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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Antaresia |
| Species: | A. maculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Antaresia maculosa (Peters, 1873) | |
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The spotted python, eastern small-blotched python, or eastern Children's python (Antaresia maculosa) is a python species found in northern Australia and New Guinea.[2] It is a popular pet among Australian reptile enthusiasts and other reptile enthusiasts abroad due to its small size and even temperament. No subspecies were originally recognized.[2][3] However, two subspecies were recognized as of 2020; A. m. maculosa and A. m. peninsularis.
The spotted pythons of New Guinea were proposed to be reclassified in 2021 as their own unique species, A. papuensis or the Papuan spotted python, in the same study that discovered the two mainland subspecies.[4] However, both ITIS and The Reptile Database currently consider the two variants as synonyms.
Wilhelm Peters described the spotted python in 1873. A new subspecies, A. m. brentonoloughlini was described by Hoser (2003),[2] but this taxon is not considered valid by other herpetologists.[2][5][6] Two subspecies of A. maculosa were recognized in 2020; A. m. maculosa and A. m. peninsularis.[4]
Adults average about 100–140 centimetres (39–55 in) in length, though a record exists of a 69 in (180 cm) specimen. It is the largest species of the genus Antaresia.[7] It has an irregular, blotched color pattern throughout its life. The blotches have ragged edges because the dark pigmentation occurs only on complete scales.[8][9] Interestingly, the largest recorded example of this species was a male, suggesting males of this species as well as others in the genus Antaresia may compete for females. This behavior has never been witnessed in the wild, and has only been witnessed in captive specimens. Combat between males in such scenarios usually consists of constriction, striking, and biting. These snakes are primarily nocturnal, and are semi-arboreal with younger animals preferring to utilize elevated hiding spots more than adults. These snakes are the oldest species within the genus Antaresia, having diverged from other species in the genus 27 million years ago.[7]
Found in Australia from the extreme north of the Cape York Peninsula, south through eastern Queensland to northern New South Wales. Also on many islands off the coast of Queensland. The type locality given is "Rockhampton, Port Mackay, Port Bowen [= Port Clinton]" [Queensland, Australia]. L.A. Smith (1985) restricted the type locality to "Port Mackay" (Mackay, Queensland, in 21° 09'S, 149° 11'E) by lectotype designation.[1] Antaresia maculosa has also been recorded from the southern Trans-Fly region of Papua New Guinea, at Weam in Western Province[10] and there are concerns it may be being exploited for the pet trade across the border in Indonesian West New Guinea.[11][12] Found in most types of habitats, but prefers rocky hillsides and outcrops with crevices and caves.[13] The Papua specimen was found behind discarded corrugated tin sheets beside a disused airstrip in Eucalypt savanna-woodland habitat dotted with numerous termite mounds.
One of its favorite foods are the insectivorous bats that it catches at the entrance of their caves. Being the largest members of this genus, captive specimens will usually accept mice and other small rodents. They also frequently feed on other reptile species such as the local gecko, Dubious dtella.
The spotted python is oviparous, with females laying up to 15 eggs in a clutch.
Spotted pythons are often kept as pets due to their small size, docile temperaments, strong feeding responses, resiliency and easy captive care. They and other species in the genus Antaresia are often seen as a good beginner species for keeping reptiles, particularly snakes. While not as popular or diverse in colors as ball pythons, these snakes can range in color from albino and leucistic to ebony, melanistic, and piebald color morphs to name a few. The few known leucistic individuals that have been documented were wild individuals released back into their native habitat after capture, leaving some python breeders disappointed by the lost opportunities to create different captive strains of these animals. The varying coloration between individuals also makes them quite attractive to many herpetoculturalists who work with and breed exotic reptiles. In captivity, this species are very tolerant of differing humidity levels ranging from 20%-80% due to the wide range of habitats they occur in throughout their range, and shedding problems that occur in captive animals are usually the result of temperatures being too high or low rather than problems with humidity. Spotted pythons are also fairly easy to breed, though some individuals (mostly males) may refuse to eat for a few weeks when they are interested in mating.[7]
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The spotted python, eastern small-blotched python, or eastern Children's python (Antaresia maculosa) is a python species found in northern Australia and New Guinea. It is a popular pet among Australian reptile enthusiasts and other reptile enthusiasts abroad due to its small size and even temperament. No subspecies were originally recognized. However, two subspecies were recognized as of 2020; A. m. maculosa and A. m. peninsularis. The spotted pythons of New Guinea were proposed to be reclassified in 2021 as their own unique species, A. papuensis or the Papuan spotted python, in the same study that discovered the two mainland subspecies. However, both ITIS and The Reptile Database currently consider the two variants as synonyms.
