Acrochordus arafurae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrochordoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Infraordo: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Acrochordoidea

Familia: Acrochordidae
Genus: Acrochordus
Species: Acrochordus arafurae

Name

Holotype: AMNH 59887, adult ♂, collected by A.L. Rand (2nd Archbold-Rand Expedition), between February 1936–January 1937.

Type locality: “Papua New Guinea: Western Province: Lake Daviumb”.

References

Primary references

  • McDowell, S.B. 1979. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part III. Boinae and Acrochordoidea (Reptilia, Serpentes). Journal of Herpetology 13(1): 1–92. DOI: 10.2307/1563761 Reference page. 
  • Tallowin, O., Parker, F., O'Shea, M., Cogger, H., Vanderduys, E., Amey, A., Hoskin, C. & Couper, P. 2018. IUCN: Acrochordus arafurae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T176764A21647516.
  • Acrochordus arafurae Report on ITIS

Vernacular names

English: Arafura file snake, elephant trunk snake
polski: brodawkowiec arafurski
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