Pythonidae
| Pythonidae | |
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| Sanca bodo (Python molurus), salah sahiji anggota kulawarga Pythonidae. | |
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| Kulawarga: | Pythonidae Fitzinger, 1826 |
Pythonidae nyaéta hiji kulawarga oray anu henteu miboga peurah sarta sumebar di wilayah Asia, Afrika, jeung Australia.[1] Kelompok ieu kawéntar ku sebutan sanca atanapi méte dina basa Sunda.[2]
Pedaran
[édit | édit sumber]Anggota Pythonidae miboga ukuran awak anu rupa-rupa, ti mimiti nu leutik dugi ka nu panjangna langkung ti 7 méter.[3] Ciri mandiri kulawarga ieu nyaéta miboga liang sénsor panas (labial pits) dina bagian biwirna pikeun ngadetéksi mangsa anu miboga getih haneut.[4] Bénten sareng oray Boidae, Pythonidae miboga tulang premaxilla anu huntuun sarta organ hémipénis anu béda strukturna.[5]
Habitat sareng Paripolah
[édit | édit sumber]Oray ieu bisa hirup dina rupa-rupa habitat, ti mimiti leuweung tropis, rawa, dugi ka daérah anu garing.[6] Maranéhna moro ku cara nunggu (ambush predator) teras meulit mangsana dugi ka sistem sirkulasi getih mangsana lirén.[7] Ampir sakabéh spésiés Pythonidae mangrupa sato anu baranahan ku cara ngendog (ovipar).[8]
Klasifikasi
[édit | édit sumber]Kulawarga Pythonidae ngawengku sababaraha marga (genus) anu kawéntar, di antarana:[9]
- Antaresia
- Apodora
- Aspidites
- Bothrochilus
- Leiopython
- Liasis
- Malayopython (Contona: Sanca batik)
- Morelia
- Python (Contona: Sanca sawah)
Référénsi
[édit | édit sumber]- ↑ Pyron, R. A., & Burbrink, F. T. (2014). Early origin of the Japanese snake fauna and subsequent diversification of the Asian lineage. Journal of Biogeography, 41(1), 93-107.
- ↑ Kamus Basa Sunda R.A. Danadibrata. (2006). Kiblat Buku Utama.
- ↑ Murphy, J. C., & Henderson, R. W. (1997). Tales of Giant Snakes: A Historical Natural History of Anacondas and Pythons. Krieger Publishing Company.
- ↑ Gopalakrishnakone, P. (1994). Snakes of Medical Importance: Asia-Pacific Region. National University of Singapore.
- ↑ Kluge, A. G. (1993). Aspidites and the phylogeny of pythonine snakes. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 19, 1-77.
- ↑ Barker, D. G., & Barker, T. M. (1994). Pythons of the World: Australia. Advanced Vivarium Systems.
- ↑ Moon, B. R. (2000). The mechanics and muscular control of constriction in snakes. Journal of Zoology, 252(1), 83-98.
- ↑ Vinegar, A. (1974). Evolutionary implications of temperature induced anomalies of development in snakes. Herpetologica, 30(1), 72-74.
- ↑ Reynolds, R. G., Niemiller, M. L., & Revell, L. J. (2014). Toward a Tree-of-Life for the boas and pythons: Multilocus species-level phylogeny with unprecedented taxon sampling. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71, 201-213.