Morelia viridis

Morelia viridis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pythonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Cladus: Henophidia Superfamilia: Pythonoidea

Familia: Pythonidae
Genus: Morelia
Species: Morelia viridis

Name

Morelia viridis (Schlegel, 1872)

Synonyms

• Python viridis Schleger, 1872
• Chondropython azureus Meyer, 1874
• Chondropython pulcher Sauvage, 1878
• Chondropython viridis Boulenger, 1893
• Chondropython viridis de Rooij, 1917
• Chondropython viridis Stimson, 1969
• Morelia viridis Kluge, 1993
• Morelia viridis Mcdiarmid, Campbell et Touré 1999
• Chondropython viridis Cogger, 2000
• Chondropython viridis shireenae Hoser, 2003
• Chondropython viridis adelynhoserae Hoser, 2009
• Morelia viridis Kivit et Wisemat, 2000
• Morelia viridis Schleip et O’Shea, 2010

References

• IUCN: Morelia viridis  (Least Concern)
• Morelia viridis – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Morelia viridis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• magyar: Smaragdzöld piton
• Bahasa Indonesia: Sanca hijau
• 日本語: ミドリニシキヘビ
• polski: Pyton zielony
• русский: Зелёный питон
• ไทย: งูหลามต้นไม้สีเขียว

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