Liasis mackloti

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| image = Liasis mackloti savuensis 2.jpg

| image_caption = Liasis mackloti savuensis

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Arida E, Gillespie G, Reilly S (2021). "Liasis macklooti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T83776644A83776677.en. Accessed on 10 April 2025.

| genus = Liasis

| species = mackloti

| authority = A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844

| synonyms = *Liasis Mackloti
{{small|A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844}}

Python timorensis
{{small|S. Müller, 1844}}
Liasis (Simalia) Macklotii
{{small|— Gray, 1849}}
Python timorensis
{{small|— S. Müller, 1857}}
Liasis mackloti
{{small|— Boulenger, 1893}}
Liasis Mackloti
{{small|— F. Werner, 1897}}
Liasis macloti
{{small|Barbour, 1912}}
(ex errore)
Liasis mackloti mackloti
{{small|— Stull, 1932}}
Liasis mackloti dunni
{{small|Stull, 1932}}
Lisalia mackloti
{{small|— Wells & Wellington, 1985}}
Morelia mackloti
{{small|— Underwood & Stimson, 1990}}
Liasis mackloti
{{small|— Kluge, 1993}}

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Liasis mackloti, commonly known as Macklot's pythonMehrtens JM (1987). Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. {{ISBN|0-8069-6460-X}}. or the freckled python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is native to Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and coastal northern Australia. Three subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.

Etymology

The specific name, mackloti, is in honor of naturalist and taxidermist Heinrich Christian Macklot.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Liasis mackloti, p. 165).

The subspecific name, dunni, is in honor of American herpetologist Emmett Reid Dunn.Stull (1932).{{rp|25}}

Description

Attaining 7 ft (2.13 m) or more in total length (tail included), Macklot's python is large and if not treated properly can be a poor-tempered snake. Its coloration consists of a blackish-brown to green base color, with yellow to ochre sides, and a white belly that is patterned with small and dispersed yellow spots or black speckles, while the labial scales are pale in color.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Reproduction

Liasis mackloti is known to breed easily in captivity. It is oviparous.

Geographic range

Liasis mackloti is found in Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Savu, Roti, Samao, Timor and Wetar, in East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and coastal northern Australia. The type locality given is "les îles de Timor et de Samao ". Brongersma (1968) restricted the type locality to "Timor" by lectotype designation.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).

Subspecies

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!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Subspecies

!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Taxon author

!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Common name

!bgcolor="#f0f0f0"|Geographic range

L. m. mackloti

|A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844

|Macklot's python

|Timor and Wetar, East Nusa Tenggara

L. m. dunni

|Stull, 1932

|Dunn's python

L. m. savuensis

|Brongersma, 1956

|Savu python

|Savu, East Nusa Tenggara

Exotic trade and captive care

Liasis mackloti is a snake that is known and sold in the live exotic animal trade, bringing it far beyond its native range, to as far as the United Kingdom, and North America, where it is sold and kept in captivity from pet stores, speciality shops, and conventions.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

Gallery

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References

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