Timor python

Python timoriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pythonidae
Genus:	Python
Species:	P. timoriensis
Binomial name
	Python timoriensis; (Peters, 1876)
Synonyms
	Liasis amethystinus var. timoriensis - Peters, 1876; Liasis Petersii - Hubrecht, 1879; Python timorensis - Boulenger, 1893; Python timoriensis - Werner, 1899; Python timoriensis - Stimson, 1969; Australiasis timoriensis - Wells & Wellington, 1984; Morelia timoriensis - Welch, 1988; P[ython]. timoriensis - Kluge, 1993;

Common names: Timor python.^[2]

Python timoriensis is a non-venomous python species found in Indonesia. A dwarf form. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[3]

Description

Adults rarely grow to more than 180 cm (6 feet) in length.^[2]

Found in Indonesia on the Lesser Sunda Islands (Flores, Lombien and Timor islands). The type locality given is "Kupang, (Timor)" [Indonesia].^[1]

Occurs in open forests and grasslands.^[2]

Captive specimens have been known to accept birds and small mammals.^[2]

Previously also considered a subspecies of the Indian python, P. molurus.^[2]

^ ^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).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Mehrtens JM. 1987. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. ISBN 0-8069-6460-X.
^ "Python timoriensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 21 September. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)