Morelia spilota mcdowelli

Coastal carpet python Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pythonidae
Genus:	Morelia
Species:	M. spilota
Subspecies:	M. s. mcdowelli
Trinomial name
Morelia spilota mcdowelli Wells & Wellington, 1984
Synonyms
Morelia mcdowelli - Wells & Wellington, 1984 Morelia spilota mcdowelli - Barker & Barker, 1994[1]

Morelia spilota mcdowelli is a subspecies of Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, and is informally named the Eastern, Coastal or McDowell's Carpet python.^[2][3] The original description and name was published by Wells and Wellington in 1984.^[4] It occurs along the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea.

Description

Morelia spilota mcdowelli

Morelia spilota mcdowelli digesting a meal at Toonumbar National Park, NSW

This is a subspecies of Morelia spilota and usually attains lengths of 2.7-3 m (9-10 feet).

Geographic range

Found in Australia in eastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales. The type locality given is "Terania Creek, N.S.W." (New South Wales, Australia).^[1]

Taxonomy

Placed in synonymy by Underwood and Stimson (1990).^[1]

See also

• List of pythonid species and subspecies
• Pythonidae by common name
• Pythonidae by taxonomic synonyms

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
2. ^ Morelia spilota at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2007.
3. ^ "Carpet pythons (Morelia spilotes sp.)". Care Sheet. Monaro Amphibian & Reptile Keepers (MARK). http://www.mark.org.au/pages/cs_carpetpython.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
4. ^ "Morelia spilota mcdowelli". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635068. Retrieved 15 February 2008. 

External links

• Morelia spilota at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 February 2008.