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Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (2000), mestrado (2003) e doutorado (2008) em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Foi Professor Visitante (2008-2010) no Setor de Herpetologia do Departamento de Vertebrados do Museu Nacional. Foi Pesquisador Científico do Instituto Butantan entre junho de 2010 a maio de 2011. Atualmente é Professor Associado e Curador das Coleções de Répteis do Museu Nacional/UFRJ. Tem experiência na área de Zoologia, com ênfase em sistemática de Squamata, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: variação geográfica, ontogenia, morfologia, morfometria, taxonomia, filogenia e biogeografia. Em 2011, recebeu o premio The Joseph Slowinski Awards for Excelente in Snake Systematics, concedido pelo The Center of North American Herpetology sediado em Lawrence, Kansas. Foi Membro Afiliado da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (2014-2019); Membro do Snake Specialist Group da International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) desde 2011 e Membro do Conselho Consultivo Científico do Reptile Database desde 2014. É Editor de Área (Serpentes do Novo Mundo) do periódico Zootaxa desde 2013 e da Megataxa desde 2020; Editor Associado do Cuadernos de Herpetología desde 2017; Editor de área do South American Journal of Herpetology desde 2019. Foi Coordenador Adjunto do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia) da UFRJ de 2018-2022. Atualmente, é Chefe do Departamento de Vertebrados (2022-2024) e Vice Diretor Adjunto de Coleções do Museu Nacional (2020-presente).
Formação / Titulação
- Doutor em Zoologia, Museu Nacional / UFRJ, 2008; tese desenvolvida: Revisão Taxonômica do Gênero Atractus Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae).
- Mestre em Zoologia, Museu Nacional / UFRJ, 2003; dissertação desenvolvida: Revisão Sistemática do Complexo Epicrates cenchria (Linnaeus, 1758), com Aproximações sobre a Filogenia de Epicrates Wagler, 1830 (Serpentes: Boidae).
- Licenciado em Biologia, UFRRJ, 2000.
Linhas de pesquisa
- Taxonomia, sistemática e biogeografia de Squamata.
Projetos
- Sistemática & Evolução dos Squamados do Novo Mundo, com Ênfase em Grupos Taxonomicamente Complexos.
- Revisão Taxonômica, Filogenia, Biogeografia eConservação do gênero Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae).
Disciplinas oferecidas
- História Natural de Serpentes (MNV-728/828).
- Herpetologia – Disciplina de Campo (MNV 707).
- Herpetologia & Ictiologia – Disciplina de Campo (Tópicos Especiais).
Orientandos
Em andamento
- Vinícius Sudré dos Santos (2018-presente), Doutorado;
- Julio Cesar Ferreira Júnior (2019-presente), Doutorado;
- Albedi Andrade Cerqueira Júnior (2019-presente), Doutorado;
- Tyelli dos Santos Ramos (2020-presente), Doutorado;
- Daniel Faustino Gomes (2020-presente), Doutorado;
- Fernanda Dias da Silva (2021-presente), Doutorado;
- Matheus Soares França (2022-presente), Doutorado;
- Marcos Paulo Lopes Rodrigues (2022-presente), Mestrado;
- Leonardo Victor de Souza Lopes (2023-presente), Mestrado;
- Ana Carolina Souza (coorientação; 2023-presente), Doutorado;
- Matheus Rubens Barbosa da Cunha (coorientação; 2023-presente), Doutorado.
