of concern in Lake Macquarie Factsheet 7 – Lake Macquarie Species of Conservation Concern – Insect and FactsheetFactsheet 7 7 – – Lake Lake Macquarie Macquarie Species Species of of Conservation Conservation ConcernConcern –– InseInsectct andand ReptilesReptiles Land Mullet – (Bellatorias) major (Regionally Significant) Wood Gecko - Diplodactylus vittatus LandLand Mullet MulletInsects – –Egernia Egernia and(Bellatorias) (Bellatorias) reptiles major major (Regionally (Regionally Significant) Significant) WoodWood GeckoGecko -- DiplodactylusDiplodactylus vittatusvittatus SheltersSheltersSheltersLand in inMullet hollow inhollow hollow logs, logs, – logs,Egernia crevices crevices crevices and and (Bellatorias) and major Occurs in dry sclerophyllOccurs in forest dry sclerophyll forest burrows.burrows. In theIn theLake L akeMacquarie Macquarie City, City, including Scribblyincluding Gum forest Scribbly with Gum forest with burrows.Regionally In the SignificantLake Macquarie City, including Scribbly Gum forest with habitathabitathabitat includes includes includes wet wet wetforested forested forested gullies gullies gullies with with with Banksia understoreyBanksia and understoreyopen dry and open dry rainforestrainforestrainforestShelters inunderstory understory hollow understory logs, and and crevices denseand dense denseand thickets thickets burrows. thickets Habitat in the City includes wet forested gullies with Spotted Gum andSpotted Ironbark Gum Forest and Ironbark Forest onononrainforest coastal coastal coastal dunes.understorey dunes. dunes. Also Also andAlso uses uses dense usesdisturbed disturbed thickets disturbed on coastal dunes. Also uses disturbed areas adjacent to but thethe extentextent ofbut habitat the extentin the City of habitat in the City areas adjacent to bushland. A shy lizard, is limited. Found in fallen timber, areasareasbushland. adj adjacent Aacent shy tolizard, bushland.to bushland. they are A found shy A lizard, atshy the lizard,edge of thick ground cover with sunny patches used is limited. Foundis inlimited. fallen timber, Found in fallen timber, theytheyfor arebasking are found found during at at the thethe edge day.edge of of thick thick stones, ground litter and under groundgroundthey arecover cover found with with sunnyat sunny the patches edgepatches of used used thick rocks,rocks, along ranges.stones, Their ground diet litter and under forforgroundPhoto: basking basking Stephen cover during during Mahony with the the day.sunny day. patches used consists of insects,rocks, small along spiders ranges. Their diet Photo:Photo:for basking Stephen Stephen during Mahony Mahony the day. and scorpians. consists of insects, small spiders Photo: Stephen Mahony and scorpians. Photo:Photo: StephenStephen MahoneyMahoney PinkPink Tongue Tongue Skink - Cyclodomorphus- Cyclodomorphus gerrardii gerrardii Photo: Stephen Mahoney BandyBandy BaBandyndy -- VermicellaVermicella annulataannulata (Regionally(Regionally Significant)Significant) Pink Tongue Skink - CyclodomorphusTheThe gerrardiiPink favour favour edTongueed habitat habitat is isSkink wet wet scler scler - ophyllCyclodomorphusophyll gerrardii forestsforests and and dense dense r ainforestrainforest understory understory in in Bandy Bandy - Vermicella annulataFound in(Regionally a wide range Significant) of habitats thetheThe Regionallywestern western favour areas areased habitatSignificant of of the the City isCity wet. .They They scler feed feedophyll beneath the soil surface, under ononforests snails snails andand and slugs denseslugs in in moist rmoistainforest habitats habitats understory after after in stumps,stumps, rocks andFound logs. in A aburrowing, wide range of habitats The favoured habitat is wet sclerophyll forests and dense rainforest understorey in the western areas rain.rain. Lake Lake Macquarie Macquarie City City is is the the southern southern nocturnal snake with a specific diet of theof westernthe City. They areas feed of on the snails City and. They slugs infeed moist habitats after rain. Lake Macquarie City is the beneath the soil surface, under limitlimit of of this this species. species. blind snakes. Blind snakes feed on onsouthern snails limitand of slugs this species. in moist habitats after stumps, rocks and logs. A burrowing, rain. Lake Macquarie City is the southern ants and termitesnocturnal, which ar snakee with a specific diet of Photo: Stephen Mahony generally found in fallen logs and Photo:limitPhoto: of Stephen thisStephen species. MahonyMahony blind snakes. Blind snakes feed on decaying timber. Photo: Stephenants Mahoney and termites, which are Photo: Stephen Mahony generally found in fallen logs and decaying timber. Photo: Stephen Mahoney CommonCommon Scaly Scaly-foot-foot - Pygopus- Pygopus lepidopodus lepidopodus (Regionally (Regionally Significant) Significant) CommonPrefersPrefers open Scaly-footopen habitats habitats such such - Pygopus as as lepidopodusStephensStephens BandedBanded SnakeSnake -- HoplocephalusHoplocephalus stephensii (Vulnerable)

