Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Cryptophis
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
Small-eyed Snake (Cryptophis nigrescens) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, temperate rainforest, tropical seasonal forest and 23 more. Common: recorded in 523 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Temperate Rainforest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Coastal Scrub
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
- Queensland Wet Tropics
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Savanna
- Australian Coastal Heathland
Related snakes
- Black-striped Snake (nigrostriatus) Cryptophis nigrostriatus
- Carpentaria Whip Snake Cryptophis boschmai
- Western Carpentaria Snake Cryptophis pallidiceps
- Pink Snake Cryptophis incredibilis
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.