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Acrochordus arafurae

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978: 33: 77: 52: 575:(26 February 1979). "A Catalogue of the Snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with Special Reference to Those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part III. Boinae and Acrochordoidea (Reptilia, Serpentes)". 942: 977: 859: 1019: 898: 1038: 833: 1053: 872: 523: 446: 1058: 924: 1063: 1012: 630: 502: 494: 384:. Females are usually larger than males and they have been known to give birth to up to 17 young. The skin is used to make drums in 32: 950: 877: 515: 1073: 1068: 706: 1048: 1005: 380:
Adults grown to 8.25 ft (2.5 m) in length. They have very loose skin and are known to prey on large fish, such as
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Arafura file snakes are often hunted by indigenous peoples of Northern Australia.
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Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference
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language of West Arnhem Land, the snakes are known as
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Serpentes
Acrochordidae
Acrochordus
Binomial name
McDowell
Synonyms
aquatic
snake
species
New Guinea
Samuel Booker McDowell
eel-tailed catfish
New Guinea
Kunwinjku
Yolŋu
"Acrochordus arafurae"
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
IUCN
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