Record Details

Scientific Name:
Python molurus

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom:
Animalia
Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Indian Python [English]

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing:
valid

Data Quality Indicators

Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness:

Currency Rating:

Taxonomic Hierarchy

- up to the kingdom

Kingdom
Animalia
Subkingdom
Bilateria
Infrakingdom
Deuterostomia
Phylum
Chordata
Subphylum
Vertebrata
Infraphylum
Gnathostomata
Superclass
Tetrapoda
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Suborder
Serpentes
Infraorder
Alethinophidia
Family
Pythonidae
Genus
Python

- down one level

Subspecies
Python molurus molurus
Subspecies
Python molurus bivittatus

References

Expert(s):
Other Sources:
database: NODC Taxonomic Code;
References:
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2004-12-31. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, draft (2004). . . . . As-yet (2004) unpublished manuscript from 1998.
McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré 1999-07-02. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. The Herpetologists' League. Washington, D.C., USA. xi + 511. 1-893777-01-4. .

Geographic Information

Geographic Information:
Southern Asia
North America
Jurisdiction:
Continental US, Introduced

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