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{{Taxoboxtaxobox

| image = Antaresia_perthensis.jpg

| regnum = [[Animal]]ia

| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]

| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]

| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]]

| ordo = [[Squamata]]

| subordo = [[Serpentes]]

| familia = [[Pythonidae]]

| genus = ''[[Antaresia]]''

| species = '''''A. perthensis'''''

| binomial = ''Antaresia perthensis''

| binomial_authority = [[Olive Griffith Stull|Stull]], 1932

| synonyms = * ''Liasis childreni perthensis'' - Stull, 1932

* ''Liasis perthensis'' - Cogger, Cameron & Cogger, 1983

* ''Bothrochilus perthensis'' - Cogger, Cameron & Cogger, 1983

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==Description==

Adults grow to about {{convert|50 |cm (20 inches)|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}} in length and have a weight near 210 grams. Neonates are about {{convert|8 inches (20 |in|cm)}} in length and about 4 grams in weight. After a year they average about 25 grams in weight. This makes them smaller than either the Children's python, ''[[Antaresia childreni|A. childreni]]'', and the spotted python, ''[[Antaresia maculosa|A. maculosa]]''. ''A. perthensis'' usually has a redder background ground color than these other species and their spots fade, or become less distinct, as they mature. In contrast, the ground color is lighter in ''childreni'' and ''maculosa'', while their spots stay better defined throughout their life.

==Geographic range==

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In captivity Anthill pythons can be housed (and bred) in something as small as a 5.5 gallon tank. Although reptile specific enclosures are best, a simple fish tank may be used for short or long-term housing. They may be fed mice as part of their regular diet and supplemented with fuzzy rats. Anything larger is usually a stressor on their system even though they will still try to eat it. Once Anthill pythons get started eating they rarely refuse a meal except for breeding season or during part of their shedding cycle.

After only a about 6 months they still are measured in gram weight due to their small "pocket" size.

==Reproduction==

Oviparous, with 5-8 eggs per clutch. The females will stay coiled around the eggs (lifting them off the substrate) and incubate them until they hatch, which is usually after 50-6050–60 days.

==See also==

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* {{NRDB species|genus=Antaresia|species=perthensis|date=11 September|year=2007}}

* Antaresia perthensis juveniles and adults available at the [http://www.AnthillPython.com AnthillPython.com]. Accessed 3 May 2013.

[[Category:Pythonidae]]

[[Category:Reptiles of Western Australia]]