Liasis
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Liasis is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae. Species of the genus Liasis are native to Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Currently, three extant species are recognized,[1] and one giant fossil species L. dubudingala is estimated to have been around 10 m (33 ft) in length.[2]
Geographic range
Liasis species are found in Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands, east through New Guinea and in northern and western Australia.[3]
Species
| Species[1] | Taxon author[1] | Subsp.*[1] | Common name | Geographic range[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. fuscus | W. Peters, 1873 | 0 | water python | Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland), the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, Cornwallis Island in the Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea (lower Fly River region) and Indonesia (southern Papua) |
| L. macklotiT | A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 | 2 | Macklot's python | Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Roti, Samao, Timor, Wetar and Savu |
| L. olivaceus | Gray, 1842 | 1 | olive python | Australia in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland |
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