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2 unusual facts about Leiopython


Luigi D'Albertis

Only Leiopython albertisii (the white-lipped python) is currently recognised as a valid species, the other three reptiles being synonymised within species described earlier, ironically two of which were described by British entomologist William Sharp Macleay whose rival expedition on the Chevert, was also collecting specimens in southern Papua.

White-lipped python

Leiopython albertisii, a.k.a. D'Albert's water python, a non-venomous species found in New Guinea.


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