Undescribed species of beetle that feeds on snake poo found near Uluru during national park fauna survey

Suspected snake poo-eating trogid beetle found by Dr Graham Brown at the 2022 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Flora and Fauna Survey. (Supplied: Dr Graham Brown)

An apparently undescribed species of beetle that eats snake excrement has been discovered near Uluru in a national park fauna survey.     

Entomologist Graham Brown was looking for specimens within sight of Uluru when he came across unusual beetles "happily feeding" one night.