The '''pygmy python''' (''Antaresia perthensis''), also known as the '''anthill python''', is a [[species]] of snake found in [[Western Australia]]. Their common names, '''pygmy python''' and '''anthill python''', refer to the fact that they are the smallest member of the family [[Pythonidae]] and are often found in [[Termite#Mounds|termite mounds]]. The specific epithet is derived from the state capital, [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], despite the fact that this place is not within the range of the species.<ref name ="Bush">{{cite book |author1=Browne-Cooper, R. |author2=Bush, B. |author3=Maryan, B. |author4=Robinson, D. |title= Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia|year= 2007|month= |publisher= [[University of Western Australia]] Press|isbn= 978-1-920694-74-6 |pages= |chapter= Houtman Abrolhos |chapterurl= |quote= }}</ref> No subspecies are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634766 |taxon=''Antaresia perthensis'' |accessdate=17 August 2007}}</ref>
