Carpet python
Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Status not recordedsnakes
The carpet python (Morelia spilota) is a species in the family Pythonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 15.9 kg and live up to 19.6 years.
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Quick facts about the carpet python
- Weight
- 15.9 kg
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 12.8 years – 19.6 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Egg incubation
- 64.5 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 21.6
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the carpet python live?
Not recorded
Is the carpet 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 carpet python classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyPythonidae
- genusMorelia
- SpeciesMorelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)
Synonyms Coluber spilotus, Montypythonoides riversleighensis, Morelia argus, Morelia argus fasciolata, Morelia cheynei, Morelia harrisoni, Morelia mcdowelli, Morelia metcalfei, Morelia mippughae, Morelia riversleighensis, Morelia spilota macrospila, Morelia spilota variegata, Morelia variegata, Morelia wellsi, Python bredli, Python peronii, Python punctatus, Python spilotes, Python spilotus imbricatus
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Carpet/Diamond pythonEnglish
- Diamond pythonEnglish
- Papuan carpet pythonEnglish
- Western Australian carpet pythonEnglish
- krajta diamantováCzech
- TæppepythonDanish
- RautenpythonGerman
- Pitón de alfombraSpanish
- Python tapisFrench
- szőnyegmintás pitonHungarian
- Sanca karpetIndonesian
- カーペットニシキヘビJapanese
- teppepytonNorwegian Bokmål
- RuitpythonDutch
- Pyton rombowyPolish
- Píton-diamantePortuguese
- Ковровая змеяRussian
- Пітон ромбічнийUkrainian
- Diamond Pythonroot
- 地毯蟒Chinese
- DiamantpythonGerman
- TeppichpythonGerman
- Pyton dywanowyPolish
- Ромбический питонRussian
- Пітон строкатийUkrainian
- Пітон строкатий ХаррісонаUkrainian
- Coastal Carpet Pythonroot
- Darwin Carpet Pythonroot
- Dschungel-Teppichpythonroot
- Inland Carpet Pythonroot
- McDowell's Carpet Pythonroot
- Murray-Darling Carpet Pythonroot
- North-western Carpet Pythonroot
- Riverine Carpet Pythonroot
- Torresian Carpet Pythonroot
Relatives of the carpet python
Other species in the same genus Morelia.
Green tree python
Morelia viridis
Centralian python
Morelia bredli
Rough-scaled python
Morelia carinata
Western carpet python
Morelia imbricata
Green python
Morelia azurea
CompareCarpet python vs Green tree pythonCarpet python vs Centralian pythonCarpet python vs Rough-scaled pythonCarpet python vs Western carpet python
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the carpet python?
An adult carpet python weighs 15.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the carpet python live?
The carpet python has a recorded lifespan of 12.8 years – 19.6 years.
What kind of animal is the carpet python?
The carpet python (Morelia spilota) 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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