Morelia (snake)
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13 species, see article. |
Morelia is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae. Snakes of the genus Morelia hail from the forests of Australia and New Guinea. In general, pythons of this group are arboreal to semi-arboreal, spending much of their life in the forest canopy. Although there are exceptions (most notably the scrub python), most snakes in this group attain adult lengths of 5–8 feet (2–3 m). They are the only known predators of frill-necked lizards.
[edit] Species
- Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina (Schneider, 1801)
- Boelen's Python, Morelia boeleni (Brongersma, 1953)
- Centralian Carpet Python or Bredl's Python, Morelia bredli (Gow, 1981)
- Rough-scaled Python, Morelia carinata (Smith, 1981)
- Mollucan Python, Morelia clastolepis (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale)
- Australian Scrub Python, Morelia kinghorni (Stull, 1933)
- Morelia macburniei (Hoser, 2003)
- Morelia mippughae (Hoser, 2003)
- Tanimbar Python, Morelia nauta (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale)
- Oenpelli Python, Morelia oenpelliensis (Gow, 1977)
- Carpet Python, Morelia spilota
- Southwestern Carpet Python, Morelia spilota imbricata (Smith, 1981)
- Jungle Carpet Python, Morelia spilota cheynei (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
- Morelia spilota macrospila (Werner, 1910)
- Coastal Carpet Python, Morelia spilota mcdowelli (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
- Diamond Python, Morelia spilota spilota (La Cépède, 1804)
- Northwestern Carpet Python, Morelia spilota variegata (Gray, 1842)
- Inland Carpet Python, Morelia spilotes metcalfei (Wells & Wellington, 1985)
- Halmahera Python, Morelia tracyae (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale)
- Green Tree Python, Morelia viridis
