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Taxonomy of the genus Acrochordus Biodiversity of the family Acrochordidae

Bibliography of the genus
Acrochordus (Australasian File Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Acrochordidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Acrochordus in general

Bergman, R.A.M. 1941. Het vervellen van zeeslangen en van Acrochordus. De Tropische Natuur 30(9): 145-148.

Brischoux, F.; Tingley, R.; Shine, R.; Lillywhite, H.B. 2012. Salinity influences the distribution of marine snakes: implications for evolutionary transitions to marine life. Ecography 35(11): 994-1003.

Groombridge, B.C. 1979. On the vomer in Acrochordidae (Reptilia: Serpentes), and its cladistic significance. Journal of Zoology (London) 189(4): 559-567.

Herrmann, H.J. 2006. Schlangen fürs Süsswasseraquarium? Fühler- und Warzenschlangen. Aquaristik Fachmagazin & Aquarium Heute 38(1)(187): 78-82.

Hoffstetter, R.; Gayrard, Y. 1965. Observations sur l'osteologie et la classification des Acrochordidae (Serpentes). Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 36(2): 677-696.

Hoffstetter, R.; Gayrard, Y. 1988. Observations on the osteology and classification of the Acrochordidae (Serpentes). Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 23(1): 5-13. (Translation from French original).

Hoser, R.T. 2014. A break up of the genus Acrochordus Hornstedt, 1787, into two tribes, three genera and the description of two new species (Serpentes: Acrochordidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 22: 2-8.

Lillywhite, H.B. 1991. The biology and conservation of acrochordid snakes. Hamadryad 16(1-2): 1-9.

Lillywhite, H.B.; Ellis, T.M. 1994. Ecophysiological aspects of the coastal-estuarine distribution of acrochordid snakes. Estuaries 17(1): 53-61.

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. 3. Boinae and Acrochordoidea (Reptilia, Serpentes). Journal of Herpetology 13(1): 105-111.

Miller, M.J. 1992. Notes on the natural history of the family Acrochordidae and maintenance of the marine file snake, Chersydrus granulatus (Schneider, 1799), in captivity. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 27(10): 201-205.

Murphy, J.C. 1988. An overview of the Asian file snakes, family Acrochordidae. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 23(1): 1-4.

Povel, D.; Kooij, J. van der 1997. Scale sensillae of the file snake (Serpentes: Acrochordidae) and some other aquatic and burrowing snakes. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 47(4): 443-456.

Rage, J.C. 1978. L'origine des colubroides et des acrochordoides (Reptilia, Serpentes). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences Serie D Sciences Naturelles 286(8): 595-597.

Rieppel, O. 1980. The perilymphatic system of the skull of Typhlops and Acrochordus, with comments on the origin of snakes. Journal of Herpetology 14(1): 105-108.

Sanders, K.L.; Mumpuni; Hamidy, A.; Head, J.J.; Gower, D.J. 2010. Phylogeny and divergence times of filesnakes (Acrochordus): inferences from morphology, fossils and three molecular loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 56(3): 857-867.

Shine, R.; Harlow, P.; Keogh, J.S.; Boeadi 1995. Biology and commercial utilization of acrochordid snakes, with special reference to karung (Acrochordus javanicus). Journal of Herpetology 29(3): 352-360.

Shine, R.; Houston, D. 1993. Family Acrochordidae. pp. 322-324. In: Glasby, C.J.; Ross, G.J.B. & Beesley, P.L. (eds.). Fauna of Australia. Vol. 2A. Amphibia & Reptilia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. 439 pp.

Smith, M.A. 1939. Revision of the Acrochordinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London) 3(11): 393-395.

Wolff, T. 1982. Havslanger i ferskvand. [Sea snakes in fresh water]. Nordisk Herpetologisk Forening 25(10): 246-251.

Acrochordus arafurae

Bedford, G.; Christian, K.A. 1998. Standard metabolic rate and preferred body temperatures in some Australian pythons. Australian Journal of Zoology 46(4): 317-328.

Doody, J.S.; Vas, G.; Mangion, P. 2015. Natural history notes: Acrochordus arafurae (Arafura File Snake). Foraging / prey coralling behavior. Herpetological Review 46(3): 441.

Dubach, J.; Sajewicz, A.; Pawley, R. 1997. Parthenogenesis in the Arafuran filesnake (Acrochordus arafurae). Herpetological Natural History 5(1): 11-18.

Dunn, R.; Banks, C.; Birkett, J. 1987. Exhibiting and breeding the Arafura file snake Acrochordus arafurae. International Zoo Yearbook 26: 98-103.

Houston, D.; Shine, R. 1993. Sexual dimorphism and niche divergence: feeding habits of the Arafura filesnake. Journal of Animal Ecology 62(4): 737-748.

Houston, D.; Shine, R. 1994. Low growth rates and delayed maturation in Arafura filesnakes (Serpentes: Acrochordidae) in tropical Australia. Copeia 1994(3): 726-731.

