Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
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Genus
Leiopython
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White-lipped Pythons
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Weisslippenpythons
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Hvidlæbede Pytoner
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Leiopython Hubrecht (type species: Leiopython gracilis Hubrecht 1879) |
Contents:
2 species, of which none are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of
Morelia by Underwood & Stimson (1990).
Revalidated as a separate genus by Kluge (1993), but subsequently synonymized with Bothrochilus (Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014).
Retained as a valid genus herein, following Schleip (2014) and Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan (2021).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Biak,
Salawati,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Duke of York,
Mussau,
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
North Solomon Islands).
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Leiopython albertisii
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Northern White-lipped Python, (D'Albertis' Python)
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Nördliche Weisslippenpython
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Nordlig Hvidlæbet Pyton, (D'Albertis' Pyton)
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Liasis Albertisii Peters & Doria |
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Liasis fuscus albertisii Stull 1935 |
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Bothrochilus albertisii Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
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Lisalia albertisii Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Morelia albertisii Underwood & Stimson 1990 |
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Leiopython albertisii Kluge 1993 |
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Leiopython gracilis Hubrecht (Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Leiopython albertisii barkeri Hoser [nomen nudum; see Schleip 2008] |
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Leiopython albertisi barkerorum [emendation] Hoser 2009 |
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Leiopython biakensis (syn. Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Bothrochilus biakensis Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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Leiopython huonensis Schleip (syn. Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Bothrochilus huonensis Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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Other common names:
biakensis: Biak White-lipped Python
huonensis: Huon White-lipped Python
Remarks:
Presence of in Normanby Island (d'Entrecasteaux Islands) was considered doubtful by Schleip (2008, as Leiopython), but verified by Kraus (2013).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Biak,
Salawati,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Mussau],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea).
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Leiopython albertisii
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Leiopython fredparkeri
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Southern White-lipped Python, Karimui Basin White-lipped Python
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Südliche Weisslippenpython, Karimui-Weisslippenpython
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Sydlig Hvidlæbet Pyton, Karimui-pyton
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Leiopython hoserae Hoser (syn. Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Bothrochilus hoserae Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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Leiopython albertisii bennetti Hoser (syn. Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Leiopython bennettorum Schleip 2008 [justified emendation] |
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Bothrochilus bennettorum Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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Leiopython fredparkeri Schleip |
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Bothrochilus fredparkeri Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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Leiopython meridionalis (syn. Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Bothrochilus meridionalis Midtgaard 2019 |
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Leiopython montanus Schleip (syn. Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2021) |
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Bothrochilus montanus Midtgaard 2019 |
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Other common names:
meridionalis: Southern White-lipped Python
montanus: Wau White-lipped Python
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland:
Torres Strait Islands),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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