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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>
==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. The 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]]. The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''kyaiktiyo'', is in honor of the [[Kyaiktiyo Pagoda]], a significant Buddhist pilgrimage site in Myanmar.▼
==Description==
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The Myanmar short-tailed python is a non-[[Venomous snake|venomous]], [[Ovoviviparity|ovoviparous]] [[constriction|constrictor]] that grows up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) in length. In 2002, an unusual female python was found. In 2011, it was named as a new species. Since discovery, only a few specimens have been found and thus there is very little information known about its size and weight. Due to common features, the species has been grouped with the three species of the [[short-tailed python]] group. The Myanmar short-tailed python differs in the large number of ventral scales (180 or more). The captured female was 152 cm long and weighed 3.6 kg. Its 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]] that sense differentiations in radiant heat. Overall, they are naturally reddish brown, with dark brown to black mottled spots running the entire length of the body.
==Distribution and habitat==
''P. kyaiktiyo'' is endemic to the [[Mon State]] of Myanmar and has been observed rarely in the region. As a result, the species has been placed on the IUCN red list of endangered species.
▲==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. The 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]].
==See also==
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