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Species
Vulnerablevia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Burmese Python (13), NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf (9101584016).jpg
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- taxon name
- Python bivittatus
- Commons category
- Python bivittatus
- taxon common name
- Dunkler Tigerpython
- sequenced genome URL
- www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Python_bivittatus
- short name
- P. bivittatus
- taxon author citation
- Kuhl, 1820
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The Burmese python (Python bivittatus) is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian python, but is now recognized as a distinct species. It is an invasive species in the US state of Florida as a result of the pet trade.
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