MythscribeMundus
THE NATURAL & IMAGINED WORLDAn illustrated compendium
mythscribe.cloudSearch/
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD

Anchieta's Dwarf Python

Python anchietae Bocage, 1887

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Adult Angolan Dwarf Python (Python anchietae). This specimen lives in captivity. This picture is a donation of Markus Borer www.BoaPython.ch

Adult Angolan Dwarf Python (Python anchietae). This specimen lives in captivity. This picture is a donation of Markus Borer www.BoaPython.ch

Tigerpython · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Image source

Provider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.

Open encyclopedia reference

Python anchietae (with common names Angolan python and Anchieta's dwarf python) is a python species endemic to southern Africa. According to Donald George Broadley (1990), this species is most closely related to the ball python (P. regius) of western Africa, and no subspecies are currently recognized. It is named after the Portuguese naturalist and explorer José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta. Like all other pythons, it is not venomous.

Wikipedia contributors, Python anchietae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:25:11.337825+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Python anchietae Bocage, 1887
Name authority
Bocage, 1887
Common name
Anchieta's Dwarf Python
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Pythonidae
Genus
Python
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
  11. infraorderAlethinophidia Nopcsa, 1923
  12. familyPythonidae
  13. genusPython
  14. speciesPython anchietae Bocage, 1887

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Python. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Borneo PythonPython breitensteini Steindachner, 1881PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sumatra PythonPython curtus Schlegel, 1872PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Mon pythonPython kyaiktiyo Zug, Gotte & Jacobs, 2011PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lesser African PythonPython natalensis Smith, 1840PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Blood PythonPython brongersmai Stull, 1938PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Burmese PythonPython bivittatus Kuhl, 1820PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Indian Rock PythonPython molurus (Linnaeus, 1758)PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
African (Rock) PythonPython sebae (Gmelin, 1789)PythonidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 30 records assigned to Pythonidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

S Angola, N Namibia

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Python&species=anchietae Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4QY46. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.