Liasis mackloti

Liasis mackloti, commonly known as Macklot's python or the freckled python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and coastal northern Australia. Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Liasis mackloti
Liasis mackloti savuensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Liasis
Species:
L. mackloti
Binomial name
Liasis mackloti
Synonyms
  • Liasis Mackloti
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Python timorensis
    S. Müller, 1844
  • Liasis (Simalia) Macklotii
    — Gray, 1849
  • Python timorensis
    — S. Müller, 1857
  • Liasis mackloti
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Liasis Mackloti
    — F. Werner, 1897
  • Liasis macloti
    Barbour, 1912
    (ex errore)
  • Liasis mackloti mackloti
    — Stull, 1932
  • Liasis mackloti dunni
    Stull, 1932
  • Lisalia mackloti
    — Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Morelia mackloti
    — Underwood & Stimson, 1990
  • Liasis mackloti
    — Kluge, 1993
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