Liasis

Liasis
Liasis mackloti
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Subfamily: Pythoninae
Genus: Liasis
Gray, 1842
Species

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Synonyms
  • Liasis Gray, 1840
  • Liasis Gray, 1842
  • Simalia Gray, 1849
  • Lisalia Gray, 1849

Liasis is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae. Species of the genus Liasis are native to Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Currently, three extant species are recognized, and one giant fossil species L. dubudingala is estimated to have been around 10 m (33 ft) in length.