Liasis fuscus

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Liasis fuscus
Conservation status
NE
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Liasis
Species: L. fuscus
Binomial name
Liasis fuscus
Gray 1842

Liasis fuscus, Water python or Brown water python is a species of python native to Northern Australia[1]. Water pythons are a uniform dark, iridescent brown with a yellow underbelly[1]. Adults average 2 metres in length, but some specimens reach 3 metres[1].

[edit] Habitat

The range of the water python encompasses the monsoonal belt in the north of Australia, including parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. These animals do not occur in permanently arid regions[1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Gregg Tierney. Liasis fuscus. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.