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    Species Accepted

    Simalia amethistina (Schneider, 1801)

    Amethystine Python
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Simalia
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Amethystine Python English
      Amethystine or scrub python English
      Amethystpython German
      Papuansk Ametystpyton Danish
      Python améthyste French
      Sanca permata Indonesian
      Scrub Python English
      ametisztpiton Hungarian
      krajta ametystová Czech
      pyton ametystowy Polish

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      55 results
      Harvey, Michael B., David B. Barker, Loren K. Ammerman and Paul T. Chippindale. (2000). Systematics of pythons of the Morelia amethistina complex (Serpentes: Boidae) with the description of three new species. Herpetological Monographs 14: 139-185.
      Akeret, B. (2008). Gefahrenpotenzial Riesenschlangen. Reptilia (Münster) 13 (72): 4-12.
      Cogger, H. G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, Xxx + 1033 Pp.
      Charles, N.; R. Field, R. Shine. (1985). Notes on the Reproductive Biology of Australian Pythons, Genera Aspidites, Liasis and Morelia. Herpetological Review 16 (2): 45-48.
      Hediger, H. (1934). Beitrag zur Herpetologie und Zoogeographie Neu-Britanniens und einiger umliegender Gebiete. Zool. Jahrb. (Syst.) 65: 441-582.
      Walls, J. G. (1995). The living pythons - A complete guide to the pythons of the world. TFH Publications, 256 Pp.
      Biswas, A., Ghosh, A., & Agashe, M. (2025). In ’hot’pursuit: exploring the evolutionary ecology of labial pits in boas and pythons. Proceedings B, 292(2045), 20250199.
      Franz, V. (2003). Pythons of the World. Reptilia (GB) (27): 16-23.
      Martin, R. W. (1995). Field Observation of Predation on Bennett’s Treekangaroo (Dendrolagus bennettianus) by an Amethystine Python (Morelia amethistina). Herpetological Review 26 (2): 74-76.
      Natusch, D.J.D., Lyons, J.A. and Shine, R. (2020). Rainforest pythons flexibly adjust foraging ecology to exploit seasonal concentrations of prey. J Zool.

      Citation

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