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Books & Articles by Brian Bush

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1981* Reptiles of the Kalgoorlie/Esperance Region Produced by Snakes Harmful & Harmless, Stoneville, WA. (2004 facsimile reprint - include AU$10 plus AU$1 for postage)

1982 Suggestions for improving the conservation of W.A. herpetofauna. S.A. Herp. Group News.

Snakes don't eat carrion, fact or fallacy? S.A. Herp. Group News.

1983 Diurnal or Nocturnal? S.A. Herp Group News.

Please don't tell my son some snakes are harmless! S.A. Herp. Group News.

Notes on reproductive behaviour in the tiger snake (Notechis scutatus). West. Aust. Nat. 15 (5): 112.

Notes on reproduction in captive Menetia greyii (Lacertilia: Scincidae). West. Aust. Nat. 15 (6): 130.

A record of reproduction in captive Delma australis & D. fraseri (Lacertilia: Pygopodidae). Herpetofauna 15 (1): 11.

1984 Male/male combat in the Western Banjo Frog Limnodynastes dorsalis (Gray). Herpetofauna 15 (2): 43.

Seasonal aggregation behaviour in a mixed population of legless lizards, Delma australis & D. fraseri. Herpetofauna 16 (1): 1.

1985 Identification Key to the Snakes of the WA Goldfields & Adjacent Areas. Regional Herp L. 1.

On the snake Pseudechis butleri with a description of a colour variant from the Eastern Goldfields. Herpetofauna 16 (2): 43.

Some reptiles and frogs recorded in Stokes National Park. West. Aust. Nat. 16 (3): 52.

On the distribution of two north Australian agamid lizards, Chelosania brunnea Gray & Chlamydosaurus kingii Gray. West. Aust. Nat. 16 (3): 53.

The amateur herpetologist in W.A. RKA News 6 (4).

On the captive maintenance of the Desert Banded Snake. RKA News 6 (6).

1987 Identification Key to the Snakes of the Perth Area. Regional Herp L. 2.

Cannibalism and lizard predation in skink lizards. Herpetofauna17 (1): 12.

The movement of reptiles in mulga fenceposts with records from Esperance, Western Australia. West. Aust. Nat. 16 (8): 171.

1988 An unsuccessful breeding record for the Western Carpet Python, Morelia spilota imbricata. Herpetofauna 18 (1): 30.

1989 Polymorphism in captive bred siblings of the snake, Pseudonaja nuchalis. Herpetofauna 19 (20): 28.

Ontogenetic colour change in the Gwardar, Pseudonaja nuchalis. West. Aust. Nat. 18 (2): 25.

1991 (with Browne-Cooper & Maryan) Some suggestions to decrease reptile roadkills in reserves with emphasis on the WA wheatbelt. Herpetofauna 21 (2): 23.

1992 Glue Traps: an appraisal of their use in residential areas of Perth, Western Australia. Herpetofauna 22 (1): 12.

Some records of reproduction in captive lizards and snakes. Herpetofauna 22 (1): 26-30.

1993 The amateurs' role in Herpetology: dispelling the modern myth. Paper presented at the 2nd World Congress of Herpetology in Adelaide Dec/Jan 93/94.

1994 The natural history of the Western Tiger Snake: Captive reproductive potential and longevity. Herpetofauna 24 (2): 19-21.

Problems with successful double clutching in captive gwardars, Pseudonaja nuchalis (Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetofauna 24 (1): 2-5.

1995 Captive reproduction in Pseudechis australis (Serpentes: Elapidae) from Western Australia, and notes on other Pseudechis species. Herpetofauna 25 (1): 30-32.

Australia's venomous snakes: the modern myth or are you a man or a mouse? Monitor 7 (1): 12-18.

* Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region. UWA Press, Perth 226 pp. AU$18 includes postage

1996 The dugite or spotted brown snake Pseudonaja affinis. Herpetofauna 26 (2): 22-34.

On snake fangs: grooved or hollow? WASAH Newsletter No. 8: 5-6

1997 Is conservation justified or just humans opposing change? WASAH Newsletter 10: 7-8.

Captive reproduction in the carpet python, Morelia spilota imbricata, including an exceptional fasting record of a reproductively active female. Herpetofauna 27 (2): 8-12.

The Western Swamp Turtle (Pseudemydura umbrina): a radical conservation plan. WASAH Newsletter No. 11: 11-13

Snake removal from private property in the Perth metropolitan area. WASAH Newsletter No. 13: 11-13.

1999 Excrement eating (coprophagy) in the Australian Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis). WASAH Newsletter 19: 15.

2000 Inclusion body disease (IBD) in pythons: a reminder of the importance of quarantine. WASAH Newsletter 21: 11-12

2001 Taxonomic contributions in the 'amateur' literature: comments on recent descriptions of new genera and species by Raymond Hoser. Co-authored with W. Wuster, J.S. Keogh, M. O'Shea & R. Shine. Litt. Serp. 21 (3): 67-91.

2003 Lääne-Austraalia on mõnus paik roomajatele 1. Rästik “The Adder” Herp Mag., Estonia.

2003 Lääne-Austraalia on mõnus paik roomajatele 2. Rästik “The Adder” Herp Mag., Estonia.

2004* Snakes and Snakelike Reptiles of the WA Pilbara & Goldfields - A Guide to their identification and medical significance for industry in remote regions of Western Australia. Co-authored with Brad Maryan. Published by Snakes Harmful & Harmless, Stoneville, WA (AU$11.00 includes postage for CD-PDF Booklet & Manual formats, or A5 hard copy) ISBN 0 646 43709 7

2005* Snakes and Snakelike Reptiles of the WA Kimberley - A Guide to their identification and medical significance for industry in remote regions of Western Australia. Co-authored with Brad Maryan. Published by Snakes Harmful & Harmless, Stoneville, WA (AU$11.00 includes postage for CD-PDF Booklet & Manual formats, or A5 hard copy) ISBN 0 646 44936 2

2006* Snakes and Snakelike Reptiles of Southern Western Australia - A Guide to their identification and medical significance for outdoor workers. Co-authored with Brad Maryan. Published by Snakes Harmful & Harmless, Stoneville, WA (AU$11.00 includes postage for CD-PDF Booklet & Manual formats, or A5 hard copy) ISBN 0 646 46440 X

Captive reproduction in the spotted mulga snake (Pseudechis butleri): perseverance prevails. Still in prep.


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