Pythonidae · Global species account
Morelia viridis
Green tree python
One account across its documented countries and islands.
One species · Across borders
Global distribution
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Across borders
3 recorded countries & territories
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Indonesian locality notes and qualifications
- Maluku
- Aru Islands.
- Papua
- Southern Indonesian Papua, from at least Mappi eastward toward Papua New Guinea. This is not a record for all of Papua.
The primary revision assigns Biak, northern Papua and Vogelkop populations to Morelia azurea; azurea also occurs in parts of southern Papua.
Gag is assigned to M. azurea pulcher by the revision, despite its appearance in the database’s viridis distribution line. Aru is grouped under Maluku here.
Explicit Indonesian country or island locality supports inclusion.
From the literature
Natural history
- Lays eggs. [1]
- Inhabits rainforest, secondary regrowth and village gardens. [2]
- Juveniles are yellow before changing to green. [2]
The depth of biological coverage varies by species. Missing traits are research gaps, not evidence that a behaviour or habitat is absent.
Sources
Sources checked 7 October 2026. Taxonomic and distribution treatments may change.