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4.2.4 Reptiles

Seaview Terrace, Ecology Report

The site provides good habitat and cover for reptile species. The only species recorded

during the site inspection-was the common Fence Skink (Cryptobletharus virgatus).
Likelihood of other reptile species presence on the site with reference to the Wildnet

Database Search is modelled in Table 8.

Table 8: Likelihood of locally recorded reptiles occurring on site

 

Sclentific Name

Common Name

NCA

Habitat Requirements

Potential/Unlikely

 

Antaresia maculosa

Spotted Python

c

Found on outcrops,
escarpments,
woodlands and
rainforest margins from
coastal northern Cape
York Peninsula to
Tamworth (Wilson and
Swan, 2004).

Potential

 

Bellatorias major

Land Mullet

Found in subtropical
rainforest and wet
sclerophyllt forest from
Conondale Ranges to
Hawksbury River.
Burrows beneath logs,
in Lantana and under
soil bound root systems
of fallen trees. Can be
found basking in sunny
patches on the forest
floor (Wilson and Swan,
2004).

Unlikely

 

Ctenotus taeniolatus

Copper-Taited Skink

Found in various
woodlands and heaths
on the coast and
ranges of eastern
Australia. Particularly
favours rock outcrops
such as granite or
sandstone (Wilson and
Swan, 2004).

Potential

 

Eulamprus tenuis

Barred-sided Skink

Thrives in garden
rockeries, frequently
enters houses. Found
in rock outcrops, wet
sclerophyll forest, dry
sclerophyll forest,
rainforest and home
gardens on the coast
and interior from
Eungella to Bega
(Wilson and Swan,
2004).

Potential!

 

Morelia spilota

Carpet Python

Occur in a wide range
of habitats. Occupy the
most diverse habitats of
any Australian Python
(Wilson and Swan,
2004).

Potential

 

Pogona barbata

Bearded Dragon

Woodlands and dry
sclerophyil forests from
Caims to southem Eyre
Peninsula. Widespread
occurrence in
populated areas
(Wilson and Swan,
2004).

Potential

 

Proablepharus tenuis

 

 

 

 

Open forest and
woodlands of northem
Australia often with
Spinifex or speargrass
(Wilson and Swan,
2004).

 

Unlikely due to habitat
range.

 

 

Chenoweth EPLA

Seaview_Ecology_Report_Vers2_4-3-09

Mar ‘09