Python Molurus: Species of snake
Python molurus is a large nonvenomous python species.
It is found in many tropic and subtropic areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia.
| Python molurus | |
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| Near Nagarhole National Park | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Python |
| Species: | P. molurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Python molurus | |
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| Distribution of Indian python | |
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It has various common names: Indian python, black-tailed python and Indian rock python. The species is limited to Southern Asia. It is generally lighter colored than the Burmese python. It can grow to 3 metres (9.8 ft).
The color pattern is whitish or yellowish with the blotched patterns varying from shades of tan to dark brown. This varies with the terrain and habitat. Specimens from the hill forests of Western Ghats and Assam are darker. Those from the Deccan Plateau and east coast of India are usually lighter.
The longest scientifically recorded specimen, which came from Pakistan, was 4.6 metres (15 ft) in length and weighed 52 kilograms (115 lb).
References
Other websites
- Python molurus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- Indian Python Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Ecology Asia. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- Indian python Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine at Animal Pictures Archive. Accessed 13 September 2007.
- Watch Indian rock python (Python molurus) video clips from the BBC archive on Wildlife Finder Archived 2010-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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