Biology:Morelia azurea

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Short description: Species of snake

Morelia azurea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Pythonidae
Genus: Morelia
Species:
M. azurea
Binomial name
Morelia azurea
(Meyer, 1874)

Morelia azurea is a species of snake. Commonly known as the northern green tree python, this arboreal python was previously included in the Morelia viridis species complex.[1]

According to recent research "Strong genetic structuring of green python populations and species delimitation methods confirm the presence of two species, broadly occurring north and south of New Guinea’s central mountains. Our data also support three subspecies within the northern species." namely Morelia azurea azurea (Meyer, 1874), Morelia azurea pulcher (Sauvage, 1878) and Morelia azurea utaraensis (Natusc, et al., 2019).[2]

References

  1. Barker, Barker, Davis, & Schuett (August 18, 2015). "A review of the systematics and taxonomy of Pythonidae: an ancient serpent lineage". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (1): 4. doi:10.1111/zoj.12267. 
  2. Natusch, Daniel J.D.; Esquerré, Damien; Lyons, Jessica A.; Hamidy, Amir; Lemmon, Alan R.; Moriarty Lemmon, Emily; Riyanto, Awal; Keogh, J. Scott et al. (2020). "Species delimitation and systematics of the green pythons (Morelia viridis complex) of melanesia and Australia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 142: 106640. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106640. PMID 31605811. 

Wikidata ☰ Q104177619 entry