Acrotretis - Feather-tail Phalyn. Van first saw the eyes & later the white underparts of this tiny animal in a flowering bloodwood tree behind the belt of scrub at Newcastle Bay. He shot it but could not find it (exrjpr). Next day twenty for it he shot a carpet snake under the same tree. The snake had an Acrotretis in its stomach. X-ray will probably show lead pellets inside. This capture marks the northern limit of the species. Reported to occur at Barron River in Queensland. One taken by Don Vernon for Queensland Mice. (♂) in the gallery flood forest at Shephards Batty Site, 800 ft., on Peel River. Caught in net trap at base of very large tree.