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{{Short description|Species of snake}}
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{{Distinguish|Sumatran short-tailed python|Blood python}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Borneo python
| image = Python breitensteini (13106752324).jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Inger, R.F. |author2=Iskandar, D. |author3=Lilley, R. |author4=Jenkins, H. |author5=Das, I. |date=2012 |title=''Python breitensteini'' |volume=2012 |page=e.T192013A2028005 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192013A2028005.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Python
| species = breitensteini
| authority = [[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner]], 1880
| synonyms =
*''Python breitensteini'' {{small|Steindachner, 1880}}
*''Python curtus breitensteini'' <br>{{small|— [[Olive Griffith Stull|Stull]], 1935}}
*''Python curtus breitensteini'' <br>{{small|— [[Andrew Francis Stimson|Stimson]], 1969}}<ref name="McD99">{{cite book|author=[[:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]], [[Jonathan A. Campbell|Campbell JA]], [[T'Shaka Touré|Touré T]]|year=1999|title=Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1|location=Washington, District of Columbia|publisher=Herpetologists' League|isbn=1893777014 }}</ref>
*''Python breitensteini'' <br>{{small|[[J. Scott Keogh|Keogh]], [[David G. Barker|Barker]] & [[Richard Shine|Shine]], 2001}}<ref name=RDB/>
}}

The '''Borneo python''' ('''''Python breitensteini'''''), also known [[Common name|commonly]] as the '''Borneo short-tailed python''', is a [[species]] of non-[[venomous snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Pythonidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the island of [[Borneo]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name="McD99"/>

==Taxonomy==
For a while considered a [[subspecies]] of ''[[Python curtus]]'', ''P. breitensteini'' was re-elevated to a full species by [[J. Scott Keogh|Keogh]], [[David G. Barker|Barker]] and [[Richard Shine|Shine]] (2001).<ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Python|species=breitensteini|date=29 December|year=2015}}</ref> The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''breitensteini'', is in honor of [[:de:Heinrich Breitenstein|Heinrich Breitenstein]], a [[Germans|German]] [[physician]] and [[Natural history|naturalist]] who collected [[amphibians]] and [[reptiles]] in Borneo.<ref>[[Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]], [[Michael Watkins (zoologist)|Watkins M]], [[Michael Grayson|Grayson M]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Python breitensteini'', p. 38).</ref>

==Description==
[[File:BorneopythonAugmented.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Juvenile]]
[[File:Python breitensteini.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Juvenile in captivity]]
Adults of ''P. breitensteini'' have been reported to attain a total length (including tail) of 2.1 m (7 ft), although they are usually no more than 1.2 m (4 ft). Heavy-bodied, they can weigh as much as 13.6 kg (30 lb). Females are generally larger than males. The head is broad with several thermoreceptive pits along the nose. The tail is short and tapering.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

The color pattern is usually tan with brown blotching, which varies greatly. Though no instances of [[albinism]] have been reported, a few individuals display a significantly lighter color, appearing more yellow than brown. Juveniles have a more contrasting pattern than adults. The head is usually yellow.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Distribution and habitat==
On the island of Borneo, ''P. breitensteini'' is found in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Malaysia]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name="McD99"/> Typically, it is found at lower elevations, on poorly drained flood plains, or on the edges of swampy areas; man-made irrigation of farmland has also provided appropriate habitat.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==Reproduction==
''P. breitensteini'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>

==Captivity==
[[File:Python egg tooth.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Hatchling [[egg tooth]] visible]]
While the Borneo python generally has a reputation for being mean-tempered, this species is increasing in popularity among [[reptile]] enthusiasts because [[captive breeding|captive-bred]] specimens are recognized as easier to handle than wild-caught snakes. Almost all of the early imported animals were animals originally caught for the skin trade.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Refbegin}}
*[[:fr:Indraneil Das|Das I]] (2006). ''A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo''. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-061-1}}. (''Python breitensteini'', p. 16).
*[[J. Scott Keogh|Keogh JS]], [[David G. Barker|Barker DG]], [[Richard Shine|Shine R]] (2001). "Heavily Exploited but Poorly Known: Systematics and Biogeography of Commercially Harvested Pythons (''Python curtus'' group) in Southeast Asian". ''Biological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 73: 113-129.
*[[Franz Steindachner|Steindachner F]] (1880) ("1881"). "''Über eine neue Pythonart (''Python Breitensteini'') aus Borneo''". ''Sitzungberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. Abtheilung I.'' (Vienna) '''82''': 267-268. (''Python breitensteini'', new species).
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Python breitensteini}}
{{Pythonidae}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q893958}}

[[Category:Python (genus)]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Borneo]]
[[Category:Fauna of Brunei]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1880]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Borneo]]

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