*''Nawaran oenpelliensis'' {{small|— Esquerré et al. 2020}}
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The '''Oenpelli python''' or '''Oenpelli rock python''' ('''''Simalia oenpelliensis''''' or '''''Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis''''') is a [[species]] of large [[snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pythonidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[sandstone]] [[massif]] area of the western [[Arnhem Land]] region in the [[Northern Territory]] of [[Australia]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name="NT threatened"/> NoThere are no [[subspecies]] that are recognised as being valid.<ref name=RDB/> It has been called the rarest python in the world.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yabmq1pTpn8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/yabmq1pTpn8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Rarest Python in the World|date=18 December 2013|publisher=SnakeBytesTV|access-date=2016-02-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otbw8pSC114 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/otbw8pSC114 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Breeding plan aims to save snakes|date=29 March 2012|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)]]|access-date=2016-02-04}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=SydneySmith/> Two notable characteristics of the species are the unusually large size of its eggs and its ability to change colour.<ref name=JCM/>