Concluídos
- Felipe Freitas Tavares da Silva (2008-2009), Monografia;
- Guilherme Weinstein (2008-2009), Monografia;
- Luciana de Oliveira Ramos (2009-2011), Mestrado;
- Angele dos Reis Martins (2010-2012), Mestrado;
- Rodrigo Castellari Gonzalez (2012-2014), Mestrado;
- Angele dos Reis Martins (2012-2016), Doutorado;
- Gabriela Guimarães Araujo (coorientação; 2012-2014), Mestrado;
- Lorena Corina Bezerra de Lima (coorientação; 2012-2017), Doutorado;
- Luciana de Oliveira Ramos (2013-2017), Doutorado;
- Paulo Roberto de Melo Sampaio (2014-2018), Doutorado;
- Andrés David Pomar Gómez (2016-2018), Mestrado;
- Albedi Andrade Cerqueira Júnior (2017-2019), Mestrado;
- Rodrigo Castellari Gonzalez (2015-2019), Doutorado;
- Daniel Faustino Gomes (2017-2019), Mestrado;
- Pedro Cardoso Prado (2016-2017), Monografia;
- Vinícius Ortega Berno (2017-2017), Monografia;
- Angele dos Reis Martins (2017-2019), Pós-doutorado;
- Tyelli dos Santos Ramos (2018-2020), Mestrado;
- Matheus Soares França (2020-2022), Mestrado;
- Larissa Magalhães Ferreira da Cunha (2020-2023), Mestrado;
- Leonardo Victor de Souza Lopes (2020-2022), Monografia;
- Rafael de Matos e Souza Rodrigues (2021-2023), Monografia.
Outras atividades
- Recebeu em setembro de 2011 o premio The Joseph B. Slowinski Awards for excellence in Snake Systematics concedido pelo Center of North American Herpetology pelo trabalho intitulado Taxonomic Revision of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae).
- Foi Membro Afiliado da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (2014-2019);
- Foi Beneficiário do Edital “Jovem Cientistas do Nosso Estado” em 2014 e 2018;
- É Bolsista de Produtividade do CNPq (2013-presente);
- Membro do Snake Specialist Group da International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) desde 2011 < https://www.iucnsnake.org/members>.
- É Membro do Conselho Consultivo Científico do Reptile Database desde 2014;
- É membro do GARD (Global Assessment of Reptiles Distributions) desde 2020;
- Foi homenageado em 2023 com a descrição da espécie Atractus paulus.
Produção Científica
2023
SUDRÉ, Vinícius; ANDRADE-JUNIOR, Albedi; FOLLY, Manuella; AZEVEDO, Josué; ÁVILA, Robson; CURCIO, Felipe; NUNES, Pedro; PASSOS, Paulo. Revison of the Chironius bicarinatus complex (Serpentes: Colubridae): Redefined species boundaries and description of a new species. Vertebrate Zoology (in press).
CERIACO, Luis & PASSOS, Paulo. Historical natural history collections allow the description of a new presumably extinct species of dwarf gecko (Squamata: Gekkonidae: Lygodactylus Gray, 1864) from Fernando de Noronha Island, Brazil. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science 95(3):e20230222. 2023.
JOHNSON, Kirk; OWENS, Ian & Global Collection Group. A global approach for natural history museum collections: Integration of the world’s natural history collections can provide a resource for decision-makers. Science 379(6638):1192-1194. 2023.
MARTINS, Angele; FOLLY, Manuela; FERREIRA, Guilherme; GARCIA-DA-SILVA, Antônio; KOCH, Claudia; FOUQUET, Antoine; MACHADO, Alessandra; LOPES, Ricardo; PINTO, Roberta; RODRIGUES, Miguel & PASSOS, Paulo. An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) from Amazonia. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 345-366. 2023.
LOPES, Leonardo & PASSOS, Paulo. Taxonomic status of the enigmatic Natrix sexcarinata Wagler, 1824 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Colubrinae). Zootaxa 5244:123-144. 2023.
GOMES, Daniel; BUENO, Cecília; PINNA, Pedro; WOITOVICZ-CARDOSO, Manoela; PASSOS, Paulo. March or Die: road-killed herpetofauna along BR-040 highway, an ancient road on the Atlantic Forest from Southeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica 23:e20221454. 2023.
2022
ZIMIN, Anna; ZIMIN, Sean; SHINE, Richard; Avila, Luciano; Bauer, Aaron; Böhm, Monika; Brown, Rafe; Bark, Goni; CAETANO, Gabriel; CASTRO-HERRERA, Fernando; Chapple, David; Chirio, Laurent; Colli, Guarino; DOAN, Tiffany; GLAW, Frank; GRISMER, Lee; ITESCU, Yuival; KRAUS, Fred; LEBRETON, Matthew; MARTINS, Marcio; MORANDO, Marina; MURALI, Gopal; NAGY, Zóltan; NOVOSOLOV, Maria; Paul, Oliver; PASSOS, Paulo; et al. ; A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography 32:2437-2452. 2022.
