Species Morelia imbricata (Smith, 1981)
- Python spilotus imbricatus Smith, L.A. 1981. A revision of the python genera Aspidites and Python (Serpentes: Boidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9: 211-226 [222, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R54340, Jurien Bay, WA [30°18'S 115°02'E]. - Morelia macburniei Hoser, R. 2003. Five new Australian pythons. Newsletter Macarthur Herpetological Society 40: 4-9 [page number not cited; original publication not seen; information taken from website www.smuggled.com/PytRev11.htm].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA R13994, St Francis Island, in the Nuyts Archipelago near Ceduna, South Australia [32°31'S 133°18'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Schleip, W.D. & O'Shea, M. 2010. Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. ZooKeys 66(29-79)
Generic Combinations
- Morelia imbricata (Smith, 1981). —
Esquerré, D., Donnellan, S., Brennan, I.G., Lemmon, A.R., Lemmon, E.M., Zaher, H., Grazziotin, F.G. & Keogh, S.J. 2020. Phylogenomics, biogeography, and morphometrics reveal rapid phenotypic evolution in pythons after crossing Wallace’s Line. Systematic Biology 69(6): 1039-1051 (Supplementary Material: Appendix IV pages un-numbered) - Morelia spilota imbricata (Smith, 1981). —
Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [830]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
SW and southern WA.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | PYTHONIDAE Fitzinger, 1826 | 26-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |