- Source: Acrochordus arafurae
Acrochordus arafurae, known by the common names Arafura file snake, elephant trunk snake, and wrinkle file snake, is an aquatic snake species found in northern Australia and New Guinea. No subspecies are currently recognized.
This snake was first described by Samuel Booker McDowell in 1979
Description
Adults grown to 8.25 ft (2.5 m) in length. They have very loose skin and are known to prey on large fish, such as eel-tailed catfish. Females are usually larger than males and they have been known to give birth to up to 17 young. The skin is used to make drums in New Guinea.
In Aboriginal language and culture
Arafura file snakes are often hunted by indigenous peoples of Northern Australia.
In the Kunwinjku language of West Arnhem Land, the snakes are known as kedjebe (or bekka in Eastern dialects), while in the Yolŋu language of East Arnhem Land they are called djaykuŋ, among other names.
References
External links
Acrochordus.com
Species Acrochordus arafurae at The Reptile Database. Accessed 16 August 2007.
Arafura Filesnakes at Life is Short but Snakes are Long
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ular kawat biasa
- Acrochordidae
- Acrochordus arafurae
- Acrochordus
- List of marine reptiles
- List of reptiles of Australia
- Neoarius leptaspis
- List of taxa that use parthenogenesis
- Acrochordoidea
- List of Serpentes families
- Arafura
- List of snakes by scientific name