MOURA, Mario; COSTA, Henrique; ABEGG, Arthur; ALAMINOS, Esmeralda; ANGARITA-SIERRA, Teddy; AZEVEDO, Weverton; CABRAL, Hugo; CARVALHO, Priscila; CECHIN, Sonia; CITELI, Nathalie; DOURADO, Ângelo; DUARTE, André; FRANÇA, Frederico; FREIRE, Eliza; GARCIA, Paulo; MOL, Rafael, MORAES-DA-SILVA, Antônio; PASSOS, Daniel; PASSOS, Paulo; PEREZ, Renata; PLEGUEZUELOS, Juan; PRADO, Pedro; PRUDENTE, Ana; SALES, Raul; et al. ; Unwrapping broken tails: Biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless reptiles. Journal of Animal Ecology 92:1-14. 2022.
CITELI, Nathalie; KLACZKO, J.; DE-LIMA, Anderson Kennedy Soares; DE-CARVALHO, Mariana; NUNES, Pedro Sales; PASSOS, Paulo & BRANDÃO, Reuber Albuquerque. Taxonomy, allometry, sexual dimorphism, and conservation of the trans-Andean watersnake Helicops danieli Amaral, 1937 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae: Hydropsini). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 100:184-196. 2022.
PASSOS, Paulo; MELO-SAMPAIO, Paulo Roberto; RAMOS, Luciana Oliveira, GRAZZIOTIN, Felipe; FOUQUET, Antoine & TORRES-CARVAJAL, Omar. When the tail shakes the snake: phylogenetic affinities and morphology of Atractus badius (Serpentes: Dipsadidae), reveals some current pitfalls on the snake’s genomic age. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science 94(1): e20191254. 2022.
2021
POMAR-GÓMEZ, Andrés David; Cordeiro, Paulo; Guedes, Thaís Barreto & PASSOS, Paulo. The striking endemism pattern of the species-richest snake genus Atractus (Dipsadidae: Serpentes) highlights the hidden diversity in the Andes. Amphibia-Reptilia 42(2021):189-200. 2021.
ABRÃO, Camila Ferreira; OLIVEIRA, Danilo Ribeiro; PASSOS, Paulo; FREITAS, Carla Valéria Rodrigues Pereira; SANTANA, Amanda Ferreira; ROCHA, Marilene Lopes; SILVA, Antonio Jorge Ribeiro & TINOCO, Luzineide Wanderley. Zootherapeutic practices in the Amazon Region: chemical and pharmacological studies of green-anaconda fat (Eunectes murinus) and alternatives for species conservation. Ethnobiology and Conservation 10(15):1-31. 2021.
GONZALEZ, Rodrigo Castellari; Guedes, Thaís Barreto & PASSOS, Paulo. Back in time to unlock the future: tracing the type-specimens of Corallus hortulana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Serpentes: Boidae), with designation of a lectotype for the Amazon tree boa. Zootaxa 4941:259-270. 2021.
DEEPAK, V.; PASSOS, Paulo; ZÓLTAN, Nagy; ZAHER, Hussam; SMÍD, Jiri; NGUYEN, Truong; CARRANZA, Salvador; CISNEROS-HEREDIA, Diego Francisco; DAVID, Patrick; TAMAR, Karin & GOWER, David. Contributions to ophiology in Zootaxa 2001-2020: patterns and trends. Zootaxa 4979:17-22. 2021.
KOCH, Claudia; MARTINs, Angele Reis; MITALI, Josh; PINTO, Roberta & PASSOS, Paulo. Osteology of the enigmatic threadsnake species Epictia unicolor and Trilepida guayaquilensis (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with generic insights. Anatomical Record 304(10):2183-219. 2021.
MARTINS, Angele Reis; KOCH, Claudia; MITALI, Josh; PINTO, Roberta; MACHADO, Alessandra; LOPES, Ricardo Tadeu & PASSOS, Paulo. Evolutionary treasures hidden in the West Indies: comparative osteology and visceral morphology reveals intricate miniaturization in the insular genera Mitophis Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009 and Tetracheilostoma Jan, 1861 (Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae: Tetracheilostomina). Anatomical Record, 304(10):2118-2148. 2021.
MARTINS, Angele Reis; KOCh, Claudia; MITALI, Josh; PINTO, Roberta & PASSOS, Paulo. Picking up the threads: comparative osteology and associated cartilaginous elements for members of the genus Trilepida Hedges, 2011 (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with new insights on the Epictinae systematics. Anatomical Record, 304(10):2149-2182. 2021.
Melo-Sampaio, Paulo Roberto; PASSOS, Paulo; Martins, Angele Reis; Jennings, Willian Bryan; Moura-Leite, Júlio Cesar; Morato, Sérgio Abraão; Venegas, Pablo; Chávez, Germán; Venâncio, Nothocley & Souza, Moisés. A phantom on the trees: integrative taxonomy supports a reappraisal of rear-fanged snakes classification (Dipsadidae: Philodryadini). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 290(2021):19-39. 2021.
MELO-SAMPAIO, Paulo Roberto; PASSOS, Paulo; PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia Costa; VENEGAS, Pablo & TORRES-CARVAJAL, Omar. Systematic review of the polychromatic ground snakes of the Atractus snethlageae complex reveals four new species from threatened environments. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59(3):718-747. 2021.
2020
ABEGG, Arthur Diesel; PASSOS, Paulo; MARIO-DA-ROSA, Conrado; AZEVEDO, Weverton Santos; MALTA-BORGES, Leandro & Bubadué, Jamile de Moura. Sexual dimorphism, ontogeny and statical allometry of a semi-fossorial snakes (genus Atractus). Zoologischer Anzeiger 287:95-104. 2020.
ABEGG, Arthur Diesel; Gomes, Cristian Alexandro; Entiauspe-Neto, Omar & PASSOS, Paulo. Does a defensive pseudoautotomy meachnism exist in the subfamily Xenodontinae? A study case of the genus Echinanthera. South American Journal of Herpetology, 18:24-32. 2020.
ANDRADE JR., Albedi; FRANÇA, Matheus Soares; SUDRÉ, Vinícius & PASSOS, Paulo. Are there threatened snakes at the end of the rainbow? Notes on the distribution and morphology of Epicrates cenchria, Rainbow Boa, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Cuadernos de Herpetología, 34:1-6. 2020.
GOMES, Daniel Faustino; AZEVEDO, Josué; MURTA-FONSECA, Roberta; FAURBY, Sóren; ANTONELLI, Alexandre & PASSOS, Paulo. Taxonomic revision of the genus Xenopholis Peters, 1869 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae): integrating morphology with ecological niche. Plos One, 15(12): e0243210. 2020.
MEBERT, Konrad; PASSOS, Paulo; FERNANDES, Daniel Silva; ENTIAUSPE-NETO, Omar; QUEIROZ, Fátima Albuquerque; MACHADO, Alessandra & LOPES, Ricardo Tadeu. A new species of snail-eating snakes, Dipsas Cope, 1860 (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae), from Atlantic Forest of Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology, 17:43-62. 2020.
Oliveira, Jane; Gonzalez, Rodrigo Castellari; PASSOS, Paulo; Vrcibradic, Davor & Rocha, Carlos Frederico Duarte. Non-Avian reptiles of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: status of knowledge and commented list. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 60:1-12. 2020.
2019
Azevedo, Josué Anderson; Guedes, Thaís Barreto; Nogueira, Cristiano Campos; PASSOS, Paulo; Sawaya, Ricardo Janini; Prudente, Ana Lúcia Costa; Barbo, Fausto; Strüssmannn, Christine; Franco, Francisco Luís; Arzamendia, Vanesa; Giraudo, Alejandro; Argôlo, Antônio Jorge Suzart; JANSEN, Martin; Zaher, Hussam; Tonini, João; Søren, Faurby & Antonelli, Alexandre. Museum and cradles of diversity are geographically coincident for narrower distributed Neotropical snakes. Ecography, 43:1-12. 2019.
