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Python regius
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species of constricting snake
OverviewAI-generated
Python regius, also known as the Ball Python, Royal Python, or Python Royal, is a species of snake. It belongs to the family Pythonidae within the class Squamata and the phylum Chordata. The scientific name for this taxon is Python regius (Shaw, 1802), and it is classified under the genus Python.
The species has a Near Threatened conservation status according to the IUCN Red List, with the most recent assessment dated 2022. Records of this organism are held by several institutions, including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MVZ, OWU, UWZM, and UTEP. Documented occurrences have been recorded in the United States, Dr Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Near ThreatenedPython regius
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPythonidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 684
- With media
- 249
- Family
- Pythonidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MVZ, OWU, UWZM, UTEP, UWBM
- Recorded in
- Dr Congo, Ghana, Nigeria, United States, Senegal
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Encyclopedic overview
The ball python (Python regius), also called the royal python, is a python species native to West and Central Africa, where it lives in grasslands, shrublands and open forests. This nonvenomous constrictor is the smallest of the African pythons, growing to a maximum length of 182 cm (72 in). The name "ball python" refers to its tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Python regius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.