PAPUA NEW GUINEA SNAKEBITE PROJECT
DRIVING WITH ONE EYE

But on a lighter note, here is a Summary of the Species we Recorded around Edevu between 16th July and 2nd August - a period of 18 days.

BUFONIDAE
Rhinella marina Cane toad
HYLIDAE
Litoria congenita Southern treefrog
RANIDAE
Hylarana arfaki Arfak river frog
Hylarana daemeli Papuan wood frog
Hylarana sp. River frog

AGAMIDAE
Lophognathus temporalis Two-striped dragon
GEKKONIDAE
Nactus cf. pelagicus Pelagic gecko
SCINCIDAE
Carlia bicarinata Eastern savanna skink
Carlia curta Papuan forest litter skink
Carlia luctuosa Black-cowled skink
Carlia sp. Four-fingered skink
Cryptoblepharus cf. yulensis Yule Island snake-eyed skink
Emoia caeruleocauda Blue-tailed skink
Emoia obscura Dusky skink
Emoia kordoana Papuan tree skink
Sphenomorphus cf. annectans Forest skink
VARANIDAE
Varanus doreanus Blue-tailed monitor lizard

PYTHONIDAE
Leiopython hoserae Southern white-lipped python x1
Morelia amethistina Amethystine python x2
COLUBRIDAE
Boiga irregularis Brown treesnake x1
Dendrelaphis papuensis Papuan Peninsula treesnake x1
Dendrelaphis punctulatus Common black treesnake x7
Dendrelaphis sp. Treesnake x1
Stegonotus cucullatus Slatey-grey snake x8
Stegonotus parvus Common ground snake x3
NATRICIDAE
Tropidonophis doriae Barred keelback x10
Tropidonophis mairii mairii Eastern common keelback x8
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus Long-tailed keelback x3
ELAPIDAE
Acanthophis laevis Smooth-scaled death adder x3
Demansia vestigiata Black whipsnake x1
Oxyuranus scutellatus canni Papuan taipan x9

We also had unsubstatiated sightings of a Green-blooded skink (Prasinohaema sp.), Emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus), several Peach-throat monitors (Varanus jobiensis), Salvador's monitor (Varanus salvadorii), at least six unidentified snakes and a juvenile crocodile (Crocodylus sp.).