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Sundew (Wayne Clarke) Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management Toodyay BioBlitz: Report December2015 Acknowledgements: Wheatbelt NRM would like to thank the following groups and individuals for theircontributionsandeffortsinhelpingrunthesuccessful2015Toodyay BioBlitz. • Toodyay Naturalists’ Club members – for their ideas and assistance in planning the event. • Brian and Robyn Foley | Don and Eva Smith | Ron Witt – for access totheirpropertiesfordatacollectionduringtheevent,andfortheir assistance before and during the event. • Robert Huston from the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) –forgrantingaccesstotheJulimarStateForestduringtheevent. • Kelvin and Trinette Ryan–forallowingparticipantstocampontheir property,andfortheirassistancebeforeandduringtheevent. • Toodyay Lions Club – for catering on the Saturday evening to a very appreciativecrowd. • Sue Eldridge–forbeingourFirstAidOfficer. • Paul Van Heurck – forcollatingtheinvertebrateinformation,postevent. • Jacquie Lucas and Cate Tauss – forplantidentificationpostevent. • Team Leaders and BioBlitz volunteers – for your invaluable assistance – we couldn’t have done it without you! Graphic design: Wheatbelt NRM CONTENTS Introduction 2 The Site 5 Survey Methodology 8 Results 9 ThreatsandRecommendations 11 SpeciesList 12 References 25 URALI NAT Y est. 1968 ST CLUB S’ TOODY A COVER–Barking Gecko (Wayne Clarke) INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND The2015ToodyayBioBlitzwas the tenth BioBlitz held in the Wheatbelt and was jointly organised by Wheatbelt NRM and the Toodyay Naturalists’ Club. Thecollaborative,community-based,biologicalsurveywasheldover24hoursduring the 12-13September2015atfourprivatepropertiesontheBindoon-DewarsPool RoadintheShireofToodyay,totallingalmost360hectaresofremnantvegetationand farmland.SurveyswerealsoconductedintheadjacentJulimarStateForest. Professionalandamateurbiologists,ecologistsandnaturalistsworkedtogether as‘citizenscientists’,conductingfieldworkwithlocalcommunitymembersand participantsfromacrosstheSouthWest,todiscovermoreaboutthisarea’shigh conservationvaluebushlandandbiodiversity. InformationanddataobtainedduringthisBioBlitzwillprovideusefulindicatorsof environmental quality to various stakeholders and serve as a baseline for future monitoring and management of the remnant bushland. Thisreportsummarisesfindingsfromtheevent,identifiesvariousspeciesfoundduring thesurvey,andidentifiesenvironmentalmanagementissues. Moth Caterpillar(LynPhillips) 2 PROJECT AIM Theaimofthe2015ToodyayBioBlitzwastoincreasethelocalcommunity’sinterestin andawarenessofthearea’sbiologicalrichness,whileenhancingthecommunity’sskills andcapacityforengaginginbiodiversityconservationactivities. Activitiesthatmanageplants,animalsandfireeventshavebeenongoinginthebushland area,withoccasionalbird,mammalandplantsurveysbeingundertakenbykeenlocals. Wheatbelt NRM’s involvement in jointly organising the Toodyay BioBlitz helped reinforcekeyelementsofits3YearPlan–toengagecommunities,includingyouthand researchinstitutions,inbiodiversityconservationactivitiesintheWheatbelt. TheBioBlitzconceptisacost-effective,volunteerandcommunity-basedeventwhich providesarapidassessmentofsite-specificbiodiversityvaluesandthreats.Thisevent aimedtogatherinformationontheneedsofcommunity-managedlandsinthearea. VolunteerstakingpartintheToodyayBioBlitzwerefromvariousagesandvocations andincludedscientists,amateurnaturalists,biologists,professionalconsultants,and universitystudents.Mostparticipantswereenthusiasticamateurs.Theeducational benefitsoftheBioBlitzexperiencewereenhancedwithanallpervadingsenseoffun. PROJECT GOALS Primary Goals • tocollectdataonasmanyspecies,andfromasmanytaxonomicgroupsas possible, over a 24-hour time period • tocreateareportsummarisingresultsfromthesurvey,includingprioritised managementrecommendationsforthecommunitytoconsider. Secondary Goals • tobringvariousspecialistswithconsiderableandvariedexpertisetotherural