Python regius

E633589

Python regius, commonly known as the ball python or royal python, is a small, nonvenomous African python species popular in the pet trade for its docile temperament and manageable size.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Python regius canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf python ⓘ
snake ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
averageAdultLength 90–120 cm ⓘ
binomialName Python regius ⓘ
bodyForm stocky ⓘ
breeding extensivelyCaptiveBred ⓘ
CITESListing Appendix II ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
clutchSize 3–11 eggs ⓘ
commonName ball python ⓘ
royal python ⓘ
defenseBehavior curlsIntoBall ⓘ
describedBy George Shaw ⓘ
diet birds ⓘ
rodents ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
family Pythonidae ⓘ
genus Python ⓘ
geographicDistribution Benin ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Togo ⓘ
habitat grassland ⓘ
open forest ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
hasColorMorphs yes ⓘ
incubationBehavior femaleBroodsEggs ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
keptAs pet ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity 20–30 years ⓘ
maximumAdultLength about 180 cm ⓘ
maximumLifespanInCaptivity over 30 years ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
order Squamata ⓘ
pattern brownWithLighterBlotches ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
popularIn pet trade ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
sizeCategory small python ⓘ
skeletonType vertebrate ⓘ
suborder Serpentes ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
temperament docile ⓘ
thermoregulation ectothermic ⓘ
venom nonvenomous ⓘ
yearDescribed 1802 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pythonidae → includesSpecies → Python regius ⓘ
Python regius → binomialName → Python regius ⓘ