Leiopython biakensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Pythonidae |
Genus: | Leiopython |
Species: | L. biakensis
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Binomial name | |
Leiopython biakensis
Schleip, 2008
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Leiopython biakensis, the Biak white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. It is endemic to the island of Biak, which lies north of New Guinea. [1] [2]
The species is known from a few individuals collected on the southern part of the island. Little is known about its population or habitat. [1]
Some authorities consider it a population of the Northern white-lipped python (Leiopython albertisii). [3]