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Ramsay's python, woma (Aspidites ramsayi)
| Subject: | Ramsay's python, woma (Aspidites ramsayi)
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Date: 2003:05:31 20:36:46
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Upload Date: 2017:02:15 18:22:16
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Description
Aspidites ramsayi Woma; python de Ramsay
Date 16 April 2007
Source http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=462069878&context=set-72157600044047604&size=o
Author Krossbow
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aspidites_ramsayi.jpg
Aspidites ramsayi, commonly known as Ramsay's python, woma python, and sand python, is a species of snake endemic to Australia. Once common throughout Western Australia, it has become critically endangered in some regions. The generic name, Aspidites, translates to "shield bearer" in reference to the symmetrically shaped head scales. The specific name, ramsayi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Edward Pierson Ramsay. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Pythonidae, Genus: Aspidites, Species: Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay, 1882).
Synonyms:
Aspidiotes ramsayi Macleay, 1882
Aspidites ramsayi — Boulenger, 1893
Aspidites collaris Longman, 1913
Aspidites melanocephalus ramsayi — Loveridge, 1934
Aspidites melanocephalus ramsayi — Stull, 1935
Aspidites ramsayi — H.G. Cogger, Cameron & H.M. Cogger, 1983
Aspidites collaris — Wells & Wellington, 1984
Aspidites ramsayi — Underwood & Stimson, 1993
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Scientific Name: Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay, 1882)
Common Names:
English – Ramsay's Python, Woma
French – Python De Ramsay
Spanish – Pitón De Ramsay
Synonyms: Aspidiotes ramsayi Macleay, 1882 |
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