Timor python

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Timor python
Python timoriensis Tropicario 1.JPG
Malayopython timoriensis in a zoo
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Malayopython
Species:
M. timoriensis
Binomial name
Malayopython timoriensis
(W. Peters, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Liasis amethystinus var. timoriensis
    W. Peters, 1876
  • Liasis Petersii
    Hubrecht, 1879
  • Python timorensis
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Python timoriensis
    — F. Werner, 1899
  • Python timoriensis
    — , 1969
  • Australiasis timoriensis
    — Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Morelia timoriensis
    — , 1988
  • P [ython]. timoriensis
    — Kluge, 1993[1]
  • Broghammerus timoriensis
    — et al., 2008[2]

The Timor python (Malayopython timoriensis) is a python species found in Southeast Asia. A dwarf form, no subspecies are recognized as being valid.[3] Like all pythons, it is a nonvenomous constrictor; unlike larger species such as the reticulated python, it is not considered dangerous to humans.

Description[]

The Timor python is a fairly long, over 7 ft (2.1 m) , but relatively thin python. It has a series of heat-sensing pits between its nostrils and mouth used to find warm-blooded prey in total darkness. It is cold-blooded.[4]

Geographic range[]

M. timoriensis is found in Southeast Asia on the Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores, Lombien and Timor islands), its type locality is given as "Kupang, (Timor)" [Indonesia].[1]

Behavior[]

M. timoriensis is partly arboreal.[5]

Feeding[]

Captive specimens of M. timoriensis have been known to accept birds and small mammals.[4]

Reproduction[]

M. timoriensis is oviparous.[5]

Taxonomy[]

Liasis amethystinus var. timoriensis was the scientific name proposed by Wilhelm Peters in 1876.[6]

Authors of a phylogenetic study suggested that the Timor python together with the reticulated python should be moved to a distinct genus Broghammerus.[2] Subsequent phylogenetic analyses have supported the separation of the Timor and reticulated pythons from genus Python. However, Broghammerus is considered an invalid name by most authorities, which made R. Graham Reynolds et al. formally rename this clade Malayopython in 2014, a decision that was followed by many authors.[7][8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b , , Donnellan SC, (2008). "Python phylogenetics: inference from morphology and mitochondrial DNA". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93: 603-619.
  3. ^ "Python timoriensis ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Malayopython timoriensis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  6. ^ Peters W (1876). "Über die von S. M. S. Gazelle mitgebrachten Amphibien ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876: 528–535 + Plate. (Liasis amethystinus var. timoriensis, new variety, p. 533 + Plate, figures 3, 3a, 3b, 3c). (in German).
  7. ^ , , (2014). "Toward a tree-of-life for the boas and pythons: multilocus species-level phylogeny with unprecedented taxon sampling". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 71: 201–213. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.011. PMID 24315866.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ , , , , O'Shea M, , , , Wüster W (2013). "Best Practices: In the 21st Century, Taxonomic Decisions in Herpetology are Acceptable Only When Supported by a Body of Evidence and Published via Peer-Review" (PDF). Herpetological Review. 44 (1): 8–23.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Barker DG, , , Schuett GW (2015). "A review of the systematics and taxonomy of Pythonidae: an ancient serpent lineage" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175: 1–19. doi:10.1111/zoj.12267.
  10. ^ , Schuett GW (2016). "The emerging phylogenetic pattern of parthenogenesis in snakes". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 118 (2): 172–186. doi:10.1111/bij.12744.

Further reading[]

  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Containing the Families ... Boidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. ("Python timorensis [sic]", p. 85).

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