. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. N. CHARLES, P. WHITAKER and R. SHINE. V FIG. 1. Geographic distribution of the Spotted Blacksnake, Pseudechis guttatus (diagonal lines), showing location of specimens discussed in text (dots). colour phase. The female is currently (April 1979) of snout-vent length (SVL) 90 cm, and weight 350 gm. She was collected in October 1976 from Oakey, Qld. (near Toowoomba). The male (current SVL = 91cm, weight = 560 gm) was collected from Meandarra, Qld. (near Goondiwindi). Both snakes were maintained in Brisbane, and successful reproduction occurred
. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. N. CHARLES, P. WHITAKER and R. SHINE. V FIG. 1. Geographic distribution of the Spotted Blacksnake, Pseudechis guttatus (diagonal lines), showing location of specimens discussed in text (dots). colour phase. The female is currently (April 1979) of snout-vent length (SVL) 90 cm, and weight 350 gm. She was collected in October 1976 from Oakey, Qld. (near Toowoomba). The male (current SVL = 91cm, weight = 560 gm) was collected from Meandarra, Qld. (near Goondiwindi). Both snakes were maintained in Brisbane, and successful reproduction occurred in 1977 and in 1978. In 1977, the female laid 7 eggs on 16th December; 5 of these hatched after 12 weeks incubation at room temperature. In 1978, mating was observed in early December, and 10 eggs were laid on 26th December. One egg failed to develop, but the others were incubated successfully. Five eggs kept at a constant 24°C hatched after 12 weeks. The other 4 were maintained at room temperature, and hatched in 11 weeks. Neonates were light silvery grey in colour, with black spotting and dark heads. Two specimens measured on 12 April 1979 (two weeks after hatching) had SVL's of and cm. Eggshells and hatchlings from both years' repro- ductions were deposited in the Queensland Museum (1977 breeding — eggshells J32036, hatchlings J32035; 1978 breeding — eggshells J35645, hatchlings J35570 and 35571). 362 Aust. Zool. 20(2), 1979. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]
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