Wildlifeof Malaysia
Brongersma's Short-tailed Python
Pythons
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Range
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra east of the central mountain range, Bangka and other islands in the Strait of Malacca
Brongersma's short-tailed python is a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae, native to Southeast Asia. It was previously considered a subspecies of Python curtus and was recognised as a distinct species around 2000. It is found in peninsular (western) Malaysia, in Sumatra east of the central dividing range of mountains, on Bangka Island and on other islands in the Strait of Malacca (Wikipedia, general species account).
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- Where is the Brongersma's Short-tailed Python found?
- Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra east of the central mountain range, Bangka and other islands in the Strait of Malacca