communityforscientificendeavor • tobuildlinksbetweenscientistsandlocalcommunitymembers,andbetween urban and rural residents • to raise awareness of the rich biodiversity and conservationvalueofthe Bindoon-DewarsPoolRoadandJulimarStateForestarea • tocreatelocallearningopportunitiesaroundbiodiversitybyworkingalongside experiencedpractitionerstocollectbaselinebiologicalinformation • to have fun! 3 Fungi (Shannon Murphy) LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ThesuccessofBioBlitzeventsispartlyduetotheenormouseffortsmadeby volunteers. Over60peopleparticipatedinthe2015ToodyayBioBlitzbyhelpingruntheevent, leadingteams,orsimplytakingpart.There were many new faces too alongside the coregroupofvolunteerswhoregularlyattendBioBlitzesinWesternAustralia. 4 ArthurBlundell RobynFoley LynPhilips Dimity Boggs Brian Foley MaggiePhilips Guy Boggs HeatherFrank JamesPiper Tanami Boggs LeightonFrank Maggie Redfern AstridBoggs Tamara Green Michalie Ruoss Taryn Brebner Amy Griffiths Bec Ryan JoyceChela Claire Hall TrinetteRyan Desrae Clarke Clair Hamersley Kelvin Ryan Wayne Clarke Bree Howard Liam Ryan Vanessa Clarke RebeccaJennings EvaSmith Thomas Constant TerryJones Don Smith JackieCourtenay Cecile Lach JoshuaSmith Chris David Brian Leach Georgina Steytler Simone Dempster Jacquie Lucas Cate Tauss Simon Dempster JohnMasters Kelly Thorburn AngusDempster JeanetteMasters Paul Van Heurck Bridie Dempster Eric McCrum Leigh Whisson PaulineDilley Sandy McKay Mat Williams JenniferDonegan Shannon Murphy Stacey Williams Sarah Dudley KimberleyPage RonWitt SueEldridge GrantPage [team leaders] THE SITE LOCATION ToodyayislocatedintheAvonRiverCatchmentandformspartoftheglobally significantSouthwestAustraliaEcoregion(SAE).Theareaisclassifiedasabiodiversity hotspot due to its rich diversity of species which are under considerable threat. Clearingforagriculturehasaffectedahighproportionoftheregion’svegetation, making it oneof25biologicallyrichareasaroundtheworldthathavelostatleast 70%oftheiroriginalhabitat.Weeds,fire,andferalanimals(bothherbivoresand carnivores)poseongoingthreatstotheremainingvegetationandassociatedfauna. Bindoon-DewarsPoolRoadhassignificantareasofremnantvegetationandincludes theJulimarStateForestandtheBindoonArmyTrainingarea.Theareasurveyed during the Toodyay BioBlitz included privatepropertiesandareas adjacent to those propertiesthatformpartoftheJulimarStateForest.Thethreemainvegetationtypes intheareaareJarrah,MarriandPowderbarkWandooforestsgrowingonlaterite and sand on the ridgelines of the eastern Darling Scarp. There are also heathlands associatedwithfringingareasofexposedgranite. Anumberofsiteswereselectedforthesurveybasedonthesevegetation communities.Teamleaderswhospecialiseinvariousenvironmentalfieldsthenled smallgroupsinactivitiestocollectinformationontheplantsandanimalsfoundin the area. Wandoo Woodland (Leigh Whisson) 5 WEATHER CONDITIONS TheWheatbeltclimateisdescribedasMediterraneanwithwinter-predominant rainfallof300–650mmperannumand7–8monthsofdryweather(Beard, 1990). TheShireofToodyayreceivesanaverageof450mmraineachyearbasedonfigures takenfromtheNorthamweatherstation36kmsoutheastofthesite(SeeFigure1). Typical temperatures range from 5 –18⁰Cduringwintermonths(June-August)and 15–34⁰Cduringsummer(December-February)(Bureau of Meteorology, 2015). Duringthe2015ToodyayBioBlitz,mid-morningswerecool,dryandverywindy,days hadclearskieswithbrightsunshine,andnightswerecoolwitheasingwinds. WeatherintheweekleadinguptotheBioBlitzwas25– 30⁰C.Thefirstdayofthe event was overcastwithcold,wetandwindyconditionsandovernighttemperatures thatdroppedto1⁰C.Theseconddaydawnedbrightandsunnywithstillconditions –perfectforthemorningbirdwalk.Unfortunately,conditionsthenbecameovercast duringtheday,whichwasn’tgreatforlocatingreptilesoranimalsightingsonthe eveningspotlightingwalk. Figure1 AmbienttemperaturesrecordedduringtheeventattheNorthamweatherstation (Bureau of Meteorology, 2015): Temperatures –Saturdaymin10.0⁰C,max16.9⁰C–Sundaymin1.2⁰C,max17.8⁰C