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Giant Salamander 
Order Candata. 
Megalobatrachus maximus Japan 
Indian Pytlion 
Diamond Snake 
Carpet Snake 
Black Snake 
Copper-headed Snake 
Tij^er Snake 
Indian Cobra 
Common Boa Constrictor 
Boa Constrictor, Western 
Boa Constrictor, Madagascar 
Anaconda 
Order Ophidia. 
Python inolurus 
Morelia variegata (var.) 
spilotes 
Morelia variegata 
Pseudechys porphyriacus 
Hoplocephalus superbus 
Hoplocephalus curtus 
Naia tripudians 
Boa constrictor 
Boa occidentalis 
Boa Madagascariensis 
Eunectes mnrinus 
Southern Asia 
New South Wales 
and Victoria 
Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
Australia 
India 
Sth. America 
South America 
Madagascar 
South America 
REPORT OF CAUSES OF DEATH 
during the year 1910. 
Bv Dr. W. Staplky, M.D., D.V.Sc., M.R.C.V.S. 
From June 1st, 1910, tintil January 31st, 1911, I have examined 
more or less perfectly, as my time permitted, the animals that have 
died in the Zoological Gardens of Melbourne:— 
Tuberculosis.—I n mammals I have seen no case of this con¬ 
tagious disease. A monkeys that appeared, prior to death, probably 
riddled with tubercle, on post mortem was found to be affected with 
a .severe antemia in which marked changes in the red blood corpus¬ 
cles were pronounced (poikilocytosis). In birds a fat duck that 
presented no naked eye appearance of tuberculosis showed an acid 
fast bacillus in a smear made from the liver; this is the only case 
that presented any suspicion of tuberculosis, and I am in the 
absence of microscopic lesions, inclined to regard the case as vague 
and inconclusive. 
SCABIES, Mange or ITCh.~A wombat that had been trapped from 
which resulted an extensive .suppuration of the hand and arm, died. 
In addition to the changes due to sepsis this animal was affected 
with the mange parasite. I am of opinion that mange is a fatal 
disease in wombats that are placed in confinement. I am very' sus¬ 
picious that the Ourang has a scabetic affection, and on that 
account this female ape has been dressed with the object of destroy¬ 
ing the parasite if it be in her skin. 
SEPSIS IN Kangaroos and WAi,LABtEs.--We have collected a 
mass of material in connection with this fatal and frequent infection 
in these animals, and I am sorry to say that at the present time I 
have no .sound advice to offer along the line of preventing this loss. 
