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

Follow the coastlines.

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.

Read the original scope

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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Acanthophis laevis

MACLEAY, 1877

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ElapidaeRead account
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Acanthophis rugosus

LOVERIDGE, 1948

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ElapidaeRead account
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Arafura filesnake

Acrochordus arafurae

MCDOWELL, 1979

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AcrochordidaeRead account
Acrochordus granulatus Portrait004
Little filesnake

Acrochordus granulatus

(SCHNEIDER, 1799)

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BorneoMalaysia
AcrochordidaeRead account
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Papuan Spotted Python

Antaresia papuensis

ESQUERRÉ, DONNELLAN, PAVÓN-VÁZQUEZ, FENKER & KEOGH, 2021

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PythonidaeRead account
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Papuan (olive) python

Apodora papuana

(PETERS & DORIA, 1878)

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PythonidaeRead account
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Müller’s crown snake

Aspidomorphus muelleri

(SCHLEGEL, 1837)

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ElapidaeRead account
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Schlegel’s crown snake

Aspidomorphus schlegelii

(GÜNTHER, 1872)

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ElapidaeRead account
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Yapen Island Stout-tailed Snake

Calamophis jobiensis

MEYER, 1874

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HomalopsidaeRead account
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Andian Stout-tailed Snake

Calamophis katesandersae

MURPHY, 2012

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HomalopsidaeRead account
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Kebar Stout-tailed Snake

Calamophis ruuddelangi

MURPHY, 2012

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HomalopsidaeRead account
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Arfak Stout-tailed Snake

Calamophis sharonbrooksae

MURPHY, 2012

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HomalopsidaeRead account
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New Guinea ground boa

Candoia aspera

(GÜNTHER, 1877)

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BoidaeRead account
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Pacific boa

Candoia carinata

(SCHNEIDER, 1801)

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BoidaeRead account
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Australian Bockadam

Cerberus australis

(GRAY, 1842)

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HomalopsidaeRead account
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Carpentaria whip snake

Cryptophis boschmai

(BRONGERSMA & KNAAP VAN MEEUWEN, 1964)

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ElapidaeRead account
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Green treesnake

Dendrelaphis calligaster

(GÜNTHER, 1867)

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ColubridaeRead account
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Montane treesnake

Dendrelaphis gastrostictus

(BOULENGER, 1894)

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Dendrelaphis lineolatus

(JACQUINOT & GUICHENOT, 1853)

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Lorentz River treesnake

Dendrelaphis lorentzii

(LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1911)

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Dendrelaphis macrops

(GÜNTHER, 1877)

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Trans-Fly Mangrove Snake

Djokoiskandarus annulata

(DE JONG, 1926)

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HomalopsidaeRead account
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Crab-eating (Water) Snake

Fordonia leucobalia

(SCHLEGEL, 1837)

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BorneoMalaysia
HomalopsidaeRead account
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Brown-headed or grey-naped snake

Furina tristis

(GÜNTHER, 1858)

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ElapidaeRead account

Landscape references

Sources checked 7 October 2026. Taxonomic and distribution treatments may change.

  1. UNESCO — Lorentz National Park

Species distribution sources are provided separately in the evidence panel and each species account.