Acrochordidae

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The list of species of Acrochordidae family

The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of primitive aquatic snakes found in Australia and tropical Asia. Currently, three species are recognized.

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Arafura File Snake

Acrochordus arafurae

The Arafura File Snake is a non-venomous aquatic snake species. This snake was first described by Samuel Booker McDowell in 1979 and its skin is used to make drums in New Guinea.

Elephant Trunk Snake

Acrochordus javanicus

The Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus) is a species of snake in the family Acrochordidae, a family which represents a group of primitive non-venomous aquatic snakes.

Acrochordus granulatus

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, and little wart snake. It is completely aquatic and almost helpless on land. No...