| Liasis | |
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| Liasis savuensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Boidae |
| Subfamily: | Pythoninae |
| Genus: |
Liasis Gray, 1842 |
| Species | |
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Liasis is a genus of nonvenomous pythons found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Currently, 4 extant species are recognized and one giant fossil species L. dubudingala, estimated to have been around 10 m (33 ft) in length.
They are found in the Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands, east through New Guinea and in northern and western Australia.
*) Not including the nominate subspecies
T) Type species