Response to Info Request - Attachment 6a - Ecological Assessment Part 1 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0015 · MCU18/0015

                           Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



4.3 Results
4.3.1 Introduction
The following sections provide details of the fauna species and associated habitats recorded
on the site during the 2003 and 2018 fauna surveys.


4.3.2 Amphibians
A total of five (5) species of amphibians were recorded during the survey periods (TABLE
5). One species, the Cane toad, is introduced and is very abundant across the site. Native
species found are listed as ‘common’ under the Commonwealth EPBC Act 1999 and the
NCWR 2006. No threatened amphibian species were recorded.

                                      TABLE 5
                   AMPHIBIAN SPECIES RECORDED AT THE STUDY SITE
          Scientific Name                Common Name           Year Recorded
 Rhinella marina*                 Cane toad                      2003, 2018
 Limnodynastes terraereginae      Scarlet sided pobblebonk       2003, 2018
 Limnodynastes peronii            Striped marshfrog              2003, 2018
 Litoria fallax                   Eastern sedgefrog              2003, 2018
 Litoria peronii                  Emerald spotted treefrog       2003, 2018
*Introduced species


The quality of habitat for amphibians is generally influenced by the hydrological
characteristics of water bodies, riparian vegetation, water quality and climate (Lemckert
and Penman 2012). The subject site contains a range of suitable habitat for frogs, including
a vegetated drainage line.


4.3.3 Reptiles
A total of eleven (10) species of reptile were recorded during the survey periods (TABLE
6). All species are listed as ‘common’ under the under the NCWR 2006 and the EPBC Act
1999.

                                       TABLE 6
                    REPTILE SPECIES RECORDED AT THE STUDY SITE
      Scientific Name                Common Name             Year Recorded
 Calyptotis lepidorostrum   Cone eared calyptotis              2003, 2018
 Cryptoblepharus pulcher    Elegant Snake-Eyed Skink           2003, 2018
 Hemidactylus frenatus      Asian house gecko                  2003, 2018
 Lampropholis amicula       Friendly sunskink                  2003, 2018
 Lampropholis delicata      Dark-flecked garden sunskink       2003, 2018
 Morelia spilota            Carpet python                         2003
 Ophioscincus truncatus     Short-limbed snake skink              2003
 Physignathus lesueurii     Eastern water dragon               2003, 2018
 Eroticoscincus graciloides Elf skink                             2018
 Varanus carius             Lace monitor                          2018
 Demansia psammophis        Yellow-faced whip snake               2018



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