Image: Distribution of Morelia amtehistina-complex
Description: Natural Distribution of GREEN: Morelia kinghorni; RED: Morelia amethistina from New Ireland; DARK-ORANGE: northern form of Morelia amethistina; YELLOW: southern form of Morelia amethistina; BRIGHT-ORANGE: area of sympathry of the norhern and southern form of Morelia amethistina; BLUE: Morelia tracyae; PURPLE: Morelia clastolepis; BLACK Morelia nauta. Based on the description of: M. B. Harvey, D. G. Barker, L. K. Ammerman, P. T. Chippindale: Systematics of Pythons of the Morelia amethistina Complex (Serpentes: Boidae) with the Description of three new Species. Herpetological Monographs 14, 2000, p. 139-185. J. Augusteyn: Southerly range extension for the amethystine python Morelia kinghorni (Squamata:Boidae) in Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 49, Heft 2, 2004, p. 602; http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/organisation/e_prints/mqm_49_2/49_2_Augusteyn-note3.pdf S. L. Fearn, D. Trembath: Southern distribution limits and a traslocated population of scrub python Morelia kinghorni (Serpentes: Pythonidae) in tropical Queensland. Herpetofauna 36, Heft 2, 2006, p. 85-87. In consideration of mountain ranges. This is a derivate work of a blank map originating from www.demis.nl This image is in the public domain because it came from the site http://www.demis.nl/home/pages/Gallery/examples.htm and was released by the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this map since it is based on free of copyright images from: www.demis.nl. See also approval email on de.wp and its clarification.
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