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title: "Carpet Python"
description: "Morelia spilota — Reptiles. Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/carpet-python
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carpet Python

> Morelia spilota — Reptiles. Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands.

- Scientific name: *Morelia spilota*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 12543
- Wikidata: [Q575770](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q575770)
- iNaturalist taxon: [50238](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/50238)

## Names

- en: Carpet Python
- de: Rautenpython
- es: Pitón de alfombra
- fr: Python tapis
- nl: Ruitpython

## Countries with the most observations

AU (11895), PG (8)

## Summary

Morelia spilota, commonly known as the carpet python, is a large snake of the family Pythonidae found in Australia, New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea), Bismarck Archipelago, and the northern Solomon Islands. Many subspecies are recognised; ITIS lists six, the Reptile Database six, and the IUCN eight.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelia_spilota

## Photo

![Carpet Python](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/carpet-python/medium.jpg)

Photo: Connor Margetts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301519930

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/carpet-python?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).