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    (c) Faunaverse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

Worldwide
13,229 observations
Group
Reptiles
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Morelia spilota, commonly referred to as carpet python and diamond pythons, 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. There are many subspecies; ITIS lists six, the Reptile Database seven, and the IUCN eight.

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