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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Liasis |
| Species: | L. olivaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Liasis olivaceus Gray, 1842
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| Distribution of the olive python | |
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The olive python (Liasis olivaceus)[2] is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[3]
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Olive python, Liasis olivaceus Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Pilbara Pythons Archived 18 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 4 August 2008.
- ^ "Liasis olivaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 August 2008.