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Woma python Aspidites ramsayi Least concern

Where the woma python lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Woma python: Woma 01 Pengo
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameAspidites ramsayi
GroupSnakes
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsOceania
ClassReptile
OrderSquamata
FamilyPythonidae

Where does the woma python live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the woma python in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the woma python endangered?

The woma python’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the woma python?

The woma python (Aspidites ramsayi) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Pythonidae, genus Aspidites. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the woma python

The woma python (Aspidites ramsayi), also known commonly as Ramsay's python, the sand python, and simply the woma, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae, endemic to Australia. Once common throughout Western Australia, it has become critically endangered in some regions.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Woma python (revision 1354642895), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304941 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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