yo ▁was ▁first ▁described ▁by ▁George ▁R . ▁Zug , ▁Steve ▁W . ▁G otte , ▁and ▁Jer emy ▁F . ▁Jacob s ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁female ▁spec imen ▁collected ▁in ▁K ya ik ti yo ▁Wild life ▁San ctu ary ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁unique ▁tra its ▁and ▁sufficient ▁al lop at ry ▁indicate ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁species ▁and ▁distinct ▁from ▁its ▁nearest ▁ge ographical ▁counter part , ▁the ▁blood ▁python . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁My an mar ▁short - ta iled ▁python ▁is ▁a ▁non - ven om ous , ▁ov ov ip ar ous ▁con str ict or ▁that ▁grows ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 ▁feet ▁( 1 . 8 3 ▁meters ) ▁in ▁length . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁an ▁unusual ▁female ▁python ▁was ▁found . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁species . ▁Since ▁discovery , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁spec im ens ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁and ▁thus ▁there ▁is ▁very ▁little ▁information ▁known ▁about ▁its ▁size ▁and ▁weight . ▁Due ▁to ▁common ▁features , ▁the ▁species ▁has ▁been ▁grouped ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁short - ta iled ▁python ▁group . ▁The ▁My an mar ▁short - ta iled ▁python ▁diff ers ▁in ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁vent ral ▁scales ▁( 1 8 0 ▁or ▁more ). ▁The ▁captured ▁female ▁was ▁ 1 5 2   cm ▁long ▁and ▁we ighed ▁ 3 .