page_title: Morelia spilota
section_title: Subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Morelia spilota / Subspecies
caption_attribution_description: English: Handling an adult male Murray Darling carpet python, or en:Morelia spilota metcalfei. At the time the photo was taken, he was 5 years old, 1.8m long and weighed 4.4kg.
context_page_description: Morelia spilota, commonly referred to as the carpet python or diamond python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands. Many subspecies are described: ITIS lists six, the Reptile Database seven, and the IUCN eight.
context_section_description: The geographic distribution and common names can summarized as:
caption: Murray darling carpet python handling
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