African rock python  (Python sebae)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (28/04/09) by Dr. Luca Luiselli, Senior Researcher in Ecology, Institute Demetra, Rome, Italy.
http://www.intecol.net/pages/002_personal.php?id=lucamlu

Glossary

Incubate: To keep eggs warm so that development is possible.
Oviparous: An animal that reproduces by laying eggs, which hatch outside the mother's body.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species (generally in colouration or other morphological characteristics), but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. CITES (December, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  2. Starin, E.D. and Burghardt, G.M. (1992) African rock pythons (Python sebae) in the Gambia: observations on natural history and interactions with humans. The Snake, 24: 50 - 62.
  3. Alden, P.C., Estes, R.D., Schlitter, D. and McBridge, B. (1996) Collins Guide to African Wildlife. HarperCollins Publishers, London.
  4. O'Shea, M. (2007) Boas and Pythons of the World. New Holland Publishers, London.
  5. Bartlett, P.P. and Wagner, E. (1997) Pythons. Barron's Educational Series, New York.
  6. Schmidt, W. (2006) Reptiles and Amphibians of Southern Africa. Struik, Cape Town, South Africa.
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  8. Halliday, T. and Adler, K. (2002) The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  9. Branch, W.R. and Hacke, W.D. (1980) A fatal attack on a young boy by an African rock python Python sebae. Journal of Herpetology, 14 (3): 305 - 307.
  10. Luiselli, L., Akani, G.C., Eniang, E.A. and Politano, E. (2007) Comparative ecology and ecological modeling of sympatric pythons, Python regius and Python sebae. In: Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. Eds. Biology of the Boas and Pythons. EMP Press, Eagle Mountain, Utah.
  11. Luiselli, L., Angelici, F.M. and Akani, G.C. (2001) Food habits of Python sebae in suburban and natural habitats. African Journal of Ecology, 39: 116 - 118.
  12. Luiselli, L. (April, 2009) Pers. Comm.
  13. Bartlett, P.P., Griswold, B. and Bartlett, R.D. (2001) Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates: An Identification and Care Guide. Barron's Educational Series, New York.
  14. Luiselli, L. and Akani, G.C. (2002) An investigation into the composition, complexity and functioning of snake communities in the mangroves of south-eastern Nigeria. African Journal of Ecology, 40: 220 - 227.
  15. Akani, G.C., Barieenee, I.F., Capizzi, D. and Luiselli, L. (1999) Snake communities of moist rainforest and derived savanna sites of Nigeria: biodiversity patterns and conservation priorities. Biodiversity and Conservation, 8: 629 - 642.
  16. UNEP-WCMC: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (January, 2009)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/Serengeti.pdf