Elephant Trunk Snake (species: Acrochordus javanicus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Acrochordus javanicus
Elephant Trunk Snake


©Mokele on Wikipedia: Preserved specimen of the Elephant Trunk Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Acrochordidae
Genus Acrochordus
Species Acrochordus javanicus
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Distinguishing features

The skin is baggy and loose giving the impression that it is too big for the animal. The skin is covered with small rough adjacent scales. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 240 cm (Length of specimen)

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

It is usually found in the central tropical Indo-Pacific waters. In Indonesia like in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java and may occur in Bali; in the west coast of Malaysia and also in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam but not east of the Wallace Line. There is a single record of one being collected on Cape York in Queensland, Australia.

It has a coastal living habitat like rivers, estuaries and lagoons. But it prefers freshwater and brackish environments. (Wikipedia)

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