Eastern Small-eyed Snake at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Cryptophis nigrescens | 26 Apr 2019 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Unverified | 25 Apr 2019 | LisaH |
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User's notes
I'm assuming two baby red-belly black, newly dead (run over, I think).
4 comments
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
26 Apr 2019
Looks more like Cryptophis nigrescens to me, although it's hard to be sure based solely on these photos of ant-covered specimens. Did you happen to take any shots of the underside or close-ups of the head? Please add them if you did.
LisaH
wrote:
26 Apr 2019
Thank you. I've turned over the one remaining snake. Does this help? Looks like the head is lost.
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
26 Apr 2019
Yes, that definitely helps. Thanks Lisa. I'm sure it's a Small-eyed Snake after seeing the additional photo of the belly. A key difference between these two similar looking species is the belly of the Red-bellied Black Snake is strikingly barred with regular black bands, as there is a black posterior edge to each belly scale. The Small-eyed Snake doesn't have these distinct black ventral bands.
LisaH
wrote:
26 Apr 2019
Fantastic - thank you! I'm learning so much by submitting to the Nature Map. I appreciate your time.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.134132-35.872754
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Apr 2019 08:27 AM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Collections
LisaH South Coast NatureMapr Cryptophis nigrescens Snakes Reptiles and Frogs
Species information
- Cryptophis nigrescens Scientific name
- Eastern Small-eyed Snake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 896.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens