pythons

family of snakes
Taxon taxon Q184018
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pythons

Summary

pythons is a taxon[1]. pythons ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,451 views/month, #911 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • pythons's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • pythons is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • pythons is classified within Alethinophidia[5].
  • pythons belongs to the parent taxon Pythonoidea[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, pythons is Pythonidae[7].
  • pythons's Commons category is recorded as Pythonidae[8].
  • pythons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pythonidae[9].
  • pythons's Commons gallery is recorded as Pythonidae[10].
  • pythons's depicted by is recorded as An Athlete Wrestling with a Python[11].
  • pythons's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • pythons's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • pythons's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[14].
  • pythons's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[15].
  • pythons is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'pytonslanger'}[16].
  • pythons's different from is recorded as Python[17].
  • pythons's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[18].

Body

Classification

pythons's scientific name is Pythonidae[7]. pythons is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Alethinophidia[5] and Pythonoidea[6]. pythons is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'pytonslanger'}[16].

Identifiers

pythons's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67532[19]. pythons's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 34984[20]. pythons's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 2818930[21]. pythons's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4287591[22]. pythons's ITIS TSN is recorded as 563893[23].

Discovery and Description

Things named for pythons include Python Bridge[24], a bridge[25], in Netherlands[26], founded in 0020[27].

Why It Matters

pythons ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,451 views/month, #911 of 195,241).[2] pythons has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] pythons is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Entities named for pythons include Python Bridge[24], a bridge[25], in Netherlands[26], founded in 0020[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Alethinophidia, Pythonoidea
    Taxon rank family
    Instance of taxon
    Cites appendix Appendix II of CITES
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