Herpetofauna V33 No. 1

[grahamh]

For those of you that don't get Herpetofauna, the latest edition just came through my letter box. There are a couple of interesting articles.

1. Incubation of Lace Monitor Eggs - by Ray Hoser
2. A record of scaleless Death Adders - by Eric Vanderduys

there's a picture on the cover of the Death Adder - it looks like it's wearing baggy pyjamas.

Graham

I've included a pic here - I can't see any copyright notice in the mag but if Admins think this should be removed please do so.

The magazine comes out twice a year at $6 per issue and should be available from the Australian Herpetological Soc. (and is an option of membership). It's always a good read and I reccomend it and the Soc.

 

[craigc]

could you PLEASE post a pic of the Adder because I dont get the magazine.

 

[Greebo]

Does it say how they shed if they don't have any scales?

 

[sarahbell]

what a pretty snake ,what sort of death adder is it

 

[grahamh]

Death Adder ( Acanthophis antarcticus) with scale agenesis. This is the common death adder. The article says that six out of twenty three were born this way. They have some ventral scales and a few over the eyes. They wer a little heavierthan their siblings. It's caused by a recessive gene. Sloughing seems to be a problem as the skin is so thin it tends to roll into a band and get caught around their mid sections.

The author is from Wynnum QLD. His full address is given in the article.

 

[ackie]

The adder looks good but how long would it last, is there any thing goin wrong with them apart from shedding?

 

[Brodie]

Yea I got my herpetofauna today some very good articles in there . The bloke said to date their are no feeding issues and stuff.