3 Blackish Blind Snake at Googong, NSW
Identification history
| Anilios nigrescens | 18 Nov 2022 | wombey | ||
| Anilios nigrescens | 18 Nov 2022 | Wandiyali |
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User's notes
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.
Location information
- Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
- Places Googong, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Wandiyali Recorded by
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Collections
Reptiles and Frogs Snakes Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anilios nigrescens
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Cryptophis nigrescens
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes