Liasis olivaceus barroni
| Liasis olivaceus barroni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Liasis |
| Species: | L. olivaceus |
| Subspecies: | L. o. barroni |
| Trinomial name | |
| Liasis olivaceus barroni L.A. Smith, 1981 | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Pilbara olive python.[2]
Liasis olivaceus barroni is a non-venomous python subspecies[3] found in Australia.
Description
Adults grow larger than the nominate subspecies, L. olivaceus, and are distinguished by a lower midbody dorsal scale count (58-66) and a higher number of ventral scales (374 to 410).[2]
Geographic range
Found in Australia in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.[4] The type locality given is "Tambrey, Western Australia, in 21°35S, 117°34E."[1]
Conservation status
The Pilbara Olive Python is protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act (1950) of Western Australia. It is listed on the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice 2010(2), in Schedule 1, as a species that is rare or is likely to become extinct. It is also listed as "Vulnerable" under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999).
See also
- List of pythonid species and subspecies
- Pythonidae by common name
- Pythonidae by taxonomic synonyms
References
- 1 2 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- 1 2 Olive python, Liasis olivaceus at Pilbara Pythons. Accessed 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Liasis olivaceus barroni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ Captive maintenance and breeding of olive python at Victorian Herpetological Society. Accessed 4 August 2008.
External links
- Liasis olivaceus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 August 2008.