Acrochordus granulatus   (Schneider, 1799)

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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Acrochordus granulatus  AquaMaps  Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Not assigned | Squamata | Acrochordidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthopelagic; brackish; depth range 4 - 20 m (Ref. 2413).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 58.0  range ? - ? cm Max length : 81.0 cm SVL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2413)

Short description Morphology

This species has small scales with tubercle-like keels, and a stout and compressed body. Females grow to a larger size than males.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with a better reference. Nocturnal. Feeds on gobies and occasionally on marine crustaceans (Ref. 2413). Usually found in inshore waters, estuaries, and tidal rivers (Ref. 78651).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Breeding season begins in July (end of monsoon season) to December in Phangnga Bay. Clutch size averaged 5.18 -/+ 0.37 individuals and increased with maternal body size.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Wangkulangkul, S., K. Thirakhupt and H.K. Voris. 2005. (Ref. 2413)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 18 October 2020

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 25.2 - 29.3, mean 28.7 (based on 2280 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.83-1.39).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.