The Myanmar short-tailed python is a non-[[Venomous snake|venomous]], [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviparous]] [[constrictor]] whichthat growgrows up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) in length. A female python was found in yearIn 2002 and no one knew, whatan theunusual speciesfemale is,python butwas eventuallyfound. 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 long and weightweighed 3,.6 kilokg. 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]] 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.
==Etymology==
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==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. PresenceThe 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]].
