Carpet python morphs

Today I will write something about carpet python morphs and subspecies. As you know Carpet python group consist of several subspecies and morphs. I think that in future this species will be way more popular than now. Carpet pythons for sure in future will have more morphs than popular ball python. This snakes are semi - arboreal and active during the day that make from them very good exposition snake. From that what I hear their poo don't smell so bad like some other snakes. :P

Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)
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I will start from main subspecies Morelia spilota spilota popularly known as diamond python. This is a main subspecies from Australia and python who's live on the most southern territories and on the highest altitude from all pythons. These python lives on very various habitats from urban, woodlands to rocky habitat. Diamond pythons mainly feed on mammals but from time to time they also eat birds and lizards. Some populations around Lake Victoria in Australia are threatened with extinction. Diamond's can survive in lower temperatures than other carpets and stay dormant up to six months during one year. During breeding season males are don't fight with each other. Diamond pythons instead of fighting are making breeding balls similar to those like in anaconda, where many males try to copulate with one female. It is possible for female to grow up to 9 ft (but usually much smaller).

Wild Diamond

http://ectotherms.net/kyherpsoc/Propagating%20Carpet%20Pythons%20Webpage_files/image017.jpg

Black and white form is rarer than yellow in trade.

http://www.ryanphotographic.com/diamond%20python.jpg

Diamond python yellow form

http://www.pythonidae.nl/Pythonidae

Dark Diamonds

http://www.cuttingedgemorelia.com/site/images/stories/CuttingEdgeMorelia/Section_Projects/Diamonds_Dark/Gallery/black_diamond.jpg

Striped Diamond

http://www.snakeranch.com.au/images/sendbinary.asp?width=645&path=imagesDB/wysiwyg/Diamond(Tareelocale).JPG

Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
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This subspecies lives in the most tropical habitat and is the smallest from all carpets they are don't longer than 6 - 7 ft. Jungle carpets lives in Queensland and Cape York Peninsula. These is the most arboreal species from all carpets and they inhabit a rain forest canopy.

Wild form

http://www.oakvalefarm.com.au/images/jungle_carpet_python.jpg

Ivory black and white form

http://www.theradzoo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Jungle-Carpet-Python.jpg

Tully locality jungle

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn214/Red-Ink-Buldogs/Greyham/G15_zps77543b34.jpg

Babinda locality jungle

http://trexreptiles.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/babinda-4.jpg

Palmerston locality jungle

http://ih2.redbubble.net/image.4059535.5274/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

Atherton localities jungle

http://www.ebmorelia.com/publishImages/Collection~~element219.jpg

Zebra jungle
Zebra is the co - dominant trait. The zebra gene is gene from jungle pythons.

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/zeb3.jpg

Super Zebra

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/szeb1.jpg

Striped/Tiger form

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element87.jpg

Highlighter jungle

http://www.australianaddiction.com/JCP_Highlighter2013.jpg

Coastal carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)
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Coastal carpet python is the biggest subspecies usually growth to 7 ft but 14 ft specimens are recorded. Coastals lives in wide range of habitats but mainly in forests. Range from Cape York peninsula to South Wales. This taxa is the most variable in patterns and colors which is presented in variety of morphs.

Wild form

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/BrF.jpg

Port Douglas localities coastal

http://www.ebmorelia.com/Port_Douglas-F.jpg

High contrast coastal

http://static.squarespace.com

High contrast tiger coastal

http://ectotherms.net/kyherpsoc/Propagating%20Carpet%20Pythons%20Webpage_files/image077.jpg

Red coastal

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element239.jpg

Red tiger

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element238.jpg

MPenn Line coastal

https://static.squarespace.com/static/502928b784ae02c19c94a1d1/502ad72a84ae8782450178d7/502ad730e4b0d642355d996c/1344984880495/Sonja%203.jpg?format=750w

Ocelot caramel

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element247.jpg

MORE MORPHS Click Read More!