Martins, Angele Reis; PASSOS, Paulo & Pinto, Roberta Richard. Moving beyond surface: comparative head and neck myology of threadsnakes (Epictinae, Leptotyphlopidae, Serpentes). Plos One, 14:e0219661. 2019.
Martins, Angele Reis; Koch, Claudia; Pinto, Roberta; Folly, Manoela; Fouquet, Antoine & PASSOS, Paulo. From the inside out: discovery of a new genus of threadsnakes based on anatomical and molecular data, with discussion of the leototyphlopid hemipenial morphology. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 57:840-863. 2019.
Melo-Sampaio, Paulo Roberto; PASSOS, Paulo; Fouquet, Antoine; Prudente, Ana Lúcia Costa & Torres-Carvajal, Omar. Systematic review of Atractus schach (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Guiana Shield with description of three species. Systematics and Biodiversity, 17:1-23. 2019.
Meneses-Pelayo, Elson & PASSOS, Paulo. New polychromatic species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the eastern portion of the Colombian Andes. Copeia, 107:250-261. 2019.
Nogueira, Cristiano Campos; Argôlo, Antônio Jorge Suzart; Arzamendia, Vanesa; Azevedo, Josué.; Barbo, Fausto; Bérnils, Renato Silveira; Bolochio, Bruno; Borges-Martins, Márcio; Brasil-Godinho, Marcela; Buononato, Marcos; Cisneros-Heredia, Diego Francisco; Colli, Guarino; Costa, Henrique Caldeira; Franco, Francisco Luís; Giraudo, A.; Gonzalez, Rodrigo Castellari; Guedes, Thaís; Hoogmoed, Marinus Seven; Marques, Otávio Augusto Vuolo; Montingelli, Giovanna; PASSOS, Paulo; Prudente, Ana Lúcia Costa; Rivas, Gilson; Sanchez, Paola Martínez.; Serrano, Filipe; Silva Jr., Nelson Jorge; Strüssmann, Christine; Vieira-Alencar, João Paulo; Zaher, Hussam; Sawaya, R.J. & Martins, Márcio. Atlas of Brazilian snakes: verified point-locality maps to mitigate the Wallacean shortfall in a megadiverse snake fauna. South American Journal of Herpetology, 14(1):1-274. 2019.
PASSOS, Paulo; Azevedo, Josué; Nogueira, Cristiano Campos; Fernandes, Ronaldo & Sawaya, Ricardo Janini. An integrated approach to delimit species in
the puzzling Atractus emmeli complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetological Monographs, 33:1-25. 2019.
PASSOS, Paulo; Scanferla, Agustín; Melo-Sampaio, Paulo Roberto; Brito, Jorge & Almendariz, Ana. 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. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science, 91:1-14. 2019.
2018
Alves, Ruy Valka.; Weksler, Marcelo; Oliveira, João Alves.... Caramaschi, Ulisses. Brazilian legislation on genetic heritage hams Biodiversity Convention and threatens basic biology research and education. Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Science, 90(2):1279-1284. 2018.
Martins, Angele Reis; PASSOS, Paulo & Pinto, Roberta Richard. Unveiling diversity under the skin: comparative morphology of the cephalic glands in the threadsnakes (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae). Zoomorphology, 137:433-443. 2018.
Guedes, Thaís Barreto; Sawaya, Ricardo Janini; Zizka, Alexander; Laffan, Shawn; Faurby, Søren; Pyron, Alexander; Bérnils, Renato Silveira; Jansen, Martin; PASSOS, Paulo; Prudente, Ana Lúcia Costa; Cisneros-Heredia, Diego Francisco; Braz, Henrique; Nogueira, Cristiano Campos; Antonelli, Alexandre. Patterns, biases and prospects in the distribution and diversity of Neotropical snakes. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27:14-21. 2018.
PASSOS, Paulo; Prudente, Ana Lúcia Costa; Ramos, Luciana Oliveira; Caicedo-Portilla, José Rances & Lynch, John Douglas. Species delimitation in the Atractus collaris complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa, 4392(3):491-520. 2018.
