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Python brongersmai STULL, 1938

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Higher TaxaPythonidae, Henophidia, Pythonoidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Blood Python, Red Blood Python, Malaysian Blood Python, Sumatran Blood Python
G: Blutpython 
SynonymPython curtus brongersmai STULL 1938
Python curtus brongersmai — COX et al. 1998: 15
Python curtus brongersmai — CHAN-ARD et al. 1999: 213
Python brongersmai — PAUWELS et al. 2000
Python brongersmai — KEOGH, BARKER & SHINE 2001
Python curtus brongersmai — ORLOV et al. 2003
Aspidoboa brongersmai — HOSER 2004
Python brongersmai — SCHLEIP & O’SHEA 2010
Python brongersmai — WALLACH et al. 2014: 619 
DistributionSumatra, Thailand (Grossmann & Tillack 2001), Vietnam, W Malaysia

Type locality: Singapore, 1.3666667°, 103.8° (WGS84) , Error: 16.01 m.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCZ R-29779 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1653 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after Leo Daniel Brongersma (1907-1994) [obituary in Copeia 1995: 513  
References
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  • Chan-ard, T., Parr, J.W.K. & Nabhitabhata, J. 2015. A field guide to the reptiles of Thailand. Oxford University Press, NY, 352 pp. [see book reviews by Pauwels & Grismer 2015 and Hikida 2015 for corrections] - get paper here
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  • Cox, Merel J.; Van Dijk, Peter Paul; Jarujin Nabhitabhata & Thirakhupt,Kumthorn 1998. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Ralph Curtis Publishing, 144 pp.
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