Acanthophis laevis
Recorded in Indonesia: Seram, Tanimbar, Ceram, Maluku; Papua, Irian Jaya.
Indonesia · The Indonesian part of New Guinea
Papua
From southern lowlands toward the central mountains.
Landscape & scope
An island-specific view.
Lorentz National Park spans a remarkable gradient from the central cordillera toward the Arafura coast, connecting mountain environments with southern lowlands and wetlands.
Included here
Indonesian New Guinea and nearby Indonesian islands. Papua New Guinea is outside this chapter; Aru is indexed under Maluku.
Island geography
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Indonesian New Guinea and nearby Indonesian islands. Papua New Guinea is outside this chapter; Aru is indexed under Maluku.
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Gold: islands with records in this collection. Coastlines show geography, not the range of any individual species. Only Indonesian territory is highlighted.
Landscape context
Read the habitats.
These guides describe documented environments in the wider Papua region. They do not assign every listed species to every habitat or protected site.
Habitat · 01
Montane forest
Forested ridges, mountain lakes and changes along a slope.
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Habitat · 02
Freshwater & peat swamps
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Habitat · 03
Mangroves & estuaries
The wooded, tidal boundary between land and sea.
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Behind the occurrence.
Choose an account recorded in Papua. Its country-level evidence retains the named islands and qualifications; it is not a record of a sighting at an exact map point.
69 species accounts
Snakes in this region.
Open an account for the named islands, qualifications and species-level sources. No complete regional checklist is implied.
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001Acanthophis laevis
MACLEAY, 1877
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002Acanthophis rugosus
LOVERIDGE, 1948
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003Arafura filesnake
Acrochordus arafurae
MCDOWELL, 1979
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Little filesnake
Acrochordus granulatus
(SCHNEIDER, 1799)
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BorneoMalaysia
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005Papuan Spotted Python
Antaresia papuensis
ESQUERRÉ, DONNELLAN, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, FENKER & KEOGH, 2021
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006Papuan (olive) python
Apodora papuana
(PETERS & DORIA, 1878)
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007Müller’s crown snake
Aspidomorphus muelleri
(SCHLEGEL, 1837)
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008Schlegel’s crown snake
Aspidomorphus schlegelii
(GÜNTHER, 1872)
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009Yapen Island Stout-tailed Snake
Calamophis jobiensis
MEYER, 1874
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010Andian Stout-tailed Snake
Calamophis katesandersae
MURPHY, 2012
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011Kebar Stout-tailed Snake
Calamophis ruuddelangi
MURPHY, 2012
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012Arfak Stout-tailed Snake
Calamophis sharonbrooksae
MURPHY, 2012
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013New Guinea ground boa
Candoia aspera
(GÜNTHER, 1877)
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014Pacific boa
Candoia carinata
(SCHNEIDER, 1801)
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015Australian Bockadam
Cerberus australis
(GRAY, 1842)
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016Carpentaria whip snake
Cryptophis boschmai
(BRONGERSMA & KNAAP VAN MEEUWEN, 1964)
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017Green treesnake
Dendrelaphis calligaster
(GÜNTHER, 1867)
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018Montane treesnake
Dendrelaphis gastrostictus
(BOULENGER, 1894)
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019Dendrelaphis lineolatus
(JACQUINOT & GUICHENOT, 1853)
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020Lorentz River treesnake
Dendrelaphis lorentzii
(LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1911)
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021Dendrelaphis macrops
(GÜNTHER, 1877)
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022Trans-Fly Mangrove Snake
Djokoiskandarus annulata
(DE JONG, 1926)
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023Crab-eating (Water) Snake
Fordonia leucobalia
(SCHLEGEL, 1837)
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BorneoMalaysia
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024Brown-headed or grey-naped snake
Furina tristis
(GÜNTHER, 1858)
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Landscape references
Sources checked 7 October 2026. Taxonomic and distribution treatments may change.
Species distribution sources are provided separately in the evidence panel and each species account.