Rainfall –Saturday3.2mm–Sunday4.1mm 6 GEOLOGY AND SOILS TheDarlingPlateau’seasternedgestretchesthroughtheShireofToodyay’swestern regionwheretheBioBlitztookplace.Atthispointtheplateauhasanelevationof around300metreswithabaseofgranitethatgentlyslopeseastwithsofter,heavily weathered rocks. The region is mainly laterite with occasional white and yellow sands.Ithasgentleundulationscutbysteepsidedstreamvalleyswhereunderlying graniteoutcropsareregularlyexposedbyerosion. REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE TheShireofToodyaycovers1694km2 andhasextensiveareasofremnantvegetation comparedtootherWheatbeltshires.Approximately50%oftheshireretainsitsremnant vegetation,mainlyinthewest.Thirty-fivepercentoftheshireisheldinshirereserves, naturereservesandcrownland(whichincludeslandforarmytraining).Only15%ofthe shire’sremnantvegetationisownedbyprivatelandholders.(Moreetal,1984). Theshire’sexistingvegetationprovidesimportantrefugehabitatforanumberof species,including:Chuditch(Dasyurus geoffroii),Woylie(Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi), CommonBrushtailPossum(Trichosurus vulpecula),HoneyPossum(Tarsipes rostratus), andWesternPigmyPossum(Cercatetus concinnus).Italsoprovidesnestingandfeeding habitat for the Carnabys’ Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris). OfthefourprivatepropertiessurveyedintheToodyayBioBlitz,onlyonewaspartially clearedwhiletherestwerefullyvegetated.AdjacentblocksoftheJulimarStateForest werelocatedonthenorthandsouthsideoftheprivateproperties. Jug Orchid(LynPhillips) 7 SURVEY METHODOLGY TheBioBlitzwasprecededbyanextensiveperiodofpreparationandconsultation between Wheatbelt NRM and the Toodyay Naturalists’ Club. Eight‘teamleaders’guidedgroupsofuptotenvolunteersthroughouttheweekend, with volunteers swapping between sessions according to their skills or interests. Sometimesteamsfromdifferentareasofinterestjoinedforcesandundertookfield workalongsideeachothertoimprovesurveyefficiency. Theteamleadersidentifiedlikelyhabitatsforfloraandfauna,answeredamyriadof questionsandwereultimatelyresponsibleforreturningthefinalspeciesdatasheetsto the BioBlitz coordinator at the end of each survey period. ThefirstsurveyperiodwasheldonSaturday12September2016,from1:00pm to6:00pm.ThesecondsurveyperiodwasheldonSunday13September2016, from8:00amto1:00pm. Someofthebirdandmammalteamssurveyedoutsidetheabovetimeframetomake themostofthedawnandduskanimalactivitypatterns.Threeteamsalsoconducted twohournocturnalspotlightingwalksontheSaturdaynight. Datacollectionwascompletedby1:00pmonSunday–thedesignatedfinishtimefor the24hourBioBlitzperiod.Additionalidentificationofinvertebratesandconfirmation ofplantspeciestookplacebyseveralteamleadersaftertheevent. Black Wood Scorpion (Shannon Murphy) 8 RESULTS The 2015 Toodyay BioBlitz recorded 390 plant and animal species, including six mammals (two introduced), 10 reptiles, 45 birds, 117 invertebrates, 207 plants (including one Priority 4, and one Priority 1 species) and four lichen/fungi species. A full species list can be found in Appendix 1. FLORA Thebotanygroupsdidafantasticjobinidentifying208speciesinthe24hourperiod, agoodindicationofthehighdiversityofsmallareasofvegetationinWestern Australia’sbiodiversityhotspot.Twothreatenedplantspecieswereidentifiedonthe properties–theYellowChinaOrchid(Priority4)Cyanicula ixoides subsp ixoides and Synaphea panhesya(Priority1)(DPaWb2015).Therewerealsofourdifferentfungi andlichenspeciesfoundbutnotidentified. Lichen (Leigh Whisson) 9 FAUNA Someofthemoreinterestingsightingsincludednocturnalspotlightingofcritically endangered Woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi),andfindingaSouthWestern Rock Skink (Liopholis pulchra pulchra)andotherreptilesdespite the cooler weather. SeveralendangeredCarnaby’sWhite-tailedBlackCockatoos(Calyptorhynchus latirostris) were also observed feeding in the area over the weekend. DaytimesurveysidentifiedscatsfromEchidnas,GreyKangaroos,FoxesandRabbits, whilethenocturnalwalksspotlightednumerousWoylies,GreyKangaroosandEuros. Nobatspecieswereidentifiedduringthesurveys,mostlikelyduetotheinclement weatherandthelackofabatspecialistinattendance. Footagefrommotion sensing camerasplacedonthepropertiespriortothesurveys revealedthepresenceofBrushtailPossums(Trichosurus vulpecula),Chuditch (Dasyurus geoffroii) and Western Brush Wallabies (Macropus irma). They also identifiedthepresenceofferalfoxes,catsandrabbitsontheproperties. ConsideringSaturday’sdampconiditions,theherpetology (reptile) survey teams wereveryproductiveinidentifyingninespecies,including:SouthWesternRockSkink (whichmaybearangeextension),numerousBarkingGeckos(Underwoodisaurus milii),GraniteWormLizard(Aprasia pulchella),LeglessLizard(Delma fraseri),and Gould’s Hooded Snake (Parasuta gouldii). The ornothology (bird)surveygroupsalsodidwellidentifying45species,including: theendangeredCarnaby’sBlackCockatoo,andoneintroducedspecies–theLaughing Kookaburra.TheonlyspeciesobservednestingwastheStriatedPardalotewhichhad severalpairsinoneofthematurePowderbarkWandootrees. The entymology (insect)groupsidentified117differentinvertebratespecies, including:27spiders,twonativecockroaches,eightcentipedes,fivebeetles,two springtails,twomillipedes,eightflies,ninebugs,15beesandwasps,fourslaters, seventermites,ninebutterflies/moth(andlarvae),twoprayingmantis,onesnail,one lacewing,oneearthworm,twoflatworms,ninegrasshoppers,onescorpion,andone silverfish. There were no amphibians or fishidentifiedduringthesurvey. Grey Short-horned Grasshopper (Kim Grant) 10 THREATS & RECOMMENDATIONS Duringthiseventanumberofthreatstobiodiversitywereidentified.Opportunities for reducing these threats are broadly outlined below. TheToodyayBioBlitzconfirmedthearea’shighlevelofbiodiversityandtheverygood conditionofitsremnantvegetation.Conservationvalueoftheareaisalsohighdueto itsproximitytotheJulimarStateForestandgiventheextentofnativevegetationloss in the eastern half of the shire and throughout the Wheatbelt. Fragmentationisrecognisedasaseriousthreattothelong-termviabilityofbushland remnantsintheWheatbelt.Althoughtheseprivatelandholdingsliewithinthe halfoftheshirethatretains50%ofitsvegetation,thediscontinuityofvegetation coverhindersspecies’movementandinterfereswithgeneticdistribution.Species inisolatedremnantsarealsomoresusceptibletocatastrophiceventssuchasafire whichcanwipeoutentirepopulations. Nine species of weedswerefoundontheprivatepropertiesduringtheBioBlitz. Weeds are a widespread problem in Wheatbelt remnants and direct treatment isunlikelytobepracticalorfeasible.However,theirspreadcanbeminimisedby curtailing disturbance of the remnant where possible. FiveoftheninespeciesareconsideredenvironmentalweedsinWAandshould be monitored. These are Cape Weed (Arctotheca calendula),SmoothCatsear (Hypochaeris glabra),CommonSowthistle(Sonchus oleraceus),Fingerleaf(Oxalis glabra),andBlowFlyGrass(Briza maxima). The presence of feral foxes, cats and rabbits was also noted during the BioBlitz. It is recommended that the current control methods used by the landholders be continued,aswellastheDepartmentofParksandWildlife’scoordinated feral animal controlintheneighbouringJulimarStateForest. FoxesandcatshavehadamassiveimpactonnativefaunaintheWheatbelt, especiallyspeciesintheweightrangebetween55gramsto5.5kilograms(Johnson &Isaac,2009),withmanynativespeciesthatfallintothisweightrangenowbeing locallyextinct.Thosethatremainarelikelytobeunderconsiderablepredation pressurefromferalpredators,anditcanbeassumedthatnativefaunaldiversitywill continuetodeclineintheirpresence.Ongoingferalanimalcontrolisrecommended toreducethepressureonthenativefaunaontheproperties. ContinuedmonitoringforthepresenceofWoylies,ChuditchesandWesternBrush Wallabiesisalsorecommended,usingspotlightingandmotionsensingcamerasona regular basis. 