...Denis A. Saunders; Peter R. Mawson; Rick Dawson * Corresponding author: denis.saunders@csiro.au Predation by Southwestern Carpet Python Morelia spilota imbricata of Carnaby s Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris in a breeding hollow Denis A. Saunders1*, Peter R. Mawson2, and Rick Dawson3...

...Mark Fitzgerald; Richard Shine ABSTRACT Carpet Pythons ( Morelia spilota ) exhibit substantial geographic variation not only in size and colour, but also in mating systems: reproductive males in some populations battle with their rivals, whereas courting males in other locations tolerate...

...Robert Porter; John Weigel; Richard Shine Although the rough-scaled python Morelia carinata of north western Australia is one of the most morphologically distinctive python species worldwide, it remains virtually unstudied. Our fieldtrips have increased the number of animals seen in the wild from 2...

..., western and northern faunal assemblages. Species of particular conservation concern found in the Pilliga Forest include the threatened Hoplocephalus bitorquatus , near-threatened Pseudophryne bibronii and declining woodland reptiles such as Ctenotus allotropis , Diporiphora nobbi , Morelia spilota...

...Gregory P. Brown; Jeremy Hemphill; Richard Shine ABSTRACT We describe a case of a free-ranging Carpet Python Morelia spilota consuming a toxic Cane Toad Rhinella marina , and dying as a result. Such an encounter would not be surprising at the toad invasion front, where predators first confront...

.... Western Australian Wildlife Management Program No. 36 Pearson, D. J. 2002. The ecology and conservation of the south-western Australian carpet python, Morelia spilota imbricata. PhD Thesis, University of Sydney, NSW. The ecology and conservation of the south-western Australian carpet python...

... of declining woodland reptile species (Nobbi Diporiphora nobbi , Australian Coral Snake Brachyurophis australis and Inland Carpet Python Morelia spilota metcalfei ), locally rare species (Excitable Delma Delma tincta and Southern Rainbow Skink Carlia tetradactyla ) and edge of range species (Litter Skink...

... and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which is administered by the Australian Department of the Environment and Figure 3. Endemic to northeastern Queensland, a Jungle Carpet Python Morelia spilota cheynei is clearly an escaped pet when found in suburban Sydney. Photo, M. Mo. Figure 2. Long-lived species like...

... for habitat descriptions of each site. Table 2. Species caught in pit traps at Mutawintji NP. Antaresia stimsoni 2 2 2 Morelia spilota metcalfei 1 1 1 Family Elapidae Brachyurophis fasciolatus 2 2 2 Furina diadema 2 2 1 1 Pseudechis australis 3 2 1 3 Pseudonaja nuchalis 4 4 4 Family Hylidae Litoria caerulea...

... dimorphism in snakes revisited. Copeia 1994: 326-346. Sexual size dimorphism in snakes revisited Copeia 1994 326 346 Shine, R. and Fitzgerald, M., 1995. Variation in mating systems and sexual size dimorphism between populations of the Australian python Morelia spilota (Serpentes: Pythonidae...

... of their distribution on the far south coast of NSW; two (L. platynoturn and S. tenuis) are not known south of the survey area, and others such as A. antarticus, Tiiqua scincoides, Morelia spilota, P. textilis, Pygopus lepidopodus, Mkophyes balbus, Heleioporus australiacus and Litoria peroni only marginally extend 2...

... LorikeetVU Trichoglossus haematodus 1 Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Polytelis swainsonii 1 Rainbow Lorikeet Gymnorhina tibicen 15 Superb ParrotVU 3 Australian Magpie 1 Reptiles Morelia bredli 48 Morelia spilota mcdowelli Centralian Carpet Python Morelia spilota spilota 2 Eastern Carpet Python 1 Diamond Python 7 62...

... of Environment & Conservation (DEC) 2005 www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au. Driscoll, D.A. 2004. Extinction and outbreaks accompany fragmentation of a reptile community. Ecological Applications 14: 220-240. Fearn, S. 1998. A range extension for the Scrub python Morelia amethistina (Serpentes: Biodae): a record from...

... Morelia spilota, Brown Tree Snake Boiga imep lar i s and occasionally the Stephen's Banded Snake Hoplocephalw stephensii. In addition, the Lace Monitor Varanus uarius is a common species in the area. The Little Bent-wing Bat roosting in such a situation would be exposed to potential predation from...

... of Bennett's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus). Report to World Wide Fund for Nature, Sydney. Martin, R. 1995. Field observations of predation on Bennett's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) by an amethystine python (Morelia amethistina). Herpetological Review 26: 74-76. Field observations...

... Varanus tristis tristis Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops diversus ammodytes Ramphotyplops grypus Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus Morelia stimsoni stimsoni Morelia perthensis Elapidae Acanthophis sp. Demansia calodera Demansia psammophis cupreiceps Denisonia fasciata Furina ornata Pseudechis australis Pseudonaja...

... species from other vertebrate taxa include the Freshwater Catfish Tandanus tandanus, Inland Carpet Python Morelia spilota metcalfei and Squirrel Glider Petaurus norfolcensis (Shine 1994; Claridge and van der Ree 2004; Lintermans 2009). New wildlife assemblages are developing in the agricultural matrix...

... (Myobatrachidae: Mixophyes) Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25 233 7 Covacevich J. A. & Couper P. J. 1992. The carpet python, Morelia spilota (Lacepede), another unsuccessful predator of the Cane Toad, Bufo marinus (Linnaeus) in Australia. Contributions in Herpetology, 57-9. Crump M. L. 1988...