black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) A black-headed python seeking warmth on a road near Borroloola on a cold morning
Description
English: Black-headed Python - Aspidites melanocephalus - seeking warmth on the road on a cold morning near Borroloola, Northern Territory
Date 10 July 2008 (original upload date)
Author djambalawa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Djambalawa)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlackHeadedPythonKingAshBay.jpg
Aspidites melanocephalus, commonly known as the black-headed python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae (the python family). The species is native to Australia. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Pythonidae, Genus: Aspidites, Species: Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864).
Synonyms:
Aspidiotes melanocephalus Krefft, 1864
Aspidites melanocephalus — Boulenger, 1893
Aspidites melanocephalus melanocephalus — Loveridge, 1934
Aspidites melanocephalus melanocephalus — Stull, 1935
Aspidites melanocephalus — H.G. Cogger, Cameron & H.M. Cogger, 1983
