Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusCryptophis (Small-eyed Snakes)
- SpeciesCryptophis nigrescens (Small-eyed Snake)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Highlands Copperhead
Austrelaps ramsayi
Eastern Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus
Mustard-bellied Snake
Drysdalia rhodogaster
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
Common Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
Broad-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis
Golden Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus
Bandy Bandy
Vermicella annulata
Red-naped Snake
Furina diadema
White-lipped Snake
Drysdalia coronoides
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Small-eyed Snake in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Small-eyed Snake sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Small-eyed Snake in Blue Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Small-eyed Snake in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.