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Austrelaps Labialis Pygmy Copperhead REPTILE Austrelaps labialis Pygmy Copperhead AUS SA AMLR Endemism Residency - - V State Resident Photo: © Tony Robinson Conservation Significance Endemic to SA. The AMLR distribution is disjunct, isolated from other extant occurrences within SA. Within the AMLR the species’ relative area of occupancy is classified as ‘Extremely Restricted’.3 Although rated Vulnerable in The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles the Pygmy Copperhead has no threatened status under either State or Federal government legislation (Cogger et al. 1993).1 Further information: Biodiversity Conservation Unit, Adelaide Region Phone: (61 8) 8336 0901 Fax: (61 8) 8336 0999 http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/ Department for Environment and Heritage FIS 90346 May 2008 Prepared as part of the Regional Recovery Plan for Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia 2009 - 2014 References Ovoviviparous. Pregnant females can be found from Note: In some cases original reference sources are not mid-spring to late summer (November-March) and included in this list, however they can be obtained from the wild caught snakes have given birth in mid-summer reference from which the information has been sourced (the (February) (Jenner 1995; Read and Bedford 1991; reference cited in superscript). 5 Shine 1987a). Mean litter sizes is 7.4 (Shine 1987a). 1 Armstrong, D. M., Croft, S. N. and Foulkes, J. N. (2003). A Biological Survey of the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges, South Aboriginal Significance Australia, 2000-2001. Department for Environment and Post-1983 records indicate the AMLR distribution Heritage, South Australia. occurs in Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Peramangk Nations.3 2 Cogger, H. G., Cameron, E. E., Sadlier, R. A. and Eggler, P. (1993). The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles. Australian Threats Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra. Threats probably include a combination of factors, 3 Department for Environment and Heritage (2007). Adelaide including: and Mount Lofty Ranges Regional Recovery Pilot Project clearance of habitat and removal of Database. Unpublished data extracted and edited from undergrowth, for urban development, BDBSA, SA Herbarium (July 2007) and other sources. agriculture and grazing, due to reliance on the cover provided by dense vegetation (including 4 Foster, R. and Littlely, T. (2000). The Pygmy copperhead weeds) snake, Austrelaps labialis (Elapidae) in the Mount Lofty predation by cats and Eastern Brown Snakes Ranges: Distribution, Conservation and Ecological Notes. South Australian Herpetology Group, Adelaide. which have been advantaged by land clearance and agriculture 5 Greer, A. E. (2006). Encyclopedia of Australian Reptiles. herbicides and pesticides reducing populations Australian Museum Online, Version date: 7 August 2006. of prey species, such as frogs, which can be Available from sensitive to chemicals (M. Hutchinson pers. http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/#encyclo comm.).2,4 pedia. Additional current direct threats have been identified and rated for this species. Refer to the main plan accompanying these profiles. Regional Distribution Map based on filtered post-1983 records.3 Note, this map does not necessarily represent the actual species’ distribution within the AMLR. Further information: Biodiversity Conservation Unit, Adelaide Region Phone: (61 8) 8336 0901 Fax: (61 8) 8336 0999 http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/ Department for Environment and Heritage FIS 90346 May 2008 Prepared as part of the Regional Recovery Plan for Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia 2009 - 2014 .
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