wart snake

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English

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Javan wart snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
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wart snake (plural wart snakes)

  1. Any of various primitive aquatic snakes in the monotypic family Acrochordidae (the single genus Acrochordus).
    • 1987, Elena Marcon, Manuel Mongini, World Encyclopedia of Animals, page 158:
      Acrochordus javanicus of Java (illustrated here) like the other wart snakes hunts fish and for this reason has modified its teeth into long fangs.
    • 1998, Lenny Flank, Snakes: Their Care and Keeping, page 51:
      The acrochordids or wart snakes, have only one genus, with three species. All of these are found in Southeast Asia and Australasia.
    • 2008, Mark Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully Jr., Manual of Exotic Pet Practice, page 142:
      Wart snakes are adapted to aquatic systems and prey almost exclusively on fish.

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The family has not always been defined to be monotypic. See also Category:Acrochordidae by taxonomic synonyms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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