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black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
| Subject: | black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
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File Size: 234064 Bytes
Date: 2008:07:09 08:22:17
Camera: NIKON D300 (NIKON CORPORATION)
F number: f/4.0
Exposure: 4/10000 sec
Focal Length: 400/1
Upload Date: 2017:02:15 18:08:01
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A black-headed python seeking warmth on a road near Borroloola on a cold morning
Description
English: Black-headed Python - Aspidites melanocephalus - seeking warmth on the road on a cold morning near Borroloola, Northern Territory
Date 10 July 2008 (original upload date)
Author djambalawa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Djambalawa)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlackHeadedPythonKingAshBay.jpg
Aspidites melanocephalus, commonly known as the black-headed python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae (the python family). The species is native to Australia. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Pythonidae, Genus: Aspidites, Species: Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864).
Synonyms:
Aspidiotes melanocephalus Krefft, 1864
Aspidites melanocephalus — Boulenger, 1893
Aspidites melanocephalus melanocephalus — Loveridge, 1934
Aspidites melanocephalus melanocephalus — Stull, 1935
Aspidites melanocephalus — H.G. Cogger, Cameron & H.M. Cogger, 1983
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| Aspidites melanocephalus, also known as the Black-headed python or the Black-headed rock python, is broadly distributed throughout the northern third of Australia, extending from east to west across the continent. This range includes a majority of the Northern Territory, the northern latitudes of Queensland and the northern third of Western Australia. |
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