Ball python Python regius Near threatened
Where the ball python lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 310 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map
| Scientific name | Python regius |
|---|---|
| Group | Snakes |
| Status | Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 3 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Reptile |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Pythonidae |
Where does the ball python live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the ball python in 3 countries and territories across Africa. In South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- Benin
- Ivory Coast
- South Africa (introduced)
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the ball python endangered?
The ball python’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the ball python?
The ball python (Python regius) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Pythonidae, genus Python. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the ball python
The ball python (Python regius), also called the royal python, is a python species native to West and Central Africa, where it lives in grasslands, shrublands and open forests. This nonvenomous constrictor is the smallest of the African pythons, growing to a maximum length of 182 cm (72 in). The name "ball python" refers to its tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ball python (revision 1380616792), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q464424 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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