1 The Fauna of Eprapah Creek
Common name Species Loc. Info.
Common name Species Loc. Info. FAUNA LIST
WORMS (ANNELIDA)
Leeches (Hirudinidae) Leech Gordardobdella elegans 4 M Earthworms (Oligochaeta) Earthworms various spp. 1,2,3,4
ARTHROPODS (ARTHROPODA)
Crustaceans (Crustacea)
(Atyidae) Freshwater shrimp Caridina nilotica 4 (Grapsidae) Crab Helograpsus haswellainus 5 M Crab Parasesarma sp. 5 M (Ocypodidae) Crab Australoplax tridenta 5 M Burrowing mud prawn Thalassina sp. 5 Fiddler crab Uca sp. 4,5 (Parastacidae) Yabbie
Chera x depressus 1 M Centipedes (Chilopoda) Common Garden Centipede Ethmostigmus sp. 4 Millipedes (Diplopoda)
Millipede unidentified sp. 4
INSECTS (INSECTA)
Cockroaches (Blattodea) Black cockroach Platyzosteria sp. 1 M Mangrove cockroach unidentified sp. 5 Beetles (Coleoptera)
Rainforest beetles (Callirhipidae) Rainforest beetle Ennometes sp. 1 M
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Common name Species Loc. Info.
Common name Species Loc. Info. Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) Longhorn beetle Platyomopsis nigrovirens 4 M Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Rose-shouldered leaf beetle Monolepta australis 1 M Leaf beetles Octotoma scabripennios 2,3,4 Lantana beetle Uroplata giradi 2,3,4 Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Striped lady beetle Micraspis frenata 2,4 M Weevils (Curculionidae) Weevil Eurhynchus sp. 1 M Click beetles (Elateridae) Click beetle unidentified sp. 1 M Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae) Darkling beetle Ecnolagria aurofasciata 2 M Springtails (Collembola) various spp. 1,2,3,4
Flies (Diptera)
Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) Sandflies Culicoides spp. 4,5 Mosquitoes (Culicidae) Mosquito Aedes vigilax 4 Hover flies and Drone flies (Syrphidae) Drone fly Eristalis sp. 4 M March flies (Tabanidae) March fly unidentified sp. 4 Flies (Tachinidae) Tachinid fly Rutilia sp. 4 M Crane flies (Tipulidae) Crane fly Leptotarsus sp. 4 M Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) various spp. 4
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
Tiger moths (Arctiidae) Black and orange moth Asura lydia 2 Tiger moth Ceryx sp. 4 Spotted moth Utetheisa pulchelloides 4 Emeralds and Geometers (Geometridae) Leaf-vein moth Oenochroma sp. 4
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Ghost moths and Swift moths (Hepialidae) Larval tunnels in Glochidion Aenetus eximius 4 Skippers (Hesperidae) Orange palmdart Cephrenes augiades 4 Orange dart Suniana sunias rectivitta 2,4 Large dingy skipper Toxidia peron 4 Symmomus skipper Trapezites symmomus 3,4 Blues and Coppers (Lycaenidae) Small dusky blue Candalides erinus 3 Small green-banded blue Danis hymetus 2,3,4,5 Amaryllis azure Ogyris amaryllis 5 Salt-pan blue Theclinesthes sulpitius 5 Common grass-blue Zizina labradus 1,4 Army worms, Cutworms and Semi-loopers (Noctuidae) Fruit moth Erebus terminitincta 1 Old lady moth Dasypodia cymatodes 4 Granny's cloak moth Speiredonia spectans 4 Nymphs and Browns (Nymphalidae) Glasswing Acraea andromacha 2,3 Black and white tiger Danaus affinis 5 Lesser wanderer Danaus chrysippus 