Rough-scaled python

Rough-scaled python
Rough-scaled python pictured in captivity.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Morelia
Species:
M. carinata
Binomial name
Morelia carinata
(L.A. Smith, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Python carinatus
    L.A. Smith, 1981
  • Morelia carinata
    – H.G. Cogger, Cameron &
    H.M. Cogger, 1983

The rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata) is a large-scaled python species endemic to Australia. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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