Subspecies Morelia spilota spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Diamond Python
- Coluber spilotus Lacépède, B.G.E. 1804. Mémoire sur plusieurs animaux de la Nouvelle-Hollande dont la description n'a pas encore été publiée. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 4: 184-211 pls 55-58 [209].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 3272, Australia. - Morelia harrisoni Hoser, R. 2000. A revision of the Australasian pythons. Ophidia Review 1: 7-27 [24].
Type data:
Holotype AMNH 82433, Port Moresby, PNG [9°30'S 147°10'E].
Generic Combinations
- Morelia spilota spilota (Lacépède, 1804).
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NE VIC.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC)
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.
General References
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)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | PYTHONIDAE Fitzinger, 1826 | 27-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |