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Southern African rock python

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Southern African Rock Python
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Family:
Pythonidae
Genus:
Python
Species:
Python sebae
Subspecies:
P. s. natalensis
Trinomial name
Python sebae natalensis
Smith, 1833

The 'Southern African Python' is a subspecies of the African Rock Python. It inhabits the lower reaches of Sub-Saharan Africa. There is a taxonomic dispute as to wether it should be considered a subspecies or raised to a full species of its own.

  1. ^ "Python natalensis https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13300560/13300564". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. {{cite journal}}: External link in |title= (help) {{cite iucn}}: error: no identifier (help)
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