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| image = Leiopython albertisii.jpg

| genus = Bothrochilus

| image_caption = ''Leiopython albertisii''

| genus species = Leiopythonalbertisii

| authority = ([[Wilhelm Peters|W. Peters]] & [[Giacomo Doria|Doria]], 1878)

| species = albertisii

| authoritysynonyms = ([[Wilhelm*''Liasis PetersAlbertisii'' <br>{{small|W. Peters]] & [[Giacomo Doria|Doria]], 1878)}}

| synonyms = *''Liasis Albertisii'' <br>{{small|W. Peters & Doria, 1878}}

*''Leiopython gracilis'' <br>{{small|[[Ambrosius Hubrecht|Hubrecht]], 1879}}

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

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*''Leiopython albertisi'' <br>{{small|— [[Mark O'Shea (herpetologist)|O'Shea]], 1996}}

*''Leiopython albertisii'' <br>{{small|— O'Shea, 1996}}<ref name="McD99"/>

*''Bothrochilus albertisii'' <br>{{small|— Reynolds et al., 2014}}<ref name="faculty.umb.edu">[http://faculty.umb.edu/liam.revell/pdfs/Reynolds_etal_2014.MPE.pdf Reynolds, R. Graham; Niemiller, Matthew L.; Revell, Liam J. (2014). "Toward a Tree-of-Life for the boas and pythons: Multilocus species-level phylogeny with unprecedented taxon sampling"]. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' '''7''': 201-213.</ref>

}}

'''''LeiopythonBothrochilus albertisii''''', commonly known as '''D'Albertis' Python''', '''D'Albert's water python''', the '''white-lipped python''', or the '''northern white-lipped python''', is a [[species]] of [[Python (genus)|python]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pythonidae]]. No [[subspecies]] are currently recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634409 |taxon=''Leiopython'' |accessdate=9 September 2007}}</ref> ''Leiopython'' was first described as an intermediate [[genus]] between the [[Genus|genera]] ''[[Liasis]]'' and ''[[Nardoa (snake)|Nardoa]]''.<ref name="Hub79">[[Ambrosius Hubrecht|Hubrecht AAW]] (1879). [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9630893#26 "Notes III. On a new genus and species of Pythonidae from Salawatti"]. ''Notes from the Leyden Museum'' '''1''': 14-15. (''Leiopython'', new genus, p. 14).</ref>

==Geographic range and habitat==

''L. albertisii''It 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]], 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>

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==Description==

Female adults of ''L. albertisii'' grow to an average of about 213&nbsp;cm (6–7&nbsp;ft) in total length (including tail). They are patternless, except for some light markings on the [[postoculars]]. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] of the head is shiny black, and the upper and lower [[labial scales]] are white with black markings on the anterior edge of the scales. Body color is either brownish-violet fading to yellowish ventrally or blackish-blue fading to gray.

==Behavior==

Although mostly terrestrial, ''L. albertisii''it 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>

==Feeding==

The diet of ''L. albertisii'' includes a range of small-sized to medium-sized birds and mammals.<ref name="Meh87">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==

''L. albertisii''It is [[Oviparity|oviparous]]. A sexually mature female may lay a clutch of about a dozen eggs. The eggs stick together in a compact pile, and the female coils around them. The hatchlings emerge after about two months of incubation and are about {{convert|38|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.<ref name="Meh87"/>

==References==

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{{Wikispecies|Leiopython albertisii}}

{{Commons|Leiopython albertisii}}

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{{Pythonidae}}

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[[Category:PythonidaeBothrochilus]]

[[Category:Reptiles of New Guinea]]

[[Category:Reptiles described in 1878]]