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Carpet Python
Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  order Squamata - lizards and snakes »  family Boidae - boas and pythons

Scientific synonyms

Morelia argus Stimson, 1969
Morelia argus fasciolata Jan, 1864
Morelia metcalfei Wells & Wellington, 1985
Morelia variegata Gray, 1842
Python spilotes Boulenger, 1893
Python spilotes variegatus Wolff, 1989
Python spilotus De Rooij, 1917
Python spilotus variegatus Smith, 1981

Other names

= Carpet Snake

IUCN category:Least Concern

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Distribution

New Guinea,
Australia (New South Wales, North Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria except South, N and S West Australia; not in the arid center of Australia)

Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 8

subspecies Morelia spilota cheynei (Wells & Wellington, 1984) - Jungle Carpet Python

Morelia spilota cheynei - Jungle Carpet Python

subspecies Morelia spilota harrisoni Hoser, 2000
subspecies Morelia spilota imbricata Smith, 1981 - South-western Carpet Python
subspecies Morelia spilota macrospila Werner, 1910
subspecies Morelia spilota mcdowelli (Wells & Wellington, 1984) - Coastal Carpet Python
subspecies Morelia spilota metcalfei (Wells & Wellington, 1985) - Inland Carpet Python
subspecies Morelia spilota spilota (Lacépède, 1804) - Diamond Python
subspecies Morelia spilota variegata Gray, 1842 - Carpet Python

Morelia spilota variegata - Carpet Python


Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [as Morelia spilota (Lacépéde, 1804)]
Australian Faunal Directory [http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversi...], Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

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