11 6 SPECIES LIST PLANTS (204) * weeds FAMILY, Genus, species etc. AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus manglesii Common Name APIACEAE Daucus glochidiatus Eryngium pinnatifidum subsp. pinnatifidum Xanthosia candida Xanthosia huegelii ARALIACEAE Hydrocotyle callicarpa Trachymene pilosa ASPARAGACEAE Chamaescilla corymbosa subsp. corymbosa Dichopogon capillipes Laxmannia grandiflora subsp. grandiflora Lomandra caespitosa Lomandra effusa Lomandra hermaphrodita Lomandra sericea Sowerbaea laxiflora Thysanotus manglesianus Thysanotus patersonii Thysanotus sparteus Thysanotus thyrsoideus ASTERACEAE *Arctotheca calendula Blennospora drummondii Brachyscome bellidioides Brachyscome iberidifolia *Cotula coronopifolia Helichrysum leucopsideum *Hypochaeris glabra 12 PomPoms,Mulamula AustralianCarrot SmallPennywort NativeParsnip Blue Squill TuftedMatrush Scented Matrush Silky Mat Rush PurpleTassels FringedLily Cape Weed Waterbuttons Smooth Catsear Status FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Lagenophora huegelii Lawrencia rosea Millotia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia Podotheca gnaphalioides Pterochaeta paniculata Podolepis lessonii Quinetia urvillei Rhodanthe manglesii *Sonchus oleraceus Tricoryne elatior Trichocline spathulata *Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides Waitzia acuminata Waitzia nitida Waitzia ? suaveolens BORYACEAE Borya sphaerocephala SoftMillotia GoldenLong-heads Common Sowthistle YellowAutumnLily NativeGerbera OrangeImmortelle FragrantWaitzia Pincushions Status CAMPANULACEAE Wahlenbergia preissii CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina huegeliana Allocasuarina humilis Rock Sheoak Dwarf Sheoak CELASTRACEAE Stackhousia monogyna Stackhousia pubescens Tripterococcus brunonis Downy Stackhousia Winged Stackhousia COLCHICACEAE Burchardia congesta CRASSULACEAE Crassula colorata var. colorata CYPERACEAE Cyathochaeta sp. Lepidosperma pubisquameum Lepidosperma squamatum Lepidospermum pubisquameum Tetraria octandra Tetrariasp.JarrahForest(R.Davis7391) 13 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia commutata Hibbertia huegelii Hibbertia hypericoides Hibbertia lasiopus Hibbertia montana Hibbertia ovata YellowButtercups LargeHibbertia PimpernelSundew Bridal Rainbow Wheel Sundew PaleRainbow Leafy Sundew DROSERACEAE Drosera barbigera Drosera bulbosa Drosera erythrorhiza subsp. collina Drosera glanduligera Drosera macrantha Drosera leucoblasta Drosera pallida Drosera stolonifera ERICACEAE Astroloma compactum Astroloma ?sp.CatabyE.AGriffin1022 Leucopogon concinnus Leucopogon ? oxycedrus Leucopogon sp. unknown Styphelia tenuiflora FABACEAE Acacia acuminata Acacia applanata Acacia extensa Acacia pulchella var. glaberrima Acacia saligna var. saligna Acacia stenoptera Bossiaea ornata Daviesia decurrens Daviesia hakeoides Gastrolobium bilobum Gastrolobium trilobum Gastrolobium epacridoides Gastrolobium spinosum Gompholobium knightianum Gompholobium marginatum 14 Kick Bush CommonPinhead Jam,Mangard WiryWattle NarrowWingedWattle BroadLeavedBrownPea PricklyDitter-pea HeartLeafPoison BullockPoison PricklyPoison Status FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Gompholobium preissii Hovea chorizemifolia Hovea pungens Hovea trisperma subsp. trisperma Kennedia prostrata Kennedia coccinea Sphaerolobium medium GOODENIACEAE Dampiera alata Dampiera linearis Dampiera lavandulacea Lechenaultia biloba Velleia trinervis Common Name Holly-leafedHovea Devil’sPins Scarlet Runner CoralVine Winged-stemDampiera Common Dampiera BlueLeschenaultia Catspaw ManglesKangarooPaw HAEMODORACEAE Anigozanthos humilis Anigozanthos manglesii Conostylis setigera subsp. setigera Haemodorum laxum Haemodorum simplex Haemodorum spicatum HALORAGACEAE Glischrocaryon aureum Mardja HEMEROCALLIDACEAE Caesia micrantha Caesiasp.Wongan(K.F.Kenneally8820) Dianella revoluta var. divaricata Stypandra glauca Tricoryne elatior IRIDACEAE Orthrosanthus laxus var. gramineus Patersonia juncea Patersonia occidentalis *Romulea rosea var. australis LAURACEAE Cassytha glabella LAMIACEAE Hemiandra pungens Status CommonPopflower PaleGrass-lily Blueberry Lilly Blind Grass YellowAutumLily GrassLeavedOrthosanthus