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Black-headed python. The black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) [3] is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae (the python family). The species is endemic to Australia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.
Simalia, amethystine python species complex. Simalia amethistina, amethystine python or scrub python. Simalia boeleni, Boelen's python or black python. Simalia clastolepis, Moluccan python or yellow python. Simalia kinghorni, Australian scrub python. Simalia nauta, Tanimbar python. Simalia tracyae, Halmahera python.
Simalia boeleni is a species of python, a nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the mountains of New Guinea. [1][4] No subspecies are recognized. [3][5] Its common names include Boelen's python[1][4] and the black python. [1][3] Two coiled-up Boelen's pythons in captivity at the San Diego Zoo.
The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 39 species are currently recognized. Being naturally non-venomous, pythons must constrict their prey to induce cardiac arrest prior to consumption.
The color pattern consists of a dark brown or black ground color speckled with red, yellow and/or grayish spots. [3] The tail may be ringed or have a partial ring of bright white scales. This ring of scales is assumed to exist to confuse attackers and draw attention away from its head. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 29 to 32 rows at ...
Aspidites. W. Peters, 1877. Synonyms. Aspidiotes Krefft, 1864. Aspidiotus W. Peters, 1876. Aspidites W. Peters, 1877[1] Aspidites is a genus of pythons endemic to Australia. The name can be translated as "shield bearer" and pertains to the symmetrically shaped head scales. Currently, two species are recognized.
Morelia spilota. Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands. [1][2][3] Many subspecies are recognised; ITIS lists six, [4] the Reptile Database six, [5] and the IUCN eight. [1]
In Pakistan, Indian pythons commonly reach a length of 2.4–3.0 m (7 ft 10 in – 9 ft 10 in). [10] The Indian python differs from the Burmese python (Python bivittatus) in the following ways: the presence of light "eyes" in the centers of spots located on the sides of the trunk; reddish or pinkish color of light stripes on the sides of the head