wart snake
English
editNoun
editwart snake (plural wart snakes)
- 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.
Usage notes
editThe family has not always been defined to be monotypic. See also Category:Acrochordidae by taxonomic synonyms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms
edit- (snake of family Acrochordidae): acrochordid, file snake