PYTHONS OF THE WORLD

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LIST OF PYTHONS OF THE WORLD
Distribution Key

SERPENTES (SNAKES)
Family Boidae (boas and Pythons)
Subfamily Pythonidae (Pythons)

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NOTE:- The Calabar Python (Calabaria reinhardtii) is now classed as a Boa and should be called the Calabar Ground Boa

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Distribution
*Children's Python	Antaresia childreni	AUSTRALIA (NT, Qld, WA)
Common Spotted Python	Antaresia maculosa	AUSTRALIA (Qld, NSW), New Guinea
*Peninsula Spotted Python, Cape York Spotted Python, Blonde Spotted Python	Antaresia maculosa peninsularis	Cape York, Qld
*Papuan Spotted Python	Antaresia papuensis (split from Antaresia maculosa)	Qld (Torres Strait), Southern New Guinea
Pygmy Python	Antaresia perthensis	AUSTRALIA (WA )
*Stimson's Python (Now Children's Python)	Antaresia childreni (was Antaresia stimsoni)	AUSTRALIA (NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA )
Papuan Olive Python	Apodora (or Liasis) papuana	Ramoi, Sorong Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Black-headed Python	Aspidites melanocephalus	AUSTRALIA (NT, Qld, WA)
Woma Python	Aspidites ramsayi	AUSTRALIA (NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA )
Bismarck (Bismark) Ringed Python	Bothrochilus boa	Bismarck Archipelago (New Guinea)
D'Alberti's Python	Leiopython (was Bothrochilus) albertisii	Papua New Guinea AUSTRALIA ? (Qld -Torres Strait Islands)
Biak White-lipped Python ???	Leiopython (was Bothrochilus) biakensis ???	Indonesia - Biak Island
Bismarck (Bismark) Ringed Python	Bothrochilus boa	Bismarck Archipelago (New Guinea)
Parker's White-lipped Python	Leiopython (was Bothrochilus) fredparkeri	New Guinea
Southern White-lipped Python (Status uncertain - may be synonym of D'Alberti's Python)	Leiopython (was Bothrochilus) hoserae (Status uncertain - may be synonym of Bothrochilus albertisii or Bothrochilus fredparkeri)	Papua New Guinea AUSTRALIA ? (Qld -Torres Strait Islands)
Huon White-lipped Python	Bothrochilus (was Leiopython) huonensis ???	New Guinea
Wau White-lipped Python	Leiopython (was Bothrochilus) montanus(was L. bennettorum)	New Guinea
Australian Water Python or Brown Water Python	Liasis fuscus (was Liasis mackloti fuscus)	AUSTRALIA (NT,Qld,WA ) & Papua New Guinea
Dunn's Python	Liasis mackloti dunni (status uncertain)	Indonesia (Wetar Island)
Macklot's Python, Freckled Python	Liasis mackloti mackloti	Indonesia
Savu Python	Liasis mackloti savuensis ( may be escalated to full species)	Savu Island (Indonesia)
Australian Olive Python	Liasis olivaceus olivaceus	AUSTRALIA (NT, Qld, WA)
Pilbara Olive Python	Liasis olivaceus baroni	AUSTRALIA (WA )
Reticulated Python (or Regal Python)	Malayopython or Broghammerus (was Python) reticulatus (status of the genus Malayopython is uncertain)	Southeast Asia
Lesser Sunda Python (Timor Python)	Malayopython or Broghammerus (was Python) timoriensis (status of the genus Malayopython is uncertain)	Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores, and Lombien Islands, Indonesia) (NOT FOUND ON TIMOR)
*Northern Green Tree Python (Subspecies)	Morelia (was Chondropython) azureus azureus)	Indonesia, Northern New Guinea Only occurs on Biak Island & Namber Islands
*Northern Green Tree Python (Subspecies)	Morelia (was Chondropython) azureus pulcher	Indonesia, (Western New Guinea)
*Northern Green Tree Python (Subspecies)	Morelia (was Chondropython) azureus utaraensis	Indonesia, Northern New Guinea
Rough-scaled Python	Morelia carinata	AUSTRALIA (WA )
Centralian Carpet Python	Morelia bredli (was Morelia spilota bredli)	AUSTRALIA (NT )
Jungle Carpet Python	Morelia spilota cheynei	AUSTRALIA (Qld)
Southwestern Carpet Python	Morelia imbricata (was Morelia spilota imbricata)	AUSTRALIA (WA, SA)
Coastal Carpet Python	Morelia spilota mcdowelli	AUSTRALIA (NSW, Qld)
Inland Carpet Python	Morelia spilota metcalfei	AUSTRALIA (NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic)
Diamond Python	Morelia spilota spilota	AUSTRALIA (NSW,Vic )
Northwestern Carpet Python or Darwin Carpet Python	Morelia spilota variegata	AUSTRALIA (NT, Qld, WA)
Papuan Carpet Python	Morelia spilota harrisoni (or Morelia spilota variegata)	New Guinea ( and Australia?)
Green Tree Python (Southern Green Python)	Morelia (Chondropython) viridis	AUSTRALIA (Qld ), Indonesia (Southern New Guinea)
*Oenpelli Rock Python	Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis (was Nawaran, Simalia and Morelia oenpelliensis)	AUSTRALIA (NT )
Angolan Python, Anchieta's Dwarf Python	Python anchietae	Angola and Namibia
Burmese Python	Python bivittatus bivittatus (was Python molurus bivittatus)	Southern and Southeast Asia. (USA Introduced)
Borneo Short-tailed Python	Python breitensteini	Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore. Sumatra, islands in the Strait of Malacca
Red Blood Python or Malaysian Blood Python	Python brongersmai	Malay Peninsular (West Malaysia), Thailand, Sumatra , Bangka Island Lingga islands, Riau, and Pinang and other islands in the Straits of Malacca.
Short Tailed Python or Sumatran Red Blood Python	Python curtus	Sumatra
Pygmy Short-Tailed Python or Myanmar Python	Python kyaiktiyo	Burma (Myanma)
Indian Rock Python	Python molurus	Indian Peninsula
Ceylon Rock Python	Python molurus pimbura (status of this subspecies appears to be invalid)	Sri Lanka
Dwarf Burmese Rock Python	Python bivittatus progschai (was Python molurus progschai)	Sulawesi (Indonesia)
Royal Python, or Ball Python	Python regius	Africa
African Rock Python	Python sebae	Africa (Florida USA introduced)
Southern African Rock Python	Python natalensis ( was Python sebae natalensis)	Southern Africa
Amethystine Python	Simalia (was Morelia) amethistina	Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (NOT AUSTRALIA)
Boelen's Python	Simalia (was Morelia) boeleni	New Guinea
Moluccan Scrub Python or Seram Scrub Python	Simalia (was Morelia) clastolepis previously M. amethistina	Islands of Ambon and Seram in the Moluccas
Australian Scrub (Amethystine) Python	Simalia (was Morelia) kinghorni (previously M. amethistina kinghorni)	AUSTRALIA (Qld)
Tanimbar Python or Golden Python	Simalia (was Morelia) nauta previously M. amethistina)	Tanimbar Islands (Indonesia)
Halmahera Scrub Python	Simalia (was Morelia) tracyae previously M. amethistina	Indonesia (Halmahera Island)

AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTION KEY
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CI = Christmas Island	CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island	NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory	Qld = Queensland	SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania	Vic = Victoria	WA = Western Australia