3,4 Blue tiger Danaus hamatus 3,4,5 Wanderer Danaus plexippus All Common crow Euploea core All Common brown ringlet Hypocysta metirius 1,2,3,4 Common eggfly Hypolimnas bolina 2 Meadow argus Junonia villida 4,5 Evening brown Melanitis leda 2,3,4,5 Common aeroplane Phaedyma shepherdi 4 Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Big greasy Cressida cressida 5 Pale green triangle Graphium eurypylus 3 Blue triangle Graphium sarpedon 3,4 Orchard butterfly Papilio aegeus 3,4 Whites and Yellows (Pieridae)
Common albatross Appias paulina 4 Lemon migrant Catopsilia pomna 4,5 Common migrant Catopsila pyranthe 3 Wood white Delias aganippe 5 Common jezabel Delias nigrina 2,3,5 Common grass yellow Eurema hecabe 2,3,5 Small grass yellow Eurema smilax 5
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Common name Species Loc. Info. (Pyralidae) Sod web worm Psara licarsisalis 1,2,3,4 Wasps, Bees and Ants (Hymenoptera)
Bees (Apoidea) Introduced bees Apis mellifera 3,4 Native bees Trigona sp. 4 Ants (Formicidae) Red ant Leptomyrmex sp. 2 M Inch ant Myrmecia sp. 2 M Jumper ant Myrmecia sp. 4 Gold spot ant Polyrachis sp. 2,4,5 M Social Wasps (Vespidae) Paper wasps Ropalidia sp. 2,4 Termites (Isoptera)
(Termitidae) Arboreal and mounds Microcerotermes turneri 3 Arboreal termites Nasutitermes walkeri All Lacewings and Antlions (Neuroptera) Lacewing adult Nymphes myrmeleonides 4 M Ant lions various spp. 3,4,5 Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) Damselflies various spp. 1,3,4,5 (Libellulidae) Dragonfly Trapezostigma loewii Dragonfly Agrionoptera insignis allogenes Dragonfly Diplacodes haematodes 1,3,4 M Grasshoppers and Crickets (Orthoptera)
(Acrididae) Grasshopper Cedarinia sp. 4 M Grasshopper Methiola sp. 1 M
(Gryllidae) Grasshopper unidentified sp. 2 M subfam. Mogophistinae Gryllid unidentified sp. 4 M (Tetrigidae) Grouse-locust Unidentified sp. 4 M
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Common name Species Loc. Info. (Tettigoniidae) Mountain grasshopper Acripeza reticulata 1 M Stick insects (Phasmatodea) Stick insect Ctenomorpha tessellata 3 M Caddis flies (Trichoptera) various spp. 4
Mites, Ticks, Scorpions and Spiders (Arachnida)
Mites and Ticks (Acarina)
(Hydracarina) Water mites various sp. 4 Ticks (Ixodidae) Wallaby tick Haemaphysalis bancrofti All Bandicoot tick Haemaphysalis humerosa All Australian paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus All Common marsupial tick Ixodes tasmani All Spiders (Araneida) Tent web spider Cyrtophora moluccensis 5 Garden orb weaver Eriophora transmarina 1,2,3 Silver orb-web spider Leucage dromedarin 5 Golden orb weaver Nephila sp. 2,3,4,5 Leaf-curl spider Phonognatha sp. 2,4 Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) Water spider Artoria sp. 4 Large water spider Lycosid sp. 4 M Huntsmen (Sparassidae) Huntsman unidentified sp. 4 Scorpions (Scorpionidea) Large Brown Scorpion Liocheles waigiensis 4
MOLLUSCA
Bivalves (Lamellibranchiata or Pelecypoda)
Freshwater mussels (Hyriidae) Freshwater mussel Cucumerunio novaehollandiae 4
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Common name Species Loc. Info.
