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The ''' dwarf Burmese python''' (''Python bivittatus progschai'') is an [[Insular dwarfism|insular dwarf]] subspecies of the [[Burmese python]]. The dwarf Burmese python is native to the Indonesian islands of [[Java]], [[Bali]], [[Sumbawa]], and [[Sulawesi]]. The dwarf subspecies seems to have a maximum length of {{convert|85.29|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="LangVogel">de Lang R, Vogel G (2005). ''The Snakes of Sulawesi: A Field Guide to the Land Snakes of Sulawesi with Identification Keys''. Frankfurt Contributions to Natural History Band 25, Edition Chimaira 2005. {{ISBN|3-930612-85-2}}. pp. 23-27, 198-201.</ref> In 2009, the dwarf Burmese python was officially recognized as a subspecies of the Burmese python.<ref>{{cite journal

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==Behavior==

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Dwarf Burmese pythons are mainly nocturnal, forest dwellers, much like their larger mainland cousins. When young, they are equally at home on the ground and in trees, but as they gain girth, they tend to restrict most of their movements to the ground. They are also excellent swimmers, being able to stay submerged for up to half an hour. Burmese pythons spend the majority of their time hidden in the underbrush.

Dwarf Burmese pythons breed in mid-spring, with females laying clutches of 8-14 eggs in April or May. The females remain with the eggs until they hatch, wrapping around them and twitching their muscles in such a way as to raise the ambient temperature around the eggs by several degrees. Once the hatchlings use their [[egg tooth]] to cut their way out of their eggs, no further maternal care is given. In captivity - the eggs can be taken from the female and hatched in about 56–60 days.<ref>Dwarf Burmese Pythons With Eggs by Bob Clark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgP5_DB0aiU</ref>

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==Conservation==

The Burmese python species as a whole is classified as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]] by the [[IUCN]], mostly due to thehabitat illegaldegradation petthrough tradeslash and captureburn foragriculture consumptionin upland areas. Depleted populations may be put under additional pressure by habitatcapture degradationfor through slashconsumption and burnskinning agricultureas inwell uplandas areasthe pet trade.

In Florida, where Burmese pythons are invasive, it poses a threat to the ecosystem by consuming native wildlife.<ref name=IUCN>{{Cite journal | author = Stuart, B. | author2 = Nguyen, T.Q. | author3 = Thy, N. | author4 = Grismer, L. | author5 = Chan-Ard, T. | author6 = Iskandar, D. | author7 = Golynsky, E. | author8 = Lau, M.W.N. | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Python bivittatus'' | journal = [[The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] | volume = 2012 | page = e.T193451A2237271 | publisher = [[IUCN]] | date = 2012 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T193451A2237271.en | doi-access = free }}</ref>

==References==

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