Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr.

Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr., Brazilian herpetologist.

Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas Biológicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Avenida Universitária, 1440, Setor Universitário, CEP 74605‑010, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Saúde, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Rua 232 nº 128, 3º andar, Área V, Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

Taxon names authored

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Di Bernardo, M., Borges-Martins, M. & 2007. A new species of coralsnake (Micrurus: Elapidae) from southern Brazil. Zootaxa 1447(1): 1–26. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1447.1.1 Reference page.

Ribeiro, S., Nogueira, C., Cintra, C.E.D., & Zaher, H. 2011. Description of a new pored Leposternon (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado. South American Journal of Herpetology 6(3): 177–188. DOI: 10.2994/057.006.0303 Reference page.

Hamdan, B., & Silva, H.L.R. 2013. Redescription of Phalotris labiomaculatus (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Elapomorphini), with notes on the taxonomic boundaries within the nasutus group. Zootaxa 3693(2): 182–188. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.4 Reference page.

Pires, M.G., , Feitosa, D.T., Prudente, A.L.C., Pereira Filho, G.A. & Zaher, H. 2014. A new species of triadal coral snake of the genus Micrurus Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes: Elapidae) from northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 3811(4): 569–584. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3811.4.8 Reference page.

Feitosa, D.T., , Pires, M.G., Zaher, H. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2015. A new species of monadal coral snake of the genus Micrurus (Serpentes, Elapidae) from western Amazon. Zootaxa 3974(4): 538–554. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3974.4.5. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Ribeiro, S., Gomes, J.O., Silva, H.L.R., Cintra, C.E.D. & 2016. A new two-pored species of Amphisbaena (Squamata, Amphisbaenidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado, with a key to the two-pored species of Amphisbaena. Zootaxa 4147(2): 124–142. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4147.2.2. Reference page.

França, D.P.F., Barbo, F.E., , Silva, H.L.R. & Zaher, H. 2018. A new species of Apostolepis (Serpentes, Dipsadidae, Elapomorphini) from the Cerrado of Central Brazil. Zootaxa 4521(4): 438–552. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.4.3. Reference page.
Pinheiro, P.D.P., Cintra, C.E.D., Valdujo, P.H., Silva, H.L.R., Martins, I.A., & Garcia, P.C.A. 2018. A new species of the Boana albopunctata group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Cerrado of Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology 13(2): 170–182. DOI: 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00040.1 Reference page.

Nascimento, L.R.S., , Feitosa, D.T. & Prudente, A.L.C. 2019. Taxonomy of the Micrurus spixii species complex (Serpentes, Elapidae). Zootaxa 4668(3): 370–392. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.4 Reference page.

Nascimento, L.R., Graboski, R., & Prudente, A.L.C. 2024. Integrative taxonomy of Micrurus ibiboboca (Merrem, 1820)(Serpentes, Elapidae) reveals three new species of coral snake. Systematics and Biodiversity 22(1): 2315958. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2024.2315958 Reference page.