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Viele Bredls Pythons (Morelia bredli)
bestechen durch eine sehr schöne
rotorange Färbung. Foto: M. Mense
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Kurzbeschreibung und
Bestimmungsschlüssel
aller rezenten
Rautenpythons
Morelia bredli, Morelia carinata
und der Morelia-spilota-Komplex
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Zusätzlich diese Magazine:
REPTILIA, Titelthema „Pythons“, Nr. 39, Februar/März 2003,
Jahrgang 8 (1).
DRACO, Thema „Riesenschlangen“, Nr. 5, Jahrgang 2 (2001-1).
DRACO, Thema „Schlangen“, Nr. 17, Jahrgang 5 (2004-1).