Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Morelia
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Carpet Pythons and allies
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Rautenpythons, Teppichschlangen
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Tæppepytoner m.fl.
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Morelia Gray (type species: Coluber spilotus Lacepede 1804, by monotypy; McDowell 1975; Williams & Wallach 1989) |
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1874 | |
Chondropython Meyer (type species: Chondropython azureus Meyer 1874; syn. Underwood & Stimson 1990) |
Contents:
5 species, of which 2 (40.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Bothrochilus,
Liasis,
Leiopython, and
Simalia.
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Batanta,
Biak,
Gag,
Gam,
Kofiau,
Mansinam,
Mios Num,
Misool,
Numfoor,
Salawati,
Supiori,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago,
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea).
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Morelia azurea
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Northern Green Tree Python, Northern Green Python
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Nördlicher Grüner Baumpython
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Nordlig Grøn Træpyton
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1874 | |
Chondropython azureus Meyer |
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Morelia azurea Schleip & O'Shea 2010 |
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1878 | |
Chondropython pulcher Sauvage |
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Morelia azurea pulcher Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan 2019 |
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Morelia azurea utaraensis Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of viridis (e.g., Stimson 1969).
Schleip & O'Shea (2010), followed by Wallach, Williams & Boundy (2014), considered azurea to be a separate species, based on Rawlings & Donnellan (2003) and
Rawlings, Rabosky, Donnellan & Hutchinson (2008).
Natusch, Esquerré, Lyons, Hamidy, Lemmon, Lemmon, Riyanto, Keogh & Donnellan (2020) confirmed the validity of azurea.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Batanta,
Biak,
Gag,
Gam,
Kofiau,
Mansinam,
Mios Num,
Misool,
Numfoor,
Salawati,
Supiori,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Morelia bredli
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Centralian Carpet Python, (Bredl’s Carpet Python, Bredl’s Python)
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Zentralaustralischer Python
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Centralaustralsk Tæppepyton, (Bredls Tæppepyton)
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Python bredli Gow |
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Morelia bredli Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
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Morelia spilota bredli Swanson 2007 |
Remarks:
Kluge (1993) considered bredli a synonym of spilota, but commented that more study was needed. Some authors have regarded bredli as a subspecies of spilota (e.g., Wilson & Swan 2003, 2010). However, most publications list bredli as a separate species (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999; Schleip & O'Shea 2010; Cogger 2014; Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014).
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory).
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Morelia bredli
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Morelia carinata
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Rough-scaled Python
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Rauschuppenpython
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Ruskællet Pyton
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Python carinatus Smith |
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Morelia carinata Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
Distribution:
Australia
(Western Australia).
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Morelia carinata
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Morelia spilota
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Carpet Python
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Teppichpython
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Tæppepython
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Coluber spilotus Lacepede |
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Morelia spilotes Krefft 1869 |
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Morelia spilota Werner 1910 |
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1820 | |
Python punctatus Merrem (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) |
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1828 | |
Python peronii Wagler (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) |
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1842 | |
Morelia variegata Gray (Schleip & O'Shea 2010) |
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Morelia argus variegata Mitchell 1951 |
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Morelia spilotes variegata Mitchell 1955 |
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1909 | |
Python spilotes macrospila Werner (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) |
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1981 | |
Python spilotus imbricatus Smith |
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Morelia spilota imbricata Cogger 1983 |
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Morelia imbricata Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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1984 | |
Morelia cheynei Wells & Wellington (Schleip & O'Shea 2010) |
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Morelia spilota cheynei Barker & Barker 1994 |
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1984 | |
Morelia mcdowelli Wells & Wellington (Schleip & O'Shea 2010) |
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Morelia spilota mcdowelli Barker & Barker 1994 |
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Morelia metcalfei Wells & Wellington (Schleip & O'Shea 2010) |
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Morelia spilota metcalfei Barker & Barker 1994 |
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2000 | |
Morelia harrisoni Hoser (subspecies inquirenda; Schleip & O'Shea 2010) |
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Morelia spilota harrisoni Schleip & O'Shea 2010 |
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2004 | |
Morelia mippughae Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
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Morelia wellsi Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Other common names:
cheynei: Jungle Carpet Python
imbricata: Southwestern Carpet Python, Western Carpet Python, Southern Carpet Python
mcdowelli: Eastern Carpet Python, Coastal Carpet Python
metcalfei: Murray/Darling Carpet Python, Inland Carpet Python
spilota: Diamond Python
variegata: Northern Carpet Python, Northwestern Carpet Python, Top End Carpet Python
Remarks:
Previously included bredli. Often, but erroneously, referred to as Morelia argus in older literature (e.g., Stimson 1969), based on the name Coluber arges Linnaeus 1858, a nomen dubium (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999). Shea & Sadlier (1999) regarded cheynei, mcdowelli and metcalfei as synonyms of variegata.
A record from Tokelau is regarded as erroneous (McDowell 1975). Presumably extinct in the Australian Capital Territory (subsp. variegata), since the has been no records for more than 70 years (Bennett 1997).
Extinct in:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory).
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island,
Torres Strait Islands],
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Morelia spilota
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Morelia spilota
© Rune Midtgaard
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Morelia viridis
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Southern Green Tree Python, Southern Green Python, (Papuan Tree Python)
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Südlicher Grüner Baumpython
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Sydlig Grøn Træpyton
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Python viridis Schlegel |
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Chondropython viridis Meyer 1874 |
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Morelia viridis Underwood & Stimson 1990 |
Remarks:
Previously included azurea.
A record from the Solomon Islands (Burt & Burt 1932) is regarded as erroneous (McDowell 1975).
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland),
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea).
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Morelia viridis
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