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Higher TaxaPythonidae, Henophidia, Pythonoidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesLiasis mackloti mackloti DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844
Liasis mackloti dunni STULL 1932
Liasis mackloti savuensis BRONGERSMA 1956 
Common NamesE: Freckled Python, Macklot's Python
G: Macklots Python, Timor-Wasserpython 
SynonymLiasis Mackloti DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844: 440
Python timorensis MÜLLER 1844
Python timoriensis — MÜLLER 1857
Liasis corwallisius GÜNTHER 1879
Nardoa crassa MACLEAY 1885
Liasis mackloti — BOULENGER 1893: 79
Liasis mackloti — DE ROOIJ 1917: 17
Liasis fuscus PETERS 1873 (fide KLUGE 1993)
Morelia mackloti — UNDERWOOD & STIMSON 1990: 603
Liasis mackloti — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 169
Katrinus mackloti — HOSER 2001
Liasis mackloti — ESCORIZA BOI 2005
Liasis mackloti mackloti — DE LANG 2011
Liasis mackloti — REYNOLDS et al. 2014
Liasis mackloti — WALLACH et al. 2014: 383

Liasis mackloti dunni STULL 1932
Liasis dunni — WALLS 1998
Katrinus mackloti dunni — HOSER 2001
Liasis mackloti dunni — RAWLINGS et al. 2004
Liasis dunni — CARMICHAEL 2007
Liasis mackloti dunni — DE LANG 2011
Liasis dunni — BARKER et al. 2015

Liasis mackloti savuensis BRONGERSMA 1956
Liasis savuensis — WALLS 1998
Katrinus savuensis — HOSER 2000
Liasis mackloti savuensis — RAWLINGS et al. 2004
Liasis savuensis — VIDAL et al. 2007
Liasis mackloti savuensis — HENDERSON & POWELL 2007
Liasis mackloti savuensis — DE LANG 2011
Liasis savuensis — BARKER et al. 2015 
DistributionIndonesia (Savu = Sawoe, Samoa, Alor, Roti, Semau = Samao, Timor, Wetar, Irian Jaya), Timor-Leste,
Papua New Guinea

Type locality: Timor

dunni: Wetar Island

savuensis: Sawu Island  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: MNHN-RA 1625 (BRONGERSMA 1968: 57)
Holotype: AMNH 32263 [dunni]
Holotype: BMNH 1897.6.21.33 (Stimson, 1969: 25), incorrectly stated as BMNH 1896.6.21.33 by McDowell (1975: 35); other syntypes: BMNH 1897.6.21.33-37 [savuensis] 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1351 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentType species: Liasis Mackloti DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844 is the type species of the genus Liasis GRAY 1842: 44 (fide Stimson and McDowell's 1986 request for conservation of Liasis), otherwise the type species is Liasis childreni, see Williams 1987: 69).

Synonymy: Kaiser et al. 2013 considered the generic name Katrinus Hoser 2000 invalid and rejected its use instead of Liasis. See comment on Katrinus in Liasis fuscus.

Hybridization: BANKS & SCHWANER (1984) describe a hybrid between Morelia spilota and Liasis mackloti.

Distribution: reports from coastal N Australia may be misidentifications of other Liasis species. 
EtymologyNamed after Heinrich Christian Macklot (1799-1832), a taxidermist who was appointed to assist members of the Dutch Natural Science Commission. 
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