Simalia clastolepis

Simalia clastolepis,^[1] also known as the Moluccan python or yellow python, is a species of python found in Indonesia in dense forests of the islands on Ambon and Seram im Maluku. They can grow to be 8–9 feet in length.^[2]

Moluccan python
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Pythonidae
Genus:	Simalia
Species:	S. clastolepis
Binomial name
Simalia clastolepis (Harvey, Barker, Ammerman & Chippindale, 2000)

Description

As hatchlings they have a red in color, which then turns from brown to yellow, then as adults, will get black along their spine. They can also be patternless or striped.