Yes there are other species that can be sexed this way. Basically find a gene that is of different length (due to increase in highly variable regions) or find an oligo that binds different genes in male and female. There are more than likely a number more methods that could be used to do this.
I am really keen to get a sex test for pythons. DNA can be extracted from their sloughed skins and there is a demand for this service in Australia. If anyone is keen to help me with the project, let me know. The burmese python genome has been sequenced, so that might be a good place to start.
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