RushLeavedPatersonia PurpleFlag Guildford Grass Tangled Dodder Laurel Snakebush 15 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name LORANTHACEAE Amyema miquelii Status Stalked Mistletoe MYRTACEAE Babingtonia camphorosmae Calytrix fraseri Calothamnus sanguineus Corymbia calophylla Eucalyptus accedens Eucalyptus marginata subsp. thalassica Eucalyptus wandoo subsp. wandoo Hypocalymma angustifolium Leptospermum erubescens Camphor Myrtle PinkSummerCalytrix Silver-leavedBloodFlower Marri PowderbarkWandoo Blue-leavedJarrah Wandoo WhiteMyrtle,Kudjid Roadside Teatree ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava subsp. flava Calochilus stramenicola Cyanicula ixiodes subsp. ixiodes Cyanicula sericea Diuris brumalis Diuris corymbosa Diuris laxiflora Drakaea sp. Leporella fimbriata Pterostylis pyramidalis Pterostylis recurva Pterostylis sanguinea Pterostylis vittata Thelymitra crinita YellowChinaOrchid BeeOrchid HareOrchid SnailOrchid JugOrchid Banded Greenhood BlueLadyOrchid OROBANCHACEAE Parentucellia latifolia Common Bartsia OXALIDACEAE Oxalis perennans *Oxalis glabra PHYLLANTHACEAE Phyllanthus calycinus Poranthera microphylla POACEAE Austrostipa elegantissima 16 FalseBoronia SmallPoranthera P4 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Austrostipa flavescens Austrostipa sp. *Briza maxima Neurachne alopecuroidea Rytidosperma ? caespitosa Common Name POLGALACEAE Comesperma volubile PORTULACACEAE Calandrinia calyptrata PRIMULACEAE *Lysimachia arvensis Status BlowflyGrass FoxtailMulgaGrass Love Creeper PinkPurslane Pimpernel HoneypotDryandra,Pudjarn ParrotBush Pingle PROTEACEAE Banksia dallanneyi subsp. melicula Banksia fraseri var. fraseri Banksia nivea Banksia sessilis var. sessilis Banksia squarrosa subsp. squarrosa Grevillea corrugata Grevillea pilulifera Grevillea synapheae subsp. synapheae Hakea lissocarpha T Woolly-floweredGrevillea Honey Bush Parrot Bush (Kelly Thorburn) 17 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Hakea prostrata Hakea ruscifolia Hakea undulata Petrophile striata Petrophile serruriae Petrophile striata Synaphea petiolaris Synapheapanheysa Harsh Hakea Candle Hakea Wavy-leavedHakea Synaphea Status PTERIDACEAE Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia RESTIONACEAE Desmocladus asper Desmocladus fasciculatus Desmocladus flexuosus Lepidobolus preissianus subsp. preissianus RHAMNACEAE Cryptandra arbutiflora var. arbutiflora Trymalium ledifolium var. lineare Trymalium odoratissimum subsp. odoratissimum Trymalium urceolare RUBIACEAE Opercularia echinocephala Opercularia vaginata Dog Weed RUTACEAE Boronia subsessilis Boronia ramosa STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium araeophyllumWegems Stylidium brunonianum Stylidium cilium Stylidium dichotomum Stylidium diuroides subsp. diuroides Stylidium hispidum Stylidium junceum Stylidium piliferum Stylidium repens Stylidium schoenoides 18 StiltWalker PinkFountainTriggerplant Pins-and-needles WhiteButterflyTriggerplant Reed Triggerplant CommonButterflyTriggerpalnt MattedTriggerplant Cow Kicks P1 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Status THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens Pimelea ? sylvestris XANTHORRHOEACEAE Xanthorrhoea drummondii Xanthorrhoea preissii Grasstree,Palga ZAMIACEAE Macrozamia fraseri BIRDS (45) (Ordedbythe‘BirdlifeAustraliaWorkingListofAustralianBirds’spreadsheet) Dromaius novaehollandiae novaehollandiae Chenonetta jubata Phaps chalcoptera Ocyphaps lophotes whitlocki Accipiter fasciatus fasciatus Aquila audax Falco cenchroides Calyptorhynchus latirostris Eolophus roseicapilla Cacatua sanguinea Barnardius zonarius Purpureicephalus spurius Climacteris rufa Chrysococcyx lucidus plagosus *Dacelo novaeguineae Malurus splendens splendens Smicrornis brevirostris ochrogaster Gerygone fusca fusca Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Acanthiza apicalis Acanthiza inornata Pardalotus striatus Lichenostomus virescens virescens Anthochaera carunculata