PASSOS, Paulo; Sudré, Vinícius; Doria, Giuliano & Campbell, Patrick D. The taxonomic status of “forgotten” Bolivian snakes, Atractus balzani Boulenger 1898 and Atractus maculatus (sensu Boulenger 1896) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa, 4438(1):176-182. 2018.
PINNA, Pedro; FERNANDES, Daniel & PASSOS, Paulo. “If you choose not to decide ypu still have made a choice”. Bionomina 13:65-68. 2018.
PRATHAPAN, Divakaran; PETHIYAGODA, Rohan; BAWA, Kamaljiit; RAVEN, Peter; RAJAN, Priyadarsanan; et al. When the cure kills – CBD limits biodiversity research: National laws gearing biopiracy squelch taxonomy studies. Science 360(6396):1405-1406. 2018.
2017
de Fraga, Rafael; Almeida, Alexandre Pinheiro; Moraes, Leandro João Carneiro Lima; Gordo, Marcelo; Pirani, Renata; Zamora, Roberto Rojas; Carvalho, Vinícius Tadeu; PASSOS, Paulo & Werneck, Fernanda. Geographical range extension and morphological variation of the poorly known Atractus riveroi Roze, 1961 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetological Review, 48(2):281-284. 2017.
PASSOS, Paulo; Ramos, Luciana Oliveira; Fouquet, A. & Prudente, Ana Lucia Costa. Taxonomy, morphology, and distribution of Atractus flammigerus Boie, 1827 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetologica, 73(4):349-363. 2017.
2016
CERIACO, Luis; GUTIÉRREZ, Eliécer; DUBOIS, Alan et al. Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa 4196(3):435-445. 2016.
PASSOS, Paulo; Martins, Angele Reis & Pinto-Coelho, Daniela. Population morphological variation of Atractus potschi (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) in Northeastern Brazil. South American Journal of Herpetology, 11(3):188-211. 2016.
PASSOS, Paulo; Prudente, Ana Lúcia Costa & Lynch, John Douglas. Redescription of Atractus punctiventris and description of two new Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Brazilian Amazon. Herpetological Monographs, 30(1):1-20. 2016.
2014
ALMEIDA, Paula Cabral; FEITOSA, Darlan Tavares/ Passos, Paulo & PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa. Morphological variation and taxonomy of the Atractus latifrons (Günther, 1868) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa, 3860(1): 64-80. 2014.
Salazar-Valenzuela, David; Torres-Carvajal, Omar & PASSOS, Paulo. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Andes of Ecuador. Herpetologica, 70(3):350-363. 2014.
Vanegas-Guerrero, Jhonattan; Mantilla-Castaño, Juan & PASSOS, P. Atractus titanicus Passos, Arredondo, Fernandes & Lynch, 2009 (Serpentes: Dipsadidae): filling gaps in its geographical distribution. Check List, 10(3):672-673. 2014.
2013
PASSOS, Paulo; TEIXEIRA-JUNIOR, Mauro; RECODER, Renato; DE SENA, Marco Antônio; DAL VECHIO, Francisco; PINTO, Hugo Bonfim; MEMDONÇA, Sônia; CASSIMIRO, José & RODRIGUES, Miguel Trefaut. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Serra do Cipó, Espinhaço range, Southeastern Brazil, with proposition of a new species group to the genus. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo, 53 (6):75-85. 2013.
KAISER, Hinrich; CROTHER, Brian; KELLY, Christopher; LUISELLI, Luca; O’SHEA, Mark; OTA, Hidetoshi; PASSOS, Paulo; SCHULEIP, Wulf & WÜSTER, Wolfgang. Best practices: in the 21th Century, taxonomic decisions in herpetology are acceptable only when they are supported by a body of evidence and published via peer-review. Herpetological Review, 44(1):8-23. 2013.
BÖHM, Monika; COLLEN, Ben; BAILLIE, Jonathan et al. The conservation status of the world’s reptiles. Biological Conservation, 157:372-285. 2013.
PASSOS, Paulo; RAMOS, Luciana O.; PINNA, Pedro H. & PRUDENTE, Ana L.C. Morphological variation and affinities of the poorly known snake Atractus caxiuana (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa, 3745 (1): 035-048.
