Wart Snake Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Acrochordus granulatus
Family : Acrochordidae
Order : Squamata
Class : Reptilia
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : File Snake, Western Wart Snake
Habitat : Marine
Description : Wart snakes are also known as the "little file snake,". It permanently resides in estuaries and coastal seas, earning it the nickname "marine file snake." Although all these snakes are aquatic and largely helpless on land. They can venture out of water thanks to its hygroscopic skin that prevents dehydration.
The scales of it are spiny and rough, distinguishing it from other snakes. Moreover, these snakes have sensory tubercles with nerve endings between their scales, allowing them to detect water movements made by their prey. It also has a laterally compressed tail, which aids in swimming by allowing the snake to flatten dorsoventrally. Their sublingual salt glands are similar to those found in the true sea snakes. Despite this, they still require freshwater, which they obtain by collecting freshwater lenses that form on the surface of marine water. True sea snakes also exhibit this behavior. It displays sexual dimorphism, with females slightly larger than males.
The scales of it are spiny and rough, distinguishing it from other snakes. Moreover, these snakes have sensory tubercles with nerve endings between their scales, allowing them to detect water movements made by their prey. It also has a laterally compressed tail, which aids in swimming by allowing the snake to flatten dorsoventrally. Their sublingual salt glands are similar to those found in the true sea snakes. Despite this, they still require freshwater, which they obtain by collecting freshwater lenses that form on the surface of marine water. True sea snakes also exhibit this behavior. It displays sexual dimorphism, with females slightly larger than males.
Distribution in Bangladesh
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description written by: Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:Wikipedia, IUCN Red List Bangladesh Volume-4 2015; photo credit:Chris Harrison(www.inaturalist.org/people/Chris Harrison), photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.
description written by: Razia Sultana Setu,Department of Zoology,University of Dhaka ; information source:Wikipedia, IUCN Red List Bangladesh Volume-4 2015; photo credit:Chris Harrison(www.inaturalist.org/people/Chris Harrison), photo copyright: iNaturalist. more information please contact with us.