Pythonidae
Black-headed Python
Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864)
Aspidites melanocephalus is an Australian oviparous snake with a distinct black head, found across the northern half of the country.
Woma Python
Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay, 1882)
Aspidites ramsayi is a Australian python species that is oviparous and grows to around 1.5m in total length.
Spotted Python
Antaresia maculosa (Peters, 1873)
Antaresia maculosa, the spotted python, is the largest and oldest species of the Antaresia genus, found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
Children's Python
Antaresia childreni (Gray, 1842)
Antaresia childreni (Children's python) is a small Australian python with a distinct polymorphic variant, Stimson's python.
Indian Python
Python molurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Python molurus, the Indian rock python, is a non-venomous python native to most of the Indian subcontinent.
African Rock Python
Python sebae (Gmelin, 1789)
This is a detailed description of Python sebae, the Central African rock python, covering size, appearance, range, habitat, and reproduction.
Ball Python
Python regius (Shaw, 1802)
Python regius, the ball python, is a non-biting African snake popular in the pet trade, with documented parthenogenesis.
Malaysian Blood Python
Python brongersmai Stull, 1938
Python brongersmai is a nonvenomous python species native to the forests and swamps of Southeast Asia.
Southern African Python
Python natalensis Smith, 1840
This is a description of the Southern African rock python, Python natalensis, comparing its physical traits to the Central African rock python.
Burmese Python
Python bivittatus Kuhl, 1820
Python bivittatus, the Burmese python, is a large non-venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia.
Carpet Python
Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Morelia spilota is a large Australian and New Guinean python species with variable patterning and female maternal egg care.
Southern Green Python
Morelia viridis (Schlegel, 1872)
Morelia viridis, the green tree python, is an arboreal oviparous snake native to New Guinea, nearby islands, and northern Australia.
Southwestern Carpet Python
Morelia imbricata (Smith, 1981)
Morelia imbricata is a large Australian python found across southwestern and central arid/semiarid regions with distinct physical and behavioral traits.
Water Python
Liasis fuscus Peters, 1873
Liasis fuscus is a robust python species found in northern Australia, southern New Guinea, with known size, scalation, coloration, and reproductive details.
Olive Python
Liasis olivaceus Gray, 1842
Liasis olivaceus, the olive python, is a large Australian python often mistaken for the venomous king brown snake.
Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)
Malayopython reticulatus (reticulated python) is Asia's largest native snake, found across South and Southeast Asia's aquatic habitats.
Amethyst Python
Simalia amethistina (Schneider, 1801)
Simalia amethistina, the amethystine python, is a large python species found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea across varied warm humid habitats.
Australian Scrub Python
Simalia kinghorni (Stull, 1933)
Simalia kinghorni, the Australian scrub python, is a large arboreal snake found in northern and parts of eastern Queensland, Australia.
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