Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Liasis olivaceus barroni Rank Subspecies | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Genus Liasis Higher classification Liasis olivaceus | |
Similar Liasis olivaceus, Liasis, Python family, Snake, Reptile | ||
Liasis olivaceus barroni is a non-venomous python subspecies found in Australia.
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Description
Adults grow larger than the nominate subspecies, L. olivaceus, and are distinguished by a lower midbody dorsal scale count (58-66) and a higher number of ventral scales (374 to 410).
Geographic range
Found in Australia in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The type locality given is "Tambrey, Western Australia, in 21°35S, 117°34E."
Conservation status
The Pilbara olive python is protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act (1950) of Western Australia. It is listed on the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice 2010(2), in Schedule 1, as a species that is rare or is likely to become extinct. It is also listed as "Vulnerable" under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999).