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Basic information
Python regius
Ball Python
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPythons
GenusPythons
- Czech name
- Krajta královská
- English name
- Ball Python
- Alternative names
- Königspython, Royal Python
- Synonyms
- Boa regia, Python bellii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,500 mm
- SVL
- max 1,125 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,610.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 94.1 g
- Offspring total length
- max 385 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 50 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–18 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7925W · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18068 · dryad-v5