Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution Author Schleip, Wulf D. Author O'Shea, Mark text ZooKeys 2010 66 29 80 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.683 1313-2970-66-29 Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873 Synonyms: Katrinus fuscus (Peters) - Hoser 2000 Liasis fuscus Peters - Rawlings et al. 2004 ; Henderson and Powell 2007 Katrinus fuscus fuscus (Peters) - Hoser 2000 Katrinus fuscus cornwallisius ( Guenther , 1879) - Hoser 2000 Remarks: Kluge (1993) synonymized Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873 with Liasis mackloti Dumeril & Bibron, 1844. However, Rawlings et al. (2004) demonstrated that specimens from Queensland (the type locality of this taxon), the Torres Strait islands (Saibai), and New Guinea form a well-supported clade, which is considered the sister group to the clade comprising the Northern Territory and Indonesian populations. Also see comments on Katrinus . Henderson and Powell (2007) did not recognize any subspecies within Liasis fuscus , a position followed herein. Some authors refer to this taxon as Liasis mackloti Dumeril & Bibron (e.g., Hay 2007 ).