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
Python
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Typical Pythons
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Eigentliche Pythons
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Egentlige Pytoner
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1803 |  |
Python Daudin (type species: Python tigris Daudin 1803) |
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1830 | |
Enygrus Wagler (type species: Boa regia Shaw 1802; syn. Williams & Wallach 1989) |
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1831 | |
Cenchris Gray [substitute name for Enygrus Wagler 1830; not Cenchris Daudin 1803 (Serpentes)] |
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1842 | |
Heleionomus Gray (type species: Heleionomus variegatus Gray 1842) |
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1842 | |
Hortulia Gray (type species: Python natalensis Smith 1833) |
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1843 | |
Asterophis Fitzinger (type species: Python tigris Daudin 1803) |
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1884 | |
Aspidoboa Sauvage (type species: Python curtus Schlegel 1872) |
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2004 | |
Shireenhoserus Hoser (type species: Python Anchietae Bocage 1887; syn. Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Contents:
10 species, of which 3 (30.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The two species of the genus
Malayopython were previously included in Python.
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa, S. Asia, Malay Archipelago.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Bangladesh,
Benin,
Bhutan,
Botswana,
Brunei,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cambodia,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong
[incl.
Shek Kwu Chau Island],
Jiangxi,
Macau,
Yunnan),
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Elobey Island,
Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Bangka,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Riau Islands,
Siberut,
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Sumbawa),
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Laos,
Liberia,
Malawi,
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago
[incl.
Santa Carolina]),
Myanmar,
Namibia,
Nepal,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Pakistan,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
South Sudan,
Sri Lanka,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar),
Thailand,
Togo,
Uganda,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Python anchietae
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Angolan Python, Namibian Dwarf Python, Escarpment Python, (Anchieta's Dwarf Python)
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Angolapython
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Angolapyton
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1887 | |
Python Anchietae Bocage |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Python anchietae
© Rune Midtgaard
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Python bivittatus
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Burmese Python, Malaysian Rock Python, Black-tailed Python
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Dunkler Tigerpython
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Mørk Tigerpyton
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1820 | |
Python bivittatus Kuhl |
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Python molurus bivittatus Mertens 1921 |
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1899 | |
Python molurus sondaica Werner (Stimson 1969) |
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2009 | |
Python bivittatus progschai Jacobs, Auliya & Böhme |
Other common names:
progschai: Sulawesi Python, (Sulawesi Burmese Python)
Remarks:
For many years regarded as a subspecies of molurus (e.g., Smith 1943; Stimson 1969). Revalidated as a separate species by Jacobs, Auliya & Böhme (2009). Although a few reports from Sichuan exist, occurrence in this province is not considered natural (Barker & Barker 2010). Likewise, although reported from Borneo by some authors (e.g., Stimson 1969; Iskandar & Colijn 2001), the species does not occur in this island (Haile 1959; Stuebing 1991; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999; Stuebing & Inger 1999; Das 2006). This is also the case with reports from West Malaysia (e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999; Das & Yaakob 2007), which are considered unverified (Tweedie 1983; Cox 1991; Das 2010).
Introduced to:
China
(Sichuan),
Puerto Rico,
Saint Barthelemy,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal),
USA
(Florida,
Iowa).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
Cambodia,
China
(Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Guizhou,
Hainan,
Hong Kong
[incl.
Shek Kwu Chau Island],
Jiangxi,
Macau,
Yunnan),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Mizoram,
Odisha,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Bali,
Java,
Sulawesi,
Sumbawa),
Laos,
Myanmar,
Nepal,
Thailand,
Vietnam
(incl.
Cat Ba Island).
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Python bivittatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Python breitensteini
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Borneo Short-tailed Python, Bornean Short Python, Borneo Blood Python, Borneo Python, (Breitenstein's Python)
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Borneo-Kurzschwanzpython
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Borneo-blodpyton
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1880 | |
Python Breitensteini Steindachner |
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Python curtus breitensteini Stull 1935 |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by Shine, Ambariyanto, Harlow & Mumpuni (1999) and Keogh, Barker & Shine (2001).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Indonesia
(Kalimantan),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak).
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Python brongersmai
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Blood Python, Red Blood Python, Malaysian Blood Python, (Brongersma's Short Python)
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Blutpython
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Rød Blodpyton
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1938 | |
Python curtus brongersmai Stull |
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Python brongersmai Shine, Ambariyanto, Harlow & Mumpuni 1999 |
Remarks:
Presence in Vietnam (Tirant 1885; confirmed by Tran 1992) may be due to human transportation (Auliya 2003; Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009).
Extinct in:
Singapore.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bangka,
Riau Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Thailand.
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Python brongersmai
© Rune Midtgaard
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Python curtus
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Sumatra Short-tailed Python, Sumatran Short Python, Sumatran Python, (Schlegel's Python)
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Sumatra-Kurzschwanzpython, Buntpython
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Sumatra-blodpyton, Korthalet Pyton
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1872 | |
Python curtus Schlegel |
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Aspidoboa curtus Sauvage 1884 |
Remarks:
Previously included breitensteini and brongersmai (e.g., Stimson 1969). Now restricted to western Sumatra.
