| A
genus of medium to large sized constrictors from the
Australasian region. The species are normally of slender
building.
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Morelia
Gray, 1842
(Type
= Morelia variegata)
Aspidopython Meyer, 1875
(Type = Aspidopython jakati)
Australiasis Wells &
Wellington, 1984
(Type = Boa amethistina)
Chondropython Meyer, 1874
(Type = Chondropython azureus)
Hypaspistes Ogilby, 1891
(Type = Hypaspistes dipsadides)
Lenhoserus Hoser, 2000
(Type = Liasis boeleni)
Nyctophylopython Wells &
Wellington, 1985
(Type = Python oenpelliensis) |
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Morelia
amethistina (Schneider, 1801)
Aspidopython
jakati Meyer, 1875
Australiasis amethistina amethistina
(Schneider, 1801)
Australiasis amethistina clarki
(Barbour, 1914)
Australiasis amethistinus
(Schneider, 1801)
Boa amethistina Schneider,
1801
Constrictor amethystinus
(Schneider, 1801)
Hypaspistes dipsadides Ogilby,
1891
Liasis amethistinus (Schneider,
1801)
Liasis amethistinus amethistinus
(Schneider, 1801)
Liasis amethystinus (Schneider,
1801)
Liasis clarki Barbour, 1914
Liasis duceboracensis Günther,
1879
Morelia amethistina amethistina
(Schneider, 1801)
Morelia amethystina (Schneider,
1801)
Python amethistinus (Schneider,
1801) |
Distribution: Australia,
Indonesia
and Papua
New Guinea. |
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Morelia
boeleni (Brongersma, 1953)
Lenhoserus
boeleni (Brongersma, 1953)
Liasis boeleni Brongersma,
1953
Liasis taronga Worrell, 1958
Python boeleni (Brongersma,
1953) |
Distribution: Indonesia
and Papua
New Guinea. |
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|
Morelia
bredli (Gow, 1981)
Morelia
spilota bredli (Gow, 1981)
Python bredli Gow, 1981 |
Distribution: Australia. |
|
Morelia
carinata (Smith, 1981)
Python
carinatus Smith, 1981 |
Distribution: Australia. |
|
| Morelia
clastolepis Harvey, Barker, Ammerman
& Chippindale, 2000
Distribution: Indonesia. |
|
Morelia
kinghorni (Stull, 1933)
Australiasis
kinghorni (Stull, 1933)
Liasis amethistinus kinghorni
Stull, 1933
Morelia amethistina kinghorni
(Stull, 1933) |
Distribution: Australia. |
|
| Morelia
nauta Harvey, Barker, Ammerman &
Chippindale, 2000
Distribution: Indonesia. |
|
Morelia
oenpelliensis (Gow, 1977)
Australiasis
oenpelliensis (Gow, 1977)
Nyctophylopython oenpelliensis
(Gow, 1977)
Python oenpelliensis Gow,
1977 |
Distribution: Australia. |
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Morelia
spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Coluber
arges Linnaeus, 1758 Nomen dubium
Coluber spilotus Lacépède,
1804
Echidna spilotes (Lacépède,
1804)
Morelia argus argus Duméril
& Bibron, 1844
Morelia argus Duméril
& Bibron, 1844
Morelia argus var. fasciolata
Jan, 1864
Morelia argus var. variegata
Gray, 1842
Morelia argus variegata Gray,
1842
Morelia cheynei Wells &
Wellington, 1984
Morelia harrisoni Hoser,
2000
Morelia imbricata (Smith,
1981)
Morelia macdowelli Wells
& Wellington, 1984
Morelia metcalfei Wells &
Wellington, 1985
Morelia punctata (Merrem,
1820)
Morelia spilota (Lacépède,
1804)
Morelia spilota cheynei Wells
& Wellington, 1984
Morelia spilota imbricata
(Smith, 1981)
Morelia spilota mcdowelli Wells
& Wellington, 1984
Morelia spilota metcalfei
Wells & Wellington, 1985
Morelia spilota spilota (Lacépède,
1804)
Morelia spilota variegata
Gray, 1842
Morelia variegata Gray, 1842
Python peronii Wagler, 1828
Python punctatus Merrem,
1820
Python spilotes macrospila
Werner, 1909
Python spilotus (Lacépède,
1804)
Python spilotus imbricatus
Smith, 1981
Python spilotus spilotus
(Lacépède, 1804)
Python spilotus variegatus (Gray,
1842)
Vipera spilotes (Lacépède,
1804) |
Distribution: Australia,
Indonesia
and Papua
New Guinea. |
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| Morelia
tracyae Harvey,
Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale, 2000
Distribution: Indonesia. |
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|
Morelia
viridis (Schlegel, 1878)
Chondropython
azureus Meyer, 1875
Chondropython pulcher Sauvage,
1878
Chondropython viridis (Schlegel,
1872)
Python viridis Schlegel,
1872 |
Distribution: Australia,
Indonesia
and Papua
New Guinea. |
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