Regionallyheathheath and and Significant w woodlandsoodlands but but also also Habitat appears not to be associated occur in coastal sand dunes. Common Scaly-foot - Pygopus lepidopodusoccur (Regionally in coastal Significant) sand dunes. with vegetation type. Arboreal and Prefers open habitats such as heath and woodlands but also occurs in coastal sand dunes. Only OnlyOnly small small areas areas of of habitat habitat are are rockrock climbing.climbing. Requires native forests small areaswithin of habitatthe Lake are Macquariewithin the City City including dry open forests,Stephens heaths, and Banded vegetated Snake dunes. - Hoplocephalus stephensii (Vulnerable) withinPrefers the L akeopen Macquarie habitats City such as with old growth trees for shelter in Mostly recordedincluding in dry the o coastalpen forests, fringe and the lower slopes of the Watagans. includingheath dryand o penwoodlands forests, but also treetree hollowshollows and loose bark, vines, hheaths,eaths, and and vegetated vegetated dunes. dunes. Habitat appears not to be associated Photo: Stephenoccur Mahony in coastal sand dunes. rockrock crevices.crevices. Known to occur in the Mostly recorded in the coastal with vegetation type. Arboreal and MostlyOnly reco smallrded areas in the ofcoastal habitat are Watagan, Cooranbong, Olney and fringe and the lower slopes of the rock climbing. Requires native forests fringe and the lower slopes of the Watagan areas of the City. Feeds onon Watagan.within the Lake Macquarie City Watagan. lizards,lizards, micemice andwith frogs. old growth trees for shelter in Factsheet 7 – Lake Macquarie Species of Conservation Concern – Insect and Reptiles Photo:including Stephen dry Mahony open forests, Photo: Stephen Mahony Photo: Nick Weignertree hollows and loose bark, vines, heaths, and vegetated dunes. Land Mullet – Egernia (Bellatorias) major (Regionally Significant) Wood Gecko - Diplodactylus vittatus rock crevices. Known to occur in the Mostly recorded in the coastal Watagan, Cooranbong, Olney and Shelters in hollow logs, crevices and WoodOccursfringe Geckoin dry and sclerophyll -the Diplodactylus lower forest slopes of vittatusthe Watagan areas of the City. Feeds on burrows. In the Lake Macquarie City, includingWatagan. Scribbly Gum forest with Regionally Significant lizards, mice and frogs. habitat includes wet forested gullies with BanksiaPhoto: understorey Stephen and Mahony open d ry Photo: Nick Weigner rainforest understory and dense thickets Spotted Gum and Ironbark Forest Occurs in dry sclerophyll forest including Scribbly Gum forest with Banksia understorey and open on coastal dunes. Also uses disturbed but the extent of habitat in the City dry Spotted Gum and Ironbark forest but the extent of habitat in the City is limited. Found in fallen areas adjacent to bushland. A shy lizard, timber,is limited. stones, Found ground in litter fallen and timber, under rocks, along ranges. Their diet consists of insects, small they are found at the edge of thick spidersstones, and ground scorpions. litter and under ground cover with sunny patches used rocks, along ranges. Their diet for basking during the day. Photo:consists Stephen of insects,Mahony small spiders Photo: Stephen Mahony and scorpians. Photo: Stephen Mahoney Pink Tongue Skink - Cyclodomorphus gerrardii Bandy Bandy - Vermicella annulata (Regionally Significant) The favoured habitat is wet sclerophyll forests and dense rainforest understory in Found in a wide range of habitats the western areas of the City. They feed beneath the soil surface, under on snails and slugs in moist habitats after stumps, rocks and logs. A burrowing, rain. Lake Macquarie City is the southern nocturnal snake with a specific diet of limit of this species. blind snakes. Blind snakes feed on ants and termites, which are Photo: Stephen Mahony generally found in fallen logs and decaying timber. Photo: Stephen Mahoney

