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Basic information
Python bivittatus
Burmese Python
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPythons
GenusPythons
- Czech name
- Krajta tmavá
- English name
- Burmese Python
- Alternative names
- Banana Snake, Burmese Rock Python, Dark Indian Rock Python, Dunkler Tigerpython, 蟒
- Synonyms
- Python bivittatus hainannus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 5,000 mm
- SVL
- max 3,700 mm
- Body mass
- max 197,681.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 211.7 g
- Offspring total length
- max 600 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 28.3 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 17–107 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 · 4QY48 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18061 · dryad-v5