Python regius
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Python regius, commonly known as the ball python or royal python, is a small, nonvenomous African python species popular in the pet trade for its docile temperament and manageable size.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
python
ⓘ
snake ⓘ species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageAdultLength | 90–120 cm ⓘ |
| binomialName | Python regius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyForm | stocky ⓘ |
| breeding | extensivelyCaptiveBred ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–11 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
ball python
ⓘ
royal python ⓘ |
| defenseBehavior | curlsIntoBall ⓘ |
| describedBy | George Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
birds
ⓘ
rodents ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Pythonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Python ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
grassland
ⓘ
open forest ⓘ savanna ⓘ |
| hasColorMorphs | yes ⓘ |
| incubationBehavior | femaleBroodsEggs ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| keptAs | pet ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | 20–30 years ⓘ |
| maximumAdultLength | about 180 cm ⓘ |
| maximumLifespanInCaptivity | over 30 years ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pattern | brownWithLighterBlotches ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| popularIn | pet trade ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| sizeCategory | small python ⓘ |
| skeletonType | vertebrate ⓘ |
| suborder | Serpentes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperament | docile ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | ectothermic ⓘ |
| venom | nonvenomous ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1802 ⓘ |
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