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Species profile—Cryptophis nigrescens (eastern small-eyed snake)

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Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Elapidae (elapid snakes) → Cryptophis nigrescens (eastern small-eyed snake)

Photo of Cryptophis nigrescens (eastern small-eyed snake) - Queensland Government,1986
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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 Australia

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://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.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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