Amethystine python: Difference between revisions

The '''amethystine python''' ('''''[[Simalia]] amethistina''''', formerly known as '''''Morelia amethistina'''''), also known as the '''scrub python''' or '''''sanca permata''''' in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], is a [[species]] of non-[[venomous snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pythonidae]]. The species is found in [[Indonesia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. Popular among reptile enthusiasts, and noted for its coloration and size, it is one of the [[List of largest snakes|largest snakes in the world]], as measured either by length or weight, and is the largest native snake in Papua New Guinea. Until 2000, the larger ''[[Simalia kinghorni|S.&nbsp;kinghorni]]'' was generally considered a subspecies of ''S.&nbsp;amethistina'', and this change of classification has still not beebeen universally reflected in literature. Because of this issue, ''S.&nbsp;amethistina'' has often been described as the largest snake in Australia, but this is not accurate since under the current classification, this species does not occur in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jcu.edu.au/reptilelab/public/groups/everyone/documents/journal_article/jcutst_055702.pdf |title=Giant snakes in tropical forests: a field study of Australian scrub pythons |author1=Fearn S |author2=Schwarzkopf L |author3-link=Richard Shine |author3=Shine R |publisher=CSIRO Publishing / Wildlife Research |access-date=2013-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927071210/http://www.jcu.edu.au/reptilelab/public/groups/everyone/documents/journal_article/jcutst_055702.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>