Amethystine python

Amethystine python
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pythonidae
Genus:	Simalia
Species:	S. amethistina
Binomial name
	Simalia amethistina; (Schneider, 1801)
	Range shown as dark orange and bright orange regions
Synonyms
	[Boa] Amethistina ; Schneider, 1801; Python amethystinus ; — Daudin, 1803; [Constrictor] amethystina ; — Wagler, 1830; Boa amethystina ; — Wagler, 1830; Python amethystinus ; — Schlegel, 1837; [Boa Python] amethystinus ; — Schlegel, 1837; Liasis amethystinus ; — Gray, 1842; Liasis amethystinus ; — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844; Liasis (Simalia) amethystinus ; — Gray, 1849; Aspidopython Jakati ; A. Meyer, 1874; Liasis amethystinus ; — W. Peters & Doria, 1878; Liasis duceboracensis ; Günther, 1879; Hypaspistes dipsadides ; Ogilby, 1891; Python amethystinus ; — Boulenger, 1893; Liasis clarki ; Barbour, 1914; Liasis a[methistinus]. amethistinus ; — Stull, 1933; Liasis amethistinus ; — Brongersma, 1953; Liasis amethystinus amethystinus ; — Kinghorn, 1956; Liasis amethistinus ; — Stimson, 1969; Python amethistinus ; — McDowell, 1975; Morelia amethistina ; — H.G. Cogger, Cameron & ; H.M. Cogger, 1983; Australiasis amethistinus ; — Wells & Wellington, 1984; Morelia amethistina ; — Underwood & Stimson, 1990; M[orelia]. amethistina ; — Kluge, 1993; Morelia amethystina ; — D. Barker & T. Barker, 1994; Morelia amethistina amethistina ; — O'Shea, 1996; Simalia amethistina ; — Reynolds et al., 2014;

The amethystine python (Simalia amethistina, formerly known as Morelia amethistina), also known as the scrub python or sanca permata in Indonesian, is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Popular among reptile enthusiasts, and noted for its coloration and size, it is one of the largest snakes in the world, as measured either by length or weight, and is the largest native snake in Papua New Guinea. Until 2000, the larger S. kinghorni was generally considered a subspecies of S. amethistina, and this change of classification has still not been universally reflected in literature. Because of this issue, S. amethistina has often been described as the largest snake in Australia, but this is not accurate since under the current classification, this species does not occur in Australia.

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