Acrochordus arafurae: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the acrochordus arafurae lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Acrochordus arafurae
Group	Snakes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Acrochordidae

Where does the acrochordus arafurae live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the acrochordus arafurae in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the acrochordus arafurae endangered?

The acrochordus arafurae’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the acrochordus arafurae?

The acrochordus arafurae (Acrochordus arafurae) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Acrochordidae, genus Acrochordus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Acrochordus arafurae (revision 1298491703), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1887786 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).