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Python

Summary

Python is a taxon[1]. Python ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,934 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Python's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Python is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Python is classified within pythons[5].
  • Python's scientific name is Python[6].
  • Python's Commons category is recorded as Python (genus)[7].
  • Python's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Python (genus)[8].
  • Python's Commons gallery is recorded as Python (genus)[9].
  • Python's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[10].
  • Python's different from is recorded as Python[11].
  • Python's different from is recorded as Python[12].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Python is Python[6]. Python is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Python is classified within pythons[5].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 32149[13] and 145792[14]. Python's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37579[15]. Python's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 35510[16]. Python's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2454645[17]. Python's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202186[18].

Why It Matters

Python ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,934 views/month, #1,243 of 195,241).[2] Python has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Python is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Annotated checklist of the recent and extinct pythons (Serpentes, Pythonidae), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · PieterJanR · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Described by source → The Encyclopedia Americana
    Inaturalist taxon id → 32149, 145792
    Parent taxon → pythons
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P3151]]: 145792"
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