Species Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Carpet Python, Diamond Python
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 spilota (Lacépède, 1804).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Continental Australia, except southern VIC and arid centre and west; Extra-limital in New Guinea
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Pine Creek (PCK), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, low open shrubland, low open woodland, low woodland, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, open scrub, oviparous, predator, tall forest, tall open shrubland, tall shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
General carnivore, constrictor.
General References
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [206] (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 206), in which Cogger listed synonyms)
Covacevich, J. & Limpus, C. 1973. Two large winter aggregations of three species of tree-climbing snakes in south-eastern Queensland. Herpetofauna 6: 16-21 (aggregation)
Hay, M. 1971. Notes on breeding and growth rate of Morelia spilotes spilotes. Herpetofauna 3: 10 (reproduction)
Mackay, R. 1950. Notes on the diamond snake and carpet snake. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1948–49: 35-36 (natural history)
McDowell, S.B. 1975. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part II. Anilioidea and Pythoninae. Journal of Herpetology 9: 1-79 (taxonomy)
Schwaner, T.D. & Dessauer, H.C. 1981. Immunodiffusion evidence for the relationships of Papuan boids. Journal of Herpetology 15: 250-253 (biochemical taxonomy)
Smith, L.A. 1981. A revision of the Liasis olivaceus species-group (Serpentes: Boidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9: 227-233 (taxonomy)
Worrell, E. 1951. Classification of Australian Boidae. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1949–50: 20-25 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [42] (Carpet Python)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | PYTHONIDAE Fitzinger, 1826 | 24-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |