Anilios nigrescens

3 Blackish Blind Snake at Googong, NSW

Anilios nigrescens at Googong, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Anilios nigrescens 18 Nov 2022 wombey
Anilios nigrescens 18 Nov 2022 Wandiyali

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Targeted surveys, thanks Capital Ecology

1 comment

WillO wrote:
   19 Nov 2022
Thanks for adding record - we dont get many blind snake records because they are nocturnal and spend a lot of time in ant burrows and under stones. Eats ant eggs and ant larvae.

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Additional information

  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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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