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Aspidites
Genus of snakes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2]
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Description
These snakes lack the heat-sensitive pits between the labial scales that most other python species have.[citation needed]
The head is slightly wider than the neck, and the eyes are small, with a vertically elliptic pupils.[3]
Distribution and habitat
They are found in Australia except in the south of the country.[1]
Behavior
Both species are nocturnal,[4] and terrestrial.[5]
Reproduction
Oviparous, the females stay with their eggs until they hatch.
Species
T) Type species.[1]
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Taxonomy
Two new subspecies, A. ramsayi panoptes, the western woma python, and A. r. richardjonesii, the desert woma python, were described by Hoser (2001).[6] However, these descriptions are questionable, as they do not include proper diagnoses and seem to be based only on distribution.[6] [7]
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