Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)

Fatihah-Syafiq, Muhamad, Badli-Sham, Baizul Hafsyam, Fahmi-Ahmad, Muhammad, Aqmal-Naser, Mohamad, Rizal, Syed Ahmad, Azmi, Mohd Shahrizan Azrul, Grismer, Larry L. & Ahmad, Amirrudin B., 2020, Checklist of herpetofauna in the severely degraded ecosystem of Bidong Island, Peninsular Malaysia, South China Sea, ZooKeys 985, pp. 143-162 : 143

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.985.54737

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:82208EA8-3634-4FA4-8422-169BC4E87F90

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)
status

 

Malayopython reticulatus (Schneider, 1801)

Notes.

This large and widespread snake can be found in a wide variety of habitats and preys on large animals. A 2 m long individual was spotted at night on 2 April 2019 among grass near Pantai Pasir Pengkalan. It fits the diagnosis of the species in Grismer (2006).

Distribution.

Also recorded from Perhentian Besar, Susu Dara Besar, Redang and Tenggol islands ( Grismer et al. 2011).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Pythonidae

Genus

Malayopython