- Morelia spilota cheynei
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Morelia spilota cheynei 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Pythonidae Genus: Morelia Species: M. spilota Subspecies: M. s. cheynei Trinomial name Morelia spilota cheynei
Wells & Wellington, 1984Synonyms - Morelia cheynei - Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Morelia spilota cheynei - Barker & Barker, 1994[1]
- Common names: jungle carpet python.
Morelia spilota cheynei is a non-venomous python subspecies[2] found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia.
Geographic range
The type locality given is "Ravenshoe, on the Atheron Tableland, north Queensland, In Lat. 17°36'S, Long 145°29'E" (Australia).[1]
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Morelia spilota cheynei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635066. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
External links
- Morelia spilota at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2007.
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