New information on Pseudechis papuanus (the Papuan Black Snake), a medically significant addition to Australia's reptiles PDF
Preview New information on Pseudechis papuanus (the Papuan Black Snake), a medically significant addition to Australia's reptiles
' 232 MEMOIRSOF THE QL EENSLAND MUSEUM \KVV INFORMATION ON PSEUDECHISPAPUANUS 1HEPAPUANBLACKSNAKE),AMEDICALLYSIG- NIFICANTADDITIONTOAUSTRA1 IASREPTILES. Memoirs of Ifie Qutfltsfand Musru/tt I2i/ I 232 \W?i- IcchispapnanutPeters<tDoria, I579(thePapuanBlack Snake) is known from ulcHg ihe South v&ast <f (Vex Quintalfrom Prince Prederik Hendrik hlwidm IrionJuwt the WesternProvince (Trimsfly andlakeMurray>. and ifu- . paflo/lteCentralProvinceandYuleIsland'(Parker, Iu821. ItisrareinPapuaNewGuinea(Whiuikeretaf. 1982:O'Shea. 199b),andithasbeensuggestedbyParker(1982).Whitaker etal (1982)andO'Shea(!9%) that it.sapparent ranty may be attributed to attempted predation on Bufo mannus <uV introducedCane orMarineToad),althoughthesereportsare notbaaedon field studiesofP papuanus Publisheddatao»» itsfeedinghabitsdifferslightly, Whitakereta!. 11982)tepfd f papuanus as a frog eater, white O'Shea 0996) states it reCd$'prontinlytfnfrrff^,hu\ti!\<>\nuilftwrnmuh.ii.->nl\<oid possiblygroundr/tj/mybirds'. P. papuanus has fl potent venom and Id D poieiihally dangeroussnaketohumans(Campbell, 1967a, 1967b;Parker 1982:Whitaker.etal.. 1082;andO'Shea, 1996).Campbell&. FK3 i Pj»u^ehUpQj>umt9{(^ti0iSS5)ftomSaibai is. Chesterrnan (1972) examined Die action ol its venom and showed it to be 'anticoafyttanU fibrinagtnotytk and PrinceOfWales island(QMJ62560Ibetween them To bttai {dseinalyric'. Parker(19X2)reportedthat/'.papm bilesfrombothspecies.BlackSnakeAntivenomisavailable. many fatalities in southern coastal Papua New Guineaand Itshouldbestockedat least in the Thursday Island rfotpflal OW'aSkheeaMl|P19N9G6)afrteegrartdhseit!autspa'rtiht. setendmostvenomous land and,probably,inthecliniconSaibai Is. hiOctober 1996, E Vanderduys,A.McManusandIwere Acknowedgements SM,iiccanhhndoououoallcl,tgirgNnoaaguvmneadosamr.e,epIttAiahcleatsdinsnabugkreevePenrwyihhneioclcfidhptafhlhoeraodsTfoobrtmerheeeenslSiakSmiiteblralatieintdpIimrssellsaatennhrddevsa.SlttoiaMcvtareel VIsalna1dneldrhadSnutkaytseMraSncdhMoaoMnlus,alJfoorNaandmooWnhaai,ttilniAgecrttihnfeogrsPtprheiecncioimppepanol;rtoulMnriStayiEbraitico ildTuhoie.dslanatnaedk.teoMafhnucadossalrebldueemcietdnrieenopftnheiofwrtieaconsagcterriaeocpcnoohlcrelhdedaecrd(ta.iFcoitnge(r1iQ-sM1taiJcn6sd,2a5Qd5Md3Jed61-2Irpn5t5thh5ee MplAagacrrnMtidicacuMnilputuaustsreeeuf.iumnrH)atahswefsaioiirrsitT,paonhrcforeoterostgnfSruttahnrpeadhiiftiinnegflgide;tlthdhMeerstulsJreepvlfeedfcyiW:wmroDeirengkp;h;atMrM(tssQmueTeAnretnanncsoeyf P papSuaainbauisIassladnedfi(n9eBd23b*y$,Go14la2yU4(0I'9ES)5>isanrdeaOdi'lSyhereafe(r1996k (BQruoewennsfloarnddeMvuesleoupimn)gfotrheidpehntoitfoygirnagpthh:enDermaLteosdteesr,CaanndnMosn aMnitderhioodry2s6caelnetsir1e9.;TVheentrsaplescciamleens2(2i1n;sSpiurbiet)auUdalimsmcaaclueslaStIe, JmcainnMcititpeilCmogvtahicse\niocteh.I,QueenslandMuseumifora.ssistingme blackaboveanddarkgreybelow,with3pinkventralflushon the chin, posterior body and tail. It is •• female nvjtfj fl inial LiteratureCited lengthof158cmandatail lengthof21cm.Thegutcontained CAMPBELL. C.H. 1967a. Antivcnenc in die Ucautietil of Ispiruridnematodes{Phystdopierasp.)but BO pro items Australian and Papuansnake bite MedicalJournal of CMS.a'ibItaiisIts.huissgoenolgyra4pkhimcaslo1u)tNheowf tGhuemPeaapnuabutN,epwoliGtuiicanlelay 1967b.i uTnhfeitP2:ap1u0a6n-1Bl|0ack Snake {Pscudethispapuai u Australian,llislow-lyingandmangrove-fringedwimpockets and the effect ofUs bile, Papua Nesv Guinea McdHal nfmonsoonforest Its mustconspicuous topographic feature Journal [0: 117-121. anetensivenjoztticoffreshwaterandsalineswamps.Parker CAMPBELL, CH &. CHESTERMAN. C.N. 1972. The et 11982)andO'Shea(1996) note that P. papuanus has apref- feel of ihe venom of the Papuan Black Snake erence forswampy areas and its occurrence on Saibai Is is {Pseudechispapuanus) on blood coagulation Papua consistentwiththeirobsenations. A hugefreshwaterswamp New GuineaMedicalJournal 15: 149- 154. > i fily about 100metresfromtheschoolandduringUic GOLAY. P 1985- Checklist and keys W ihe terrestrial prO- teason' itundoubtedlyexpandstobeveryclose tothe school lerogtypttS of the world: Elapidae-Hydrophinlae. njiJs. Elapsoidej Geneui The people uf Saibai Is. arc familiar with P. papuanus, O'SHEA, M IW(. A gUtd« 10 lI»V - ' ' knuu i!asthe 'PapuanBlack Snake and regard || Guinea. I Independent Publishing Group: Pari uusand abundant. There arenorecordsofft mannus on the Moresby'! islandand,giventheapparentdeclineofP papuanus In Papua PARKER,P. 1982.SnakesoftheWesternProvince. Wildlife New Guinea.SaibaiIs.may provetobeastronghold forthis in Papua New Guinea No 82/1. (Hobnmo Pies I specie-, Borokor The discinerv nf P papnomr; on Saibai U adds to ihe WHITAKER. K„ Will TAKEk. 1 & MILLS, O, l9Mi kep ration fauna another species of ehpftl snake known to liles oj Papua Neu Guinea WilctUfo in Papua New choanvgeenienrdi.cPtedaufaxtianl balesococrubr*ehfonvPeadpcuaapaNbelewoGfuidonienagasnod. oItrn. StepheniiKi.oeWialNsoonK./2Que(eKnesblaamnodPMnsuistae:umBt,irofl i Box .1300 Cape York Peninsula, and has recently been retorded oil SouthBrisbane Queensland4W1 . 3A(>"l I
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