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Simalia boeleni
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Pythonidae
Genus:
Simalia
Species:
S. boeleni
Binomial name
Simalia boeleni
(Brongersma, 1953)
Synonyms
Liasis boeleni Brongersma, 1953
Liasis taronga Worrell, 1958
Liasis boeleni — Stimson, 1969
Python boeleni — McDowell, 1975
Morelia boeleni — Underwood & Stimson, 1990[2]
Simalia boeleni — Reynolds et al., 2014[3]
Simalia boeleni is a species of python, a nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the mountains of New Guinea.[1][4] No subspecies are recognized.[3][5] Its common names include Boelen's python[1][4] and the black python.[1][3]
Two coiled-up Boelen's pythons in captivity at the San Diego Zoo
^ abcdTallowin, O.; O'Shea, M.; Parker, F. (2018). "Simalia boeleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T42494046A42494055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T42494046A42494055.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
^ abcSimalia boeleni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2015.
^ abMehrtens JM (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
^"Morelia boeleni ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
Simaliaboeleni is a species of python, a nonvenomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to the mountains of New Guinea. No subspecies...
Simalia is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae. Simalia Gray, 1849, was considered a taxonomic synonym of Liasis (a genus of non-venomous pythons...
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