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Table 4. Composition of the vertebrate fauna of the lake playa area.

Table 5. Number of vertebrate species of conservation significance in each major taxon within the development areas, excluding locally extinct species. Significant species of the lake playa are included but also indicated in parenthesis.

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BCE Expected FROGS CS ALA N 2019 status in area HYLIDAE Cyclorana platycephala Cyclorana maini Litoria rubella LIMNODYNASTIDAE Neobatrachus kunapalari Neobatrachus sudellae Neobatrachus sutor Neobatrachus wilsmorei MYOBATRACHIDAE Pseudophryne occidentalis

BCE Expected REPTILES CS ALA N 2019 status in area AGAMIDAE Gowidon longistrostris Ctenophorus fordi Ctenophorus isolepis Ctenophorus nuchalis Ctenophorus reticulatus BCE Expected REPTILES CS ALA N 2019 status in area Salt Lake Dragon Ctenophorus salinarum X X X Resident Ctenophorus scutulatus Diporiphora amphiboluroides Moloch horridus Pogona minor Tympanocryptis cephalus conspicillatus Diplodactylus granariensis Diplodactylus pulcher Diplodactylus vittatus damaeum Lucasium squarrosum Lucasium stenodactylum Rhynchoedura ornata Strophurus elderi Strophurus strophurus Strophurus wellingtonae CARPHODACTYLIDAE Nephrurus laevissimus Nephrurus vertebralis Nephrurus wheeleri Underwoodisaurus milii GEKKONIDAE Gehyra purpurascens Gehyra variegata Heteronotia binoei PYGOPODIDAE Delma butleri Delma nasuta Lialis burtonis Pygopus nigriceps SCINCIDAE Cryptoblepharus ’ buchananii Cryptoblepharus ’ plagiocephalus Ctenotus grandis Ctenotus helenae Ctenotus leonhardii Ctenotus mimetes Ctenotus pantherinus BCE Expected REPTILES CS ALA N 2019 status in area Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus Ctenotus schomburgkii Ctenotus severus Ctenotus uber Egernia depressa Egernia formosa Eremiascincus richardsonii Lerista bipes Lerista desertorum Lerista kingi Lerista m. macropisthopus Lerista timida Liopholis inornata Menetia greyii adelaidensis Morethia butleri Tiliqua multifasciata Tiliqua occipitalis VARANIDAE Varanus brevicauda Varanus caudolineatus Varanus eremius Varanus giganteus Varanus gouldii Varanus panoptes Varanus tristis TYPHLOPIDAE Anilios hamatus Anilios waitii BOIDAE Antaresia perthensis ’ Antaresia stimsoni Acanthophis pyrrhus Brachyurophis approximans Brachyurophis semifasciata Demansia psammophis Furina ornata Parasuta monachus Pseudechis australis BCE Expected REPTILES CS ALA N 2019 status in area Pseudechis butleri Pseudonaja modesta Pseudonaja mengdeni Simoselaps bertholdi Suta fasciata

BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area CASUARIIDAE Dromaius novaehollandiae MEGAPODIIDAE Leipoa ocellata OTIDIDAE Ardeotis australis BURHINIDAE Burhinus grallarius PHASIANIDAE TURNICIDAE Turnix velox ANATIDAE Grey Teal Anas gracilis X X X X X Regular visitor Irregular Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis X X visitor Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa X X X Regular visitor Hardhead Aythya australis X Regular visitor Musk Duck Biziura lobata X Vagrant Irregular Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata X X X X visitor Irregular Black Swan Cygnus atratus X X X visitor Malacorhynchus Pink-eared Duck X Regular visitor membranaceus Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis P4 Vagrant Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Vagrant Tadorna Irregular Australian Shelduck X X X tadornoides visitor PODICIPEDIDAE Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Vagrant Poliocephalus Hoary-headed Grebe X X X Regular visitor poliocephalus BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area Tachybaptus Australasian Grebe X X Regular visitor novaehollandiae