Introduced to:
Saint Martin.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Siberut,
Sumatra).
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Python curtus
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Python kyaiktiyo
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Burmese Short-tailed Python, Mon Short-tailed Python, Mon Python
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Burmesische Kurzschwanzpython
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Burmesisk Blodpyton
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2011 | |
Python kyaiktiyo Zug, Gotte & Jacobs |
Distribution:
Myanmar.
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Python molurus
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Indian Python, Indian Rock Python, (Asian Rock Python)
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Heller Tigerpython
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Lys Tigerpython, Indisk Pyton
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1758 | |
Coluber Molurus Linnaeus |
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Python molurus Gray 1842 |
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1801 | |
Boa Albicans Schneider (Stimson 1969) |
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1801 | |
Boa Castanea Schneider (Stimson 1969) |
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1801 | |
Boa Cinerea Schneider (Stimson 1969) |
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1801 | |
Boa Orbiculata Schneider (Stimson 1969) |
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1801 | |
Boa Ordinata Schneider (Stimson 1969) |
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1802 | |
Coluber Boaeformis Shaw (Stimson 1969) |
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1803 | |
Python bora Daudin (Stimson 1969) |
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1803 | |
Python tigris Daudin (Stimson 1969) |
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1853 | |
Python trivittatus Jerdon (Stimson 1969) |
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1899 | |
Python molurus var. intermedia Werner (Stimson 1969) |
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1899 | |
Python molurus var. ocellatus Werner (Stimson 1969) |
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1945 | |
Python molurus pimbura Deraniyagala (Stimson 1969) |
Remarks:
Previously included bivittatus (e.g., Stimson 1969). Status of pimbura is uncertain; it was regarded as a synonym of molurus by Stimson (1969), but as a possible valid subspecies by Schleip & O'Shea (2010).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Delhi,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Nagaland,
Odisha,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,
Tripura,
Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal,
Pakistan,
Sri Lanka.
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Python natalensis
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Southern Rock Python, Southern African Rock Python, Natal Rock Python, Southern African Python, Lesser African Python
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Südlicher Felsenpython
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Sydlig Klippepyton
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1833 | |
Python natalensis Smith |
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Hortula natalensis Gray 1842 |
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Python sebae natalensis Jan 1863 |
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1979 | |
Python saxuloides Miller & Smith (Broadley 1984) |
Other common names:
saxuloides: Lesser African Rock Python, Lesser African Python
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or a subspecies of sebae (e.g., Stimson 1969; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999). Revalidated as a separate species by Broadley (1994, 1999). Regarded as extinct in Eastern Cape (South Africa), since last report was in 1927, but recent records suggest it may still occur in some remote areas of the province (Broadley 1983a; Branch 1998; Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014).
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago
[incl.
Santa Carolina]),
Namibia,
Rwanda,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape),
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Python regius
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Ball Python, Royal Python, West African Python, (Pygmy Python)
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Königspython
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Kongepyton
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Boa regia Shaw |
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Enygrus regius Wagler 1830 |
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Cenchris regia Gray 1831 |
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Python regius Duméril & Bibron 1844 |
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1842 | |
Python bellii Gray (Stimson 1969) |
Remarks:
Chippaux & Jackson (2019) included Congo-Brazzaville in the distribution, but no localities in the country were shown in their map.
No other references have been found to support the presence of the species in Congo-Brazzaville.
Introduced to:
Martinique,
Puerto Rico,
Saint Barthelemy,
Saint Martin,
U.S. Virgin Islands,
United Arab Emirates,
USA
(Florida,
Louisiana).
Distribution:
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
Ivory Coast,
Liberia,
Mali,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Togo,
Uganda.
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Python regius
© Rune Midtgaard
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Python sebae
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Northern Rock Python, Central African Rock Python, African Water Python, Giant Python, (African Python)
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Nördlicher Felsenpython
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Nordlig Klippepyton
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1789 | |
Coluber sebae Gmelin |
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Hortula sebae Gray 1849 |
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Python sebae Duméril & Bibron 1844 |
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1789 | |
Coluber speciosus Bonnaterre (Stimson 1969) |
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1801 | |
Boa hieroglyphica Schneider (Stimson 1969) |
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1803 | |
Python houttuyni Daudin (Stimson 1969) |
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1842 | |
Heleionomus variegatus Gray (Stimson 1969) |
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1845 | |
Python liberiensis Hallowell (Stimson 1969) |
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1936 | |
Python jubalis Pitman (Stimson 1969) |
Remarks:
Previously included natalensis.
Introduced to:
Puerto Rico,
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Benin,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Chad,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Equatorial Guinea
(Bioko,
Elobey Island,
Rio Muni),
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Ghana,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau
(incl.
Bijagos Archipelago),
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Somalia,
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania
(incl.
Zanzibar),
Togo,
Uganda.
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Python sebae
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