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The Indian python is classified as [[Near Threatened]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] due to a likely population decline of ~30% over the decade 2010–2020, caused by habitat loss, over-exploitation, and lack of conservation actions.<ref name=IUCN/>

A genetic study published in 2017 showed that the [[Burmese pythons in Florida]] are hybrids with ''P. molurus'' (Indian Python).<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hunter|first1=Margaret E.|last2=Johnson|first2=Nathan A.|last3=Smith|first3=Brian J.|last4=Davis|first4=Michelle C.|last5=Butterfield|first5=John S. S.|last6=Snow|first6=Ray W.|last7=Hart|first7=Kristen M.|date=2017-08-02|title=Cytonuclear discordance in the Florida Everglades invasive Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') population reveals possible hybridization with the Indian python (''P. molurus'') |journal=Ecology and Evolution |volume=8 |issue=17 |pages=9034–9047 |doi=10.1002/ece3.4423 |pmid=30271564 |pmc=6157680}}</ref>

==Taxonomy==

In the literature, one other subspecies may beis encountered: ''P. m. pimbura'' [[Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala|Deraniyagala]], 1945, which is found in [[Sri Lanka]].

The [[Burmese python]] (''P. bivittatus'') was referred to as a subspecies of the Indian python until 2009, when it was elevated to full species status.<ref>{{cite journal

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==External links==

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* {{NRDB species|genus=Python|species=molurus|date=13 September|year=2007}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070611182948/http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/snakes/indian_python.htm Indian Python] at [http://ecologyasia.com/ Ecology Asia]. Accessed 13 September 2007.

* [http://animalpicturesarchive.com/list.php?qry=Indian%20python Indian python] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504063352/http://animalpicturesarchive.com/list.php?qry=Indian%20python |date=2012-05-04 }} at [http://animalpicturesarchive.com/ Animal Pictures Archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716225741/http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/ |date=2007-07-16 }}. Accessed 13 September 2007.

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/species/Python_molurus Watch Indian rock python (''Python molurus'') video clips from the BBC archive on Wildlife Finder]

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