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Angolan python

Python anchietae Bocage, 1887

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The angolan python (Python anchietae) is a species in the family Pythonidae, order Squamata.

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Quick facts about the angolan python

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
66 days
Young per litter or clutch
5
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the angolan python live?

Not recorded

Is the angolan python endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the angolan python classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyPythonidae
  6. genusPython
  7. SpeciesPython anchietae Bocage, 1887
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Anchieta's dwarf pythonEnglish
  • Escarpment pythonEnglish
  • Namib dwarf pythonEnglish
  • Angolese DwergluislangAfrikaans
  • krajta angolskáCzech
  • AngolapytonDanish
  • Angola-PythonGerman
  • Pitón de AngolaSpanish
  • Python d'AngolaFrench
  • angolai pitonHungarian
  • pitone nano di AnchietaItalian
  • Anchietas DvergpytonNorwegian Bokmål
  • Pyton angolskiPolish
  • Ангольский питонRussian
  • 安哥拉蟒Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the angolan python

Other species in the same genus Python.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the angolan python?

The angolan python (Python anchietae) belongs to the family Pythonidae in the order Squamata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Angolan python (Python anchietae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/angolan-python

MLA

“Angolan python (Python anchietae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/angolan-python.

BibTeX
@misc{angolan_python_2026,
  title = {Angolan python (Python anchietae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/angolan-python},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}