Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Merriwindi State Conservation Area in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales

Murphy, Michael J.; Murphy, Jessica K.

doi:10.7882/az.2015.021

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“…The minimum suite of survey methods needed to record all 43 species identified in the 2011-2013 field survey in Yarrigan NP comprised five of the six methods, supporting the conclusion of previous studies concerning the value of employing a range of complementary methods in fauna inventory surveys (Parris et al 1999;Swan and Foster 2005;Garden et al 2007;Murphy and Murphy 2011;Murphy and Murphy 2015). The present study also highlighted the contribution of opportunistic (nonconstrained) surveying as a dedicated component of the overall effort, which has previously been noted as being particularly valuable for reptile inventory surveys (Murphy and Murphy 2011).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The present study complements a recent study in Merriwindi State Conservation Area (SCA) (Murphy and Murphy 2015), which highlighted the significant biogeographical interest and conservation value of the herpetofauna of the Pilliga Outwash forests. The survey methods used in the two studies were identical and the survey effort was comparable (allowing for the greater size of Yarrigan NP).…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Eleven of the species recorded in the 2011-2013 field survey (26% of the total) were represented by single records, higher than the 15% in the Merriwindi SCA herpetofauna survey (Murphy and Murphy 2015) and suggesting even more strongly that additional species present may have gone undetected. Another three reptile species are known from post-2006 records in Yarrigan NP and 10 species (two frogs and eight reptiles) known from the south-east sandstone area of the Pilliga forest within 20 km of Yarrigan NP were assessed as potential additional species.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The Pilliga forest (30 o 25'-31 o 15'S, 148 o 40'-149 o 50'E), in Gamilaraay Aboriginal Country in the New South Wales (NSW) section of the Brigalow Belt South bioregion (northern inland NSW), is typical in occurring on poor sandy soils rejected for agriculture and surrounded by more productive farmland, but is unusual in its size. At about 450 000 ha, it is one of the largest surviving areas of woodland and open forest on the western inland slopes of eastern Australia's Great Dividing Range, and is a key area for biodiversity conservation in the NSW sheep-wheat belt (Date et al 2002;Turbill and Ellis 2006;Murphy and Shea 2013;Murphy and Murphy 2015). The NSW government declared a suite of new conservation reserves in the Pilliga forest under the NSW Brigalow and Nandewar Community Conservation Area Act 2005 in December 2005 as a major step in improving biodiversity conservation in the Brigalow Belt South bioregion.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The survey methods used in the two studies were identical and the survey effort was comparable (allowing for the greater size of Yarrigan NP). The format of the present paper follows Murphy and Murphy (2015) to facilitate comparison of the two studies. The results of the present study are also compared to broad-scale regional surveys (Date and Paull 2000;NSW NPWS 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Yarrigan National Park in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales

Murphy¹

2016

Australian Zoologist

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A survey of the herpetofauna of Yarrigan National Park (NP), in the southern Pilliga forest in northern inland New South Wales, was done over the period 2011 to 2013. The total identified herpetofauna community comprised 11 frog species (three families) and 35 reptiles (10 families) and includes a mix of eastern (Bassian), western (Eyrean) and northern (Torresian) species. This study demonstrates the significant species diversity, biogeographical interest and conservation value of the Pilliga forest's herpetofauna. Noteworthy findings from this study included a number of declining woodland reptile species (Nobbi Diporiphora nobbi, Australian Coral Snake Brachyurophis australis and Inland Carpet Python Morelia spilota metcalfei), locally rare species (Excitable Delma Delma tincta and Southern Rainbow Skink Carlia tetradactyla) and edge of range species (Litter Skink Lygisaurus foliorum). The study provides a useful benchmark of the composition and status of the herpetofauna community of Yarrigan NP in the first decade following a land management shift from timber production to conservation.

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confidence: 86%

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confidence: 99%

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2016

Australian Zoologist

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Determining the geographic distribution and ecology of the Critically Endangered Kaputar rock skink (Egernia roomi)

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Farquhar,

Carlesso

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Pacific Conserv. Biol.

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Context Knowledge of species’ distribution and habitat associations is fundamental for conservation planning and management, especially in the context of range-restricted taxa. The Critically Endangered Kaputar rock skink (Egernia roomi) is a high elevation species that is restricted to the Nandewar Ranges (New South Wales, Australia). The species was not formally recognised until 2019, with its distribution, ecology, and threats poorly known. Aims To determine the geographical distribution of the Kaputar rock skink and explore its ecology and threats. Methods We performed surveys throughout high elevation regions of Mount Kaputar National Park, targeting suitable habitat for the Kaputar rock skink (rock outcrops and plateaux). Species distributional modelling (SDM) was used to identify potentially suitable habitat outside of our search areas. Key results We detected the species at all historical record sites and at 15 new sites, increasing the species’ known area of occupancy (AOO) four-fold (from 8 km2 to 40 km2), and elevational range three-fold (from 1360–1480 m to 1147–1509 m). Conclusion The AOO for the species now exceeds the IUCN Red List threshold for Critically Endangered, but falls within the range for Endangered under Criterion B. Our SDMs indicated that all predicted suitable habitat for the species falls within the region that we surveyed in this study. Implications Our study provides valuable information on the geographic range of a threatened lizard species and evaluates the potential impact of large-scale fires on the persistence of the species.

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A preliminary evaluation of frog assemblages in the Pilliga forests

Mo¹

2014

Wetlands Australia

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This paper provides a preliminary evaluation of frog assemblages in the Pilliga forests, a geographically significant region in northern New South Wales. Spotlighting and call recognition surveys were conducted at 19 sites: 14 fire dams, three woodland sites and two built environs. A total of 11 species were detected, the most frequently recorded being Litoria latopalmata (broad-palmed rocket frog). Five species were also found at sites on built environs. Of particular interest, Cyclorana alboguttata (striped burrowing frog), a rarely seen species in this region, was recorded at one dam. A desktop assessment of species records was conducted to support the field data, accounting for 10 species that were not located in the surveys.

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Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Merriwindi State Conservation Area in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales

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Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Yarrigan National Park in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales

Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Yarrigan National Park in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales

Determining the geographic distribution and ecology of the Critically Endangered Kaputar rock skink (Egernia roomi)

A preliminary evaluation of frog assemblages in the Pilliga forests

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