Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Aspidites
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Shield-headed Pythons
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Schildkopfpythons
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Skjoldhovedpytoner
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1864 |  |
Aspidiotes Krefft [not Aspidiotes Bouché 1844 (Insecta); not Aspidiotes Schoenherr 1847 (Insecta)] (type species: Aspidiotes melanocephalus Krefft 1864) |
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1877 | |
Aspidiotus Peters [not Aspidiotus Bouché 1833 (Insecta); emendation of Aspidiotes Krefft 1864] |
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1877 | |
Aspidites Peters [substitute name for Aspidiotus Peters 1877] |
Contents:
2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The scientific name can be translated as "shield bearer" and pertains to the symmetrically shaped head scales (Australian Reptile Online Database; Wikipedia).
Since the genus has never had a common English name, the name "Shield-headed Pythons" is hereby suggested to accomodate the two species.
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Aspidites melanocephalus
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Black-headed Python
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Schwarzkopfpython
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Sorthovedet Pyton
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1864 | |
Aspidiotes melanocephalus Krefft |
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Aspidites melanocephalus Boulenger 1893 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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Aspidites melanocephalus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Aspidites ramsayi
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Sand Python, Woma, (Ramsay’s Python)
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Woma, (Ramsay-Python)
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Sandpyton, Woma
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1882 | |
Aspidiotes ramsayi Macleay |
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Aspidites ramsayi Boulenger 1893 |
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1913 | |
Aspidites collaris Longman (Stimson 1969) |
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2009 | |
Aspidites ramsayi neildavieii Hoser [unavailable name] (Schleip & O'Shea 2010; Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Aspidites ramsayi
© Rune Midtgaard
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