Houston, D.; Shine, R. 1994. Movements and activity patterns of Arafura filesnakes (Serpentes: Acrochordidae) in tropical Australia. Herpetologica 50(3): 349-357.

Houston, D.; Shine, R. 1994. Population demography of Arafura filesnakes (Serpentes: Acrochoridae) in tropical Australia. Journal of Herpetology 28(3): 273-280.

Madsen, T.; Shine, R. 2001. Conflicting conclusions from long-term versus short-term studies on growth and reproduction of a tropical snake. Herpetologica 57(2): 147-156.

Pratt, K.L.; Campbell, H.A.; Watts, M.E.; Franklin, C.E. 2010. Environmental and ecological factors influencing dive behaviour in the freshwater snake Acrochordus arafurae: a field-based telemetric study. Marine and Freshwater Research 61(5): 560-567.

Pratt, K.L.; Franklin, C.E. 2009. Predator or prey? The dive response to aerial and aquatic predators of Arafura filesnakes. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(6): 423-428.

Pratt, K.L.; Franklin, C.E. 2010. Temperature independence of aquatic oxygen uptake in an air-breathing ectotherm and the implications for dive duration. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology 156(1): 42-45.

Shine, R. 1986. Diets and abundances of aquatic and semi-aquatic reptiles in the Alligator Rivers region. Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region Technical Memorandum 16: 1-52.

Shine, R. 1986. Ecology of a low-energy specialist: food habits and reproductive biology of the Arafura filesnake (Acrochordidae). Copeia 1986(2): 424-437.

Shine, R. 1986. Predation upon filesnakes (Acrochordus arafurae) by aboriginal hunters: selectivity with respect to body size, sex and reproductive condition. Copeia 1986(1): 238-239.

Shine, R. 1986. Sexual differences in morphology and niche utilization in an aquatic snake, Acrochordus arafurae. Oecologia (Berlin) 69(2): 260-267.

Shine, R.; Lambeck, R. 1985. A radiotelemetric study of movements, thermoregulation and habitat utilization of Arafura filesnakes (Serpentes: Acrochordidae). Herpetologica 41(3): 351-361.

Ujvári, B.; Andersson, S.; Brown, G.; Shine, R.; Madsen, T. 2010. Climate-driven impacts of prey abundance on the population structure of a tropical aquatic predator. Oikos 119(1): 188-196.

Vincent, S.E.; Shine, R.; Brown, G.P. 2005. Does foraging mode influence sensory modalities for prey detection in male and female filesnakes, Acrochordus arafurae? Animal Behaviour 70(3): 715-721.

Acrochordus granulatus

Abyerami, S.; Sivashanthini, K. 2008. Current status of marine snakes from Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka with description of hitherto unrecorded Hydrophis fasciatus fasciatus (Schneider, 1799). International Journal of Zoological Research 4(4): 214-224.

Ahmed, S. 1986. New record of a colubrid snake from Ennore Estuary, Tamil Nadu. Bulletin of the Zoological Survey of India 7(2-3) [1985]: 335.

Annandale, N. 1916. Preliminary report on the fauna of the Talé Sap or inland sea of Singgora. Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam 2(2): 90-102.

Feder, M.E. 1980. Blood oxygen stores in the file snake, Acrochordus granulatus, and in other marine snakes. Physiological Zoology 53(4): 394-401.

García, V.O.S.; Papa, R.D.S.; Briones, J.C.A.; Mendoza, N.; Noboru, O.; Diesmos, A.C. 2014. Food habits and distribution of the Lake Taal Sea Snake (Hydrophis semperi Garman 1881) and the sympatric Little File Snake (Acrochordus granulatus Schneider 1799) in Lake Taal, Philippines. Asian Herpetological Research 5(4): 255-262.

Gorman, G.C.; Licht, P.; McCollum, F. 1981. Annual reproductive patterns in three species of marine snakes from the central Phillippines. Journal of Herpetology 15(3): 335-354.

Huang, Z.J. 1963. A new subfamily record (Acrochordinae) of the Chinese Serpentes - Acrochordus granulatus (Gray). Acta Zoologica Sinica 15(2): 336.

Kekulandala, L.D.C.B.; Wickramasinghe, L.J.M. 2006. Distribution and conservation of file snake Acrochordus granulatus Schneider, 1799 (Reptilia: Achrochordidae) from Sri Lanka. Tigerpaper (Bangkok) 33(2): 31-32.

Kinghorn, J.R. 1931. Herpetological notes. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 18: 85-91.

Lillywhite, H.B. 1989. Unusual shedding behaviors in an aquatic snake, Acrochordus granulatus. Copeia 1989(3): 768-770.

Lillywhite, H.B. 1996. Husbandry of the little file snake, Acrochordus granulatus. Zoo Biology 15(3): 315-327.

