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Reptile and Amphibian Encyclopedia > Snakes > Pythons
PythonsPythonidae, commonly known simply as pythons, are a family of non-venomous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Eight genera and 26 species are currently recognized.
Antaresia
Apodora
Aspidites
Bothrochilus
Leiopython
Liasis
Morelia
Southern Carpet python M. s. imbricata (Smith, 1981)
Coastal carpet python M. s. mcdowelli (Wells & Wellington, 1984)
Inland carpet python M. s. metcalfei (Wells & Wellington, 1984)
Diamond python M. s. spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Carpet python M. s. variegata (Gray, 1842)
Green tree python M. viridis (Schlegel, 1872)
Python
- Angolan python P. anchietae (Bocage, 1887)
- Short-tailed python Python c. curtus (Schlegel, 1872)
- Red blood python P. c. brongersmai (Stull, 1935)
- Borneo short-tailed python P. c. breitensteini (Steindachner, 1880)
- Indian python P. m. molurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Burmese python P. m. bivittatus (Kuhl, 1820)
- Royal Python Python regius (Shaw, 1802)
- Reticulated python P. reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)>
- Natal rock python P. s. natalensis Smith, 1833
- African rock python P. s. sebae (Gmelin, 1788)
- Timor python P. timoriensis (Peters, 1876)
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