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Simalia amethistina
Amethystine or scrub python
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPythons
GenusPythons
- Czech name
- Krajta ametystová
- English name
- Amethystine or scrub python
- Alternative names
- Amethyst Python, Amethystine Python, Amethystpython, Scrub Python
- Synonyms
- Aspidopython jakati, Boa amethistina, Hypaspistes dipsadides, Liasis clarki, Liasis duceboracensis
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- Body length
- max 5,500 mm
- SVL
- max 2,325 mm
- Body mass
- max 160,257.7 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~50 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 750 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Cathemeral, Nocturnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 10–19 individuals
- Egg length
- ~95 mm
- Egg width
- ~49 mm
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6YPQ7 · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18584 · dryad-v5