COLUMBIDAE Geopelia cuneata Ocyphaps lophotes Phaps chalcoptera CUCULIDAE Chalcites basalis Chalcites osculans Cuculus pallidus APODIDAE Apus pacificus RALLIDAE Irregular Eurasian Coot Fulica atra X visitor Australian Spotted Irregular Porzana fluminea X Crake visitor Irregular Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis X X X visitor RECURVIROSTRIDAE Cladorhynchus Irregular CS3 X leucocephalus visitor Himantopus Irregular Black-winged Stilt X X X himantopus visitor Recurvirostra Irregular Red-necked Avocet X X X X novaehollandiae Visitor CHARADRIIDAE Inland Dotterel Charadrius australis X Regular visitor Charadrius Black-fronted Dotterel X X X X Regular visitor melanops Charadrius X Red-capped Plover X Regular visitor ruficapillus (BR) Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus M S5 X X Vagrant Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus X X X Regular visitor Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor X X Regular visitor GLAREOLIDAE Irregular Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella X visitor Silver X Irregular novaehollandiae (BR) visitor X Irregular Gull-billed Tern M S5 nilotica (BR) visitor Irregular Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida X visitor BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area SCOLOPACIDAE Irregular Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata M S5 X X visitor Cr M Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea X Vagrant S1 S5 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos M S5 X Vagrant Irregular Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis M S5 X visitor Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola M S5 X Vagrant Irregular Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos M S5 X X X X visitor Irregular Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia M S5 X visitor Irregular Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatalis M S5 visitor ARDEIDAE Egretta Irregular White-faced Heron X X X novaehollandiae visitor Irregular White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica X X X visitor Ardea modesta Eastern Great Egret X X Vagrant (alba) Nycticorax Nankeen Night Heron X Vagrant caledonicus THRESKIORNITHIDAE Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes X Vagrant Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus M S5 Vagrant Threskiornis Australian White Ibis Vagrant molucca Threskiornis Straw-necked Ibis X Vagrant spinicollis PHALACROCORACIDAE Phalacrocorax Irregular Little Pied Cormorant X melanoleucos visitor Phalacrocorax Little Black Cormorant X Vagrant sulcirostris ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter cirrhocephalus Accipiter fasciatus Aquila audax Circus assimilis Elanus axillaris Haliastur sphenurus Hamirostra melanosternon Hieraaetus morphnoides Lophoictinia isura BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area Milvus migrans FALCONIDAE Falco berigora Falco cenchroides Falco hypoleucos Falco longipennis Falco peregrinus Falco subniger STRIGIDAE Ninox novaeseelandiae TYTONIDAE Tyto alba PODARGIDAE Podargus strigoides CAPRIMULGIDAE Eurostopodus argus AEGOTHELIDAE Aegotheles cristatus MEROPIDAE Merops ornatus ALCEDINIDAE Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Todiramphus sanctus CACATUIDAE Cacatua leadbeateri Cacatua sanguinea Eolophus roseicapilla Nymphicus hollandicus PSITTACIDAE Barnardius zonarius Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Melopsittacus undulatus Neopsephotus splendida Neopsephotus ’ bourkii Pezoporus Night Parrot E S1 X Vagrant occidentalis BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area Polytelis alexandrae Polytelis anthopeplus Psephotellus varius CLIMACTERIDAE Climacteris affinis PTILONORHYNCHIDAE Ptilonorhynchus guttatus MALURIDAE Malurus lamberti Malurus leucopterus Malurus splendens Stipiturus ruficeps MELIPHAGIDAE Acanthagenys rufogularis Anthochaera carunculata Certhionyx variegatus Conopophila whitei White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons Regular visitor Irregular Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons X X visitor Epthianura tricolor Ptilotula plumula Ptilotula pencillata Ptilotula ornata Gavicalis virescens Lichmera indistincta Manorina flavigula Melithreptus brevirostris Purnella albifrons Sugomel niger PARDALOTIDAE Pardalotus rubricatus Pardalotus striatus ACANTHIZIDAE BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area Acanthiza apicalis Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Slender-billed Thornbill Acanthiza iredalei CS3 X Resident Acanthiza robustirostris Acanthiza uropygialis Aphelocephala leucopsis Calamanthus campestris Gerygone fusca Pyrrholaemus brunneus Smicrornis brevirostris NEOSITTIDAE Daphoenositta chrysoptera POMATOSTOMIDAE Pomatostomus superciliosus Pomatostomus temporalis CINCLOSOMATIDAE Cinclosoma castanotum Cinclosoma casteneothorax Psophodes occidentalis CAMPEPHAGIDAE Coracina maxima Coracina novaehollandiae Lalage tricolor PACHYCEPHALIDAE Colluricincla harmonica Oreoica gutturalis Pachycephala rufiventris ARTAMIDAE Artamus cinereus Artamus cyanopterus Artamus minor Artamus personatus BCE Expected BIRDS CS ALA N EPBC BA B&B 2019 status in area Cracticus nigrogularis Cracticus tibicen Cracticus torquatus Strepera versicolor RHIPIDURIDAE Rhipidura fuliginosa Rhipidura leucophrys CORVIDAE Corvus bennetti Corvus orru MONARCHIDAE Grallina cyanoleuca PETROICIDAE Melanodryas cucullata Microeca leucophaea Petroica goodenovii NECTARINIIDAE Dicaeum hirundinaceum ESTRILDIDAE Taeniopygia guttata MOTACILLIDAE Anthus australis LOCUSTELLIDAE Cinclorhamphus cruralis Cinclorhamphus mathewsi HIRUNDINIDAE Cheramoeca leucosternum Hirundo neoxena Petrochelidon ariel Petrochelidon nigricans

Expected MAMMALS CS ALA N EPBC status in area

TACHYGLOSSIDAE Tachyglossus aculeatus Expected MAMMALS CS ALA N EPBC status in area

DASYURIDAE Antechinomys laniger Dasycercus blythi Dasyurus geoffroii Ningaui ridei Pseudantechinus woolleyae Sminthopsis crassicaudata Sminthopsis dolichura Sminthopsis hirtipes Sminthopsis macroura Sminthopsis ooldea Sminthopsis youngsoni THYLACOMYIDAE Macrotis lagotis POTOROIDAE Bettongia lesueur PERAMELIDAE Chaeropus ecaudatus Isoodon auratus Perameles bougainville MACROPODIDAE Lagorchestes hirsutus Macropus robustus Macropus rufus MOLOSSIDAE Austronomus australis Ozimops petersi ’ Ozimops beccarii VESPERTILIONIDAE Chalinolobus gouldii Nyctophilus geoffroyi Nyctophilus major tor Scotorepens balstoni Vespadelus baverstocki Vespadelus finlaysoni MURIDAE Leporillus Notomys alexis Notomys mitchellii Pseudomys bolami Pseudomys hermannsburgensis INTRODUCED MAMMALS Bos taurus Camelus dromedarius Canis lupus Expected MAMMALS CS ALA N EPBC status in area

Capra hircus Equus asinus Equus caballus Felis catus Mus musculus Oryctolagus cuniculus Vulpes vulpes –

REPTILES 1. Ctenophorusisolepis. 2. Ctenophorussalinarum 3. Varanus panoptes

BIRDS 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ‘’ 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

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