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Elephant Trunk Snake
Acrochordus javanicus
Also known as: Javan File Snake âĒ Javan File Snake, Elephant Trunk Snake âĒ Javan wart snake
Kingdom: AnimaliaâĒ Family: AcrochordidaeâĒ Order: Squamata
The elephant trunk snake or the Javan file snake, is a species of snake in the family Acrochordidae, a family which represents a group of primitive non-venomous aquatic snakes.
ð Reproduction
An aquatic snake, the elephant trunk snake is ovoviviparous, with the incubation lasting 5 to 6 months and the female expelling 6 to 17 young.
ð Geographic range
The elephant trunk snake is found in Southeast Asia west of the Wallace Line: possibly also in Cambodia although the last is discredited by the IUCN.
ð Feeding
The elephant trunk snake is an ambush predator that preys on fishes and amphibians. It usually catches its prey by folding its body firmly around the prey. Its loose, baggy skin and its sharp scales find their utility by limiting any risk of escape of the prey, in particular fishes which have bodies covered with a viscous, protective mucus.
ð Behaviour
The elephant trunk snake is nocturnal. It spends most of its life under water and rarely goes on land. It can stay under water for up to 40 minutes.
ð Original publication
*Hornstedt CF (1787). "Beskrifning pÃĨ en Ny Orm frÃĨn Java ". Kongl. Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar 4: 306-308 + Plate XII. (Acrochordus javanicus, new species). (in Latin and Swedish).
Quick Facts
Common Names:
Elephant Trunk Snake, Javan File Snake, Javan File Snake, Elephant Trunk Snake, Javan wart snake, Elephant's Trunk Snake, Javan Wart Snake, Javan file snake, Java file snake, elephant's trunk snake, karung
Class:
Reptilia
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
9
Countries
Top Locations
Empunak Tapang Keladan, Kec. Ketungau Hulu, Kabupaten Sintang, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia
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Taman Nasional Gunung Palung
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Pelalawan Regency, Riau, Indonesia
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Ketapang, ID-KB, ID
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First: 12/21/2011 · Latest: 3/11/2024
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