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Southern African rock python
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:
Python
Species:
P. natalensis
Binomial name
Python natalensis
Smith, 1833
Range of Python sebae
Range of Python natalensis
Range of hybrids
Synonyms
Python sebae natalensis
The Southern African rock python (Python natalensis) is a large python species native to Southern Africa inhabiting savanna and woodland.[1] It was first described by Andrew Smith in 1833.[2] Growing a length of more than 5 m (16 ft), this is one of the largest snakes in the world.
^ abAlexander, G.J. & Tolley, K.A. (2021). "Python natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T13300560A13300564. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^Smith, A. (1849). "Python natalensis". Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa : consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836; fitted out by "the Cape of Good Hope Association for exploring Central Africa" : together with a summary of African zoology, and an inquiry into the geographical ranges of species in that quarter of the globe. London: Smith, Elder and Co. pp. 42–44.
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