Lillywhite, H.B.; Heatwole, H.; Sheehy, C.M. 2014. Dehydration and drinking behavior of the marine File Snake Acrochordus granulatus. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87(1): 46-55.

Lillywhite, H.B.; Sanmartino, V. 1993. Permeability and water relations of hygroscopic skin of the file snake, Acrochordus granulatus. Copeia 1993(1): 99-103.

Loveridge, A. 1938. A new fresh-water snake (Chersydrus granulatus luzonensis) from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 209.

Lyle, J.M.; Timms, G.J. 1987. Predation on aquatic snakes by sharks from northern Australia. Copeia 1987(3): 802-803.

Miller, M.J. 1992. Notes on the natural history of the family Acrochordidae and maintenance of the marine file snake, Chersydrus granulatus (Schneider, 1799), in captivity. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 27(10): 201-205.

Most, M.G.; Grace, K.M.; Young, B.A. 2013. Terrestrial locomotion in the Marine Filesnake, Acrochordus granulatus (Schneider, 1799). Hamadryad 36(2): 142-148.

Murthy, T.S.N. 1977. On a recent record of the rare Indian wart snake, Chersydrus granulatus (Schneider) (Serpentes: Acrochordidae) from Tamil Nadu coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 16(3) [1974]: 834-836.

Ng, T.H. 2011. A record of the Banded File Snake, Acrochordus granulatus (Reptilia: Squamata: Acrochordidae) in a freshwater habitat in Singapore. Nature in Singapore 4: 91-93.

Sanyal, D.P.; Talukdar, S.K. 1991. Acrochordus granulatus (Schneider) (Serpentes: Colubridae), an addition to the serpent fauna of Orissa. Cobra (Madras) 6: 8.

Siler, C.D.; Sy, E. 2011. Natural history notes: Acrochordus granulatus (Marine File Snake). Aberrant coloration. Herpetological Review 42(2): 280.

Silva, A. de; Freed, P.; Rudge, J.; Rasmussen, A.R.; Sanders, K.L. 2010. Some observations on the wart snake Acrochordus granulatus (Schneider, 1799) (Squamata: Serpentes) in Sri Lanka. Lyriocephalus 7(1-2): 203-206.

Sweeney, R. 1993. Fishing for snakes at Manila Zoo. Herptile 18(2): 69-71.

Voris, H.K. 2017. Diversity of marine snakes on trawling grounds in the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea. Tropical Natural History 17(2): 65–87.

Voris, H.K.; Glodek, G.S. 1980. Habitat, diet, and reproduction of the file snake, Acrochordus granulatus, in the Straits of Malacca. Journal of Herpetology 14(1): 108-111.

Wangkulangkul, S.; Thirakhupt, K.; Voris, H.K. 2005. Sexual size dimorphism and reproductive cycle of the little file snake Acrochordus granulatus in Phangnga Bay, Thailand. Science Asia 31(3): 257-263.

Acrochordus javanicus

Bergman, R.A.M. 1941. Acrochordus javanicus Hornst. Treubia 18: 207-211.

Carmichael, R. 2007. Notes on the husbandry of the elephant trunk snake, Acrochordus javanicus. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 42(2): 17-18.

Dowling, H.G. 1960. The curious feeding habits of the Java wart snake. Animal Kingdom 63: 13-15.

Glass, M.; Johansen, K. 1976. Control of breathing in Acrochordus javanicus, an aquatic snake. Physiological Zoology 49(3): 328-340.

Jayne, B.C. 1986. Kinematics of terrestrial snake locomotion. Copeia 1986(4): 915-927.

Lim, B.L. 1964. Notes on the elephant's trunk snake and the puff-faced water snake in Kuala Lumpur. Malayan Nature Journal 18: 179-183.

Magnusson, W.E. 1979. Production of an embryo by an Acrochordus javanicus isolated for seven years. Copeia 1979(4): 744-745.

Nijman, V.; Shepherd, C.R.; Mumpuni; Sanders, K.L. 2012. Over-exploitation and illegal trade of reptiles in Indonesia. Herpetological Journal 22(2): 83-89.

Ong Chee Tat 1979. An unusual finding from the stomach of an elephant's trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus Hornstedt). Malayan Nature Journal 33(2): 125-127.

Pough, F.H. 1973. Heart rate, breathing and voluntary diving of the elephant trunk snake, Acrochordus javanicus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (A) 44(1): 183-189.

Shine, R.; Harlow, P.; Ambariyanto; Boeadi; Mumpuni; Keogh, J.S. 1998. Monitoring monitors: a biological perspective on the commercial harvesting of Indonesian reptiles. Mertensiella 9: 61-68.

Shine, R.; Harlow, P.; Keogh, J.S.; Boeadi 1995. Biology and commercial utilization of acrochordid snakes, with special reference to karung (Acrochordus javanicus). Journal of Herpetology 29(3): 352-360.