Aspidites (Shield-bearing Pythons)

Genus

Shield-bearing Pythons

Aspidites

2 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Ramsay's Python
LC Endemic

Ramsay's Python

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Aspidites ramsayi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Shield-bearing Pythons

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
40–50%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
3 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
5 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%