Back Antaresia maculosa Azerbaijani انتارسیا ماکولوسا AZB Antaresia maculosa CEB Fleckenpython German Antaresia maculosa Basque پایتون خالدار Persian Antaresia maculosa French פיתון מנומר HE Pettyes piton Hungarian Sanca tutul ID
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Pythonidae |
| Genus: | Antaresia |
| Species: | A. maculosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Antaresia maculosa (Peters, 1873)
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The spotted python, eastern small-blotched python, or eastern Children's python (Antaresia maculosa) is a python species found in northern Australia and New Guinea.[2] It is a popular pet among Australian reptile enthusiasts and other reptile enthusiasts abroad due to its small size and even temperament. No subspecies were originally recognized.[2][3] However, two subspecies were recognized as of 2020; A. m. maculosa and A. m. peninsularis.
The spotted pythons of New Guinea were proposed to be reclassified in 2021 as their own unique species, A. papuensis or the Papuan spotted python, in the same study that discovered the two mainland subspecies.[4] However, both ITIS and The Reptile Database currently consider the two variants as synonyms.
- ^ McDiarmid, R.W., J.A. Campbell & T.Touré 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NRDBwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Antaresia maculosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
- ^ Esquerré, Damien; Donnellan, Stephen C.; Pavón-Vázquez, Carlos J.; Fenker, Jéssica; Keogh, J. Scott (August 2021). "Phylogeography, historical demography and systematics of the world's smallest pythons (Pythonidae, Antaresia)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 161: 107181. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107181. PMID 33892100. S2CID 233383151.
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