Lichmera indistincta Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Daphoenositta chrysoptera Coracina novaehollandiae Pachycephala pectoralis Emu AustralianWoodDuck,WoodDuck Common Bronzewing CrestedPigeon Brown Goshawk Wedge-tailedEagle AustralianKestrel Carnaby’sCockatoo, Short-billedBlack-cockatoo E Galah LittleCorella AustralianRingneck Red-cappedParrot Rufous Treecreeper ShiningBronze-cuckoo Laughing Kookaburra SplendidFairy-wren Weebill Western Gerygone Yellow-rumpedThornbill Inland Thornbill Western Thornbill StriatedPardalote Singing Honeyeater RedWattlebird Brown Honeyeater New Holland Honeyeater VariedSittella Black-facedCuckoo-shrike Golden Whistler 19 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Pachycephala rufiventris Colluricincla harmonica Cracticus nigrogularis Cracticus tibicen Rhipidura albiscapa Rhipidura leucophrys Corvus coronoides Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca Petroica boodang Eopsaltria griseogularis griseogularis Zosterops lateralis chloronotus Petrochelidon nigricans Hirundo neoxena Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum Anthus novaeseelandiae bilbali Rufous Whistler GreyShrike-thrush PiedButcherbird AustralianMagpie GreyFantail Willie Wagtail AustralianRaven Magpie Lark Scarlet Robin WesternYellowRobin Grey-breastedWhite-eye,Silvereye TreeMartin Welcome Swallow Mistletoebird AustralasianPipit REPTILES (10) Diplodactylus granariensis subsp. granariensis Crenadactylus ocellatus ocellatus Underwoodaisaurus milli Morethia obscura Cryptoblepharus buchananii Liopholis pulchra pulchra Pagona minor minor Delma frazeri Aprasia pulchella Parasuta gouldii Buchanan’s Snake-eyed Skink (Kate Raston) 20 Status Western Stone Gecko Clawless Gecko CommonThick-tailedGecko,BarkingGecko ShrublandSnake-eyedSkink Buchanan’sSnake-eyedSkink South-westernRock-skink Pos.RangeExtension Western Bearded Dragon Legless Lizard GraniteWorm-lizard Gould’s Hooded Snake FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name Status INVERTEBRATES (117) ARANEAE (Spiders) BadumnaSpecies01 Chenistonia tepperi GnaphosidaeSpecies01 GnaphosidaeSpecies02 LycosidaeSpecies.01 LycosidaeSpecies02 LycosidaeSpecies03 LycosidaeSpecies04 UnknownSpecies03 UnknownSpecies04 UnknownSpecies05 UnknownSpecies06 UnknownSpecies07 UnknownSpecies09 UnknownSpecies10 UnknownSpecies11 UnknownSpecies12 NicodamidaeMsp.01 PhonognathaSpecies01 SalticidaeSpecies01 SparassidaeSpecies01 Supanna albopunctata TheridiidaeSpecies01 TheridiidaeSpecies02 ZodariidaeSpecies01 ZodariidaeSpecies02 ZodariidaeSpecies03 WandooLogLaceWebSpider Lidless Trapdoor Spider JarrahLitterSacSpider WandooLogSacSpider WandooLitterWolfSpider JarrahLitterWolfSpider(female) BlueEyeshineBaregroundWolfSpider WandooWolfSpider TeaTreeSpider TeaTreeSpider TeaTreeSpider TeaTreeSpider TeaTreeSpider TeaTreeSpider TeaTreeSpider WandooSpider WandooSpider WandooRedandBlackSpider Leaf-curlingSpiderweb WandooLitterJumpingSpider JarrahBurlHuntsmanSpider Wasp Mimicking Sac Spider TeaTreeTanglewebSpider TeaTreeTanglewebSpider JarrahLitterAntSpider WandooLitterAntSpider WandooLitterAntSpider BlackNativeCockroach LogBlackNativeCockroach ThinGoldenCentipede WandooCentipede WandooCentipede WandooCentipede JarrahLogCentipede JarrahLogCentipede BLATTODEA (Cockroaches) BlattidaeSpecies01 BlattidaeSpecies02 CHILOPODA (Centipedes) UnknownSpecies03 UnknownSpecies05 UnknownSpecies06 UnknownSpecies07 ScolopendridaeSpecies01 ScolopendridaeSpecies02 21 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. ScolopendridaeSpecies03 ScutigeridaeSpecies01 WandooLogCentipede WandooLong-LeggedEarthCentipede YellowwithFourBlackDashedJewelBeetle LargeGoldenLeafBeetle YellowLeafBeetle BlackandOrangeTeaTreeCleridBeetle WhitewithOrangeHeadedScarabBeetleGrub WandooLitterRedSpringtail WandooLitterWhiteSpringtail BrownPointedTailMillipede WandooLitterThinBlackMillipede WandooLitterRobberFly WandooBrownBlowfly Like-a-BushFly BushFly BushFly HoverFly InsectParasiticTachinidFly TeaTreeWhitefly