Antaresia maculosa

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Antaresia maculosa, commonly known as the spotted python, is a small nonvenomous snake native to Australia and popular in herpetoculture for its manageable size and distinctive spotted pattern.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf python
species of snake
activityPattern nocturnal
authority (Peters, 1873)
averageAdultLength 60–80 cm
behavior partly arboreal
terrestrial
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Australasian realm NERFINISHED
binomialName Antaresia maculosa NERFINISHED
bodyShape slender
class Reptilia
clutchSize 5–15 eggs
commonName eastern small-blotched python NERFINISHED
spotted python NERFINISHED
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN NERFINISHED
describedBy Wilhelm Peters NERFINISHED
describedInYear 1873
diet lizards
small birds
small mammals
endemicTo Australia NERFINISHED
family Pythonidae NERFINISHED
genus Antaresia NERFINISHED
geographicDistribution eastern Australia NERFINISHED
habitat rocky outcrops
savanna
urban areas
woodlands
hasBodyPattern spotted
hasScalation smooth dorsal scales
keptAsPet true
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength about 100 cm
nativeTo Australia
New South Wales NERFINISHED
Queensland NERFINISHED
northern Australia
order Squamata NERFINISHED
parentTaxon Antaresia NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
popularIn herpetoculture
reasonForCaptivityPopularity attractive spotted pattern
docile temperament
manageable size
reproductionType oviparous
suborder Serpentes NERFINISHED
taxonRank species
venomous false

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Pythonidae includesSpecies Antaresia maculosa