Black-headed python

The black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae (the python family). The species is endemic to Australia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Black-headed python
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Aspidites
Species:
A. melanocephalus
Binomial name
Aspidites melanocephalus
(Krefft, 1864)
Distribution of the black-headed python
Synonyms
  • Aspidiotes melanocephalus
    Krefft, 1864
  • Aspidites melanocephalus
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Aspidites melanocephalus melanocephalus
    — Loveridge, 1934
  • Aspidites melanocephalus melanocephalus
    — Stull, 1935
  • Aspidites melanocephalus
    — H.G. Cogger, Cameron &
    H.M. Cogger, 1983
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