The EMBL Reptile Database Classical Herp Paper Collection 

Duméril, A. M. C., Bibron, G. & Duméril, A. H. A. (1854)

Erpétologie générale ou histoire naturelle complète des reptiles (Vol. 7/2)

Tome septième. Deuxième partie, comprenant l'histoire des serpents venimeux.
Paris, Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: i-xii + 781-1536

This volume is available in its entirety on CD-ROM (details).

Original descriptions of snake species that are still valid (original names in brackets), numbers are page numbers and link to pdf file:

Ahaetulla perroteti (Psammophis Perroteti): 899
Ahaetulla pulverulenta (only mentioned but not described on page 812)
Apostolepis flavotorquata (Elapomorphus flavo-torquatus): 836
Bitis gabonica (Echidna gabonica): 1428
Boiga cyanea (Triglyphodon Cyaneum): 1079
Boiga forsteni (Triglyphodon forsteni): 1077
Boiga jaspidea (Triglyphodon jaspideum): 1093
Bothrops alternatus (Bothrops alternatus): 1512
Cacophis squamulosus (Pseudelaps squamulosus): 1235
Coniophanes quinquevittatus (Homalopsis quinque-vittatus): 975
Conophis lineatus (Tomodon lineatum): 936
Dromophis lineatus (Dryophylax lineatus): 1124
Elapomorphus lemniscatus (Elapomorphus lemniscatus lemniscatus): 840
Enhydris albomaculata (Homalopsis albo-maculatus): 974
Enhydris dussumieri (Eurostus dussumieri): 953
Micrurus diastema (Elaps diastema): 1222
Micrurus frontalis (Elaps frontalis): 1223
Micrurus mipartitus (Elaps mipartitus): 1220
Oxyrhopus clathratus (Oxyrhopus clathratus): 1026
Oxyrhopus doliatus (Oxyrhopus doliatus): 1020
Oxyrhopus rhombifer (Oxyrhopus rhombifer rhombifer): 1018
Oxyrhopus trigeminus (Oxyrhopus trigeminus): 1013
Phalotris bilineatus (Elapomorphus bilineatus): 839
Phalotris tricolor (Elapomorphus tricolor): 837
Philodryas aestivus (Dryophylax aestivus): 1111
Phimophis guerini (Rhinosimus guerini): 991
Psammophis punctulatus (Psammophis punctulatus): 897
Pseudoboa neuwiedii (Scytale neuwiedii): 1001
Pseudoboa nigra (Scytale neuwiedii var. nigrum): 1002
Pseudocerastes persicus (Cerastes persicus): 1443
Pseudonaja textilis (Furina textilis): 1242
Simoselaps bimaculatus (Furina bimaculata): 1240
Simoselaps calonotus (Furina calonotos): 1241
Stenophis arctifasciatus (Heterurus arctifasciatus): 1176
Stenorrhina freminvillei (Stenorhina Freminvillii [sic]): 868
Tantilla semicincta (Homalocranium semi-cinctum): 862
Tomodon dorsatus (Tomodon dorsatum): 934
Tomodon ocellatus (Tomodon ocellatum): 938
Trimorphodon biscutatus (Dipsas biscutatus): 1153

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