.1 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Lynch, J.D. & Fernandes, R. [2008] 2009. Taxonomic status of Atractus sanctaemartae and A. nebularis, and description of a new Atractus from Atlantic coast of Colombia. Herpetological Journal 18(4): 175–186. PDF Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Arredondo, J.C., Fernandes, R. & Lynch, J.D. 2009. Three new Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes of Colombia. Copeia 2009(3): 425–436. DOI: 10.1643/CH-08-063 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Mueses-Cisneros, J.J., Lynch, J.D. & Fernandes, R. 2009. Pacific lowland snakes of the genus Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 2293(1): 1–34. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2293.1.1 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Chiesse, A., Torres-Carvajal, O. & Savage, J.M. 2009. Testing species boundaries within the Atractus occipitoalbus complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetologica 65(4): 384–403. DOI: 10.1655/08-024.1 Reference page. 

2010

• Passos, P. & Lynch, J.D. 2010. Revision of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Middle and Upper Magdalena Drainage of Colombia. Herpetological Monographs 24(1): 149–173. DOI: 10.1655/09-041.1 Reference page. 
• Prudente, A.L.C. & Passos, P. 2010. New Cryptic Species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Brazilian Amazonia. Copeia 2010(3): 397–404. DOI: 10.2307/40863267 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Fernandes, R., Bérnils, R.S. & Moura-Leite, J.C. 2010. Taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 2364(1): 1–63. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2364.1.1 Reference page. 

2012

• Passos, P. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2012. Morphological variation, polymorphism, and taxonomy of the Atractus torquatus complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 3407(1): 1–21. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3407.1.1 Reference page. 

2013

• Kaiser, H., Crother, B.I., Kelly, C.M.R., Luiselli, L., O’Shea, M., Ota, H., Passos, P., Schleip, W.D. & Wüster, W. 2013. Best practices: in the 21st Century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. Herpetological Review 44(1): 8–23. PDF Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Ramos, L.O., Pinna, P.H. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2013. Morphological variation and affinities of the poorly known snake Atractus caxiuana (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 3745(1): 35–48. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.1.3 Reference page. 
• Schargel, W.E., Lamar, W.W., Passos, P., Valencia, J.H., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F. & Campbell, J.A. 2013. A new giant Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Ecuador, with notes on some other large Amazonian congeners. Zootaxa 3721(5): 455–474. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.5.2 Reference page. 

2014

• Salazar-Valenzuela, D., Torres-Carvajal, O. & Passos, P. 2014. A New Species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes of Ecuador. Herpetologica 70(3): 350–363. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00045 Reference page. 

2016

• Passos, P., Prudente, A.L.C. & Lynch, J.D. 2016. Redescription of Atractus punctiventris and Description of Two New Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Brazilian Amazonia. Herpetological Monographs 30(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-14-00009 Reference page. 

2018

• Passos, P., Prudente, A.L.C., Ramos, L.O., Caicedo-Portilla, J.R. & Lynch, J.D. 2018. Species delimitations in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 4392(3): 491–520. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4392.3.4 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Sudré, V., Doria, G. & Campbell, P.D. 2018. The taxonomic status of the “forgotten” Bolivian snakes, Atractus balzani Boulenger 1898 and Atractus maculatus (sensu Boulenger 1896) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa 4438(1): 176–182. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4438.1.10 Reference page. 
• Passos, P., Scanferla, A., Melo-Sampaio, P.R., Brito, J. & Almendáriz, A. 2018. A giant on the ground: another large-bodied Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) from Ecuadorian Andes, with comments on the dietary specializations of the goo-eaters snakes. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 91(Suppl. 1): e20170976. DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201820170976 Reference page. 

2019

• Meneses-Pelayo, E. & Passos, P. 2019. New Polychromatic Species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Eastern Portion of the Colombian Andes. Copeia 107(2): 250–261. DOI: 10.1643/CH-18-163 Reference page. 

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ZooBank: C2E85330-B4A2-4337-9DAC-DB7F73C965FE Biodiversity Heritage Library author: 97993