Python kyaiktiyo

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pythonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Henophidia Superfamilia: Pythonoidea

Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Python
Species: Python kyaiktiyo

Name

Python kyaiktiyo Zug, Gotte & Jacobs, 2011: 129

• Holotype: USNM 572046, adult ♀, collected by Sai Wunna Kyi, Win Zaw Lhon and Hla Naing on 11 March 2002.
• Type locality: “Myanmar, Mon State, in Kyaiktiyo Wildlife Sanctuary at Yetagon Myaung (17°26’38’’N, 97°05’58’’E; ca. 390 m elevation), approximately 5 km NE Kinmun”.

References

Primary references

• Zug, G.R., Gotte, S.W. & Jacobs, J.F. 2011. Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed python (Reptilia: Squamata). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124(2): 112–136. DOI: 10.2988/10-34.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Wogan, G. & Chan-Ard, T. 2012. IUCN: Python kyaiktiyo  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199854A2614411. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T199854A2614411.en. Accessed on 10 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Mon Python