Macklot's Python
Liasis mackloti
Liasis mackloti, commonly known as Macklot's python or the freckled python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and coastal northern Australia. Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
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Description
Attaining 7 ft (2.13 m) or more in total length (tail included), Macklot's python is large and if not treated properly can be a poor-tempered snake. Its coloration consists of a blackish-brown to green base color, with yellow to ochre sides, and a white belly that is patterned with small and dispersed yellow spots or black speckles, while the labial scales are pale in color.
Range & habitat
Liasis mackloti is found in Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Savu, Roti, Samao, Timor and Wetar, in East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and coastal northern Australia. The type locality given is "les îles de Timor et de Samao ". Brongersma (1968) restricted the type locality to "Timor" by lectotype designation.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, mackloti, is in honor of naturalist and taxidermist Heinrich Christian Macklot. The subspecific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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