South East Arnhem Land plants and animals
Northern Small-eyed Snake, Lake Katherine
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SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)
South East Arnhem Land plants and animals
Northern Small-eyed Snake, Lake Katherine
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SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)
Language: Name
Kriol:
Marra:
Ritharrŋu/Wägilak: Bäpi (this is the name for all snakes)
Ngandi:
Wubuy:
Ngalakan:
Alawa:
Rembarrnga:
English: Northern Small-eyed Snake
Scientific name: Cryptophis nigrescens
Group name for Snakes
Ritharrŋu/Wägilak: Bäpi
It is a nocturnal species, it often hides under logs or rocks in woodlands or forests during the day.
South East Arnhem Land plants and animals
"Northern Small-eyed Snake, Lake Katherine" (© SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)
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"Scott Dinggul with a Northern Small-eyed Snake. Lake Katherine, April 2014" (© SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)
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