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Biosphere Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd<br />

<strong>Ryde</strong> Flora <strong>and</strong> Fauna Survey <strong>2007</strong> 41<br />

Table 11<br />

Reptile Fauna <strong>of</strong> Terrys Creek Catchment Reserves<br />

Species Common Name Forrester<br />

Ctenotus taeniolatus<br />

Lampropholis delicata<br />

Lampropholis guichenoti<br />

Saproscincus mustelinus<br />

Eulamprus quoyii<br />

Eulamprus tenuis<br />

Cryptoblepharus virgata<br />

Physignathus lesueurii<br />

Phyllurus platurus<br />

Hemiaspis signata<br />

Pseudechis porphryiacus<br />

Frogs:<br />

Copper-tailed Skink<br />

Garden Skink<br />

Grass Skink<br />

Weasel Skink<br />

Eastern Water Skink<br />

Bar-sided Skink<br />

Wall Skink<br />

Eastern Water Dragon<br />

Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko<br />

Black-bellied Marsh Snake<br />

Red-bellied Black Snake<br />

Five species <strong>of</strong> frogs were found in the Terrys Creek reserves (Table 12). None <strong>of</strong> the<br />

frogs were abundant. The ephemeral nature <strong>of</strong> Terrys Creek means that water is not<br />

readily available for frogs but the enclosed gullies provide shelter sites for frogs.<br />

Red-crowned Toadlets Pseudophryne australis were not found in any <strong>of</strong> the above<br />

reserves in the <strong>Ryde</strong> LGA but were found in the adjoining Wood Street Reserve in the<br />

Hornsby LGA.<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Forsyth<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Pembroke<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Lucknow<br />

Park<br />

Table 12<br />

Frog Fauna <strong>of</strong> Terrys Creek Catchment Reserves<br />

Species Common Name Forrester<br />

Limnodynastes peronii<br />

Limnodynastes dumerilli<br />

Crinia signifera<br />

Litoria phyllochroa<br />

Litoria peronii<br />

Fish:<br />

Striped Marsh Frog<br />

Eastern Banjo Frog<br />

Common Eastern Froglet<br />

Leaf-green Tree Frog<br />

Perons Tree Frog<br />

Striped Gudgeon Gobiomorphius australis were found in Terrys Creek at Pembroke<br />

Park.<br />

Invertebrates:<br />

A wide variety <strong>of</strong> invertebrates were found in the reserves along Terrys Creek (Table<br />

13). Insects dominate the invertebrates present with 16 major taxa <strong>of</strong> insects being<br />

found. Most <strong>of</strong> the insects were leaf-eating or sap-sucking insects exploiting the<br />

young tree growth in the park. Spiders, snails, centipedes <strong>and</strong> slaters were also<br />

conspicuous throughout the reserves.<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Forsyth<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Pembroke<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Lucknow<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Somerset<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Somerset<br />

Park<br />

Ivanhoe<br />

Reserve<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Ivanhoe<br />

Reserve

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