PASSOS, PAULO; KOK, Philippe J. R.; ALBUQUERQUE, Nelson R. DE & RIVAS, Gilson A. Groundsnakes of the Lost World: A Review of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from the Pantepui Region, Northern South AmericaHerpetological Monographs, 27, 2013, 52-86.
PASSOS, P.; TEIXEIRA Junior, M.; RECODER, R. S.; SENA, M. A. de; VECHIO, F. D.; PINTO, H. B. de A.; MENDONÇA, S. H.; CASSIMIRO, J., & RODRIQUES, M. T. (2013). A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Serra do Cipó, Espinhaço Range, Southeastern Brazil, with proposition of a new species group to the genus . Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia, 53(6), 75-85.
Schargel, W.E.; Lamar, W.W.; Passos, P.; Valencia, J.H.; Cisneros, D.F. & Campbell, J.A.. A new giant Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Ecuador, with notes on some other large Amazonian congeners. Zootaxa. 2013;3721:455-74.
2012
PASSOS, Paulo, CISNEROS-HEREDIA, Diego Francisco, RIVERA, Dani Enrique, AGUILAR, Cesar & SCHARGEL, Walter. Rediscovery of Atractus microrhynchus and reappraisal of the taxonomic status of A. emersoni and A. natans. Herpetologica, 68:375-392. 2012.
PASSOS, Paulo & PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa. Morphological variation, polymorphism and taxonomy of the Atractus torquatus complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa, 3407:1-21. 2012.
PASSOS, Paulo; RAMOS, Luciana de Oliveira & PEREIRA, Donizete Neves. Distribution, natural history, and morphology of the rare snake, Caaeteboia amarali (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Salamandra, 48:1-7. 2012.
ALBUQUERQUE, Nelson Rufino, PASSOS, Paulo & GOTTE, Steve. Leptophis santamartensis (Serpentes, Colubridae), a junior synonymous of L. ahaetulla occidentalis. Journal of Herpetology, 46:248-252. 2012.
2011
PASSOS, Paulo & LYNCH, John Douglas. Revision of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from middle and upper Magdalena drainage of Colombia. Herpetological Monographs, 24:149-173. "2010" 2011.
2010
PINTO, Roberta Richard; PASSOS, Paulo; PORTILLA, José Rances Caicedo; ARREDONDO, Juan Camilo & FERNANDES, Ronaldo. Taxonomy of the threadsnakes tribe Epictini (Squamata: Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) in Colombia. Zootaxa, 2724:1-28. 2010.
PASSOS, Paulo; DOBIEY, Maik. & VENEGAS, Pablo. Variation and natural history notes on giant groundsnake, Atractus gigas (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 5:73-82. 2010.
PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa & PASSOS, Paulo. A new cryptic species of Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Brazilian Amazon. Copeia, 2010:397-404. 2010.
PASSOS, Paulo; CHIESSE, Altagratia; TORRES-CARVAJAL, Omar & SAVAGE, Jay. Testing species boundaries within Atractus occipitoalbus complex (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Herpetologica, 65:384-403. "2009" 2010.
PASSOS, Paulo; FERNANDES, Ronaldo; BÉRNILS, Renato Silveira & MOURA-LEITE, Júlio Cesar. Taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Atlantic forest Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zootaxa, 2364:1-63. 2010.
2009
PASSOS, Paulo; MUESES-CISNEROS, Jonh Jairo; LYNCH, John Douglas & FERNANDES, Ronaldo. Pacific lowland snakes of the genus Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadinae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa, 2293:1-34. "2008" 2009.
PASSOS, Paulo; AGUAYO, Rodrigo & SCROCCHI, Gustavo. Rediscovery of the rare Atractus bocki, with assessment of the taxonomic status of Atractus canedii (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Journal of Herpetology, 43:710-715. 2009.
PASSOS, Paulo; ARREDONDO, Juan Camilo; FERNANDES, Ronaldo & LYNCH, John Douglas. Three New Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Andes of Colombia. Copeia, 2009:425-436. 2009.
PASSOS, Paulo; LYNCH, John Douglas & FERNANDES, Ronaldo. Taxonomic status of Atractus sanctaemartae and A. nebularis, and description of a new Atractus from Atlantic coast of Colombia. Herpetological Journal, 18:175-186. "2008" 2009.
