Dendroaspis polylepis breeding
Dendroaspis polylepis Family: Elapidae Genus: Dendroaspis Species: polylepis C.N.: Black mamba, Black mouthed mamba L.N.: Swart Mamba, Imamba, N zayo, Mama Taxonomy: Dendroaspis p. polylepis (Günther, 1864) Dendroaspis p. antinori (Welch, 1994)
Dendraspis antinorii (Peters, 1873) - from original description (Anseba, Eritrea) Northern Black Mamba http://www.herpetology-africa-ethiopia.com/elapidae.html
Distribution
* 2008, Durban (JAR)
LD50: Venom 0.55 mg / kg sc ( mice ), Christensen and Anderson (1967) ( Ref : R000925 ). 0.26 mg / kg iv ( mice ), Irwin et al (1970) ( Ref : R000926 ). 0.32 mg / kg sc ( mice ), Minton (1974) ( Ref : R000504 ). Western Kenya : 0.256 ( 0.226 to 0.270 ) mg / kg ip ( mice ), Weinstein et al (1991) ( Ref : R000674 ). LD50: Ophiophagus hannah: 1.80 mg / kg sc ( mice ), Broad et al (1979) ( Ref : R000006 ) in Gopalakrishnakone and Chou (1990) ( Ref : R000004 ).
Venom Venom components: Neurotoxins : Dendrotoxins (DTX) Dendroaspins (DNP) Specific clinical effects : Local effects pain and swelling only mild General systemic effects rapid onset, nausea, vomiting,... flaccid paralysis, ptosis, dysphagia, dysarthria,... respiratory paralisis Lethality: 100%
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Breeding
Mating 16.2.2013 17.2.2014
Laying 2013 15.6.2013 6 eggs and one unfertilized egg 91x31 mm Gestation period 2013: 119 days 2014 21.5.2014 6+1 Gestation period 2014: 93 days
Incubation Vermiculite High humidity 28 29 o C 3.9.2013 hatching 5.8.2014 - hatching 58 cm, 32,2g Incubation: 76-80 days
Summary Breeding December January: dark, 18 o C Mating: February Gestation period: 93-119 days Incubation period: 28 29 o C, 76-80 days
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