Common Scaly-foot - Pygopus lepidopodus (Regionally Significant) Prefers open habitats such as Stephens Banded Snake - Hoplocephalus stephensii (Vulnerable) heath and woodlands but also Habitat appears not to be associated occur in coastal sand dunes. with vegetation type. Arboreal and Only small areas of habitat are rock climbing. Requires native forests within the Lake Macquarie City with old growth trees for shelter in including dry open forests, tree hollows and loose bark, vines, heaths, and vegetated dunes. rock crevices. Known to occur in the Mostly recorded in the coastal Watagan, Cooranbong, Olney and fringe and the lower slopes of the Watagan areas of the City. Feeds on Watagan. lizards, mice and frogs. Photo: Stephen Mahony Photo: Nick Weigner

Factsheet 7 – Lake Macquarie Species of Conservation Concern – Insect and Reptiles Land Mullet – Egernia (Bellatorias) major (Regionally Significant) Wood Gecko - Diplodactylus vittatus FactsheetShelters in 7hollow – Lake logs, Macquarie crevices andSpecies of Conservation Concern – Insect and Reptiles Occurs in dry sclerophyll forest burrows. In the Lake Macquarie City, including Scribbly Gum forest with Land Mullet – Egernia (Bellatorias) habitatmajor (Regionallyincludes wet Significant) forested gullies with Wood Gecko - Diplodactylus vittatus Banksia understorey and open dry rainforestShelters understory in hollow andlogs, dense crevices thickets and OccursSpotted in dGumry sclerophyll and Ironbark forest Forest on coastalburrows. dunes. In the Also Lake uses Macquarie disturbed City, includingbut the Sextentcribbly of Gum habitat forest in thewith City areashabitat adjacent includes to bushland. wet forested A shy gullies lizard, with Banksiais limited. understorey Found in and fallen open timber, dry they rainforestare found understory at the edge and of dense thick thickets Spottedstones, Gum ground and litterIronbark and Forest under groundon coastalcover with dunes. sunny Also patches uses disturbed used butrocks, the extent along of ranges. habitat Theirin the dietCity for baskingareas adj duringacent theto bushland. day. A shy lizard, isconsists limited. Foundof insects, in fallen small timber, spiders Photo:they Stephen are found Mahony at the edge of thick stones,and scorpians. ground litter and under ground cover with sunny patches used rocks, along ranges. Their diet for basking during the day. Photo: Stephen Mahoney consists of insects, small spiders Pink Tongue Skink - Cyclodomorphus gerrardiiPhoto: Stephen Mahony and scorpians. Bandy Bandy - Vermicella annulata (Regionally Significant) The favoured habitat is wet sclerophyll Photo: Stephen Mahoney Pink Tongue Skink - Cyclodomorphusforests gerrardii and dense rainforest understory in Found in a wide range of habitats Bandy Bandy - Vermicella annulata (Regionally Significant) the westernThe favour areased habitat of the isCity wet. Theysclerophyll feed beneath the soil surface, under on snailsforests and and slugs dense in rmoistainforest habitats understory after in Bandy BandyFoundstumps, in - aVermicella rocks wide rangeand logs. of annulata habitats A burrowing, rain. theLake western Macquarie areas Cityof the is City the. southernThey feed beneathnocturnal the snakesoil surface, with a under specific diet of limit onof thissnails species. and slugs in moist habitats after Regionallystumps,blind Significant snakes. rocks and Blind logs. snakes A burrowing, feed on rain. Lake Macquarie City is the southern Found in a nocturnalwideants range and snakeof termites habitats with ,beneath awhich specific thear e soildiet surface, of under stumps, rocks and logs. Photo:limit Stephen of this species. Mahony A burrowing,blind nocturnalgenerally snakes. snake found Blind with ain snakesspecific fallen feedlogsdiet of onandblind snakes. Blind snakes feed on ants and termites, whichantsdecaying are and generally termites timber. found, inwhich fallen logsare and decaying timber. Photo: Stephen Mahony generallyPhoto: Stephen found in fallenMahoney logs and Photo: Stephendecaying Mahony timber. Photo: Stephen Mahoney

