Indian python Python molurus Near threatened
Where the Indian python lives – recorded in 2 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 177 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See snakes on the world map
| Scientific name | Python molurus |
|---|---|
| Group | Snakes |
| Status | Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Reptile |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Pythonidae |
Where does the Indian python live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian python in 2 countries and territories across Asia.
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 Indian python endangered?
The Indian python’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Indian python?
The Indian python (Python molurus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Pythonidae, genus Python. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Indian python
The Indian python (Python molurus) is a large python species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is also known by the common names black-tailed python, Indian rock python, and Asian rock python. Although smaller than its close relative the Burmese python, it is still among the largest snakes in the world. It is generally lighter colored than the Burmese python and reaches usually 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Like all pythons, it is nonvenomous.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian python (revision 1369060971), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q245183 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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