This is a list of all extant genera, species, and subspecies of the snakes of the family Pythonidae, otherwise referred to as pythonids or true pythons. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS, which is based on the continuing work of Roy McDiarmid and has been updated with additional recently described species. Antaresia, Children's pythons Antaresia childreni, Children's python, large-blotched python, eastern large-blotched python or banded rock python Antaresia maculosa, spotted python, small-blotched python, eastern small-blotched python or eastern Children's python Antaresia maculosa maculosa, southern spotted python Antaresia maculosa peninsularis, Cape York spotted python Anteresia papuensis, Papuan spotted python Antaresia perthensis, pygmy python or anthill python Apodora, Papuan python Apodora papuana, Papuan python, Irian python or Papuan olive python Aspidites, pitless pythons Aspidites melanocephalus, black-headed python Aspidites ramsayi, woma python, woma, Ramsay's python or sand python Bothrochilus, Bismarck ringed python Bothrochilus boa, Bismarck ringed python Leiopython, white-lipped pythons Leiopython albertisii, D'Albertis' python or northern white-lipped python Leiopython biakensis, Biak white-lipped python Leiopython fredparkeri, Karimui Basin white-lipped python Liasis, water pythons Liasis fuscus, water python Liasis mackloti, Macklot's python or freckled python Liasis mackloti dunni, Dunn's python or Dunn's freckled python Liasis mackloti mackloti, Macklot's python or Macklot's freckled python Liasis mackloti savuensis, Savu python or Savu freckled python Liasis olivaceus, olive python Liasis olivaceus barroni, Pilbara olive python Liasis olivaceus olivaceus, common olive python Malayopython, reticulated python and Timor python Malayopython reticulatus, reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus jamperanus, Kayaudi reticulated python or Tanahjampean reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus reticulatus, Asiatic reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus saputrai, Selayer reticulated python Malayopython timoriensis, Timor python Morelia, tree pythons Morelia azurea, northern green tree python Morelia azurea azurea Morelia azurea pulcher Morelia azurea utaraensis Morelia bredli, Bredl's python, Bredl's carpet python or Centralian python Morelia carinata, rough-scaled python Morelia imbricata, southwestern carpet python Morelia spilota, carpet python or diamond python Morelia spilota cheynei, jungle carpet python Morelia spilota mcdowelli, eastern carpet python, coastal carpet python or McDowell's carpet python Morelia spilota metcalfei, Murray-Darling carpet python, inland carpet python, riverine carpet python or Victorian carpet python Morelia spilota spilota, diamond python Morelia spilota variegata, Torresian carpet python, Darwin carpet python, northwestern carpet python or rubber python Morelia viridis, southern green tree python Nyctophilopython, Oenpelli python Nyctophilopython oenpelliensis, Oenpelli python or Oenpelli rock python Python, true pythons sensu stricto Python anchietae, Angolan python Python bivittatus, Burmese python Python bivittatus bivittatus, giant Burmese python Python bivittatus progschai, dwarf Burmese python Python breitensteini, Borneo python or Borneo short-tailed python Python brongersmai, blood python or Brongersma's short-tailed python Python curtus, Sumatran short-tailed python Python kyaiktiyo, Myanmar short-tailed python Python molurus, Indian python, Indian rock python, Asian rock python or black-tailed python Python natalensis, Southern African rock python or Natal rock python Python regius, ball python or royal python Python sebae, Central African rock python Simalia, amethystine python species complex Simalia amethistina, amethystine python or scrub python Simalia boeleni, Boelen's python or black python Simalia clastolepis, Moluccan python or yellow python Simalia kinghorni, Australian scrub python Simalia nauta, Tanimbar python Simalia tracyae, Halmahera python
Antaresia papuensis, the Papuan spotted python, is a species of small python native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. It can grow to lengths of up to 108 cm (43 in), with a maximum tail length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). It forms a light stripe in the latter third of its body where there is insufficient space between patches or spots. It has smaller, widely dispersed spots as opposed to large, black patches like A. m. maculosa. Additionally, it rarely possesses prefrontal scales numbering two or three. Large aligned shields make up its head scales, and it has one substantial frontal scale, more or less hexagonal in shape. It also has a pair of internal scales. Around 10 to 12 supralabials are present as well as 10–14 infralabials. There are noticeable heat pits in four infralabial regions and 3-5 loreal scales of varying sizes are present. Smooth, rhombus shaped, and barely overlapping are the distinguishing characteristics of the dorsal scales.
The reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) is a python species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the world's longest snake, and the third heaviest after the green anaconda and Burmese python. It is a non-venomous constrictor and an excellent swimmer that has been reported far out at sea. It has colonized many small islands within its range. Because of its wide distribution, it is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. In several countries in its range, it is hunted for its skin, for use in traditional medicine, and for sale as pets. Due to this, it is one of the most economically important reptiles worldwide. Humans, including adults, have occasionally been killed by reticulated pythons, and several well-documented cases involve victims being swallowed wholly or partly. Most recent reported fatal predation cases have occurred in Indonesia, especially on Sulawesi and nearby islands.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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