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Species profile—Acrochordus arafurae (Arafura file snake)

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Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Acrochordidae (file snakes) → Acrochordus arafurae (Arafura file snake)

Photo of Acrochordus arafurae (Arafura file snake) - Queensland Government,1980

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Acrochordidae (file snakes)
Scientific name
Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
Common name
Arafura file snake
WildNet taxon ID
586
Synonym(s)
Funkiacrochordus arafurae
Acrochordus javanicus
Alternate name(s)
Arafura filesnake
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=586.

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

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Last updated
8 March 2022
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