Morelia viridis

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Morelia viridis, commonly known as the green tree python, is an arboreal, non-venomous python species native to New Guinea, parts of Indonesia, and the Cape York Peninsula in Australia, noted for its vibrant green coloration and coiled resting posture on branches.

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Morelia viridis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf python species ⓘ
snake ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
averageAdultLength 150–180 cm ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
clutchSize 6–30 eggs ⓘ
commonName chondro ⓘ
green python ⓘ
green tree python ⓘ
describedBy Hermann Schlegel ⓘ
diet birds ⓘ
lizards ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
family Pythonidae ⓘ
femaleBehavior coils around eggs for incubation ⓘ
genus Morelia ⓘ
habitat arboreal vegetation ⓘ
forest edge ⓘ
lowland forest ⓘ
secondary forest ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasPattern white or yellow dorsal markings ⓘ
hasSexualDimorphism females larger than males ⓘ
is arboreal ⓘ
constrictor ⓘ
non-venomous ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumRecordedLength about 213 cm ⓘ
nativeTo Aru Islands ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Biak ⓘ
linked to: Biak Island

Cape York Peninsula ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Misool ⓘ
New Guinea ⓘ
Papua New Guinea ⓘ
West Papua ⓘ
order Squamata ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
restingPosture coiled over branches in saddle position ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
thermoregulation shivering thermogenesis during incubation ⓘ
typicalColor green ⓘ
red (juveniles) ⓘ
yellow (juveniles) ⓘ
uses pet trade ⓘ
yearDescribed 1872 ⓘ

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Pythonidae → includesSpecies → Morelia viridis ⓘ
Morelia → containsTaxon → Morelia viridis ⓘ