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Centralian python vs Green tree python

The centralian python is heavier: 15.9 kg against 3.11 kg for the green tree python, about 5.1 times the weight.

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Centralian python
Green tree python (Morelia viridis)
Green tree python LCLeast Concern
Photo: Holger Krisp · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a centralian python and a green tree python?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The centralian python is heavier: 15.9 kg against 3.11 kg for the green tree python, about 5.1 times the weight.
  • The green tree python is longer-lived: 20.6 years against 19.6 years for the centralian python, about 5% longer.
  • Both belong to the genus Morelia, so they are close relatives.
  • No country is on record for both: the centralian python has 1 country on record and the green tree python has 1.

Side by side

Centralian pythonGreen tree python
Scientific nameMorelia bredliMorelia viridis
FamilyPythonidaePythonidae
OrderSquamataSquamata
Weight15.9 kg3.11 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan12.8 years – 19.6 years17.9 years – 20.6 years
Main foodNot recordedvertebrates
HabitatNot recordedforest
Conservation statusNot recordedLeast Concern
Countries recorded11

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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