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Pythons

Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Pythonidae
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Pythonidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, AnAge articles, ReptileDB, Australia Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Gabon Species List, Ghana Species List, Guinea Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Liberia Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Pakistan Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, South Africa Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, United States Species List, and Global Biotic Interactions
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826
Family recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy and Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Alternative Names

Pythonidae
Harvest ancestor according to Global Invasive Species Database, Arkive, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, CITES, AnAge, iNaturalist, Feldman and Meiri 2014, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Simpson et al 2020, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Pythoninae
Synonym according to NCBI

Common Names

English

pythons preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
cristiano aranzabal
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Afrikaans

Luislange preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

أصليات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

պիթոններ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Pitonlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Пітоны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

অজগর preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Naer-biton preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

питонови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Pitó preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

蟒科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Питонсем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Pitoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Krajty preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Pythons preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Pitonedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Püütonlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Pytonkäärmeet preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

პითონები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Pythons preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Πυθωνίδες preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

פיתוניים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

अजगर preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

pitonfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Pýtonar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Sanca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ニシキヘビ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Pïtondar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Питондар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
پىيتوندار preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Питондор preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

비단뱀과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Pitonu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingala

Ngúma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Pitoniniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ tłʼiish ńdaʼagą́ąhii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

pytonslanger preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

پایتونان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Pytony preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Pitonii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

питоны preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

python preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Pitoni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shona

Shato preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sindhi

ارڙ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Pytónovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Cristian aranzabal preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sundanese

Sanca preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Pytonormar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Sawa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

phython preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์งูเหลือม preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Пітони preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Hlware preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
अजिङ्गर preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Trăn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Peithon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

蟒科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بيثونات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ckb

پایتۆن (مار) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Piton preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lzh

蟒 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Питон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

پائیتھن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蟒科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蟒科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

蟒科 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826 (this page)
Antaresia Wells & Wellington 1984
Apodora Kluge 1993
Aspidites W. C. H. Peters 1877
Bothrochilus Fitzinger 1843
Liasis Gray 1842
Malayopython Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2013
Morelia Gray 1842
Python Daudin 1803
Simalia Gray 1849
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Squamata
Pythonoidea
Pythonidae (this page)
Antaresia
Apodora
Aspidites
Bothrochilus
Leiopython
Liasis
Malayopython
Morelia
Nyctophilopython
Python
Simalia
Loxocemidae
Xenopeltidae

