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Originally Posted by da_donkey  Yes, it is and from what i understand "Variegata" as, this includes "cheynei, metcalfei and mcdowelli" in the same sub species.
But no doubt someone will probably dissagree  |
I'm gonna disagree with ya Donk.
Morelia variegata is not a valid name.
Morelia spilota variegata is the correct name for the subspecies known as the northwest Carpet (or Darwin Carpet).
M.s.cheynei, M.s.metcalfei and M.s.mcdowelli are all valid subspecies, just like
M.s.spilota.
There was a time when there was only the two subspecies,
M.s.spilota - the Diamond python - and everything else was
M.s.variegata. Then Wells and Wellington created the new subspecies in 1984 (although they listed them as full species).
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