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Königspython

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Königspython

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Also known as royal python, ball python, P. regius

Art der Gattung Eigentliche Pythons (Python)

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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 Threatened

Python regius

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassSquamata
  4. FamilyPythonidae
Observations recorded1,314

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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Der Königspython (Python regius) ist eine Schlangenart innerhalb der Familie der Pythons (Pythonidae). Diese Schlange bewohnt die Tropen West- und Zentralafrikas und ernährt sich von Vögeln und kleinen Säugetieren, wie zum Beispiel Mäusen oder Ratten. Wie alle Mitglieder der Familie ist sie eine ungiftige Würgeschlange. Der Königspython ist mit einer maximalen Gesamtlänge von etwa 2 m die kleinste Art in der Gattung der Eigentlichen Pythons (Python).

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