Anilios nigrescens

Blackish Blind Snake at Acton, ACT

Anilios nigrescens at Acton, ACT - 29 Oct 2020
Anilios nigrescens at Acton, ACT - 29 Oct 2020
Anilios nigrescens at Acton, ACT - 29 Oct 2020
Anilios nigrescens at Acton, ACT - 29 Oct 2020
Anilios nigrescens at Acton, ACT - 29 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Anilios nigrescens 1 Nov 2020 GeoffRobertson
Anilios nigrescens 1 Nov 2020 GeoffRobertson
Anilios nigrescens 31 Oct 2020 helenking

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Blind snake dug up when weeding at the Australian National Botanic Gardens

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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
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Cryptophis nigrescens

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