VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN for Bidjigal Reserve - Land

Vegetation Management Plan - Bidjigal ReserveAppendix 5: Threatened Fauna Species & Their Habitat Requirements* - habitat requirements were generally extracted from Frith (1997), Cogger (2000), Strahan (2008), Hall and Richards (1979), NPWS (1999) and the NSW Scientific Committee(2008), with other texts used being identified in the References.SPECIES COMMON NAME LEGISLATION HABITAT REQUIREMENTS*AMPHIBIAHeleioporus australiacus Giant Burrowing Frog Clth EPBC Act Mostly restricted to areas of Hawkesbury Sandstone. This species lives in small semipermanentto slightly flowing streams, breeding in sandy river bank burrows.Litoria littlejohniLittlejohn's Tree Frog,Heath FrogClth EPBC ActOccurs along permanent rocky sandstone outcrop streams with thick fringingvegetation associated with eucalypt woodlands and heaths. Hunts either in shrubs oron the ground. Eggs and tadpoles are mostly found in slow flowing pools.Pseudophryne australis Red-crowned Toadlet NSW TSC Act Found specifically in areas that have sandstone geology, including: open woodland,eucalypt forest and heath. They are found under flat sandstone bush rock, andsometimes logs beneath thick ground litter. When breeding they reside near thecreeks, particularly those within high ridge tops.Mixophyes iteratusMixophyes balbusAVESSouthern Barred Frog,Giant Barred FrogStuttering Frog,Southern Barred Frog(in Victoria)Clth EPBC ActClth EPBC ActThe Giant Barred Frog is a terrestrial inhabitant of warm temperate open forest.Usually found near permanently running water, where eggs are laid along the creek orstream bank. This species feeds on insects and smaller frogs.Found in rainforest and wet, tall open forest in the foothills and escarpment on theeastern side of the Great Dividing Range. Outside the breeding season, adults live indeep leaf litter and thick understory vegetation on the forest floor. The species feed oninsects and smaller frogs. Eggs are laid on rock shelves or shallow riffles in small,flowing streams.Ninox connivens Barking Owl NSW TSC Act Usually inhabits the edge of timbered hills, forests and savannah woodlands, often inassociation with hydrological features such as rivers and swamps. Prey species aretaken from the air, and include: birds, rabbits, insects and arboreal mammals.UBM Ecological Consultants Pty Ltd