Carpet Pythons
Morelia
Morelia is a genus of large snakes in the family Pythonidae. The genus is native to Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea. As of 2024, up to eight species are recognized.
Snakes in the genus Morelia are generally arboreal to semiarboreal, spending much of their lives in the forest canopy. Although exceptions occur, most may attain an adult total length (including tail) of 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft).
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Carpet Python
speciesMorelia spilota
Southern Green Python
speciesMorelia viridis
Southwestern Carpet Python
speciesMorelia imbricata
Northern Green Python
speciesMorelia azurea
Centralian Carpet Python
speciesMorelia bredli
Rough-scaled Python
speciesMorelia carinata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32163.