Species profile—Cryptophis nigrescens (eastern small-eyed snake)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Cryptophis nigrescens (eastern small-eyed snake)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia (reptiles)
- Family
- Elapidae (elapid snakes)
- Scientific name
- Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)
- Common name
- eastern small-eyed snake
- WildNet taxon ID
- 457
- Synonym(s)
- Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens
Hoplocephalus assimilis
Alecto permixta
Alecto melanotus
Hoplocephalus nigrescens - Alternate name(s)
- small-eyed snake
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Least concern
- Conservation significant
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Venomous
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=457
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.