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                                                                                                                                                                          Native Foresters



TABLE 6:              Breeding habitat assessment and likelihood of occurrence

                                                                                                                                                                       PRESENCE OF
                                                                  EPBC                                                                             LIKELIHOOD OF
    SCIENTIFIC NAME           COMMON NAME           NC ACT                                  ECOLOGY & BREEDING HABITAT                                                  BREEDING
                                                                   ACT                                                                              OCCURENCE
                                                                                                                                                                         PLACES

 THREATENED FAUNA

 AMPHIBIANS

                                                                              Opportunistic and adaptable species, often breeding in
                                                                              disturbed areas such as parks, stormwater drains or culverts,                            Absent – no
 Adelotus brevis              Tusked frog               V            -        as well as waterway vegetation and ephemeral ponding in              Likely              individuals
                                                                              forest, woodland and rainforest ecosystems (Australian                                   located
                                                                              Museum, 2023, and references therein).

 MAMMALS

                                                                              This species range includes the eastern half of Queensland
                              Koala (combined                                 (QLD) in sclerophyll forest and woodland. While being
                              populations of                                  widespread, suitable feed species and leaf moisture are the
                              Queensland, New                                 primary determinants of habitat suitability and populations are in
 Phascolarctos cinereus                                 E            E                                                                             Possible            Absent
                              South Wales and                                 decline due to a wide range of threats (DAWE, 2023, and
                              the Australian                                  references therein). They generally have a single joey which
                              Capital Territory)                              stays in the mothers’ pouch for six months, and then spends the
                                                                              next six to 12 months riding on the mothers back.

 SPECIAL LEAST CONCERN FAUNA

                                                                              Occurs in freshwater riverine and riparian areas in a variety of
                                                                              small streams, rivers, and lakes joined by watercourses. They
 Ornithorhynchus                                                              build a simple burrow in the creek bank, just above water level
                              Platypus                 SL            -                                                                             Possible            Absent
 anatinus                                                                     and often among a tangle of tree roots. Breeding occurs from
                                                                              October to March. (Australian Museum, 2023, and references
                                                                              therein).

NC Act- Indicates Queensland conservation status of each taxon under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
The NC Act codes are as follows: Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (PE), Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V), Near Threatened (NT), Special Least Concern (SL) and Least
Concern (C).
EPBC Act- Indicates the Australian conservation status of each taxon under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
EPBC Act codes are as follows: Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (XW), Critically Endangered (CE), Endangered (E), Vulnerable (V) and Conservation Dependent (CD). Migratory (MI), Marine (M)
Source- Indicates government source of EVNT flora or fauna listed species.




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