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
Simalia
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Scrub Pythons
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Amethystpythons
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Ametystpytoner
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1849 |  |
Simalia Gray (type species: Boa amethistina Schneider 1801) |
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1874 | |
Aspidopython Meyer (type species: Aspidopython jakati Meyer 1874; syn. Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014) |
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1891 | |
Hypaspistes Ogilby [not Hypaspistes Waterhouse 1886 (Insecta)] (type species: Hypaspistes dipsadides Ogilby 1891; syn. Stimson 1969, by implication) |
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1984 | |
Australiasis Wells & Wellington (type species: Boa amethistina Schneider 1801; syn. Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014) |
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2000 | |
Lenhoserus Hoser (type species: Python boeleni Brongersma 1953; syn. Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 4 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Nawaran oenpelliensis.
Formerly regarded as a synonym of
Morelia
(e.g., McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999).
Revalidated as a separate genus by Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell (2014).
Distribution:
E. Malay Archipelago, N. Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Aru Islands,
Bacan,
Banda Islands,
Biak,
Gebe,
Halmahera,
Haruku,
Kai Islands,
Misool,
Salawati,
Saparua,
Seram,
Tanimbar Islands
[incl.
Yamdena],
Tayandu Islands,
Taam,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Duke of York,
Mussau,
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Goodenough,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel],
Trobriand Islands).
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Simalia amethistina
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Amethystine Python, Amethyst Python, Scrub Python
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Neuguinea-Amethystpython
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Papuansk Ametystpyton
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1801 | |
Boa Amethistina Schneider |
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Python amethystinus Daudin 1803 |
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Liasis amethystinus Gray 1842 |
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Morelia amethistina Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983 |
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Australiasis amethistinus Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Simalia amethistina Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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1874 | |
Aspidopython jakati Meyer (Stimson 1969) |
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1879 | |
Liasis duceboracensis Günther (Stimson 1969) |
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1891 | |
Hypaspistes dipsadides Ogilby (Stimson 1969) |
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1914 | |
Liasis clarki Barbour (Stimson 1969) |
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2012 | |
Australiasis funki Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |
Remarks:
Previously included kinghorni, to which mainland Australian and some Torres Strait Islands records refer. Contrary to the statement by Lavery, Watson & Leung (2012), both amethistina and kinghorni were reported from the Torres Strait Islands by Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale (2000). A record from the Philippines (Mindanao) is regarded as erroneous (McDowell 1975). Records from Semau and Timor refer to
Liasis mackloti and
Malayopython timoriensis (McDowell 1975) (but see Schleip & O'Shea (2010) regarding presence of the latter species in Timor). Records from the Solomon Islands (e.g., Stimson 1969) are regarded as erroneous (McDowell 1975; McCoy 2006 [by implication]).
Introduced to:
Guadeloupe.
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland:
Torres Strait Islands),
Indonesia
(Aru Islands,
Banda Islands,
Biak,
Gebe,
Kai Islands,
Misool,
Salawati,
Tayandu Islands,
Taam,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[Duke of York,
Mussau,
New Britain,
New Ireland,
Umboi],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Fergusson,
Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
Louisiade Archipelago
[Rossel],
Trobriand Islands).
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Simalia amethistina
© Rune Midtgaard
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Simalia boeleni
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Black Python, Dimija Python, (Boelen's Python)
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Boelen-Python
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Sort Pyton, (Boelens Pyton)
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1953 | |
Liasis boeleni Brongersma |
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Python boeleni McDowell 1975 |
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Morelia boeleni Underwood & Stimson 1990 |
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Simalia boeleni Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
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1958 | |
Liasis taronga Worrell (Underwood & Stimson 1990) |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Goodenough],
Eastern New Guinea).
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Simalia clastolepis
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Seram Scrub Python, Southern Moluccan Python
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Seram-Python
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Seram-ametystpyton
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2000 | |
Morelia clastolepis Harvey, Baker, Ammerman & Chippindale |
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Simalia clastolepis Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
Remarks:
Reports of amethistina from Haruku and Saparua are almost certainly based on clastolepis (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Haruku,
Saparua,
Seram).
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Simalia kinghorni
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Australian Scrub Python
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Australischer Amethystpython
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Australsk Ametystpyton
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1933 | |
Liasis amethistinus kinghorni Stull |
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Australiasis kinghorni Wells & Wellington 1984 |
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Morelia amethistina kinghorni O'Shea 1996 |
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Morelia kinghorni Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000 |
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Simalia kinghorni Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or subspecies of amethistina (e.g., Stimson 1969). See further remarks under amethistina.
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland
[incl.
Torres Strait Islands]).
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Simalia kinghorni
© Rune Midtgaard
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Simalia nauta
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Tanimbar Scrub Python, Tanimbar Python
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Tanimbar-Python
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Tanimbar-ametystpyton
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2000 | |
Morelia nauta Harvey, Baker, Ammerman & Chippindale |
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Simalia nauta Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Tanimbar Islands:
Yamdena).
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Simalia tracyae
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Halmahera Scrub Python, Halmahera Python
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Halmahera-Python
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Halmahera-ametystpyton
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2000 | |
Morelia tracyae Harvey, Baker, Ammerman & Chippindale |
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Simalia tracyae Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2014 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bacan,
Halmahera).
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