Blood Pythons or Short Tailed Pythons

by John Fowler & Rachel Barnes
(Status of these pythons is uncertain)

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Short Tailed Python or Sumatran Red Blood Python
Python curtus (was Python curtus curtus)

Distribution:- Western Sumatra

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Red Blood Python or Malaysian Blood Python
Python brongersmai (was Python curtus brongersmai)

Distribution:- Malay Peninsular (West Malaysia), Thailand, Sumatra , Bangka Island Lingga islands, Riau, and Pinang and other islands in the Straits of Malacca.

Comments:- Python brongersmai Normally grows up to approximately 2 metres (6ft) but is a very bulky snake - some sources report lengths up to 3 metres (10ft)

Borneo Short-tailed Python
Python breitensteini (was Python curtus breitensteini)
Distribution:- Borneo (Malaysia)

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Pygmy Short-Tailed Python or Myanmar Python
Python kyaiktiyo (split from Python curtus brongersmai)

Distribution:- BURMA (Myanma)

Comments:- New species described in 2011 split from Python brongersmai Pygmy Short-Tailed Python or Myanmar python

Photos below represent a selection of species in this group. If you know which species each photo is please contact me at rajohn1@adam.com.au