Aspidites
Sign in to saveAspidites is a genus of pythons endemic to Australia. The name can be translated as "shield bearer" and pertains to the symmetrically shaped head scales. Currently, two species are recognized.
Species
盾蟒屬（學名：Aspidites），是脊索動物門爬蟲綱有鱗目蛇亞目蟒科的一個屬。這個屬下目前只有兩種生物，分別是盾蟒及窩瑪蟒。盾蟒屬的蛇特徵是沒有毒性，分布地主要在澳洲的中部及北部，是當地的特有種。 盾蟒屬的學名Aspidites在英語中可翻譯成「盾牌擁有者、帶盾的人」。盾蟒屬生物主要生長於乾燥地帶，具備夜行性，卵生動物。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- With media
- 56
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Collections
- NHMUK, MNHN
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, France, Madagascar
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- taxon name
- Aspidites
- Commons category
- Aspidites
- topic's main category
- Category:Aspidites
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- Aspidites
- endemic to
- Australia
- different from
- Python
- taxon author citation
- Peters, 1876
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Behavior
- Reproduction
- Species
- Taxonomy
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Aspidites is a genus of pythons endemic to Australia. The name can be translated as "shield bearer" and pertains to the symmetrically shaped head scales. Currently, two species are recognized.
==Description== These snakes lack the heat-sensitive pits between the labial scales that most other python species have.
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