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==Taxonomy==
The reticulated python was first described in 1801 by German naturalist [[Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider]], who described two [[zoological specimen]]s held by the Göttingen Museum in 1801 that differed slightly in colour and pattern as separate species, ''Boa reticulata'' and ''Boa rhombeata''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schneider |first1=J. G. |author-link=Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider |year=1801 |title=Historiae Amphibiorum naturalis et literariae Fasciculus Secundus continens Crocodilos, Scincos, Chamaesauras, Boas, Pseudoboas, Elapes, Angues, Amphisbaenas et Caecilias |___location=Jenae |publisher=Wesselhoeft |chapter=''Reticulata'' |chapter-url=https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN582122139?tify={%22pages%22:[274],%22view%22:%22info%22} |pages=264–266 |language=la}}</ref> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''reticulatus'', is [[Latin]] meaning "net-like", or [[Wiktionary:reticulated|reticulated]], and is a reference to the complex color pattern.<ref name="Got">{{cite book |last1=Gotch
In a 2004 genetics study using [[cytochrome b]] DNA, [[species:Robin Lawson|Robin Lawson]] and colleagues discovered the reticulated python as sister to Australo-Papuan pythons, rather than ''[[Indian python|Python molurus]]'' and relatives.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lawson |first1=R. |author-link=species:Robin Lawson |last2=Slowinski |first2=J. B. |author-link2=Joseph Bruno Slowinski|last3=Burbrink |first3=F. T. |author3-link=species:Frank T. Burbrink |year=2004 |title=A molecular approach to discerning the phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic snake ''Xenophidion schaeferi'' among the Alethinophidia |journal=Journal of Zoology |volume=263 |issue=3 |pages=285–294 |doi=10.1017/S0952836904005278}}</ref> [[Raymond Hoser]] erected the genus ''Broghammerus'' for the reticulated python in 2004, naming it after the German snake breeder Stefan Broghammer, on the basis of dorsal patterns distinct from those of the genus ''Python'', and a dark mid-dorsal line from the rear to the front of the head, and red or orange (rather than brown) iris colour.<ref name="Hos04">{{cite journal |last1=Hoser |first1=R. |year=2004 |title=A Reclassification of the Pythoninae Including the Descriptions of Two New Genera, Two New Species, and Nine New Subspecies. Part II |url=http://www.smuggled.com/pytrev2.htm |journal=Crocodilian - Journal of the Victorian Association of Amateur Herpetologists |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=21–40}}</ref> <!-- cites previous 2 sentences -->In 2008, Lesley H. Rawlings and colleagues reanalysed Kluge's morphological data and combined it with genetic material, finding the reticulated clade to be an offshoot of the Australo-Papuan lineage as well. They adopted and redefined the genus name ''Broghammerus''.<ref name="Rawl01">{{cite journal
Most taxonomists choose to ignore ''Broghammerus'' and other names by Hoser as its description lacked scientific rigour and was not published in a reputable journal.<ref name=Kaiser>{{cite journal |title=Best Practices: In the 21st Century, Taxonomic Decisions in Herpetology are Acceptable Only When Supported by a Body of Evidence and Published via Peer-Review |url=http://www.markoshea.info/downloads/Kaiser-et-al-2013.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.markoshea.info/downloads/Kaiser-et-al-2013.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |last1=Kaiser |first1=H. |author-link=species:Hinrich Kaiser |last2=Crother
===Subspecies===
Three [[subspecies]] have been proposed:
* ''M. r. reticulatus'' <small>([[Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider|Schneider]], 1801)</small> – Asian reticulated python
* ''M. r. jampeanus'' <small>[[species:Mark Auliya|Auliya]] et al., 2002</small> – Kayaudi reticulated python or Tanahjampean reticulated python, about half the length,<ref name="Mat99">{{cite book |last1=Mattison |first1=C. |author-link=species:Chris Mattison |year=1999 |title=Snake |___location=London |publisher=Dorling Kindersley Publishing |isbn=978-0-7894-4660-2}}</ref> or according to Auliya et al. (2002), not reaching much more than {{
* ''M. r. saputrai'' <small>Auliya et al., 2002</small> – Selayer reticulated python, occurs on [[Selayar Island]] in the Selayar Archipelago and also in adjacent Sulawesi. This subspecies represents a [[Sister group|sister lineage]] to all other populations of reticulated pythons tested.<ref name="Aul02"/> According to Auliya et al. (2002) it does not exceed {{
The latter two are [[Insular dwarfism|dwarf]] subspecies. Apparently, the population of the [[Sangihe Islands]] north of Sulawesi represents another such subspecies, which is [[Basal (phylogenetics)|basal]] to the ''P. r. reticulatus'' plus ''P. r. jampeanus'' [[clade]], but it is not yet formally described.<ref name="Aul02"/>
The proposed subspecies ''M. r. "dalegibbonsi"'', ''M. r. "euanedwardsi"'', ''M. r. "haydnmacphiei"'', ''M. r. "neilsonnemani"'', ''M. r. "patrickcouperi"'', and ''M. r. "stuartbigmorei"'' have not found general acceptance.<ref name="Hos03">{{cite journal |last=Hoser |first=R. |year=2003 |title=A Reclassification of the Pythoninae Including the Descriptions of Two New Genera, Two New Species, and Nine New Subspecies. Part I |journal=Crocodilian - Journal of the Victorian Association of Amateur Herpetologists |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=31–37 |url=http://www.smuggled.com/pytrev2.htm
==Characteristics==
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