Genus

Water Pythons

Liasis

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPythonidae (Pythons)
GenusLiasis (Water Pythons)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Liasis olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Liasis fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Water Pythons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 25 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 2	~50%
	Water Python			~30%
	Olive Python			~30%
2	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~40%
	Olive Python			~40%
3	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 2	~20%
	Water Python			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
4	Parc de l'Auxois	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
5	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
7	Perth Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
9	Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Tbilisi Zoo	🇬🇪 Georgia	In captivity
11	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Zagreb Zoo	🇭🇷 Croatia	In captivity
13	Rainforestation Nature Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
15	Rockhampton Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Wagga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Siam Serpentarium	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
18	Cairns Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
19	Aquarium Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
20	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
22	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
23	Caversham Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
24	Port Moresby Nature Park	🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	In captivity
25	Wildlife HQ Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity

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Water Pythons

Species in this group

Olive Python

Water Python

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Water Pythons

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found