Anilios nigrescens
Blackish Blind Snake at Bango, NSW
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| Anilios nigrescens | GeoffRobertson | 7 Apr 2016 | |
| Anilios nigrescens | wombey | 7 Apr 2016 | |
| Anilios nigrescens | Renzy357 | 7 Apr 2016 |
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8 Apr 2016
Often difficult to ID blind snakes from a photograph. Hard enough when you have it under a microscope! But based on appearance and distribution it is most likely nigrescens. An in focus close up of the head from above can sometimes be useful.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.953441-34.732170
- Places Bango, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2014 11:18 AM Recorded on
- Renzy357 Recorded by
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Species information
- Anilios nigrescens Scientific name
- Blackish Blind Snake Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 799.17m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Cryptophis nigrescens
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