210055 - 327 Kinmond Creek Road, COOTHARABA - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                                           Ecological Assessment Report
                                                                                                                                                      327 Kinmond Creek Rd, Cootharaba



        Species             Common             NC Act          EPBC Act                                Habitat                                         Likelihood of Occurrence
                             Name              Status           Status
                                                                              especially bladey Grass (Imperata cylindrica). The
                                                                              usual habitat is Melaleuca wetlands, although the
                                                                              larval food plant does not occur in all sub-types of
                                                                              this plant community.
                                                                              Found in undisturbed, subtropical rainforest. It
                                                                              occurs in association with the vine Carronia
                                                                              multisepalea, a collapsed shrub that provides the
       Phyllodes              Pink                                            food and habitat the moth requires in order to breed.        Unlikely – the site investigation determined that
       imperialis           Underwing              -                E         The larvae also feeds on this vine. The species is           this site does not support suitable habitat for this
        smithersi             Moth                                            distributed from Nambour, south east Queensland,             species.
                                                                              to Dorrigo in northern New South Wales. The
                                                                              northern subspecies occurs in rainforest in north
                                                                              eastern Queensland (SPRAT, 2010).

   Amphibians

                                                                              Associated with montane rainforest and open forest
                                                                              communities adjoining rainforest. Occurs along
                                                                              stream habitat and is not found in ponds or
                                                                              ephemeral ponds. Adults may be found in leaf litter
                                                                                                                                           Unlikely – the site investigation determined that
                             Fleay’s                                          and along watercourses in rainforest and adjoiing
   Mixophyes fleayi                                E                V                                                                      this site does not support suitable habitat for this
                           Barred Frog                                        wet sclerophyll forests (SPRAT, 2010). Occurs in
                                                                                                                                           species.
                                                                              uplands and lowlands in rainforest and wet
                                                                              sclerophyll forest, including farmland or adjacent to
                                                                              disturbed areas. Found in rocky, flowing streams
                                                                              from Conondale Range south to the Watagans.
                                                                                                                                           Unlikely – the site investigation determined that
       Mixophyes          Giant Barred
                                                   E                V                                                                      this site does not support suitable habitat for this
        iteratus             Frog
                                                                                                                                           species.
*Sources: DoE (2016), DEHP (2016b) and OEH (2012).
Status: E: Endangered, V: Vulnerable, NT: Near Threatened, MM: Migratory Marine, MT: Migratory Terrestrial, MW: Migratory Wetland, M: Marine.
Likelihood of Occurrence: Unlikely – no suitable habitat present, Possible – suitable species habitat present, Likely – suitable species habitat present and has previously been recorded within
5km, Known – species recorded during field survey.




PR20257_EA_327 Kinmond Rd, Cootharaba                                                                                      Page 50