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==Conservation status==

The Indian python is classified as [[Near Threatened]] on the [[IUCN Red List]] due to a likely population decline of ~30% over the decade 2010-20202010–2020, 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''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Hunter|first1=M.Margaret E.|last2=Johnson|first2=N.Nathan A.|last3=Smith|first3=B.Brian J. |last4=Davis|first4=M.Michelle C. |last5=Butterfield|first5=John S. S.|last6=Snow|first6=R.Ray W.|last7=Hart|first7=K.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=Wiley Ecology and Evolution |volume=8 |issue=17 |pages=9034–9047 |doi=10.1002/ece3.4423 |pmid=30271564 |pmc=6157680}}</ref>

==Taxonomy==