Leiopython biakensis

{{Short description|Species of snake}}

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| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tallowin, O. |author2=O'Shea, M. |author3=Parker, F. |date=2018 |title=Leiopython biakensis |volume=2018 |page=e.T42494009A42494012 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T42494009A42494012.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Leiopython

| species = biakensis

| authority = Schleip, 2008

| synonyms = *Bothrochilus biakensis
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Leiopython biakensis, the Biak white-lipped python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. It is endemic to the island of Biak, which lies north of New Guinea."Leiopython biakensis". Leiopython. Accessed 13 July 2021. http://www.leiopython.de/en/biakensis.php

The species is known from a few individuals collected on the southern part of the island. Little is known about its population or habitat.

Taxonomy

Some authorities consider it a population of the Northern white-lipped python (Leiopython albertisii)."Leiopython albertisii (PETERS & DORIA, 1878). The Reptile Database. Accessed 13 July 2021. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leiopython&species=albertisii

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