Carpet Python
Morelia spilota
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 8,502
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands. Many subspecies are recognised; ITIS lists six, the Reptile Database six, and the IUCN eight.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Morelia spilota”.