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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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==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>

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