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Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979
Arafura file snake
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS
Not assigned | Squamata | Acrochordidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi
Bottenlevande; sötvatten. Tropical
Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar
Western Central Pacific: Arafura Sea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
These are large and heavy-bodied file snakes, with loose flabby skin and conical scales. Sexual dimorphism is extreme: females grow larger than males. Feeds exclusively on fishes, including carrion; feeding frequency low but with unusually high digestive frequency. Exhibits seasonal reproduction with average fecundity, 17 young per litter, correlated with female body size (Ref. 2412). Inhabits rivers and streams, and floodplains and lagoons, e.g., billabongs. Feeds exclusively on fishes, including carrion, e.g., eeltail catfish, Neosilurus hyrtlii, Arius leptaspis, Glossamia aprion, Lates calcarifer, Oxyeleotris lineolata, Melanotaenia maculata, Nematolosa sp., Megalops cyprinoides, Amniataba percoides, Strongylura krefftii (Ref. 2412).
Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare
Shine, R. 1986. (Ref. 2412)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Verktyg
Ytterligare information
Trophic Ecology
Ekologi
Population dynamics
Tillväxt
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
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Abundans
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundans
Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Distribution
Physiology
Syreförbrukning
Human Related
Stamps, coins, misc.
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Taxonomy
referenser
Internet-källor
BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
Price category
(Ref. 80766):
Unknown.