Caramel coastal
Co-dominant

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs35/f/2008/294/b/9/Caramel_Coastal_by_oOBrieOo.jpg

Super caramel

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/sca1.jpg

Tiger 

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/tiger.jpg

Lesser Tiger/Trinity

https://static.squarespace.com/static/502928b784ae02c19c94a1d1/502afcdbc4aaccdfd2d1e1b7/502afcf8e4b061ecefe57590/1344994552019/Trinity.JPG?format=1000w

Citrus tiger

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element218.jpg

Caramel tiger

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/cartig1.jpg

Russian Tiger

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element252.jpg

Superstripe

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g454/Tiim85/476104_377822218957894_36821273_o.jpg

Hypomelanistic coastal

http://www.designerserpents.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/HYPO-COASTAL2.jpg

Axanthic coastal

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/axanthicf.jpg

Irian jaya carpet python (Morelia spilota harrisoni)
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This subspecies is known for ontogenetic color change. Hatchlings have reddish colors and they darken with age. Juveniles are resemble jungle carpet python (M. s. cheynei). When they are adults they take more brownish colors. This is one of smaller subspecies its rarely have 6 ft length. They live in eucalyptus forests and Savannah on New Guinea Island. However popular in pet trade Irian jaya is from Indonesian Island between New Guinea and Australia.

Morelia spilota harrisoni (Irian jaya)

http://peregrine-livefoods.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/newsletter-carpet-python-400x250-v1.jpg

Nova guinea caramel (population from different locality)

http://www.moreliapythons.com/forums/filedata/fetch?photoid=494785

Axanthic Irian jaya

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/axij3.jpg

Granite

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/GRANF1.jpg

High yellow granite

http://thereptilereport.com/assets/morelia-10oct-hothighyellowgranite-Nick-Mutton.jpg

Reduced pattern Irian jaya

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/attachments/snake-classifieds/13201d1275862929-unfortunate-sale-07-irian-jaya-sexay-snake.jpg

Labirynth

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element204.JPG

Tiger Irian jaya

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element250.jpg

Inland carpet python (Morelia spilota metcalefi )
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This is average size subspecies, with very interesting gray, silvery and black scale. Although some specimens are known for blue/gray tone. Hes range is on south-west Australia mainly in wooden areas. He's other name is Murray-Darling carpet python from river where they are found.

Morelia spilota metcalefi (Inland carpet python)

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/metbaby1.jpg

Inland striped

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/sin1.jpg

Silvery peppered inland

Recesive mutation

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element255.jpg

Darwin carpet python (Morelia spilota variegata)
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Darwin carpets are smaller than others. His length rarely comes to 2 meters. His characteristic trait is brownish color.

Darwin wild form

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/darw.jpg

Albino Darwin

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/AlbF.jpg

Caramel Darwin

http://i378.photobucket.com/albums/oo229/jungle_freak/carameldarwinmaleresized2.jpg

Southern carpet python (Morelia spilota imbricata)
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It is bigger than others subspecies reaches a lenght to maximum 14 ft, Southern carpet python are rare in pet trade.

Morelia spilota imbricata (Southern carpet python)

http://www.pythonidae.nl/Pythonidae%20site/images2/Morelia%20Spilota%20Imbricata%202.jpg

Cenralian python (Morelia bredli)
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Morelia bredli or better known as centralian carpet python is complete different species than Morelia spilota. This can be confusing since some websites have wrong information for example here. This is different species so any designer carpet python with bredli genes are hybrid. They live in central Australia in rocky habitats. They are more reddish in colors with banded patterns. 

(Morelia bredli)

http://terrariosnake.e-monsite.com/medias/images/scientific-record-1.1..jpg

Black Bredli

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bloodraven951/28blackprincessRE.jpg

Genetic striped centralian

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/06StrBredli.jpg

Hypomelanistic

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element145.jpg

Stonewashed

Recesive mutation

http://thereptilereport.com/assets/morelia-21dec-stonewashedbredli-Nick-Mutton.jpg

Combo morphs (between subspecies and species)
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The biggest advantage of carpet python group is their diversity. There are several subspecies and locality morphs as well as interesting genes like albino, caramel or axanthic which mixed with others traits gives beautiful new morphs. In this group is also hard to distinguish subspecies because they were crossbred from long time.

