Aspidites

E633585

Aspidites is a genus of large, non-venomous pythons native to Australia, known for lacking the heat-sensing pits typical of many other pythons.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Aspidites melanocephalus 2
Aspidites ramsayi 2
Aspidites canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
bodyLengthRange medium to large python size ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
commonName black-headed python ⓘ
shield pythons ⓘ
woma python ⓘ
conservationStatus not globally assessed as a single genus ⓘ
describedBy Wilhelm Peters ⓘ
diet reptiles ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
distinguishingFeature broad head with symmetrical shields ⓘ
lack of labial heat-sensing pits ⓘ
large robust body ⓘ
family Pythonidae ⓘ
Pythonidae ⓘ
Pythonidae ⓘ
geographicDistribution central Australia ⓘ
northern Australia ⓘ
western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
habitat arid regions ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasBehavior constricts prey ⓘ
nocturnal or crepuscular activity ⓘ
hasHeatSensingPits false ⓘ
includesTaxon Aspidites melanocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Aspidites

Aspidites ramsayi ⓘ
linked to: Aspidites
isVenomous false ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo Australia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
order Squamata ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
reproductiveStrategy egg-laying ⓘ
suborder Serpentes ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
species ⓘ
species ⓘ
yearDescribed 1877 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pythonidae → includesGenus → Aspidites ⓘ
Pythonidae → includesSpecies → Aspidites melanocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Aspidites
Pythonidae → includesSpecies → Aspidites ramsayi ⓘ
linked to: Aspidites
Aspidites → includesTaxon → Aspidites melanocephalus ⓘ
linked to: Aspidites
Aspidites → includesTaxon → Aspidites ramsayi ⓘ
linked to: Aspidites