Python regius

Python regius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pythonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Henophidia Superfamilia: Pythonoidea

Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Python
Species: Python regius

Name

Python regius (Shaw, 1802)

• Holotype: unlocated.
• Type locality: Unknown”.

Combinations

• Boa regia Shaw, 1802: 347 [original combination]
• Enygrus regius — Wagler, 1830 [subsequent combination]
• Cenchris regia — Gray, 1831 [subsequent combination]
• Python regius — Duméril & Bibron, 1844: 412 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Python belii Gray, 1842: 44
  • Holotype: BMNH IV3.3a.
  • Type locality: “Gambia”.

References

Primary references

• Shaw, G. 1802. General zoology or systematic natural history. Volume III. Amphibia. Thomas Davison: London. Part I: vi + 1–312 pp. BHL; Part II: v + 313–615 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Austin, J.D. & Gregory, P.T. 1999. Relative roles of thermal and chemical cues in the investigative behavior of prey in colubrid (Elaphe guttata and Lampropeltis getulus) and Boid (Python regius) snakes. Herpetological Natural History 6(1): 47–50 [1998]
• Kölpin, T. 2007. Anschaffung von Königspythons (Python regius). Reptilia (Münster) 12(1): 87–89

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Грымучнікі сапраўдныя
• Deutsch: Königspython
• English: Ball Python
• magyar: Királypiton
• 日本語: ボールニシキヘビ
• lietuvių: Karališkasis Pitonas
• polski: Pyton królewski
• ไทย: งูหลามบอล, บอลไพธอน
• Türkçe: Top piton
• 中文: 球蟒

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