AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Pythonidae / Aspidites
Black-headed/woma python
Aspidites
- Peters, 1876
| Pronunciation: | ASS-pid-EE-tayz | |||||||||||||||
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| Etymology: | 'shield-bearer', referring to the large scales on the head. | |||||||||||||||
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| Notes: | Both species in this genus lack labial heat pits. Some herpetologists believe this may be an evolutionary result of these snakes' propensity for eating a high proportion of ectothermic prey. | |||||||||||||||
| Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 2 out of 2 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: woma (Aspidites ramsayi) at 150 cm Longest Australian species: woma (Aspidites ramsayi) at up to 270 cm |
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| Number of Australian species: | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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