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| species = '''''P. kyaiktiyo'''''

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'''''Python kyaiktiyo''''', commonly known as the '''Myanmar short-tailed python''', is a [[species]] of [[Pythonidae|python]] found in [[Burma|Myanmar]] (Burma).<ref name=USGS>{{cite web|title=Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed python|url=http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70005076|publisher=USGS Publications Warehouse}}</ref>

==Description==

The Myanmar short-tailed python is a non-[[Venomous_snakeVenomous snake|venomous]], [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviparous]] [[constrictor]] which grow up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) in length. They are [[Scale_Scale (anatomy)|smooth-scaled]], primarily [[Terrestrial_animalTerrestrial animal|terrestrial]], and possess, as do most pythons, [[Infrared_sensing_in_snakesInfrared sensing in snakes|facial pits]] which sense differentiations in radiant heat. 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. Presence of unique traits and sufficient [[Allopatric_speciationAllopatric speciation|allopatry]] indicate that it is a unique species from its nearest geographical counterpart, the [[Python brongersmai|blood python]].

==See also==