Acrochordus arafurae

Acrochordus arafurae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrochordoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Cladus: Caenophidia
Superfamilia: Acrochordoidea

Familia: Acrochordidae
Genus: Acrochordus
Species: Acrochordus arafurae

Name

Acrochordus arafurae McDowell, 1979: 75

  • Holotype: AMNH 59887, adult ♂, collected by A.L. Rand (2nd Archbold-Rand Expedition), between February 1936–January 1937.
  • Type locality: “Papua New Guinea: Western Province: Lake Daviumb”.

References

Primary references

  • McDowell, S.B. 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). Journal of Herpetology 13(1): 1–92. DOI: 10.2307/1563761 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Arafura File Snake
polski: brodawkowiec arafurski
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