Common Scaly-foot - Pygopus lepidopodus (Regionally Significant)

Common Scaly-foot - Pygopus lepidopodusPrefers (Regionally open habitats Significant) such as Stephens Banded Snake - Hoplocephalus stephensii (Vulnerable) heath and woodlands but also Prefers open habitats such as Stephens Banded Snake - HoplocephalusStephens’ stephensiiHabitat Banded appears (Vulnerable) Snake not to - Hoplocephalusbe associated stephensii occur in coastal sand dunes. heath and woodlands but also TSC ACTHabitat -with Vulnerable vegetation appears not type. to be Arboreal associated and Onlyoccur small in areas coastal of sand habitat dunes. are rock climbing. Requires native forests Habitat appearswith not vegetation to be associated type. with Arboreal vegetation and type. Arboreal and rock climbing. Requires withinOnly the small Lake areas Macquarie of habitat City are native forestsrock withwith oldclimbing. old growth growth treesRequires treesfor shelter nativefor in s treehelter forests hollows, in loose bark, vines and rock crevices. includingwithin drythe oLpenake Macquarieforests, City tree hollows and loose bark, vines, heaths, and vegetated dunes. Known to occurwith in old the growth Watagan, trees Cooranbong, for shelter Olney in and Western areas of the City. Feeds on including dry open forests, lizards, micetree androck frogs.hollows crevices. and Knownloose bark, to occur vines, in the Mostly recorded in the coastal heaths, and vegetated dunes. rockWatagan, crevices. Cooranbong, Known to occur Olney in the and fringeMostly and recothe lowerrded in slopes the coastal of the Photo: Nick WeignerWatagan,Watagan Cooranbong, areas of the Olney City. andFeeds on fringe and the lower slopes of the Watagan. Wataganlizards, areasmice andof the frogs. City. Feeds on Watagan. Photo: Stephen Mahony lizards,Photo: mice Nick and Weigner frogs. Photo: Stephen Mahony Photo: Nick Weigner

Giant Dragonfly - Petalura gigantea TSC Act - Endangered Found in peat swamps, bogs and seepages (mires) along the coast and ranges of NSW and swamp habitats from near sea level to 1240m elevation. Larvae feed on a range of invertebrate prey within their burrows. Adults are short-lived over summer emerging after October and live until as late as March. They hunt for flying insects over swamps.

Photo: Ian Baird SUS 21736

This fact sheet is part of the Lake Macquarie Regional Sustainability Planning Project funded by the Australian Government Department of Environment through the Sustainable Regional Development Program.

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