Simalia

Simalia is a genus of snakes in the family Pythonidae.

Taxonomy

Simalia, was considered a taxonomic synonym of

but Reynolds et al. resurrected the genus for the Morelia amethistina species group.

The genus Simalia contains the following species:

Image	Species	Distribution
	S. amethistina	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
	S. boeleni	New Guinea
	S. clastolepis	Indonesia
	S. kinghorni	northern Australia
	S. nauta	Indonesia
	S. tracyae	Indonesian island of Halmahera

As of June 2022, ITIS and the IUCN Red List identify the Oenpelli python as Simalia oenpelliensis, while The Reptile Database places it in the monotypic genus Nyctophilopython.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Simalia.