Common name Species Loc. Info. Snails (Gastropoda)
(Amphibolidae) Estuarine snail Salinator solida 5 M (Camaenidae) Land snail (large) Sphaerospira fraseri 4 (Charopidae) Leaf litter snail Gyrocochlea sp. 2 M Leaf litter snail Nautiliropa omicron 4 M (Ellobiidae) Estuarine snail Ophicardelus ornatus 5 M (Helicarionidae) Leaf litter snail Liardetia scandens 2 M Land snail Helicarion virens 1 M (Lymnaeidae) Freshwater snail Austropeplea lessoni 4 M (Planorbidae) Freshwater snail Glyptophysa gibbosa 4 M Freshwater snail Planorbella trivolvis 4 M (Potamididae) Mangrove snail Cerithidea anticipata 5 M (Rhytididae) Leaf litter snail Saladelos urarensi 4 M Leaf litter snail Strangesta strangei 4 M (Subulinidae) Leaf litter snail Eremopeas tuckeri 4 M
CHORDATA
Amphibians (Amphibia)
Toads (Bufonidae) Cane toad Bufo marinus 1,4 5 Tree Frogs (Hylidae)
Green tree frog Litoria caerulea 4 Eastern sedgefrog Litoria fallax 2,3,4 Graceful tree frog Litoria gracilenta 4 Broad-palmed rocketfrog Litoria latopalmata 3 Naked tree frog Litoria rubella 3 Southern Frogs (Myobatrachidae) Tusked frog Adelotus brevis 3
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Great barred frog Mixophyes fasciolatus 1,2 Copper-backed brood frog Pseudophryne raveni 1,2,3 Fish (Pisces) Freshwater fish (examples) Eels (Anguillidae) Long-finned eel Anguilla reinhardtii 3,4 Silverside (Atherinidae) Pacific blue-eye Pseudomugil signifer 4 Gudgeons (Eleotridae) Firetail gudgeon Hypseleotris galii 4 Live bearers (Poeciliidae) Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis 2,4 5 Estuarine fish (examples) Mullet Mugil cephalus 4,5 Toado Spheroides hamiltoni 5 Bream various spp. 5 Flathead various spp. 5 Reptiles (Reptilia)
Lizards (Squamata suborder Sauria)
Dragon lizards (Agamidae) Tommy round-head Diporiphora australis 3,4 Eastern water dragon Physignathus lesueurii 2,3,4 Bearded dragon Pogona barbata 4 Snake-lizards (Pygopodidae) Burton’s snake-lizard Lialis burtonis 4 D Common scaly-foot Pygopus lepidopodus 4 D Skinks (Scincidae) Wall skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus 4 Grass skink Lampropholis delicata 1,3,4 Pink-tongued skink Tiliqua gerrardii 4 D Blue-tongued skink Tiliqua scincoides 4 D Goannas or Monotor lizards (Varanidae)
Lace monitor Varanus varius 3,4 Snakes (Squamata subord. Serpentes)
Pythons (Boidae) Children’s python Liasis childreni 4 D Carpet python Morelia spilota 1,2,3,4
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Colubrid snakes (Colubridae) Brown tree snake Boiga irregularis 4 D Common tree snake Dendrelaphis punctulata 4 Elapid snakes (Elapidae) White-crowned snake Cacophis harriettae 4 D Yellow-faced whip snake Demansia psammophis 4 D Black-bellied swamp snake Hemiaspis signata 4 D Red-bellied black snake Pseudechis porphyriacus 4 D Eastern brown snake Pseudonaja textilis 4 D Turtles and Tortoises (Testudines)
Freshwater turtles (Chelidae) Eastern snake-necked turtle Chelodina longicollis 4 D Saw-shelled turtle Elseya latisternum 4 D Birds (Aves)
Birds of Prey (Accipitriformes)
Kites, Goshawks, Eagles and Harriers (Accipitridae) Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax 2 White-bellied sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 2,4 Brahminy kite Milvus indus 5 Whistling kite Milvus sphenurus 2 Osprey (Pandionidae) Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2,4 Duck-like birds (Anseriformes)
Geese, Swans and Ducks (Anatidae) Pacific black duck Anas superciliosa 2,3,5 Herons and Allies (Ardeiformes)
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns (Ardeidae) Great egret Ardea alba 4 Cattle egret Ardea ibis 2,3,4 White-faced heron Ardea novaehollandiae 5
Ibises and Spoonbills (Plataleidae) Royal spoonbill Platalea regia 2 Australian white ibis (Sacred ibis) Threskiornis molucca 2,4,5 Straw-necked ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 2,4 Frogmouths and Nightjars (Caprimulgiformes)
Frogmouths (Podargidae) Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides 1,2
