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Basic information
Python molurus
Indian Rock Python
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPythons
GenusPythons
- Czech name
- Krajta tygrovitá
- English name
- Indian Rock Python
- Alternative names
- Asian Rock Python, Asiatic Rock Python, Black-tailed Python, Indian Python, Kaa, Tiger Python, Tigerpython
- Synonyms
- Boa albicans, Boa castanea, Boa cinerea, Boa orbiculata, Boa ordinata, Coluber boaeformis, Coluber molurus, Python bora, Python jamesonii, Python molurus pimbura, Python molurus var. intermedia, Python molurus var. ocellatus, Python molurus var. sondaica, Python tigris
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 4,600 mm
- Body mass
- max 119,934.6 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 211.7 g
- Offspring total length
- max 570 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 40 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 3–5.6 years
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 14–100 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4QY4N · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18066 · dryad-v5