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Small-eyed Snakes
Cryptophis
Cryptophis is a genus of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae. The genus is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Eastern Small-eyed Snake
speciesCryptophis nigrescens

Carpentaria Small-eyed Snake
speciesCryptophis boschmai

Black-striped Snake
speciesCryptophis nigrostriatus

Northern Small-eyed Snake
speciesCryptophis pallidiceps

Pink Snake
speciesCryptophis incredibilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Cryptophis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87715.