Antaresia perthensis is a python species found in western Australia. The smallest member of the python family. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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- Common names: pygmy python, anthill python.
Description
A neonate (newborn) will be 8 inches in length and about 4 grams in weight. A yearling (one year old) will average about 25 grams in weight. Adults (over 3 years old) grow to about 50cm (28 inches) in length and have a weight near 210 grams.
Geographic range
Found in Australia in the northwest of Western Australia and on some coastal islands. The type locality given is "Perth, West Australia" (Western Australia); a mistake. According to L.A. Smith (1985), the type locality is unknown.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Antaresia perthensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 17 August.
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