photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Rick & José van der Weijde | profile | all galleries >> Photo Archive >> Reptiles (Reptielen) >> Pythons (Pythons) >> Carpet Python (Ruitpython) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

Carpet Python (Ruitpython) | Australian Scrub Python (Simalia kinghorni)

Carpet Python (Ruitpython)




Fatbirder's Top 1000 Birding Websites


Carpet Python - Morelia spilota - Ruitpython (Tapijtpython)
New Guinea and Australia.

The following 8 subspecies are being recognized:
Morelia spilota harrisoni - Southern-Papua and New Guinea;
Morelia spilota variegata - North-Australia;
Morelia spilota mcdowelli - North-Cape York through Queensland to North-New South Wales;
Morelia spilota cheynei - Northeast-Queensland;
Morelia spilota metcalfei - South-Queensland, New South Wales and North-Victoria to South-Australia;
Morelia spilota spilota - coastal New South Wales;
Morelia spilota macburnieri - South-Australia, North-Flinders Ranges;
Morelia spilota imbricata - South-West Australia.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


Carpet PythonMorelia spilota mcdowelli
Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Carpet PythonMorelia spilota mcdowelli
Carpet Python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli