rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata) Rauschuppenpython
Morelia carinata
Date: 2015.01.24
Author: Christoph Lorse https://www.flickr.com/photos/christophlorse/
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/christophlorse/16210744720/
Morelia carinata, commonly known as the rough-scaled python, is a large-scaled python species endemic to Australia. Adults grow to 2 m in total length. M. carinata is distinguished by the presence of a large parietal scale and by having distinct keeled dorsal scales. Order: Squamata, Suborder: Serpentes, Family: Pythonidae, Genus: Morelia, Species: Morelia carinata (L.A. Smith, 1981).
Synonyms:
Python carinatus L.A. Smith, 1981
Morelia carinata – H.G. Cogger, Cameron & H.M. Cogger, 1983