THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
Covering Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Gecko's, Legless Lizards Monitor Lizards (often called Goanna's in Australia), Skinks and Crocodilia

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CHILDREN'S PYTHON
Antaresia childreni

CHILDREN'S PYTHON Antaresia childreni

CHILDREN'S PYTHON Antaresia childreni

  All Photos ©2013 John Fowler and Rachel Barnes

The Childrens Python grows to about 1m. Pattern may fade considerably as the snake grows.

The Childrens Python A. childreni, Spotted Python A. maculosa and the Stimson's Python A. stimsoni were at one stage all classed as A. childreni and called "Childrens Pythons"

Because many Spotted Pythons in particular were sold in the Pet Trade for many years as Childrens Pythons, and fauna authorities were slow to recognise the species change, this has caused a lot of confusion to the layman. It also has meant that there are hybrids being sold as "pure" species in error. Also it appears thet there may be naturally occurring hybrids in some areas. Added to this the patterns of Stimsons Python and Childrens Python vary considerably in some areas, making positive identificaton difficult in some snakes, especially juveniles.





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May 13, 2013