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826 (this page)
Antaresia Wells & Wellington 1984
Apodora Kluge 1993
Aspidites W. C. H. Peters 1877
Bothrochilus Fitzinger 1843
Liasis Gray 1842
Malayopython Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2013
Morelia Gray 1842
Python Daudin 1803
Simalia Gray 1849
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Reptilia
Diapsida
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Serpentes
Pythonidae (this page)
Antaresia
Aspidites
Bothrochilus
Liasis
Malayopython
Morelia
Python
Simalia
Acrochordidae
Aniliidae
Anomalepididae
Anomalophiidae
Anomochilidae
Boidae
Bolyeriidae
Colubridae
Cylindrophiidae
Dinilysiidae
Elapidae
Gerrhopilidae
Homalopsidae
Lamprophiidae
Leptotyphlopidae
Loxocemidae
Madtsoiidae
Nigerophiidae
Pachyophiidae
Palaeophiidae
Pareatidae
Russelophiidae
Simoliophiidae
Tropidophiidae
Typhlopidae
Uropeltidae
Viperidae
Xenodermatidae
Xenopeltidae
Xenophidiidae
Xenotyphlopidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Pythonidae (this page)
Antaresia Wells & Wellington 1985
Apodora Kluge 1993
Aspidites Peters 1876
Bothrochilus Fitzinger 1843
Leiopython Hubrecht 1979
Liasis Gray 1842
Malayopython Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2013
Morelia Gray 1842
Python Daudin 1803
Simalia
Aigialosauridae
Aiolosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Altanteius Alifanov 1993
Anchaurosaurus Keqin & Lianhai 1995
Anomalepididae
Anomalophiidae
Anqingosaurus Hou 1976
Aphanizocnemus Dal Sasso & Pinna 1997
Araeosaurus Seeley 1881
Ardeosauridae
Arretosauridae
Baabdasaurus Arnold, Azar, Ineich & Nel 2002
Balnealacerta Evans 1998
Barungoia Alifanov 1993
Bavarisauridae
Bellairsia Evans 1998
Bharatagama Evans, Prasad & Manhas 2002
Bipedidae
Boidae
Bolyeriidae
Bothriagenys Nydam 2002
Carlesia von Huene 1931
Carolinidae
Chamaeleontidae
Conantophis Holman & Harrison 2000
Cretagama Alifanov 1996
Crotalidae
Cuencasaurus Richter 1994
Dimekodontosaurus Nydam 2002
Dinilysiidae
Diplodactylidae
Dipsadidae
Dolichosauridae
Dzhadochtosaurus Alifanov 1993
Erycidae
Eublepharidae
Flaviagama Alifanov 1989
Gobekko Borsuk-Bialynicka 1990
Goinophis Holman 1976
Gurvansaurus Alifanov 1993
Gymnophthalmidae
Headonophis Holman 1993
Hodzhakulia Nessov 1985
Hoplocercidae
Hoyalacerta Evans & Barbadillo 1999
Huehuecuetzpalli Reynoso 1998
Hydrophiidae
Hymenosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Hyporhinidae
Isodontosauridae
Jeholacerta Ji & Ren 1999
Kuehneosauridae
Lacertipus Haubold 1971
Lanthonotidae
Lapparantophiidae
Lapparentopheidae
Laticaudidae
Leiosauridae
Litakis Estes 1964
Loxocemidae
Macrocephalosauridae
Madtsoiidae
Mimeosaurus Gilmore 1943
Morunasius Alifanov 1996
Mosasauridae
Myrmecodaptria Gao & Norell 2000
Necrosauridae
Oligodontosauridae
Olindalacerta Evans & Yabumoto 1998
Ornatocephalus Weber 2004
Oxiella Evans 1998
Pachygenys Gao & Cheng 1999
Pachyophiidae
Paliguanidae
Paramacellodidae
Parameiva Alifanov 1993
Parasaniwidae
Parasaurillus Evans & Searle 2002
Paravaranidae
Pareidae
Parmeosaurus Gao & Norell 2000
Parviraptor Evans 1994
Phrynosomimus Alifanov 1996
Polrussia Borsuk-Bialynicka & Alifanov 1991
Procerophis Rage, Folie, Rana, Singh, Rose & Smith 2008
Prodenteia Alifanov 1993
Protagras Cope 1872
Russelophiidae
Sakurasaurus Evans & Manabe 1999
Saurosternidae
Scandensia Evans & Barbadillo 1998
Stypodontosaurus Gao & Fox 1996
Tarratosaurus Broschinski & Sigogneau-Russell 1996
Teilhardosaurus Shikama 1942
Tepexisaurus Reynoso & Callison 2000
Tethysaurus Bardet, Suberbiola & Jalil 2003
Thaumastophis Rage, Folie, Rana, Singh, Rose & Smith 2008
Trogonophidae
Vectophis Rage & Ford 1980
Xenodermidae
186 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Reptilia Laurenti 1768
Squamata Oppel 1811
Serpentes Linnaeus 1758
Alethinophidia Nopcsa 1923
Pythonidae Fitzinger 1826 (this page)
Antaresia Wells & Wellington 1984
Apodora Kluge 1993
Aspidites W. C. H. Peters 1877
Bothrochilus Fitzinger 1843
Liasis Gray 1842
Malayopython Reynolds, Niemiller & Revell 2013
Morelia Gray 1842
Python Daudin 1803
Simalia Gray 1849
Acrochordidae Bonaparte 1831
Aniliidae Stejneger 1907
Anomochilidae Cundall, Wallach & Rossman 1993
Boidae Gray 1825
Bolyeriidae Hoffstetter 1946
Calabariidae Gray 1858
Candoiidae Pyron, Reynolds & Burbrink 2014
Charinidae Gray 1849
Colubridae Oppel 1811
Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Elapidae F. Boie 1827
Erycidae Bonaparte 1831
Homalopsidae Bonaparte 1845
Lamprophiidae Fitzinger 1843
Loxocemidae Cope 1861
Pareidae Romer 1956
Sanziniidae Romer 1956
Tropidophiidae Brongersma 1951
Uropeltidae Müller 1832
Viperidae Oppel 1811
Xenodermidae Cope 1900
Xenopeltidae Bonaparte 1845
Xenophidiidae Wallach & Günther 1998

