Bäpi (Northern Small-eyed Snake)

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South East Arnhem Land plants and animals
Northern Small-eyed Snake, Lake Katherine (© SE Arnhem Land plants and animals)

Nomenclature

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Language Names

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

 

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Where It Lives (habitat)

It is a nocturnal species, it often hides under logs or rocks in woodlands or forests during the day.

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What It Eats (diet)

Eats small skinks.

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Other Information

VENOMOUS

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What It Looks Like

Snout-vent length up to 50cm

Small beady eyes; uniform glossy black to grey; belly cream, grey or pink. 

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Taxonomy from

  • Kingdom: ANIMALIA
  • Phylum: CHORDATA
  • Subphylum: VERTEBRATA
  • Informal: GNATHOSTOMATA
  • Class: REPTILIA
  • Subclass: LEPIDOSAURIA
  • Order: SQUAMATA
  • Suborder: SERPENTES
  • Family: ELAPIDAE
  • Subfamily: Hydrophiinae
  • Genus: Cryptophis
  • Species: Cryptophis nigrescens

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"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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