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Basic information
Apodora papuana
Papuan (olive) python
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyPython
GenusIrian Pythons
- Czech name
- Krajta papuánská
- English name
- Papuan (olive) python
- Alternative names
- Irian Python, Papua-Olivpython, Papuan Olive Python, Papuan Python, Papuapython
- Synonyms
- Liasis maximus, Liasis papuanus, Liasis tornieri
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 4,270 mm
- Body mass
- max 25,816.3 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 191.9 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Active
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 5–6 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 20–35 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
- Egg length
- ~96 mm
- Egg width
- ~58 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 87Q74 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 15540 · dryad-v5