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Pythonidae (this page)
Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay 1882)
Bothrochilus boa (Schlegel 1837)
Liasis dunni Stull 1932
Liasis fuscus Peters 1873
Liasis mackloti Duméril & Bibron 1844
Liasis savuensis Brongersma 1956
Malayopython timoriensis (Peters 1876)
Morelia amethistina (Schneider 1801)
Morelia spilota (Lacépède 1804)
Morelia spilota subsp. imbricata (Smith 1981)
Morelia viridis (Schlegel 1872)
Python anchietae Bocage 1887
Python bivittatus Kuhl 1820
Python breitensteini Steindachner 1881
Python brongersmai Stull 1938
Python curtus Schlegel 1872
Python kyaiktiyo Zug, Gotte & Jacobs 2011
Python molurus (Linnaeus 1758)
Python natalensis A. Smith 1840
Python regius (Shaw 1802)
Python sebae (Gmelin ex Linnaeus 1789)
Simalia clastolepis (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000)
Simalia nauta (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000)
Simalia tracyae (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale 2000)
Acrochordidae
Agamidae
Amphisbaenidae
Anguidae
Aniliidae
Anniellidae
Anomalepididae
Anomochilidae
Atractaspididae
Bipedidae
Boidae
Bolyeridae
Calamariidae
Carphodactylidae
Chamaeleonidae
Colubridae
Cordylidae
Corytophanidae
Crotaphytidae
Cyclocoridae
Cylindrophiidae
Dactyloidae
Dibamidae
Diplodactylidae
Dipsadidae
Elapidae
Eublepharidae
Gekkonidae
Gerrhopilidae
Gerrhosauridae
Grayiidae
Gymnophthalmidae
Helodermatidae
Homalopsidae
Hoplocercidae
Iguanidae
Lacertidae
Lamprophiidae
Lanthanotidae
Leiosauridae
Leptotyphlopidae
Liolaemidae
Loxocemidae
Natricidae
Opluridae
Pareidae
Phrynosomatidae
Phyllodactylidae
Polychrotidae
Prosymnidae
Psammophiidae
Pseudaspididae
Pseudoxenodontidae
Pseudoxyrhophiidae
Pygopodidae
Rhineuridae
Scincidae
Shinisauridae
Sibynophiidae
Sphaerodactylidae
Teiidae
Trogonophidae
Tropidophiidae
Tropiduridae
Typhlopidae
Uropeltidae
Varanidae
Viperidae
Xantusiidae
Xenodermidae
Xenopeltidae
Xenophiidae
Xenosauridae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Sauropsida
Sauria
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Bifurcata
Unidentata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Serpentes
Henophidia
Pythonidae (this page)
Antaresia
Aspidites
Bothrochilus
Liasis
Malayopython
Morelia
Python
Simalia
unclassified Pythonidae
Aniliidae
Anomochilidae
Boidae
Bolyeridae
Cylindrophiidae
Loxocemidae
Tropidophiidae
Uropeltidae
Xenopeltidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Amniota
Sauropsida
Reptilia
Eureptilia
Romeriida
Diapsida
Neodiapsida
Sauria
Lepidosauromorpha
Lepidosauria
Squamata
Episquamata
Toxicofera
Ophidia
Serpentes
Alethinophidia
Pythonidae (this page)
Antaresia
Apodora
Aspidites
Bothrochilus
Broghammerus
Leiopython
Liasis
Malayopython
Morelia
Python
Simalia
Aniliidae
Anilioidea
Anomochilidae
Bolyeriidae
Booidea
Caenophidia
Calabariidae
Charinidae
Colombophis
Cylindrophiidae
Loxocemidae
Natricidae
Nigerophiidae
Pythonoidea
Simoliopheoidea
Tropidophiidae
Uropeltidae
Xenopeltidae
Xenophiidae
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