blood pythons/short tail pythons

[vetstudent82]

Hey everyone!
I'm confused, I thought blood pythons were the same as short tailed pythons. But then I went to the VPI site, and they have them as different species.. arrrgh! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
*confusion taking over my brain*
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[Ed_r]

Short tail Pyhtons are still blood pythons, just a sub species of them. Kinda like how there are many differens Boas .
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[SnakePool]

Python curtus curtus - Sumatran (black) Blood Python

Python curtus brongersmai - Malaysian (red) Blood Python

Python curtus brietensteini - Borneo Blood Python - This is the short-tailed python.
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[vetstudent82]

ah, now I see [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
So, do all three reach about 6 ft in lenghts and are heavy bodied? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]

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[KLG]

Actually, the "curtus complex" was recently broken up & elevated to species status, as detailed in the following:

Blood/Short-Tailed Python Systematics

So bloods & short-taileds are actually not the same thing, just very very similar.

K
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[Sunn]

Thanks KLG.....

I've never thought they should be classified as a sub species....
for some reason I've almost felt insulted when Borneos were called Bloods....
why I couldn't tell ya. Seems silly but I am glad to have this reference now.

Thanks!



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[vetstudent82]

yeah, me too!
TNX a lot [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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