Acrochordus granulatus
Recorded in Indonesia: Sumatra; Java, Bali; Borneo; Sulawesi; Flores, Timor, Komodo; Ambon, Ternate; Irian Jaya, Jobi, Schouten, Papua.
Indonesia · Forests of the western archipelago
Sumatra
From lowland rainforest to the Bukit Barisan mountains.
Landscape & scope
An island-specific view.
The UNESCO rainforest property links Gunung Leuser, Kerinci Seblat and Bukit Barisan Selatan. These protected landscapes preserve lowland and mountain forest along Sumatra’s western spine.
Included here
Sumatra and associated offshore islands, including Bangka–Belitung, Riau and Natuna.
Island geography
Follow the coastlines.
Sumatra and associated offshore islands, including Bangka–Belitung, Riau and Natuna.
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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 Sumatra region. They do not assign every listed species to every habitat or protected site.
Habitat · 01
Rainforest layers
Follow a forest from its crowns to the living ground.
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Habitat · 02
Montane forest
Forested ridges, mountain lakes and changes along a slope.
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Habitat · 03
Freshwater & peat swamps
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Behind the occurrence.
Choose an account recorded in Sumatra. Its country-level evidence retains the named islands and qualifications; it is not a record of a sighting at an exact map point.
158 species accounts
Snakes in this region.
Open an account for the named islands, qualifications and species-level sources. No complete regional checklist is implied.
Little filesnake
Acrochordus granulatus
(SCHNEIDER, 1799)
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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002Javan File Snake
Acrochordus javanicus
HORNSTEDT, 1787
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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003Speckle-headed Whipsnake
Ahaetulla fasciolata
(FISCHER, 1885)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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004Malayan (Green) Whipsnake
Ahaetulla mycterizans
(LINNAEUS, 1758)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
Gunther’s whip snake
Ahaetulla prasina
(BOIE, 1827)
- Length
- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
- Venom status
- Mildly venomousHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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006Webers Cylinder Snake
Anomochilus weberi
(LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1890)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
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007Anoplohydrus aemulans
WERNER, 1909
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Blunthead Slug Snake
Aplopeltura boa
(BOIE, 1828)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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009Diard’s blindsnake
Argyrophis diardii
(SCHLEGEL, 1839)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
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010Sumatra Worm Snake
Argyrophis hypsobothrius
(WERNER, 1917)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
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011Müller’s Blind Snake
Argyrophis muelleri
(SCHLEGEL, 1839)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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012Smooth Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas laevis
(BOIE, 1827)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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013Malayan Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas malaccana
PETERS, 1864
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
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014Sumatra Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas tropidonota
(LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1923)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
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015Bengkulu Cat snake
Boiga bengkuluensis
ORLOV, KUDRYAVTZEV, RYABOV & SHUMAKOV, 2003
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Dog-toothed Cat Snake
Boiga cynodon
(BOIE, 1827)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
(BOIE, 1827)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
- Venom status
- Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Neurotoxic · bird-selective denmotoxin (laboratory)
BorneoMalaysia
White-spotted Cat Snake
Boiga drapiezii
(BOIE, 1827)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
- Venom status
- Venomous · rear-fangedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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019Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea
(DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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020Boiga melanota
(BOULENGER, 1896)
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
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021Many-spotted Cat Snake
Boiga multomaculata
(BOIE, 1827)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
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022Black-headed Cat Snake
Boiga nigriceps
(GÜNTHER, 1863)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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023Blue Krait
Bungarus candidus
(LINNAEUS, 1758)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
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- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
Malaysia
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024Banded Krait
Bungarus fasciatus
(SCHNEIDER, 1801)
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- Length not yet addedAtlas entry awaiting completion
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- Venom classification not yet addedHuman effects: atlas summary awaiting completion
- Known venom effects
- Effects not yet summarised in this atlas
BorneoMalaysia
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.