What is a cape york carpet python?

[Bart70]

I 'accidently' rebirthed this thread by reading the other thread in Australian Snakes that referenced this thread, then replied here instead of there by mistake. I removed the post but it 'rebirthed' this one so will also post the pics I have here as I have done on the other thread.

We probably should continue the discussion on the other thread here - http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/australian-snakes-37/cape-york-python-questions-205866/

 

[brothrofthhighwy]

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[brothrofthhighwy]

again arghhhhh

 

[bigguy]

Cape York is not a big place, but has a varied range of Carpets. Jungles on the South East corner, Coastal's below and above the Jungles range, Top Ends on the Western side, Cape Yorks up the middle and Wenlocks at the northern end of the Cape York's range. And just for some confusion, they intergrade between their ranges. One day the Cape Yorks and Wenlocks will probably be divided into separate sub species of spilotas

Norm, very nice and typical colouration of Cape Yorks. Very similar to mine which I am hoping to breed this season

Some people have their Cape Yorks and Wenlocks on their books as Coastals, some as Jungles. Doesn't really matter till they are recognised with new scientific names

 

[RedFox]

I read a few weeks ago that cape York carpets could possibly be intergrades of coastals, jungles, and Darwins. Some look more jungle and are labelled as cape York jungles. Some look more like coastal, some Darwins, some a mix of two, and some a mix of all three.
Quite convincing and would account for the variety of colours and patterns.

Either way they are a spilota of some sort.