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Biosphere Environmental Consultants Pty Ltd<br />

<strong>Ryde</strong> Flora <strong>and</strong> Fauna Survey <strong>2007</strong> 46<br />

Columbra livia Feral Pigeon *<br />

Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Turtle-dove * * *<br />

Reptiles:<br />

Six lizard species <strong>and</strong> two snakes were found in the Buffalo Creek reserves (Table<br />

17). The majority <strong>of</strong> lizards are small, ant-eating species that can hide quickly in short<br />

grass or under fallen branches. Larger lizards, such as Water Dragons, were relatively<br />

scarce.<br />

Table 17<br />

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

Species Common Name Barton<br />

Reserve<br />

Lampropholis delicata<br />

Lampropholis guichenoti<br />

Saproscincus mustelinus<br />

Eulamprus quoyii<br />

Physignathus lesueurii<br />

Hemiaspis signata<br />

Frogs:<br />

Garden Skink<br />

Grass Skink<br />

Weasel Skink<br />

Eastern Water Skink<br />

Eastern Water Dragon<br />

Black-bellied Marsh Snake<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Pidding<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Burrows<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Minga<br />

Reserve<br />

Three species <strong>of</strong> frogs were found in the Buffalo Creek reserves (Table 18). The<br />

Striped Marsh Frog <strong>and</strong> Common Eastern Froglet were abundant in the shallow<br />

margins <strong>of</strong> the creek.<br />

Table 18<br />

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

Species Common Name Barton<br />

Reserve<br />

Limnodynastes peronii<br />

Crinia signifera<br />

Litoria phyllochroa<br />

Fish:<br />

Striped Marsh Frog<br />

Common Eastern Froglet<br />

Leaf-green Tree Frog<br />

*<br />

Pidding<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

Burrows<br />

Park<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

*<br />

Minga<br />

Reserve<br />

One species <strong>of</strong> fish, the Plague Minnow Gambusia holbrooki, was found in Buffalo<br />

Creek. This exotic fish is able to tolerate poor water quality, where many native<br />

species cannot.<br />

Invertebrates:<br />

Darvall Park contained a reasonably high variety <strong>of</strong> invertebrate animals (Table 18).<br />

Insects were the most prolific with 14 major taxa being found. Most <strong>of</strong> the insects<br />

were leaf-eating or sap-sucking insects that exploit the mature eucalypt trees in the<br />

park. Spiders, slugs, snails <strong>and</strong> earthworms are also relatively common in the park.

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