Morelia spilota mcdowelli

Coastal carpet python
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Morelia
Species:
M. spilota
Subspecies:
M. s. mcdowelli
Trinomial name
Morelia spilota mcdowelli
Wells & Wellington, 1984
Synonyms
  • Morelia mcdowelli - Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Morelia spilota mcdowelli - Barker & Barker, 1994[1]
Hatchlings of carpet python on Great Keppel Island

Morelia spilota mcdowelli is a subspecies of Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, and is informally named the eastern, coastal, or McDowell's carpet python.[2][3] The original description and name were published by Wells and Wellington in 1984.[4] It occurs along the northeastern coast of Australia and in New Guinea.

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  2. ^ Morelia spilota at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Carpet pythons (Morelia spilotes sp.)". Care Sheet. Monaro Amphibian & Reptile Keepers (MARK). Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  4. ^ "Morelia spilota mcdowelli". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2008.