Cryptophis nigrescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophis |
| Species: | C. nigrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Taxonomy
Cryptophis nigrescens was described by Albert Günther in 1862, assigning the new species to Hoplocephalus.[2]
Geographic range
Cryptophis nigrescens is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.[1]
Common names
Common names for the species include short-tailed snake,[1] small-eyed snake,[3] and eastern small-eyed snake.[4]
Reproduction
Cryptophis nigrescens is viviparous.[1]
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I-XXV. (Denisonia nigrescens, p. 343).
- Günther A (1862). "On new Species of Snakes in the Collection of the British Museum". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Third Series 9: 124–132. (Hoplocephalus nigrescens, new species, p. 131 + Plate IX, figure 12).