Cryptophis nigrescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
Cryptophis nigrescens was described by Albert Günther in 1862, assigning the new species to Hoplocephalus.[2]
Cryptophis nigrescens is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.[1]
Common names for the species include short-tailed snake,[1] small-eyed snake,[3] and eastern small-eyed snake.[4]
Cryptophis nigrescens is viviparous.[1]
Cryptophis nigrescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.
