The white-lipped python [1] ( lat. Bothrochilus albertisii ) is a non-toxic snake from the python family. A specific Latin name is given in honor of the Italian natural scientist Luigi Maria D'Albertis .
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Description
Appearance
Body length up to 2 meters, occasionally 3-meter individuals are found. The upper side of the body is brown or chestnut with a rainbow tint. The sides are yellow-brown, and the underside is light cream. The head is black. On the "lips" are clear transverse black and white stripes.
Distribution
The white-lipped python lives on the islands of New Guinea and Indonesia from the western part of New Guinea and the small island of Salavati in the north to the islands in the Torres Strait ( Queensland ) in the south.
Lifestyle
Lives in different biotopes, but most of all loves coastal rain forests.
Reproduction
The mating season is from July to September. From September to November, females lay 10-18 eggs. The incubation period lasts 60-70 days.
Nutrition
It feeds mostly on small mammals, but can also catch birds.
Notes
- ↑ Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The five-language dictionary of animal names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 273. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
Literature
- Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. Rare and endangered animals. Amphibians and reptiles: Ref. allowance / ed. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Higher school, 1988. - S. 311. - 463 p., [16] p. silt - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-06-001429-0 .