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PYGMY PYTHON FACTS |
Description
The pygmy python (Antaresia perthensis), also known as the anthill python, is a species of snake found in Western Australia. Adults grow to about 50 cm (19.5 in) in length and have a weight near 210 grams. Neonates are about 8 inches (20 cm) in length and about 4 grams in weight. After a year they average about 25 grams in weight. This makes them smaller than either the Children's python, A. childreni, and the spotted python, A. maculosa. A. perthensis usually has a redder background ground color than these other species and their spots fade, or become less distinct, as they mature. In contrast, the ground color is lighter in childreni and maculosa, while their spots stay better defined throughout their life.
Size
50cm
Food
small mammals
Breeding
The pygmy python is oviparous, with 5-8 eggs per clutch. The females will stay coiled around the eggs (lifting them off the substrate) and incubate them until they hatch, which is usually after 50–60 days.
Range
Found in Australia in the northwest of Western Australia and on some coastal islands.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Serpentes) | | Family: | Pythonidae | | Genus: | Antaresia | | Species: | perthensis | | Common Name: | Pygmy python |
Relatives in same Genus
Children's python (A. childreni)
Spotted Python (A. maculosa)
Stimson's Python (A. stimsoni)
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