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Shield-bearing Pythons
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Shield-bearing Pythons

Aspidites

Aspidites is a genus of pythons endemic to Australia. The name can be translated as "shield bearer" and pertains to the symmetrically shaped head scales. Currently, two species are recognized.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Black-headed Python

speciesAspidites melanocephalus

Woma Python

speciesAspidites ramsayi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32126.