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|name=''Python kyaiktiyo''

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| regnumstatus = [[Animal]]iaVU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| phylum = [[Chordata]]

| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Wogan, G. |author2=Chan-Ard, T. |date=2012 |title=''Python kyaiktiyo'' |volume=2012 |page=e.T199854A2614411 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T199854A2614411.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>

| subphylum = [[Vertebrate|Vertebrata]]

| classisgenus = [[Reptilia]]Python

| ordospecies = [[Squamata]]kyaiktiyo

| binomial_authorityauthority = Zug, Gotte & Jacobs, 2011

| subordo = [[Serpentes]]

| familia = [[Pythonidae]]

| genus = ''[[Python (genus)|Python]]''

| species = '''''P. kyaiktiyo'''''

| binomial = ''Python kyaiktiyo''

| binomial_authority = Zug, Gotte & Jacobs, 2011

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'''''Python kyaiktiyo''''', commonly known as the '''Myanmar short-tailed python''', is a [[Pythonidae|python]] [[species]] ofendemic to [[Pythonidae|pythonMyanmar]] foundthat inis known only from the [[Burma|Myanmarholotype]] (Burma).<refcollected in Yetagon Myaung at an altitude of name=USGS>{{cite webconvert|title390|m|ft|abbr=Pythonson}}. inIt Burma:has Short-tailedbeen pythonlisted on the [[IUCN Red List]] as [[Vulnerable species|url=http://pubs.er.usgsVulnerable]] since 2012.gov/publication/70005076|publisher<ref name=USGS"iucn Publicationsstatus 19 November 2021" Warehouse}}</ref>

==Taxonomy==

''Python kyaiktiyo'' was first [[scientific description|described]] by George R. Zug, Steve W. Gotte, and Jeremy F. Jacobs in 2011 based on a female [[Specimen (biology)|specimen]] collected in [[Kyaikhtiyo Wildlife Sanctuary]] in 2002. The presence of unique traits and sufficient [[Allopatric speciation|allopatry]] indicate that it is distinct from its nearest geographical counterpart, the [[Python brongersmai|blood python]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zug |first1=G. R. |last2=Gotte |first2=S. W. |last3=Jacobs |first3=J. F. |year=2011 |title=Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed python (Reptilia: Squamata) |journal=Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington |volume=124 |issue=2 |pages=112−136 |doi=10.2988/10-34.1 |bibcode=2011PBSW..124..112Z |s2cid=86424371 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232683390}}</ref>

==Description==

The Myanmar short-tailed python is a non-[[Venomous snake|venomous]], [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviparousovoviviparous]] [[constriction|constrictor]] whichthat growgrows up to {{convert|6|ft|abbr=on}} feetin (1length.83 meters)In in2002, length.an Aunusual female python was found. in year 2002 and no one knew, what the species is, but eventually in the yearIn 2011, it was named as a new species. AsSince this species is just found in the year 2002discovery, butonly nameda asfew aspecimens truehave speciesbeen infound theand yearthus 2011,there sois very lesslittle information known about its size and weight. areDue knownto andcommon also a few specimens offeatures, the species ishas known.been Thisgrouped specieswith hasthe somethree characteristicsspecies of the [[short-tailed python]] and therefore has been concluded into the same group which consist three other species. The BurmaMyanmar short-tailed python differs byin the large amountnumber of ventral scalescales (180 or more). The captured female was 152cm{{convert|152|cm|abbr=on}} long and weightweighed {{convert|3,.6 kilo|kg|abbr=on}}. It'sIts body has a light brown base with rusty colored stripes and blotches on top. They are [[Scale (anatomy)|smooth-scaled]], primarily [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]], and possess, as do most pythons, [[Infrared sensing in snakes|facial pits]] whichthat sense differentiations in radiant heat. TheyOverall, they are naturally overall reddish -brown in color, with dark brown to black mottled spots running the entire length of the body.

==Distribution and habitat==

The Myanmar short-tailed python is a non-[[Venomous snake|venomous]], [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviparous]] [[constrictor]] which grow up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) in length. A female python was found in year 2002 and no one knew, what the species is, but eventually in the year 2011, it was named as a new species. As this species is just found in the year 2002, but named as a true species in the year 2011, so very less information about its size and weight are known and also a few specimens of the species is known. This species has some characteristics of the [[short-tailed python]] and therefore has been concluded into the same group which consist three other species. The Burma short-tailed python differs by the large amount of ventral scale (180 or more). The captured female was 152cm long and weight 3,6 kilo. It's body has a light brown base with rusty colored stripes and blotches on top. They are [[Scale (anatomy)|smooth-scaled]], primarily [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]], and possess, as do most pythons, [[Infrared sensing in snakes|facial pits]] which sense differentiations in radiant heat. They are naturally overall reddish brown in color with dark brown to black mottled spots running the entire length of the body.

''Python kyaiktiyo'' is thought to be endemic to Myanmar's Tenghyo Range in [[Mon State]], though it has been observed rarely in the region.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" />

==Etymology==

The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''kyaiktiyo'', is in honor of the [[Kyaiktiyo Pagoda]], a significant Buddhist pilgrimage site in Myanmar.

==Geographic range==

''P. kyaiktiyo'' is endemic to the [[Mon State]] of Myanmar and has been observed rarely in the region. As a result, the species has been placed on the IUCN red list of endangered species.

==Taxonomy==

This species was first described by George R. Zug, Steve W. Gotte, and Jeremy F. Jacobs of the [[Biological Society of Washington]] in 2011. Presence of unique traits and sufficient [[Allopatric speciation|allopatry]] indicate that it is a unique species from its nearest geographical counterpart, the [[Python brongersmai|blood python]].

==See also==

* [[List of pythonid species and subspecies]].

* {{c|Pythonidae by common name}}.

* {{c|Pythonidae by taxonomic synonyms}}.

==References==

{{Reflist}}

* {{c|Pythonidae by common name}}.

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[[Category:Reptiles of Myanmar]]

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