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Malayopython timoriensis (Amethystine or scrub python)

Synonyms: Broghammerus timoriensis; Liasis amethystinus timoriensis; Liasis amethystinus var. timoriensis; Liasis petersii; Python timoriensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Python timoriensis is a python species found in South East Asia. A dwarf form, no subspecies are currently recognized. Like all pythons, they are nonvenomous constrictors and not considered dangerous to humans.
View Wikipedia Record: Malayopython timoriensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Malayopython timoriensis

Attributes

Gestation [1]  74 days
Litter Size [1]  6
Maximum Longevity [2]  14 years

Ecoregions

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
East Melanesian Islands Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu No
Wallacea East Timor, Indonesia No

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Capillaria longispicula <Unverified Name>[3]
Herpetostrongylus pythonis <Unverified Name>[3]
Kalicephalus australiensis <Unverified Name>[3]
Ophidascaris robertsi <Unverified Name>[3]
Polydelphis anoura <Unverified Name>[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0