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Rough-scaled python

Morelia carinata (Smith, 1981)

Status not recordedsnakes

The rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata) is a species in the family Pythonidae, order Squamata. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the rough-scaled python

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
12
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the rough-scaled 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 rough-scaled python is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Is the rough-scaled 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 rough-scaled python classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classReptilia
  4. orderSquamata
  5. familyPythonidae
  6. genusMorelia
  7. SpeciesMorelia carinata (Smith, 1981)

Synonyms Python carinatus

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • RauschuppenpythonGerman
  • érdespikkelyű pitonHungarian
  • Килеватый ромбический питонRussian
  • 粗鱗蟒Chinese
  • RauhschuppenpythonGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough-scaled python

Other species in the same genus Morelia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the rough-scaled python live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the rough-scaled python for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the rough-scaled python?

The rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata) 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). Rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-scaled-python

MLA

“Rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-scaled-python.

BibTeX
@misc{rough_scaled_python_2026,
  title = {Rough-scaled python (Morelia carinata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-scaled-python},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}