Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Acrochordus
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Australasian File Snakes, Oriental File Snakes, Wart Snakes
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Warzenschlangen, Elefantenrüsselschlangen
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Vorteslanger
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1787 |  |
Acrochordus Hornstedt (type species: Acrochordus javanicus Hornstedt 1787) |
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1817 | |
Chersydrus Cuvier (type species: Acrochordus fasciatus Shaw 1802; syn. McDowell 1979) |
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1852 | |
Potamophis Schmidt [substitute name for Acrochordus Hornstedt 1787 (Serpentes); not Potamophis Cantor 1836 (Serpentes); not Potamophis Fitzinger 1843 (Serpentes)] |
Contents:
3 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
McDowell (1979) synonymized Chersydrus with Acrochordus, an arrangement which has been followed by most subsequent authors, although a few have
retained Chersydrus as a valid genus (e.g., Sharma 2004).
Distribution:
S. Asia, Malay Archipelago, N. Australia.
Reported from:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia),
Bangladesh,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Hainan),
East Timor,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Bali,
Biak,
Buton,
Flores,
Halmahera,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Karimunjawa Islands,
Komodo,
Misool,
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Supiori,
Ternate,
Weh,
West Timor,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Myanmar,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[New Britain,
New Ireland,
Mussau],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville,
Buka],
Trobriand Islands),
Philippines
(Bantayan,
Bohol,
Calamian Islands
[Calauit],
Cebu,
Gigante Islands,
Jaguliao,
Luzon,
Marinduque,
Masbate,
Negros,
Palawan,
Panay,
Siquijor),
Singapore,
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal),
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Acrochordus arafurae
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Arafura File Snake
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Arafura-Warzenschlange
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Arafura-vorteslange
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1979 | |
Acrochordus arafurae McDowell |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland),
Indonesia
(Western New Guinea),
Papua New Guinea
(Eastern New Guinea).
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Acrochordus arafurae
© Rune Midtgaard
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Acrochordus granulatus
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Lesser File Snake, Little File Snake, Little Wart Snake, Cloth Snake, Indian Wart Snake, Rasp-skinned Water Snake, Granular File Snake, Granular Water Snake, Banded File Snake, Marine File Snake, (Elephant Trunk Snake)
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Indische Warzenschlange, Zwerg-Warzenschlange
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Lille Vorteslange
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1799 | |
Hydrus granulatus Schneider |
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Anguis granulatus Schneider 1801 |
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Pelamis granulatus Daudin 1803 |
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Chersydrus granulatus Merrem 1820 |
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Acrochordus granulatus Cantor 1847 |
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1802 | |
Acrochordus fasciatus Shaw (McDiarmid, Campbel & Touré 1999) |
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Chersydrus fasciatus Cuvier 1817 |
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Potamophis fasciata Schmidt 1852 |
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1849 | |
Chersydrus annulatus Gray (McDiarmid, Campbel & Touré 1999) |
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1938 | |
Chersydrus granulatus luzonensis Loveridge (McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999) |
Remarks:
Only a single record from Pakistan (Khan 1982).
Leviton, Siler, Weinell & Brown (2018) did not include Bohol and Marinduque in the distribution of the species.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia),
Bangladesh,
Brunei,
Cambodia,
China
(Hainan),
East Timor,
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands],
Andhra Pradesh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Maharashtra,
Odisha,
Tamil Nadu,
West Bengal),
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Bali,
Biak,
Buton,
Flores,
Halmahera,
Java,
Kalimantan,
Komodo,
Misool,
Sulawesi,
Sumatra,
Supiori,
Ternate,
Weh,
West Timor,
Western New Guinea,
Yapen),
Malaysia
(Sabah,
Sarawak,
West Malaysia),
Myanmar,
Papua New Guinea
(Bismarck Archipelago
[New Britain,
New Ireland,
Mussau],
d'Entrecasteaux Islands
[Normanby],
Eastern New Guinea,
North Solomon Islands
[Bougainville,
Buka],
Trobriand Islands),
Philippines
(Bantayan,
Bohol,
Calamian Islands
[Calauit],
Cebu,
Gigante Islands,
Jaguliao,
Luzon,
Marinduque,
Masbate,
Negros,
Palawan,
Panay,
Siquijor),
Singapore,
Solomon Islands
(incl.
Guadalcanal),
Sri Lanka,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Acrochordus javanicus
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Java File Snake, Elephant Trunk Snake, Karung
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Javanische Warzenschlange
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Java-vorteslange
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1787 | |
Acrochordus javanicus Hornstedt |
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Potamophis javanica Schmidt 1852 |
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Acrochordus granulatus javanicus Kinghorn 1926 |
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1802 | |
Acrochordus dubius Shaw (McDiarmid, Campbel & Touré 1999) |
Remarks:
Previously included populations now assigned to arafurae. Records from Australia and New Guinea refer to arafurae.
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Brunei,
Cambodia,
Indonesia
(Java,
Kalimantan,
Karimunjawa Islands,
Sumatra),
Malaysia
(Sarawak,
West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago]),
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Acrochordus javanicus
© Rune Midtgaard
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