Cryptophis nigrescens

Cryptophis nigrescens is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to eastern Australia.

Taxonomy

Cryptophis nigrescens was described by Albert Günther in 1862, assigning the new species to Hoplocephalus.

Cryptophis nigrescens is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.

Common names for the species include short-tailed snake, small-eyed snake, and eastern small-eyed snake.

Cryptophis nigrescens is viviparous.