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|name=''Python kyaiktiyo''

| image = P.kyaiktiyo_II.png

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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

}}

'''''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]] that grows up to {{convert|6 feet (1.83 meters)|ft|abbr=on}} in length. In 2002, an unusual female python was found. In 2011, it was named as a new species. Since discovery, only a few specimens have been found and thus there is very little information known about its size and weight. Due to common features, the species has been grouped with the three species of the [[short-tailed python]] group. The Myanmar short-tailed python differs in the large number of ventral scales (180 or more). The captured female was {{convert|152&nbsp;|cm|abbr=on}} long and weighed {{convert|3.6&nbsp;|kg|abbr=on}}. Its 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]] that sense differentiations in radiant heat. Overall, they are naturally reddish -brown, 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]] [[constriction|constrictor]] that grows up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) in length. In 2002, an unusual female python was found. In 2011, it was named as a new species. Since discovery, only a few specimens have been found and thus there is very little information known about its size and weight. Due to common features, the species has been grouped with the three species of the [[short-tailed python]] group. The Myanmar short-tailed python differs in the large number of ventral scales (180 or more). The captured female was 152&nbsp;cm long and weighed 3.6&nbsp;kg. Its 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]] that sense differentiations in radiant heat. Overall, they are naturally reddish brown, 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. The 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}}

{{Pythonidae}}

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[[Category:Python (genus)|kyaiktiyo]]

[[Category:Snakes of Asia]]

[[Category:Reptiles of Myanmar]]

[[Category:Reptiles described in 2011]]