Arreola-Nava H. J., Terrazas T., Stenocereus zopilotensis Arreola-Nava and Terrazas (Cactaceae), a new species from Mexico, Brittonia, 2004, 56(1):96-100, doi: 10.1663/0007-196X(2004)056[0096:SZAATC]2.0.CO;2
Original description of Stenocereus zopilotensis from Zopilote Canyon in Guerrero, Mexico. The authors describe stems, flowers and fruits and compare the species with morphologically similar Stenocereus. The account includes the nomenclatural type, distribution and an illustration.