NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Morelia
  Family - Pythonidae
  Infraorder - Alethinophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Morelia spilota cheynei
      Subspecies - Morelia spilota imbricata
      Subspecies - Morelia spilota mcdowelli
      Subspecies - Morelia spilota metcalfei
      Subspecies - Morelia spilota variegata
      Subspecies - Morelia spilota spilota