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Higher TaxaPythonidae, Henophidia, Pythonoidea, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: South-western Carpet Python 
SynonymPython spilotus imbricatus SMITH 1981: 222
Morelia spilota imbricata — STORR et al. 2002
Morelia spilota imbricata — FRANZ 2003
Morelia macburniei HOSER 2003
Morelia spilota imbricata — MENSE 2006
Morelia imbricata — GREER 2006 (online)
Morelia imbricata — BARKER et al. 2015
Morelia imbricata — EIPPER & EIPPER 2019
Morelia imbricata — ESQUERRÉ et al. 2020 
DistributionNew Guinea,
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria except South, N and S Western Australia; not in the arid center of Australia)

cheynei: NE Queensland

harrisoni: southern coast of Papua New Guinea to the Indonesian part of West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), in West Papua up to Merauke.

mcdowelli: from N Cape York through Queensland

metcalfei: from S Queensland and N Victoria to South Australia.

macburniei: Australia (South Australia: St. Francis Island); Type locality: St. Francis Island, South Australia.

mippughae: Australia (South Australia, North Flinders Ranges); Type locality: Moolooloo, North Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Lat: 30°59’ Long: 138°35’.

imbricata: S Western Australia.

variegata: N Australia.

Type locality: "Nouvelle-Hollande" [= Australia]  
Reproductionoviparous. KIVIT & WISEMAN (2005) report a hybrid between M. viridis and M. spilota cheynei. BANKS & SCHWANER (1984) describe a hybrid between Morelia spilota and Liasis mackloti as well as hybrids between Morelia spilota and Morelia amethistina. 
TypesHolotype: WAM R54340
Holotype: SAMA R13994 [macburniei] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Distinguished from P. spilotus variegatus by having strongly imbricate, lanceolate (not rhomboidal) posterior dorsals, fewer ventrals (239-276 V. 259-294) and fewer subcaudals (63-82 v. 75-89). (Smith 1981)


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CommentHabitat: partly arboreal (Harrington et al. 2018, by implication). 
EtymologyThe name imbricata is derived from the Latin imbricatus (overlapping, like roofing tiles and shingles) and refers to the overlapping posterior dorsals. 
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