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Pigeons and Doves (Columbiformes)
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae) Bar-shouldered dove Geopelia humeralis 2,5 Peaceful dove Geopelia placida 2,3,4,5 Kingfishers and Allies (Coraciiformes)
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) Azure kingfisher Alcedo azurea 3,4 Laughing kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 1,2,3,4 Forest kingfisher Todirhamphus macleayii 2,3,5 Sacred kingfisher Todirhamphus sancta 5 Rollers (Coraciidae) Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 4 Bee-eaters (Meropidae) Rainbow bee-eater Merops ornatus 3,4 Cuckoos (Cuculiformes)
Parasitic cuckoos and coucals (Cuculidae) Shining bronze-cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus 2 Fan-tailed cuckoo Cuculus flabelliformis 2 Meagapodes and Allies (Galliformes)
Thick-knees (Burhinidae) Bush thick-knee Burhinus grallarius 3 Mound builders (Megapodiidae) Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami 1,4 Button quails and Allies (Gruiformes)
Rails (Rallidae) Purple swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 2 Perching birds (Passeriformes)
Bristlebirds, Scrubwrens, Gerygones and Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
Brown thornbill Acanthiza pusilla 1,4 Mangrove gerygone Gerygone laevigaster 5 White-throated gerygone Gerygone olivacea 1,3 Cuckoo-shrikes and Trillers(Campephagidae) Black-faced cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 1 Varied triller Lalage leucomela 4 Treecreepers (Climacteridae) White-throated Tree-creeper Climacteris leucophaea 2,3,4
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Common name Species Loc. Info.
Common name Species Loc. Info. Ravens and Crows (Corvidae) Torresian crow Corvus orru 1,2,3 Butcherbirds and Currawongs (Cracticidae) Pied butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 2 Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 1 Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum 4,5 Drongos (Dicruridae) Spangled drongo Dicrurus bracteatus 3,4 Magpie larks (Grallinidae) Australian magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 2,5 Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae) Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena 2,3 Tree martin Hirundo nigricans 2 Fairy-wrens (Maluridae) Variegated fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 1,2,3,4 Red-backed fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus 1,2,4,5 White-browed scrubwren Sericornis frontalis 2 Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) Eastern spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris 3 Yellow-faced honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops 1 Mangrove honeyeater Lichenostomus fasciogularis 5 Brown honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 1,5 Noisy miner Manorina melanocephala 1,3 Lewin’s honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii All White-throated honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis 1 Scarlet honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta 3,4,5 Noisy friarbird Philemon corniculatus 4 Old world pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae) Richard’s pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 5 Old world thrushes, Flycatchers and Allies (Muscicapidae) Grey shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 1,2,3,4 Eastern yellow robin Eopsaltria australis 1,2,4 Spectacled monarch Monarcha trivirgatus 3
Restless flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 2 Golden whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 1,2,4 Rufous whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 3,4 Rose robin Petroica rosea 1,2 Grey fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa All Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 1,2,5 Rufous fantail Rhipidura rufifrons 1,2,3
