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==Description==

The rough-scaled python is able to grow to around {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}} in total length. It has a traingulartriangular shaped head with a conspicuous constriction at the neck area.<ref name=arp/> ''M. carinata'' is distinguished by the presence of a large [[parietal scale]] and by having distinct [[keeled scales|keeled]] dorsal scales. The body is slim and muscular. The color pattern is light honey-tan with darker reddish-brown markings or dark brown with pale brown blotches. The blotches become larger toward the tail so the patter appears to be reversed.<ref name=arp/> The belly is white, possibly with black spots. The markings are thought to assist in providing [[camouflage]]. The wrinkled to corrugated scales also assist the snake in climbing up sandstone and crevices.<ref name=azoo/>

The species was first formally identified by the biologist L.A.Smith in 1981 as part of the work ''A revision of the python genera Aspidites and Python (Serpentes: Boidae) in Western Australia'' as published in the ''Records of the Western Australian Museum''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6f45f851-b78e-4846-9817-351fb7628511#names|title=''Morelia carinata'' (Smith, 1981) Rough-Scaled Python|accessdate=2 February 2019|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]]}}</ref>