Ecological Assessment

Scientific Name Common            NCA    Habitat                                              Species Distribution                         Approach to survey                      Predicted    Site Assessments           Likely
                Name              Status                                                                                                                                           Likely                                  Presence
                                                                                                                                                                                   Presence                                Following
                                                                                                                                                                                   Prior to                                Survey
                                                                                                                                                                                   Survey
                                                                                                                                                                                                the 8 April 2013.




Litoria              Green        NT     It inhabits the leaf-litter and low vegetation of    This Australian endemic occurs from            According to Terrestrial Vertebrate     Possible   A 5 night/5 day fauna        Possible
brevipalmata         Thighed Frog        forests and prefers wetter forest types in the       Cordalba State Forest in south-east            Fauna Survey Guidelines for             (medium)   survey was undertaken of (medium)
                                         southern half of its range, but extends also into    Queensland south to Ourimbah,                  Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                      the study area in April-
                                         open and drier forests in north-east New South       approximately 100km north of Sydney in         appropriate survey techniques for                  May 2013. In addition to
                                         Wales and south-east Queensland (Lemckert et al.     New South Wales. The Darkes Forest             amphibians are pitfall trapping, funnel            the pitfall/funnel traps and
                                         2006). It breeds after heavy rains anywhere from     records are erroneous. They have been          trapping, diurnal active searches,                 incidental searches, a 2
                                         September to May (spring to autumn in the            recorded from sea level up to at least 150m nocturnal active searches and incidental              hour dedicated frog
                                         southern hemisphere), preferring larger temporary    asl, and possibly a little higher. The area of detection.                                         search following heavy
                                         pools, and flooded areas for breeding (Hero et al,   occupancy is thought to be less than 500km²                                                       rain was undertaken on
                                         2013).                                               (Hero et al, 2013).                                                                               the 8 April 2013.
Litoria              Cooloola     NT     Restricted to coastal wallum (sandy lowland)          Endemic to Queensland. Scattered             According to Terrestrial Vertebrate      Possible   A 5 night/5 day fauna        Unlikely
cooloolensis         Sedgefrog           environments. Associated with low nutrient            populations within Great Sandy NP south to Fauna Survey Guidelines for                (medium)   survey was undertaken of (medium) due to
                                         (oligotrophic), acidic freshwater lakes in coastal    Noosa River. Also known from North           Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                       the study area in April-     presence of
                                         wallum. Usually found among reeds near water.         Stradbroke Island (Curtis and Dennis, 2012). appropriate survey techniques for                   May 2013. In addition to Eastern Sedge
                                         Had also been recorded from rainforest and dry                                                     amphibians are pitfall trapping, funnel             the pitfall/funnel traps and Frog.
                                         sclerophyll forest some distance from water.                                                       trapping, diurnal active searches,                  incidental searches, a 2
                                         Breeding occurs in spring, summer and autumn                                                       nocturnal active searches and incidental            hour dedicated frog
                                         after rain. Rarely found sympatric with the Eastern                                                detection.                                          search following heavy
                                         Sedgefrog (Litoria fallax) (Curtis and Dennis, 2012).                                                                                                  rain was undertaken on
                                                                                                                                                                                                the 8 April 2013.
Litoria freycineti   Wallum       V      In Queensland, the Wallum Rocket frog is restricted Coastal sandy lowlands of South-east        According to Terrestrial Vertebrate      Possible      A 5 night/5 day fauna        Possible
                     Rocketfrog          to coastal sandy lowlands in the south-east of the Queensland and eastern New South Wales Fauna Survey Guidelines for                    (medium)      survey was undertaken of (medium)
                                         State (Coastal Wallum). It is found mainly around   from Fraser Island to Jervis Bay. Scattered Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                          the study area in April-
                                         sedge swamps, drainage lines and perched lakes. populations occur on Fraser, Moreton, Bribie appropriate survey techniques for                         May 2013. In addition to
                                         It may also be found some distance from water in and North Stradbroke Islands as well as        amphibians are pitfall trapping, funnel                the pitfall/funnel traps and
                                         eucalypt forest near areas of wet heath (Curtis and adjacent mainland areas (Curtis and Dennis, trapping, diurnal active searches,                     incidental searches, a 2
                                         Dennis, 2012). Breeding occurs in spring and        2012).                                      nocturnal active searches and incidental               hour dedicated frog
                                         summer after rain and is generally in shallow                                                   detection.                                             search following heavy
                                         ephemeral water.                                                                                                                                       rain was undertaken on
                                                                                                                                                                                                the 8 April 2013.

Litoria              Wallum       V      The Wallum Sedge Frog is found in ephemeral,         The Wallum Sedge Frog has been recorded According to Terrestrial Vertebrate            Possible   A 5 night/5 day fauna        Likely
olongburensis        Sedgefrog           semi-permanent and permanent wetlands with           in south-east Queensland and north-east      Fauna Survey Guidelines for              (medium)    survey was undertaken of (medium)
                                         emergent reeds, ferns and/or sedges, in              NSW, from Lake Wongeel, Fraser Island        Queensland (Eyre et al, 2012)                        the study area in April-
                                         undisturbed coastal wallum. Wallum has been          (24° 53'S 153° 14'E) south to Woolgoolga     appropriate survey techniques for                    May 2013. In addition to
                                         described as sandmass heathland and shrubland,       (30° 08'S 153° 11'E). The Wallum Sedge       amphibians are pitfall trapping, funnel              the pitfall/funnel traps and
                                         and various forest, woodland, sedgeland and          Frog is also known to occur on several other trapping, diurnal active searches,                   incidental searches, a 2
                                         grassland communities (SEWPAC, 2013).                offshore sand islands, including Bribie,     nocturnal active searches and incidental             hour dedicated frog
                                                                                              Moreton and North Stradbroke Islands,        detection.                                           search following heavy
                                                                                              (SEWPAC, 2013)                                                                                    rain was undertaken on
                                                                                                                                                                                                the 8 April 2013.

Reptiles