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Basic information
Morelia spilota
Carpet python
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPythons
GenusPythons
- Czech name
- Krajta kobercová
- English name
- Carpet python
- Alternative names
- Krajta diamantová, Carpet/Diamond Python, Coastal Carpet Python, Darwin Carpet Python, Diamantpython, Diamond Python, Dschungel-Teppichpython, Inland Carpet Python, McDowell's Carpet Python, Murray-Darling Carpet Python, North-western Carpet Python, Papuan Carpet Python, Rautenpython, Riverine Carpet Python, Teppichpython, Torresian Carpet Python, Western Australian Carpet Python
- Synonyms
- Coluber spilotus, Montypythonoides riversleighensis, Morelia argus fasciolata, Morelia harrisoni, Morelia cheynei, Morelia mcdowelli, Morelia metcalfei, Morelia mippughae, Morelia spilota macrospila, Morelia spilota variegata, Morelia variegata, Morelia wellsi, Python bredli, Python peronii, Python punctatus, Python spilotus imbricatus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 1,684 mm
- SVL
- max 1,655 mm
- Body mass
- max 21,710.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- max 46.5 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 320 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 25 years
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 6–52 individuals
- Clutches per year
- ~0 × per year
- Egg length
- ~56 mm
- Egg width
- ~38 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6RPMC · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16515 · dryad-v5