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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 |first1=A. F. |year=1986 |title=Reptiles – Their Latin Names Explained |___location=Poole, UK |publisher=Blandford Press |isbn=0-7137-1704-1}}</ref> The [[Generic name (biology)|generic name]] ''Python'' was proposed by French naturalist [[François Marie Daudin]] in 1803.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Daudin |first1=F. M. |author-link=François Marie Daudin|year=1803 |title=Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles |volume=((Tome 8)) |___location=Paris |publisher=De l'Imprimerie de F. Dufart |language=fr |page=384 |chapter=''Python'' |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/histoirenaturel181802daud/page/384}}</ref> American zoologist [[Arnold G. Kluge]] performed a cladistics analysis on morphological characters and recovered the reticulated python lineage as sister to the genus ''Python'', hence not requiring a new generic name in 1993.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Kluge, A. G. |author-link=Arnold G. Kluge|year=1993 |title=Aspidites and the phylogeny of pythonine snakes |journal=Records of the Australian Museum |issue=Supplement 19 |pages=1–77}}</ref>
In a 2004<!-- The publication date on the referenced website says "First published: 28 February 2006". --> 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 |
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 |first2=B. I. |author2-link=species:Brian I. Crother |last3=Kelly |first3=C. M. R. |author3-link=species:Christopher M.R. Kelly |last4=Luiselli |first4=L. |author4-link=species:Luca Luiselli |author5-link=Mark O'Shea (herpetologist) |last5=O'Shea, M. |last6=Ota |first6=H. |author6-link=species:Hidetoshi Ota |last7=Passos |first7=P. |author7-link=species:Paulo Passos |last8=Schleip |first8=W. |author8-link=species:Wulf D. Schleip |author9-link=Wolfgang Wüster |last9=Wüster, W. |year=2013 |journal=[[Herpetological Review]] |volume=44 |issue=1 |pages=8–23}}</ref> [[species:Robert Graham Reynolds|R. Graham Reynolds]] and colleagues accordingly proposed the name ''Malayopython'' for this species and its sister species, the [[Timor python]], in 2014.<ref name="Reyn01">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.011 |vauthors=[[species:Robert Graham Reynolds|Reynolds RG]], [[species:Matthew L. Niemiller|Niemiller ML]], [[species:Liam J. Revell|Revell LJ]] |title=Toward a tree-of-life for the boas and pythons: multilocus species-level phylogeny with unprecedented taxon sampling |year=2014 |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=71 |pages=201–213 |pmid=24315866 |bibcode=2014MolPE..71..201G}}</ref> ''Malayopython'' has been recognized by subsequent authors<ref name="Barker01">{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/zoj.12267|vauthors=[[David G. Barker|Barker DG]], [[Tracy M. Barker|Barker TM]], [[species:Mark A. Davis|Davis MA]], [[species:Gordon W. Schuett|Schuett GW]] |title=A review of the systematics and taxonomy of Pythonidae: an ancient serpent lineage |year=2015 |journal=[[Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society]] |volume=175 |pages=1–19 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Booth01">{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/bij.12744|author1=Booth, W. |author2=Schuett, G.W. |title=The emerging phylogenetic pattern of parthenogenesis in snakes |year=2016 |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=118 |issue=2 |pages=172–186|doi-access=free}}</ref> and the [[Reptile Database]]. Hoser has argued that ''Broghammerus'' was validly published and ''Malayopython'' name is invalid as it is a [[junior synonym]].<ref>{{cite journal |
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