Apodora

Apodora papuana is a species of python, commonly known as the Papuan python, Irian python or Papuan olive python. It is found in New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Apodora. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Apodora
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Apodora
Kluge, 1993
Species:
A. papuana
Binomial name
Apodora papuana
(Peters and Doria, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Liasis papuanus Peters & Doria, 1878
  • Liasis papuanus Boulenger, 1893
  • Liasis papuanus Boulenger, 1895
  • Liasis tornieri Werner, 1897
  • Liasis olivaceus papuanus Stull, 1935
  • Liasis maximus Werner, 1936
  • Liasis papuano Werner, 1936
  • Liasis papuanus McDowell, 1975
  • Lisalia papuana Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Morelia papuana Underwood & Stimson, 1990
  • Apodora papuana Kluge, 1993
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