Jaguars

Snakes with Jaguar gene with them display sometimes neurological problems. However it is supposed to be displayed in range of 10-15% of Jaguars. Co-dominant homozygotus form is leucistic although it ha been proven to be lethal.

Jaguar (Irian jaya x coastal)

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj587/OWALReptiles/5427aefc.jpg

Leucistic

Lethal gene hatchlings die before 24 hours

http://www.morelia-spilota.de/abzugeben/Leu1.jpg

Pied/Paradox leucistic

They live max for 3 weeks because leucistic is lethal gene.

http://www.sareptiles.co.za/gallery/albums/userpics/13608/paradox1.jpg

Paradox/Chimera jaguar

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/attachments/snake-classifieds/103949d1414312213-chimera-carpet-python-img_4740.jpg

Ocelot jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element244.jpg

Ocelot zebra jaguar

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpg/56016e55e4fe9e50c41eeeca603ef9f3de059f03_r.jpg

Red coastal jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element237.jpg

Jungle jaguar (jungle x coastal jaguar)

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/junjag5.jpg

Black panther jaguar

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/ragedog/different%20album/DSC03857_zps546b5144.jpg

Granite jaguar (Jaguar coastal x granite Irian jaya 75% Irian jaya)

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/granjag1.jpg

Caramel zebra jaguar (caramel zebra jungle x caramel jaguar coastal)

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/carzebjag2.jpg

Caramel Zebra Super form (caramel Zebra jungle x caramel jaguar) 75% coastal

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/supcarzeb1.jpg

Caramel granite jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element203.jpg

Caramel jaguar

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/cjm2a.jpg

Super caramel zebra jaguar

http://www.ebmorelia.com/publishImages/Collection~~element215.jpg

Tiger Jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element191.jpg

Caramel tiger jaguar

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/ctj1.jpg

Zebra tiger jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element253.jpg

Granite zebra jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element258.jpg

Diamond jungle jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element146.jpg

Red hypo jaguar

http://exoticsbynature.com/tinley06/ebn28.jpg

Albino

Albino morphs. Albino gene is probably from Darwin carpet python which means that all albinos have Darwin genes. This is recessive mutation.

Albino jaguar

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/albinojagm.jpg

Albino zebra (Albino Darwin x Zebra Irian jaya)

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/albzeb2.jpg

Albino zebra jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/Albino_zebra_jag.jpg

Albino granite jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element272.jpg

Albino caramel zebra jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element273.jpg

Sunglow (Albino - Caramel)

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/attachments/snake-classifieds/65833d1344171398-2012-precision-reptiles-carpet-pythons-za_albm1.jpg

Albino caramel jaguar 

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element251.jpg

Snow (Albino - axanthic)

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d8/bb/87/d8bb870a4d9938da630d28c65dd10cd1.jpg

Axanthic

Axanthic jaguar

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/AXJM1302.jpg

Axanthic zebra jaguar

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/AxaZebJag5month.jpg

Axanthic granite

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/axanthic_granite_jag-_Oli.jpg

Axanthic super zebra

http://www.precisionreptiles.com/en/component/joomgallery/image?format=raw&type=img&id=535

Axanthic granite

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/axanthic_granite.jpg

Other morphs

Zebra granite (zebra jungle x granite iran jaya)

http://www.ukpythons.com/imgs/gallery/SWGzebgran2.jpg

Super caramel zebra

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element152.jpg

Granite super zebra

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/publishImages/Morphs-of-the-Morelia-complex~~element243.jpg

Caramel granite

http://www.moreliapythonradio.com/CarGran10M.jpg

Diamond bredli

http://www.iherp.com/Gallery/89355/115602_299389_VeryLarge_qAUbTbczRgZ.jpg

Diamond jungle zebra

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/forums/attachments/snake-classifieds/45594d1314866357-precision-reptiles-trip-2-carpet-djjzf_2010.jpg