Green python vs Green tree python
Both belong to the genus Morelia, so they are close relatives.
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What is the difference between a green python and a green tree python?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- Both belong to the genus Morelia, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Green python | Green tree python | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Morelia azurea | Morelia viridis |
| Family | Pythonidae | Pythonidae |
| Order | Squamata | Squamata |
| Weight | Not recorded | 3.11 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 17.9 years – 20.6 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | vertebrates |
| Habitat | Not recorded | forest |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
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