Pythonidae

Antaresia

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Aspidites

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Leiopython

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Liasis

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Morelia

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Python

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Pythonidae is a family of constricting snakes, sometimes classified as an subfamily of Boidae. Pythons are found in Australasia, Southeast Asia, India, and Africa. They range in size between 0.5 and 10 m. Some show vivid patterns on their scales while others are a nondescript brown. Pythons are distinguishable from boas in that they have teeth on the premaxilla, a small bone at the very front and center of the upper jaw.

Related Topics:
Family - Snake - Boidae - Australasia - Southeast Asia - India - Africa

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Pythonidae consists of seven genera, including:

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• Genus Antaresia
• Anthill Python - Antaresia perthensis
• Children's Python - Antaresia childreni
• Spotted Python - Antaresia maculosa
• Stimson's Python - Antaresia stimsoni
• Genus Aspidites
• Black Headed Python - Aspidites melanocephalus
• Woma Python - Aspidites ramsayi
• Genus Bothrochilus
• Bismarck Ringed Python - Bothrochilus boa
• Genus Leiopython
• White-lipped Python - Leiopython albertisii
• Genus Liasis
• Brown Water Python - Liasis fuscus
• Macklot's Python - Liasis mackloti
• Olive Python - Liasis olivaceous or Liasis barroni
• Sawu Python - Liasis sawuensis
• Genus Morelia
• Amethystine Python or Scrub Python - Morelia amethystina
• Boelen's Python - Morelia boeleni
• Centralian Python - Morelia bredli
• Rough-Scaled Python - Morelia carinata
• Moluccan Python - Morelia clastolepis
• Australian Scrub Python - Morelia kinghorni
• Tanimbar Python - Morelia nauta
• Oenpelli Python - Morelia oenpelliensis
• Carpet Python - Morelia spilota
• Diamond Python - Morelia spilota spilota
• Jungle Carpet Python - Morelia spilota cheynei
• Southwestern Carpet Python - Morelia spilota imbricata
• ? Carpet Python - Morelia spilota macrospila
• Inland Carpet Python - Morelia spilota metcalfei
• Coastal Carpet Python - Morelia spilota mcdowelli
• Northwestern Carpet Python - Morelia spilota variegata
• Halmahera Python - Morelia tracyae
• Green Tree Python (formerly in their own genus, Chondropython) - Morelia viridis
• Genus Python
• Angolan Python - Python anchietae
• Ball Python (or Royal) - Python regius
• Blood Python - Python curtus
• Blood - Python curtus brongersmai
• Borneo Short-Tailed - Python curtus breitensteini
• Burmese Python - Python molurus
• Burmese - Python molurus bivittatus
• Ceylon - Python molurus pimbura
• Indian (Rock) - Python molurus molurus
• Southern African Rock Python - Python natalensis
• Reticulated Python - Python reticulatus
• Central African Rock Python - Python sebae
• Timor Python - Python timorensis
 
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