Liasis is a genus of pythons found in Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia. Currently, three extant species are recognized and one giant fossil species L. dubudingala, estimated to have been around 10 m (33 ft) in length.[1]
They are found in the Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands, east through New Guinea and in northern and western Australia.
| Species | Taxon author | Subsp.* | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. fuscus | Peters, 1873 | 0 | Water python | Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland), the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, Cornwallis Island in the Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea (lower Fly River region) and Indonesia (southern Papua) |
| L. macklotiT | A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 | 2 | Macklot's python | Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Roti, Samao, Timor, Wetar and Savu |
| L. olivaceus | Gray, 1842 | 1 | Olive python | Australia in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland |