'''''Antaresia perthensis''''' is a [[species]] of snake found in [[western Australia]]. TheTheir smallestcommon membernames ofrefer theto [[Pythonidae]]they family,fact andthey knownthey asare the '''Pygmysmallest python''',member the species is also termedof the '''Ant-hill[[Pythonidae]] python'''family and forare itsoften occurrencefound in [[Termite#Mounds|termite mounds]]. The specific epithet is derived from the state capital, [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], butdespite the fact that this place is not within the distribution range of the species.<ref name ="Bush">{{cite book |author= Browne-Cooper, R., Bush, B., Maryan, B., Robinson, D. |title= Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia|year= 2007|month= |publisher= [[University of Western Australia]] Press|isbn= 9778 1 920694 74 6 |pages= |chapter= Houtman Abrolhos |chapterurl= |quote= }}</ref> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=634766|taxon=''Antaresia perthensis''|year=2007|date=17 August}}</ref>
