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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 triangular 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=
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>
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They are now available to private owners, originating from a few wild caught specimens, as it was found they breed readily in captivity.
Three males and two females were collected and transferred to the [[Australian Reptile Park]] in 2000 and had produced 71 offspring by 2012. These in turn had produced another offspring.<ref name=
==Distribution and habitat==
Found in [[Australia]], northwestern [[Western Australia]] in the lower sections of the [[Mitchell River National Park (Western Australia)|Mitchell]] and [[Hunter River (Western Australia)|Hunter Rivers]], just inland from the coast.<ref name=
The [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] given is "Mitchell River Falls, Western Australia (14°50'S, 125°42'E)" [Australia].<ref name="McD99"/>
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They are found in rocky [[valley]]s of [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] region in far northern [[Western Australia]] where they climb on low [[tree]]s and [[shrub]]s of monsoon [[rainforest]]. The species has one of the smallest distributions of any snake.<ref name=arp>{{cite web|url=https://reptilepark.com.au/animals/reptiles/snakes/python/rough-scaled-python/|title=Rough-scaled python Scientific Name: ''Morelia carinata''|accessdate=2 February 2019|publisher=[[Australian Reptile Park]]|year=2018}}</ref>
The species is often associated with fruit-bearing trees, possibly indicating a preference of ambush sites for herbivorous animals, and also close to permanent freshwater.<ref name=Porter2012/>
==Behavior==
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