TeaTreeWhitefly WhiteMyrtleCottonyScale TeaTreePredatoryBug ZamiaPalmMealybugs ParrotBushLerp WandooLogAssasinBug WandooLogAssasinBug TeaTreeLeafHopper LeafHopper BuprestidaeSpecies01 ChrysomelidaeParopsisSpecies01 ChrysothartaSpecies01 CleridaeSpecies01 ScarabaeidaeSpecies01 COLLEMBOLA (Springtails) DIPLOPODA (Millipedes) AntichiropusSpecies01 UnknownSpecies02 DIPTERA (Flies) AsilidaeSpecies01 CalophoridaeSpecies01 MuscidaeSpecies.01 MuscidaeSpecies02 MuscidaeSpecies03 SyrphidaeSpecies01 TachinidaeSpecies01 HEMIPTERA (Bugs) AleyrodidaeSpecies01 AleyrodidaeSpecies02 MargarodidaeSpecies01 PentatomidaeSpecies01 PseudococcidaeSpecies01 PsyllidaeSpecies01 ReduviidaeSpecies01 ReduviidaeSpecies02 UnknownSpecies05 UnknownSpecies06 HYMENOPTERA (Bees and Wasps) Apismellifera EuropeanHoney BraconidaeSpecies01 22 Status COLEOPTERA (Beetles) UnknownSpecies01 UnknownSpecies02 Common Name BeecaughtinDroseraplant BlackandRedInsectParasiticWasp FAMILY, Genus, species etc. CamponotusSpecies01 ?ColletidaeSpecies01 FormicidaeSpecies01 IridomyrmexSpecies01 IridomyrmexSpecies02 IridomyrmexSpecies03 MyrmeciaSpecies01 MyrmeciaSpecies02 RhytidoponeraSpecies01 RhytidoponeraSpecies02 RhytidoponeraSpecies03 TiphidaeSpecies01 VespidaeEumeninaeSpecies01 ISOPODA (Slaters) UnknownSpecies01 UnknownSpecies02 ISOPTERA (Termites) MandibulatesoldierSpecies03 NasuiteSpecies01 TermiteSpecies02 UnknownSpecies01 UnknownSpecies02 UnknownSpecies03 Common Name LogHoneyAnt WandooNativeBee WandooAnt JarrahLitterTrailingAnts JarrahLitterTrailingAnts WandooLogTrailingAnts PaleBullant Bullant Black-headedAnt JarrahBlack-headedAnt WandooLogBlack-headedAnt WandooOrchidsFlowerWasp Mud-DauberWasp LogSlater JarrahLogSlater JarrahLogTermite TermiteNasuiteSoldier JarrahLogTermite WandooLogTermite WandooLogTermite WandooLogTermiteWorkers Status Bee caught on sundew (Kelly Thorburn) 23 FAMILY, Genus, species etc. Common Name LEPIDOPTERA (Butterflies and Moths) CossidaeSpecies01pupalcase GeometridaeSpecies01 GeometridaeSpecies02 IncurvariidaeSpecies01 NoctuidaeSpecies01 Vanessa kershawi Belenois java Delias aganippe Uraba lugens ZygaenidaePollanisusSpecies01 WandooWitchettyGrubMoth WandooLitterLooperMoth WandooLooperMoth WandooLeafminerMoth NativeNoctuidMothCaterpillar AustralianPaintedLadyButterfly CaperWhiteButterfly SpottedJezebelButterfly(pupalcases) Gum Leaf Skeletonizer (9th instar caterpillars) Golden-greenDayMoth MANTODEA (Praying Mantis) UnknownSpecies01 UnknownSpecies02 Status WandooLogGreyMantis WandooLogGreyMantis BothriembryionSpecies01 Neuroptera (Lacewings) NeuropteraSpecies01 WandooNativeConeSnail Light-brownLacewing JarrahLogEarthworm GreyShort-hornedGrasshopper JarrahLitterShort-hornedGrasshopper WandooLitterShort-HornedGrasshopper JarrahLitterDead-leafgrasshopper JarrahLitterFieldCricket WandooLitterLong-hornedGrasshopper JarrahLitterLong-hornedGrasshopper TeaTreeLong-hornedGrasshopper Tan-colouredLogFlatworm GreyLogFlatworm BlackWoodScorpion MOLLUSCA (Snails) OLIGOCHAETE (Earthworms) UnknownSpecies01 ORTHOPTERA (Grasshoppers) AcrididaeSpecies01 AcrididaeSpecies03 AcrididaeSpecies04 GoniaeaSpecies01 GryllidaefemaleSpecies01 TettigonidaeSpecies01 TettigonidaeSpecies02 TettigonidaeSpecies03 TettigonidaeSpecies04 PLATYHELMINTH (Flatworms) PlatyhelminthSpecies01 PlatyhelminthSpecies02 SCORPIONIDA (Scorpions) CercophoniusSpecies01 24 JarrahLitterLong-hornedGrasshopper(female) FAMILY, Genus, species etc. THYSANURA (Silverfish) UnknownSpecies01 Common Name MAMMALS (6) Felis catus Vulpes vulpes Oryctolagus cuniculus Betongia penicillata olgibyi Macropus fuliginosus Trachyglosus aculeatus 7 Status JarrahLogSilverfish Cats Foxes Rabbits Woylies Western Grey Kangaroos Echidna CE REFERENCES ClimateStatisticsforAustralianlocations,(BureauofMeteorology,2015).Accessed18/10/2015.<http:// www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_010140.shtml> ConservationCodesforWesternAustralianFlora,(DepartmentofParksandWildlife,2015) 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