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Pythonidae

Wikipedia Abstract

The Pythonidae, commonly known simply as pythons, from the Greek word python (πυθων), are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Eight genera and 31 species are currently recognized.
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Genus

Antaresia (6)
Apodora (1)
Aspidites (8)
Bothrochilus (1)
Leiopython (4)
Liasis (9)   (1)
Malayopython (2)
Messelopython (1)
Morelia (9)
Nyctophilopython (1)
Python (15)
Simalia (6)

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External References

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