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Species profile—Acrochordus granulatus (little file snake)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Acrochordidae (file snakes) → Acrochordus granulatus (little file snake)

Photo of Acrochordus granulatus (little file snake) - McGreevy, D.,Queensland Government,1977

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Acrochordidae (file snakes)
Scientific name
Acrochordus granulatus (Schneider, 1799)
Common name
little file snake
WildNet taxon ID
572
Synonym(s)
Chersydrus granulatus
Acrochordus fasciatus
Hydrus granulatus
Chersydrus fasciatus
Chersydrus annulatus
Pelamis granulatus
Alternate name(s)
wart snake
lesser wart snake
marine file snake
little filesnake
little wartsnake
little wart snake
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=572.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024