Acrochordus granulatus - Wikipedia
Acrochordus granulatus is a snake species found from India through Southeast Asia to the Solomon Islands. It is known as the little file snake, marine file snake, [3] and little wart snake. [4] It is completely aquatic and almost helpless on land. No subspecies are currently recognized. [5]
Marine File Snake Facts, Description, Diet, and Pictures - The Snake …
Apr 25, 2024 · Learn about the marine file snake (Acrochordus granulatus) – what it looks like, its color, size, diet, reproduction, range, habitat, and is it poisonous.
ADW: Acrochordus granulatus: INFORMATION
Little file snakes, also known as wart snakes, occur in aquatic habitats along coastal regions of southeast Asia, Indonesia, northern Australia, and surrounding islands. They are native to the Paleartic, Oriental and Australian regions.
Acrochordus - Wikipedia
The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, [2] Java wart snakes, [3] file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family [2] created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia and tropical Asia.
Wart Snake (Acrochordus granulatus) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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File Snakes (Acrochordidae) - Encyclopedia.com
The smallest species, the little file snake, is primarily marine but tolerates water of varying salinity, including freshwater. These snakes are found in the sea but live more typically in mangroves or other areas of shallow coastal waters, including estuaries.
One of three congeneric species, Acrochordus granulatus (file snake), is an interesting and common inhabitant of coastal estuaries and mangroves in the Philippines. This paper reviews unusual attributes of A. granulatus and provides a perspective for …
Banded File Snake - Acrochordus granulatus - Ecology Asia
The Banded File Snake, also called the Little Wart Snake, is the smallest of the three species measuring up to 1.2 metres total length, although most examples are half this length. This unusual snake inhabits intertidal habitats including mangrove and river estuaries.
The Little File Snake, Acrochordus granulatus
Jun 2, 2021 · In a new paper Lillywhite reviews the unusual attributes of A. granulatus and provides a perspective for its conservation in coastal habitats. Morphological, physiological, and behavioral characters of this snake are specialized for life in shallow-water marine environments such as mangroves.
In the Straits of Malacca, the file snake shares the marine habitat and fish resources with true sea snakes, and can be found up to 20 m deep (Voris and Glodek 1980).