Cryptophis nigrescens
Appearance
Cryptophis nigrescens | |
---|---|
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] | |
Cryptophis nigrescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
C. nigrescens was originally described as Hoplocephalus nigrescens by Albert Günther in 1862.[2]
Geographic range
C. nigrescens is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.[1]
Common names
Common names for C. nigrescens include short-tailed snake,[1] small-eyed snake,[3] and eastern small-eyed snake.[4]
Reproduction
C. nigrescens is viviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Cryptophis nigrescens ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Small-eyed Snake - Cryptophis nigrescens ". Queensland Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Cryptophis nigrescens (Günther, 1862) - Eastern Small-eyed Snake". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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).