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==Taxonomy==
The [[Generic name (biology)|generic name]] ''Python'' – ''[[Python (mythology)|Python]]'' being the name of the enormous serpent or dragon killed by the god [[Apollo]] in Greek mythology – was proposed by [[François Marie Daudin]] in 1803 for non-venomous snakes with a flecked skin and a long split tongue.<ref name=Daudin/>
In 1993, seven python species were recognized as valid taxa.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Kluge, A. G. |year=1993 |title=Aspidites and the phylogeny of pythonine snakes |journal=Records of the Australian Museum |issue=Supplement 19 |pages=1–77}}</ref>
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