Cryptophis pallidiceps
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cryptophis pallidiceps, also known as the western Carpentaria snake or northern small-eyed snake, is a species of venomous snake endemic to Australia. The specific epithet pallidiceps ("pale-headed") refers to its body markings.
The snake grows to an average of about 50 cm in length. The upper body is brown, grey or black, often with a paler head. The sides of the body are yellow-orangish, the belly white. The species is viviparous, with an average litter size of four. It feeds on lizards and frogs.
The species occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and the Top End of the Northern Territory. It inhabits tropical woodlands. The type locality is Port Essington in the Northern Territory. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Small-eyed Snake sighting in Litchfield National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 24 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Small-eyed Snake in Litchfield National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and June–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Small-eyed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Litchfield National Park, in our data
Litchfield National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Small-eyed Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Elapidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Small-eyed Snake that you can see in Litchfield National Park (family Elapidae, Elapid Snakes) are Rough-scaled Death Adder (about 40%), Weigel's Black Snake (about 30%) and Orange-naped Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Small-eyed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Litchfield National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
