AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Pythonidae / Liasis
Water/olive python
Liasis
- Gray, 1842
Pronunciation: | lee-AH-sis | |||||||||||||||
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Etymology: | possibly from 'lias', a type of blue limestone. Possibly just a made-up name.1 Possibly derived from a fossil region, The Lias, in Dorset, UK. | |||||||||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
All Antaresia species were previously placed in this genus. |
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Notes: | Large pythons found in Australia and northern islands, including New Guinea. | |||||||||||||||
Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: olive python (Liasis olivaceus) at 200 cm Longest Australian species: olive python (Liasis olivaceus) at up to 650 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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- Storr, G. M.; Smith, L. A.; & Johnstone, R. E. (2002). Snakes of Western Australia. Western Australian Museum. 309 - search web for this book