What is the scientific name for a python?

Answer 1

It depends which python you mean. The scientific name for the group they belong to is Pythonidae. Some individual species are Python sebae (African Rock Python), Python regius(Royal python) & Python molurus (Burmese python)

Answer 2

All snakes have there own distinct scientific name. For instance, the western diamondback in referred to as crotalus atrox. The black mamba is Dendroaspis polylepis. Most rattlesnakes belong to the crotalus family i.e. eastern diamondback is crotalus adamanteus and the Mojave rattlesnake is crotalus scrutulatus this is a sub-species, all snakes belong to the reptilia class and the serpentes sub-order.

Answer 3

It depends.. Some of mine are:-

Corn snake (Elaphe guttata) - now named Pantherophis guttatus

Royal Python (Python regius)

African Rock python (Python sebae)

Burmese python (Puthon molurus bivittatus)

Western Hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus)

Pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)

Red-tailed Boa (Boa constrictor)

Answer 4

Hi. As far as as I know here is no general scientific name for snakes. Most snakes have an individual Latin name for example elaphae guttatta which is the scientific name for a corn snake and Python molurus bivittatus a burmese python

Answer 5

There are many, many species of rat snake, too many to list here. For a list of rat snakes, click on this link.

Answer 6

Snakes are in the suborder Serpentes. Beyond that scientific classification such as the typical binomial name depends on the kind of snake.

Answer 7

A regular snake in general doesn't have a scientific name. Only distinct snakes have scientific names, like the Angolian garter snake is Elapsoidea Semiannulata.

Answer 8

pyton origus

Answer 9

Zamenis longissimus