Centralian python
Morelia bredli (Gow, 1981)
Status not recordedsnakes
The centralian python (Morelia bredli) is a species in the family Pythonidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 15.9 kg and live up to 19.6 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the centralian 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the centralian python live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The centralian python is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the centralian 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 centralian python classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyPythonidae
- genusMorelia
- SpeciesMorelia bredli (Gow, 1981)
Synonyms Python bredli
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Central carpet pythonEnglish
- Centralian (carpet) pythonEnglish
- Centralian carpet pythonEnglish
- Centralian carpet snakeEnglish
- Bredls PythonGerman
- közép-ausztrál pitonHungarian
- Ромбический питон БредлиRussian
- 中部地毯蟒Chinese
- Zentralaustralischer PythonGerman
- Ромбический питон БрэдлиRussian
Relatives of the centralian python
Other species in the same genus Morelia.
Green tree python
Morelia viridis
Carpet python
Morelia spilota
Rough-scaled python
Morelia carinata
Western carpet python
Morelia imbricata
Green python
Morelia azurea
CompareCentralian python vs Green tree pythonCentralian python vs Carpet pythonCentralian python vs Rough-scaled pythonCentralian python vs Western carpet python
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the centralian python?
An adult centralian python weighs 15.9 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the centralian python live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the centralian python for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
How long does the centralian python live?
The centralian python has a recorded lifespan of 12.8 years – 19.6 years.
What kind of animal is the centralian python?
The centralian python (Morelia bredli) 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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