Rev Fauna Flora Assessment

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4.5      Wallum rocket frog (Litoria freycineti)

The Wallum Rocketfrog (Litoria freycineti) is one of several ’acid frogs’ adapted to breeding in
acidic coastal waters. It is commonly seen in the vicinity of coastal wallum swamps which typically
have low nutrient soils and vegetation consisting of heath, sedgeland, Melaleuca swamp or
Banksia woodland. It is mostly a nocturnal species, and is a spring and summer breeder. Wallum
rocket frogs are listed as Vulnerable under the NC Act.

The Wallum Rocket Frog grows to about 45 millimetres in length. Colour is grey-brown to dark
brown on its back with dark stripes, it has a dark triangular area on the top of snout and a dark
streak runs from its nostril through the eye and continues down its side. The belly is whitish and
granular and the back of thighs is light brown with cream spots. Males call from the ground beside
water, with calling activity consistent with breeding behaviour for the species.

Wallum rocketfrogs were not identified within the survey area. There are two WildNET records of
Wallum rocketfrogs in a one kilometre radius of the Carramar site. The ponded water surrounded
by Melaleuca woodland near the carpark, Melaleuca wetland and stormwater outlets on site are
not currently being used by the species for breeding.

4.6.     Swamp crayfish (Tenuibranchiurus glypticus)

Swamp crayfish, listed as Endangered under the NC Act, is Australia’s smallest crayfish that
grows up to 25 millimetres (Figure 14). It can be distinguished from other species of crayfish in
south east Queensland by its narrow thorax and the vertical alignment of the fingers of the claws.




             FIGURE 14: Endangered Swamp crayfish found east of Carramar Noosa carpark



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