Morelia oenpelliensis is a non-venomous python species found in Australia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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- Common names: Oenpelli python.
Description
Adults grow up to 4 m in length. The color pattern is dark olive-brown with darkened blotches. The belly is cream to dark yellow.
Geographic range
Found in Australia, Northern Territory, in the sandstone outcrops of western Arnhem Land. The type locality given is "6.5 km S.W. of Oenpelli, Northern Territory, Australia (12°21'S, 133°01'E)."[1]
Within its area, it has been reported from the upper catchments of the Cadell, South Alligator and East Alligator River systems. It occurs only in one conservation reserve, Kakadu National Park.
Behavior
There has been no detailed studies of this species. It shelters in cracks, caves and crevices of rugged broken escarpments of gorges. As a large solitary predator feeding on prey at relatively low abundance, its total population size is probably under 10,000 mature individuals. There is no information available on population substructure.
Feeding
The diet consists mostly of large mammals, particularly possums and macropods.
See also
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Morelia oenpelliensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 19 September.
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External links
- Morelia oenpelliensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 September 2007.