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*''Liasis albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1893}}

*''Liasis fuscus albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[Olive Griffith Stull|Stull]], 1935}}

*''Liasis fuscus albertisi'' <br>{{small|— [[Lilia Capocaccia|Capocaccia]], 1961}}

*''Liasis fuscus albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[Andrew Francis Stimson|Stimson]], 1969}}

*''Liasis albertisi'' <br>{{small|— [[Karl-Heinz Switak|Switak]], 1973}}

*''Liasis albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[Samuel Booker McDowell|McDowell]], 1975}}

*''Bothrochilus albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[Harold Cogger|H.G. Cogger]], [[Elizabeth E. Cameron|Cameron]] & <br>[[Heather M. Cogger|H.M. Cogger]], 1983}}

*''Lisalia albertisi'' <br>{{small|— [[Richard Walter Wells|Wells]] & [[Cliff Ross Wellington|Wellington]], 1984}}

*''Morelia albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[:fr:Garth Underwood|Underwood]] & Stimson, 1990}}

*''L''[''eiopython'']. ''albertisii'' <br>{{small|— [[Arnold G. Kluge|Kluge]], 1993}}

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'''D'Albertis' python''' (''Leiopython albertisii)''), also known [[Common name|commonly]] as '''D'Albert's water python''' or the '''northern white-lipped python''', is a [[species]] of [[Python (genus)|python]], a non-[[venomous snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pythonidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[New Guinea]].<ref>{{cite web |title=White Lipped Python Care Sheet |url=https://www.reptilerange.com/white-lipped-python-care-sheet/ |website=Reptile Range |accessdate=8 July 2020}}</ref> There are no [[subspecies]] that are currently recognized as being valid.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634409 |taxon=''Leiopython'' |accessdate=9 September 2007}}</ref>

==Geographic range and habitat==

''L. albertisii'' is found in most of New Guinea below {{convert|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}}, including the islands of [[Salawati]] and [[Biak]], [[Normanby Island, Papua New Guinea|Normanby]], [[Mussau Island|Mussau]] and [[Emirau Island|Emirau]],<ref name="Schleip2008">{{cite journal|last1=Schleip|first1=Wulf D.|title=Revision of the genus ''Leiopython'' Hubrecht 1879 (Serpentes: Pythonidae) with the redescription of taxa recently described by Hoser (2000) and the description of new species |journal=Journal of Herpetology |date=2008 |volume=42 |issue=4 |pages=645–667 |doi=10.1670/06-182R5.1}}</ref> as well as a few islands in the [[Torres Strait]].

The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "''Kapaor in Nova Guinea boreali occidentali ... et prope Andai'' ". The authors also stated localities for two additional specimens: "''...&nbsp;un esemplare a Kapaor fra i Papua Onin...''" and "''...&nbsp;un secondo esemplare ad Andai presso Dorei...''" (= Kapoar, Onin Peninsula and Andai, near Dorei, Irian Jaya, Indonesia).<ref name="McD99">[[:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]], [[Jonathan A. Campbell|Campbell JA]], [[T'Shaka Touré|Touré T]] (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).</ref>

Some doubt can be cast on its occurrence on Normanby, as McDowell (1975)<ref name="McDow1975">[[Samuel Booker McDowell|McDowell SB]] (1975). "A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomon’s, with special Reference to Those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part II". (24.02.1975). ''Journal of Herpetology'' '''9''' (1): 1-79.</ref> had erroneously assigned Bara Bara to this island, rather than to the mainland of [[Papua New Guinea]]<ref name="Schleip2008"/> in [[Milne Bay Province]] as stated by Boulenger (1898)<ref name="Boul1898">[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1898). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7785916#704 "An account of the reptiles and batrachians collected by Dr. L. Loria in British New Guinea"]. ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova'', Series 2, '''18''': 694-710.</ref> and Koopman (1982).<ref name="Koopm1982">[[Karl Koopman|Koopman KF]] (1982). "Results of the Archibold Expedition No. 109. Bats from Eastern Papua and the East Papua Islands". ''American Museum Novitates'' (2747): 1-34.</ref>

==Etymology==

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Although mostly terrestrial, ''L. albertisii'' can and is known to occasionally climb.<ref name="Leiopython Albertisii">{{cite web|title=''Bothrochilus albertisii ''|url=http://www.coldbloodcreations.com/collection_pages/wlp.html|accessdate=14 December 2016}} Cold Blood Creations.</ref> White-lipped pythons are reportedly aggressive, though this is reduced in those born and raised in captivity.<ref>{{cite web|title=White Lipped Python|url=http://www.snakeestate.com/pythons/white-lipped-python.html|website=Python Snake Database|publisher=Snake Estate|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref> ''L. albertisii'' also has been observed to regularly regurgitate fur balls from its prey.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Schleip|first1=Wulf|title=''Leiopython albertisii'' (Northern White-Lipped Python). Behavior |journal=Herpetological Review |date=June 2009 |volume=40 |issue=2 |page=231 |accessdate=14 December 2016 |url=http://www.leiopython.de/publications/2009,%20Schleip,%20Leiopython_Behavior.pdf}}</ref>

==FeedingDiet==

The diet of ''.L. albertisii'' includes a range of small-sized to medium-sized birds and mammals.<ref name="Meh87">[[John M. Mehrtens|Mehrtens JM]] (1987). ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. {{ISBN|0-8069-6460-X}}.</ref> Neonates and juveniles often feed on lizards. Heat sensitive pits in the upper and lower jaws are used to help locate prey during nocturnal hunting.<ref name="Leiopython Albertisii"/>

==Reproduction==