i would guess a T-negative albino White Lipped Python would be white where it was black and yellow where it had color, w/ pink/red eyes. it doesnt have tyrosinase and have shades of yellows, oranges, etc. The hatchlings emerge after about two months of incubation and are about 38 cm (15 inches) in length. a T-negative animal is your typical albino. The eggs stick together in a compact pile and the females coils around them. Oviparous, with females laying about a dozen eggs. Neonates and young semi-adults often feed on lizards. The diet includes a range of birds and mammals that are small to medium in size. Often hide under dead leaves on forest floor. Usually found near water, into which they may quickly retreat if disturbed. Some doubt can be cast on its occurrence on Normanby, as McDowell (1975) had erroneously assigned Bara Bara to this Island, rather than to the mainland of Papua New Guinea in Milne Bay Province as stated by Boulenger (1898) and Koopman (1982).Īssociated with rain forests, cutover clearings and swamps. un secondo esamplare ad Andai presso Dorei.' (Kapoar, Onin Peninsula and Andai, near Dorei, Irian Jaya, Indonesia). un esemplare a Kapaor fra i Papua Onin.' and '. The type locality given is 'Kapaor in Nova Guinea boreali occidentali.

When it is witnessed owners of White lipped pythons often think their snake is regurgitating its food.įound in most of New Guinea (below 1200 m), including the islands of Salawati and Biak, Normanby, Mussau and Emirau, as well as a few islands in the Torres Strait. These pythons also regurgitate fur balls, also known as 'Casting.' This behavior is rarely seen, but 2–3 days after feeding the results are seen. Body color is either brownish-violet fading to yellowish ventrally (Leiopython albertisii) or blackish-blue fading to gray (Leiopython hoserae). They are a truly unique type of python for a number of different reasons. The dorsum of the head is shiny black, the upper and lower labial scales are white with black markings on the anterior edge of the scales. The White Lipped Python is a beautiful, and uniquely iridescent species of snake. The snout is triangular and the head is distinct from the neck. They are patternless, except that the Northern White-Lipped Python has some light markings on their postoculars absent in the Southern White-Lipped Python. The species was named in honor of Luigi D'Albertis.įemale Adults of the Northern White-Lipped Python (Leiopython albertisii) grow to an average of about 213 cm in length (6–7 ft), whereas the Southern White-Lipped Python (Leiopython hoserae) can reach up to 300 cm (10 ft) in length. It was first described as an intermediate genus between Liasis and Nardoa. Leiopython, formerly a monotypic genus, now comprises six species, created for the non-venomous python species, L.