Python kyaiktiyo
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Python kyaiktiyo, commonly known as the Myanmar short-tailed python, is a species of python found in Myanmar (Burma).[1]
Description
The Myanmar short-tailed python is a non-venomous, ovoviparous constrictor which grow up to 6 feet (1.83 meters) in length. A female python was found in year 2002 and no one knew, what the species is, but eventually in the year 2011, it was named as a new species. As this species is just found in the year 2002, but named as a true species in the year 2011, so very less information about its size and weight are known and also a few specimens of the species is known. This species has some characteristics of the short-tailed python and therefore has been concluded into the same group which consist three other species. The Burma short-tailed python differs by the large amount of ventral scale (180 or more). The captured female was 152cm long and weight 3,6 kilo. It's body has a light brown base with rusty colored stripes and blotches on top. They are smooth-scaled, primarily terrestrial, and possess, as do most pythons, facial pits which sense differentiations in radiant heat. They are naturally overall reddish brown in color with dark brown to black mottled spots running the entire length of the body.
Etymology
The specific name, kyaiktiyo, is in honor of the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, a significant Buddhist pilgrimage site in Myanmar.
Geographic range
P. kyaiktiyo is endemic to the Mon State of Myanmar and has been observed rarely in the region. As a result, the species has been placed on the IUCN red list of endangered species.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by George R. Zug, Steve W. Gotte, and Jeremy F. Jacobs of the Biological Society of Washington in 2011. Presence of unique traits and sufficient allopatry indicate that it is a unique species from its nearest geographical counterpart, the blood python.
See also
- List of pythonid species and subspecies.
- Pythonidae by common name.
- Pythonidae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
- ^ "Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed python". USGS Publications Warehouse.