Leiopython biakensis
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| 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
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of the Biak–Numfoor rain forests
Category:Fauna of Western New Guinea
Category:Reptiles described in 2008
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