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Sitellas (Neosittidae) Varied sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera 4 Orioles and Figbirds (Oriolidae) Olive-backed oriole Oriolus sagittatus 1,2 Figbird Sphecotheres viridis 3 Chowchillas, Whipbirds, Wedgebills and Quail thrushes (Orthonychidae) Eastern whipbird Psophodes olivaceus 1,2,3,4 Pardalotes (Pardalotidae) Spotted pardalote Pardalotus punctatus 1,5 Striated pardalote Pardalotus striatus All Weavers, Waxbills, Grass-finches and Mannikins (Ploceidae) Red-browed firetail Neochmia temporalis 1,2,4 Double-barred finch Taeniopygia bichenovii 2,5 White-eyes (Zosteropidae) Silver eye Zosterops lateralis 1,2,5 Pelicans and Allies (Pelecaniformes)
Darters (Anghingidae) Darter Anhinga melanogaster 5 Pelicans (Pelecanidae) Australian pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 2 Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) Great (black) cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 5 Little pied cormorant Phalacrocorax melanoleucos 2,4 Cockatoos and Parrots (Psittaciformes)
Cockatoos (Cacatuinae) Galah Cacatua roseicapilla 2 Lorikeets (Loriinae) Scaly-breasted lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus 4 Rainbow lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus 2,3 ‘Broad-tailed parrots’ (Platycercinae) Pale-headed rosella Platycercus adscitus 1,2,4,5
Mammals (Mammalia)
Dingos and Foxes (Canidae) Fox Vulpes vulpes 1,4 5 Cats (Felidae) Cat Felis catus 1 5
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Rabbits and Hares (Leporidae) Brown hare Lepus capensis 4 5 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 4,5 5 Pigs (Suidae) Feral pig Sus scrofa 5 5 Marsupials (Marsupiala)
Dasyurids (Dasyuridae) Yellow-footed antechinus Antechinus flavipes 1,3 Common dunnart Sminthopsis murina 3 M Kangaroos and Wallabies (Macropodidae) Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus 1 Red-necked wallaby Macropus rufogriseus 4 Swamp wallaby Wallabia bicolor 1,3,4 Bandicoots and Bilbies (Peramelidae) Northern brown bandicoot Isoodon macrourus All Gliders and Ringtails (Petauridae) Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps 4 D Squirrel glider Petaurus norfolcensis 1 Greater glider Petauroides volans 1,4 D Common ringtail possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus 1,4 Brushtails (Phalangeridae) Common brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula 1,3,4 Koala (Phascolarctidae) Koala Phascolarctos cinereus All Monotremes (Monotremata)
Platypus (Ornithorhynchidae) Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus 4 D Echidnas (Tachyglossidae) Echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus 1,4 D Rodents (Rodentia) Water rat Hydromys chrysogaster 4 D
House Mouse Mus musculus 1,2,3,4 5 Swamp rat Rattus lutreolis 1,4 D Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 4 5 Pale field rat Rattus tunneyi 4 D
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Common name Species Loc. Info. Bats (Chiroptera)
Free-tail bats (Molossidae) White-striped free-tail bat Tadarida australis 4 Fruit bats (Pteropodidae) Grey-headed fruit bat Pteropus poliocephalus 4 Little red flying fox Pteropus scapulatus 4 Queensland blossom bat Syconycteris australis 4 ‘Ordinary’ bats (Vespertilionidae) Common bent-wing bat Miniopterus schreibersii 4
Addendum
Common name Species Loc. Info.
Common name Species Loc. Info. Bugs (Hemiptera)
Cicadas (Cicadidae) Cherry nosed cicada Macrotristria angularis 4 M Cicadas various spp. 1,3 Leaf hoppers (Eurymelidae) Leaf hopper Eurymeloides pulchra 2 M Leaf hoppers (Membracidae) Leaf hopper Lubra spinicornis 1 M Predatory bugs (Nabidae) Predatory bug Nabis capsiformis 4 M Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) Shield bug Theseus sp. 1,4 M Pond skaters (Gerridae) Pond skater unidentified sp. 1 M Toad bugs (Gelastocoridae) Toad bug Nerthra sp. 4 M Back swimmers (Notonectidae) Backswimmer unidentified sp. 4 M Water scorpions (Nepidae) Water scorpion Laccotrephes tristis 4 M Needle bug Ranatra sp. 4 Giant water bugs (Belastomatidae) Water bug Diplonychus rusticus 4 M Water boatmen (Corixidae) 4