Anilios nigrescens

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3 Blackish Blind Snake at Googong, NSW

Anilios nigrescens at Googong, NSW - suppressed

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

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Targeted surveys, thanks Capital Ecology

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WillO

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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Location information

Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
Places Googong, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
Wandiyali Recorded by
Alive / healthy Animal health

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Reptiles and Frogs Snakes Wandiyali Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anilios nigrescens

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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