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Python

Genus of reptiles

Species / taxontaxonQ271218

Also known as Python

Scientific name: Python
2
Sources
1.Stated in A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
2.Stated in Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution
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Rank: genus
2
Sources
1.Stated in A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
2.Stated in Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution
View statement on Wikidata ↗
Parent taxon: python
2
Sources
1.Stated in A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
2.Stated in Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution
View statement on Wikidata ↗

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Python is a genus of constricting snakes in the Pythonidae family native to the tropics and subtropics of the Eastern Hemisphere.

33 statements · 39% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

27 identifiers linking Python across the web's reference databases

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