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D’Albertis python

Leiopython albertisii (Peters & Doria, 1878)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Leiopython albertisii (Peters & Doria, 1878)
Name authority: (Peters & Doria, 1878)
Common name: D’Albertis python
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Leiopython
Extinction status: Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
familyPythonidae
genusLeiopython
speciesLeiopython albertisii (Peters & Doria, 1878)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Leiopython. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Karimui Basin whitelip python [fredparkeri]Leiopython fredparkeri Schleip, 2008	PythonidaeChordata	Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Leiopython albertisii barkeri Hoser, 2000 Hoser, 2000	synonym
Leiopython huonensis Schleip, 2008 Schleip, 2008	synonym
Leiopython biakensis Schleip, 2008 Schleip, 2008	synonym
Leiopython gracilis Hubrecht, 1879 Hubrecht, 1879	synonym
Liasis albertisii Peters & Doria, 1878 Peters & Doria, 1878	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Papua New Guinea (Bismarck Archipelago, Normanby Island [M. Lagerqvist, pers. comm.]; Milne Bay Province: S end Sewa Bay, 10.03858°S, 150.97345°E, 54 m elevation; Northern Province: SW slope Mt. Trafalgar, 9.2238°S, 149.1561°E, 187 m elevation [Kraus 2013]), Australia (northern islands of Torres Strait), Indonesia (Salawati, Biak, New Guinea: Irian Jaya)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leiopython&species=albertisii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:88HXK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.