Morelia bredli

Morelia bredli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pythonidae
Genus:	Morelia
Species:	M. bredli
Binomial name
Morelia bredli (Gow, 1981)
Synonyms
Python bredli - Gow, 1981 Morelia bredli - Cogger, Cameron & Cogger, 1983[1]

Common names: Bredl's python, Centralian python, Centralian carpet python, central Australian carpet python, bredls carpet python, central Australian bredls carpet python and the central bredls carpet python.

Morelia bredli is a non-venomous python species found in Australia. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[2]

Description

This is a heavily-built species with adults approaching or exceeding 2 metres or 6ft 5 inches in length. Many captive specimens have been recorded at 3 metres or 9ft 9 inches and slightly above. The color pattern consists of a brown-to-reddish ground color with a highly variable pattern of pale intrusions. There are normally black borders around the intrusions that become more extensive around the tail. The belly is yellowish to pale cream.^[3]

Geographic range

Found in Australia in the mountains of southern Northern Territory. The type locality given is "Pitchie Ritchie Park, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia (23°42', 133°51').^[1]

Habitat

Prefers very arid desert areas. Normally arboreal inhabiting ranges and rocky outcrops.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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 bredli". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634777. Retrieved 11 September 2007. 
3. ^ Centralian Carpet Python, Morelia spilota bredli at the Snake Ranch. Accessed 11 April 2008.

External links

• Morelia bredli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 11 September 2007.