First Breeding of the Papuan Python (Apadora papuana Peters et Doria 1878) at the Moscow Zoo

V. I. Odinchenko, V. A. Latyshev

Abstract


Details of captive husbandry and successful breeding of a rare Papuan Python (Apadora papuana Peters and Doria 1878) at Moscow Zoo are presented, with some aspects of it’s reproductive biology compared to previously available data obtained at other institutions.


Keywords


papuan python; captive husbandry and reproduction; reproductive biology; Moscow Zoo

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-1996-3-2-204-205

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