Species profile—Antaresia papuensis (Papuan spotted python)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Boidae (pythons) → Antaresia papuensis (Papuan spotted python)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Boidae (pythons)
- Scientific name
- Antaresia papuensis Esquerré, Donnellan, Pavón-Vázquez, Fenker & Keogh, 2021
- Common name
- Papuan spotted python
- Type reference
- Esquerré, D., Donnellan, S.C., Pavón-Vázquez, C.J., Fenker, J. & Keogh, J.S. (2021). Phylogeography, historical demography and systematics of the world’s smallest pythons (Pythonidae, Antaresia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 161, 107181
- WildNet taxon ID
- 36771
- Synonym(s)
- Antaresia maculosa
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=36771.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
