Amethyst Python (Morelia amethistina)

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Amethyst Python (Morelia amethistina)

Classification
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Life
Animals Kingdom Animalia
Chordates Phylum Chordata
Reptiles Class Reptilia
Lizards and Snakes Order Squamata
Snakes Suborder Serpentes
Pythons Family Pythonidae
Genus Morelia
Amethyst Python Morelia amethistina

All Names

English
- Amethyst Python
- Scrub Python
- Amethystine or scrub python
German
- Amethystpython
Scientific names
- Morelia amethistina
- Aspidopython jakati
- Australiasis amethystina clarki
- Australiasis amethystinus
- Boa amethistina
- Constrictor amethystin
- Hypaspistes dipsadides
- Liasis amethistinus
- Liasis amethystinus
- Liasis clarki
- Liasis duceboracensis
- Python amethistinus
- Python amethystinus

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What

Morelia amethistina

Observer

michael_pennay

Date

Mar 18, 2009

Place

west new britain Papua new guinea (Google, OSM)

Description

unfortunately on its way to the fire to be cooked and eaten...

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What

Morelia amethistina

Observer

michael_pennay

Date

Jul 22, 2003 04:00 PM EST

Place

bosavi (Google, OSM)

Description

Sleeping on a log in a new clearing

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What

Morelia amethistina

Observer

kkchome

Date

May 15, 2011

Place

Mossman gorge, australia (Google, OSM)

Description

Scrub Python, Morelia amethistina

Description from Wikipedia

Morelia amethistina is a non-venomous species of snake, known as the amethystine or scrub python, found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Popular among reptile enthusiasts, and noted for its coloration and size, it is the largest Australian snake. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Conservation Summary

Globally

Of least concern (LC) (Source: IUCN Red List)

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.