Cherax destructor

Common Yabby at Mongarlowe, NSW

Cherax destructor at Mongarlowe, NSW - 2 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Cherax destructor 17 Sep 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Cherax destructor 3 Jun 2019 wombey
Unidentified 3 Jun 2019 LisaH

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User's notes

This smallish hole is by a river. We're guessing snake, such as red-belly black? Happy to be completely incorrect!

2 comments

wombey wrote:
   4 Jun 2019
Yes, probably incorrect. Although a Red-bellied Black Snake may use the hole they do not make their own in this way. It looks more like a yabby hole.
LisaH wrote:
   4 Jun 2019
Thank you! Interesting.

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  • Cherax destructor Scientific name
  • Common Yabby Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 824m Recorded at altitude
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