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COMMON NAME: Green Tree
Python
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Morelia viridis
FAMILY: viridis
GENUS: Morelia
STATUS: Secure
SIZE (cm): 200 |
DESCRIPTION: Adults average 120–200 cm (3.9–6.6
ft) in length, with a maximum length (although rare) of about 7 feet.
The supralabial scales have thermoreceptive pits.
A mostly arboreal species with a striking green or yellow color in
adults, the color pattern on this species can vary dramatically from
locality to locality. For example, the Aru local is a vivid green
with a broken vertebral stripe of white or dull yellow scales, the
Sorong local is a bright green with blue highlights and a solid vertical
stripe, and the Kofiau local is mostly yellow with varying highlights
in white or blue. Cyanomorphs (blue morphs) are also known to occur
but are not considered common at this time.Juveniles are polymorphic,
occurring in reddish, bright yellow and orange morphs.
PREFERRED HABITAT: Its main habitat is in rainforests,
bushes, shrubs and trees.
BEHAVIOUR: Primarily arboreal, these snakes have
a particular way of resting in the branches of trees; they loop a
coil or two over the branches in a saddle position and place their
head in the middle. This trait is shared with the emerald tree boa,
Corallus caninus, of South America. This habit, along with their appearance,
has caused people to confuse the two species when seen outside their
natural habitat.
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