- Morelia spilota metcalfei
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Morelia spilota metcalfei 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Pythonidae Genus: Morelia Species: M. spilota Subspecies: M. s. metcalfei Trinomial name Morelia spilota metcalfei
Wells & Wellington, 1984Synonyms - Morelia metcalfei - Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Morelia spilota metcalfei - Barker & Barker, 1994[1]
- Common names: inland carpet python, murray darling carpet python, MD carpet python, vic carpet python.
Morelia spilota metcalfei is a non-venomous python subspecies[2] found in Australia.The threats to the snakes are people and other snakes.
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Geographic range
Found in Australia in the Murray-Darling Basin of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The type locality given is "Warrum bungle Mountains, New South Wales" [Australia].[1]
Murray Darling Carpet pythons are non-venomous snakes that constrict their prey. they grow to around 8 feet & are generally a silvery-grey with darker lines and blotches.
See also
- List of pythonid species and subspecies
- Pythonidae by common name
- Pythonidae by taxonomic synonyms
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 metcalfei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=635069. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
External links
- Morelia spilota at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 September 2007.
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