genus
Python
Python is a genus in the family Pythonidae. This database currently files 13 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 2 countries.
- Species filed
- 13
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 2
- With a free photo
- 31%
- Weight range
- 5.05 kg – 73 kg
Best-known members of Python
Ranked by popularity score.
Ball python
Python regius
Indian python
Python molurus
Central African rock python
Python sebae
Burmese python
Python bivittatus
Blood python
Python curtus
Angolan python
Python anchietae
Blood python
Python brongersmai
Borneo python
Python breitensteini
How threatened is Python?
4 of 13 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 25% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 75% |
Where is Python found?
Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.
- None on record
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4+
All species in Python
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball python | Python regius | Pythonidae | Near Threatened | 5.05 kg | Not recorded |
| Indian python | Python molurus | Pythonidae | Near Threatened | 17.1 kg | Not recorded |
| Central African rock python | Python sebae | Pythonidae | Near Threatened | 73 kg | Not recorded |
| Burmese python | Python bivittatus | Pythonidae | Vulnerable | 17.1 kg | Not recorded |
| Blood python | Python curtus | Pythonidae | Not recorded | 8.14 kg | 1 |
| Angolan python | Python anchietae | Pythonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blood python | Python brongersmai | Pythonidae | Not recorded | 8.14 kg | Not recorded |
| Borneo python | Python breitensteini | Pythonidae | Not recorded | 8.14 kg | 1 |
| Lesser African python | Python natalensis | Pythonidae | Not recorded | 73 kg | Not recorded |
| Mon python | Python kyaiktiyo | Pythonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
| Not recorded | Python europaeus | Pythonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Python euboicus | Pythonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Python sardus | Pythonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |