Simalia nauta (HARVEY, BARKER, AMMERMAN & CHIPPINDALE, 2000)
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Higher Taxa | Pythonidae, Henophidia, Pythonoidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Tanimbar Python G: Tanimbar-Python |
Synonym | Morelia nauta HARVEY, BARKER, AMMERMAN & CHIPPINDALE 2000 Australiasis nauta — HOSER 2004 Morelia nauta — SCHLEIP & O’SHEA 2010 Morelia nauta — DE LANG 2013 Simalia nauta — REYNOLDS et al. 2014 Morelia nauta — WALLACH et al. 2014: 453 Simalia nauta — BARKER et al. 2015: 13 |
Distribution | Indonesia (Tanimbar group). Type locality: Yamdena Island, Tanimbar group, Maluku, Indonesia |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: UTA 44482 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | This species is closely related to M. amethistina. Habitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018). |
Etymology | Named after the Latin word “nauta” for sailor, because the species could have reached its current location only by rafting. Apparently based on the evolutionary species concept. |
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