HENDERSON, Robert, PASSOS, Paulo & FEITOSA, D. Geographical variation in the Emerald treeboa, Corallus caninus (Squamata: Boidae). Copeia:572-582. 2009.
PASSOS, Paulo; RIVAS, Gilson Fuenmayor & BARRIO-AMORÓS, Cesar. Description of two new species from Venezuela in the highly diverse dipsadine genus Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 30:233-243. 2009.
PASSOS, Paulo & ARREDONDO, Juan Camilo. Rediscovery and redescription of the Andean earth-snake Atractus wagleri (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae). Zootaxa, 1969:59-68. 2009.
PASSOS, Paulo & FERNANDES, Ronaldo. Revision of the Epicrates cenchria complex (Serpentes: Boidae). Herpetological Monographs, 22:1-30. "2008" 2009.
2008
PASSOS, Paulo & FERNANDES, Ronaldo. A new species of colubrid snake genus Atractus (Reptilia: Serpentes) from central Amazon. Zootaxa, 1849:59-66. 2008.
PRUDENTE, Ana Lúcia da Costa & PASSOS, Paulo (2008). A new species of Atractus Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes: Dipsadinae) from Guyana Plateau in Northern Brazil. Journal of Herpetology, 42:723-732. 2008.
2007
FEITOSA, Darlan Tavares; PASSOS, Paulo & Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa. Taxonomic status and geographical variation of the slender coralsnake Micrurus filiformis (Günther, 1859) (Serpentes, Elapidae). South American Journal of Herpetology, 2:146-159. 2007.
PASSOS, Paulo; CISNEROS-HEREDIA, Diego Francisco & SALAZAR-VAVENZUELA, David. Rediscovery and redescription of the rare Andean snake Atractus modestus. Herpetological Journal, 17:1-6. 2007.
PASSOS, Paulo; FERNANDES, Daniel Silva & BORGES-NOJOSA, Diva Maria. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae) from a relictual forest in Northeastern Brazil. Copeia, 2007:788-797. 2007.
2006
PASSOS, Paulo; CARAMASCHI, Ulisses & PINTO, Roberta Richard. Redescription of Leptotyphlops koppesi Amaral, 1954, and description of a new species of the Leptotyphlops dulcis group from Central Brazil (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 27:347-357. 2006.
2005
PASSOS, Paulo; CARAMASCHI, Ulisses & PINTO, Roberta Richard. Rediscovery and redescription of Leptotyphlops salgueiroi Amaral, 1954 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). Boletim do Museu Nacional, Série Zoologia, 520:1-10. 2005.
PASSOS, Paulo & FERNANDES, Daniel Silva. Variation and taxonomic status of the coral snake Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817) (Serpentes: Elapidae) Zootaxa, 953:1-14. 2005.
PASSOS, Paulo; FERNANDES, Ronaldo & PORTO, Marcovan. 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, 1013:19-34. 2005.
PASSOS, Paulo; FERNANDES, R. & ZANELLA, Noeli. A new species of Atractus (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Southern Brazil. Herpetologica, 61:209-218. 2005.
2004
PASSOS, Paulo; FERNANDES, Daniel Silva & CARAMASCHI, Ulisses. The taxonomic status of Leptognathus incertus Jan, 1863, with revalidation of Dipsas alternans (Fisher, 1885) (Serpentes: Colubridae: Dipsadinae). Amphibia-Reptilia, 25:381-395. 2004.
2003
FERNANDES, Daniel Silva; PASSOS, Paulo; Germano, Valdir José & Franco, Francisco Luís. Liophis atraventer Dixon & Thomas, 1985 (Serpentes: Colubridae): new localities pholidosis variation, and notes on natural history. Herpetological Review, 34:317-320. 2003.
2002
FERNANDES, Ronaldo; FERNANDES, Daniel Silva & PASSOS, Paulo. Leptognathus latifasciatus Boulenger, 1913 a synonym Junior of Dipsas polylepis (Boulenger, 1912) (Serpentes: Colubridae). Boletim do Museu Nacional, Nova Série, Zoologia, 493:1-7. 2002.