Anilios nigrescens

3 Blackish Blind Snake at Googong, NSW

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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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Location information

Maps Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area
Places Googong, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
18 Nov 2022 01:49 PM Recorded on
Wandiyali Recorded by

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
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Synonyms
Ramphotyphlops nigrescens Cryptophis nigrescens

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