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Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis (Oenpelli Rock Python)

Synonyms: Morelia oenpelliensis; Python oenpelliensis; Simalia oenpelliensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Oenpelli python, known in binomial nomenclature as Morelia oenpelliensis or Simalia oenpelliensis, is a large python species endemic to the sandstone massif area of the western Arnhem Land region in the Northern Territory of Australia. No subspecies are recognised. Like all pythons, it is a non-venomous constrictor. It has been called the rarest python in the world. Two notable characteristics of the species are the unusually large size of its eggs and its ability to change colour.
View Wikipedia Record: Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis

Attributes

Birth Weight [1]  99 grams
Egg Length [1]  4.567 inches (116 mm)
Egg Width [1]  2.165 inches (55 mm)
Gestation [1]  3 months 10 days
Litter Size [1]  9

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Arnhem Land tropical savanna Australia Australasia Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kakadu National Park II 4744348 Northern Territory, Australia

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
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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