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<I>Morethia</I> (Lacertilia: Scincidae)
A NEW SPECIES OF MORETHIA (LACERTILlA: SCINCIDAE) FROM NORTHERN AUSTRALIA, WITH COMMENTS ON THE BIOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GENUS ALLEN E. GREER The Australian Museum, Sydney ABSTRACT Morethia is a genus of Iygosomine skinks endemic to Australia. This paper provides a description of a new species of Morethia from northern Australia, a diagonsis of the genus, and a discussion of its intra and intergeneric relationships. It also includes a key to the eight currently recognized species of Morethia and notes on their colour pattern, reproduction, behaviour, habitat and distribution. A NEW SPECIES OF MORETHIA In his revision of the Western Australian species of the endemic Australian genus Morethia, Storr (1972) noted that the form ruficauda was "replaced by an undescribed race" in the far north of the Northern Territory. A few years later while reviewing the genus, I "rediscovered" this undescribed form and interpreted it as a distinct species. Dr Storr has graciously allowed me to describe this species, and in appreciation of his original contribution to the taxonomy of the genus (Storr 1972), I take pleasure in naming it Marethia starri New Species Figs 1, 2 (top), and 9 HOLOTYPE: Northern Territory Museum R 1815 - 4.5 km. S. of Noonamah, Northern Territory (12°40' 5., 131°04' E.). Collected by Messrs G. F. Gow and R. W. Wells on 10 November 1975. PARATYPES: Unless speCifically mentioned otherwise, all localities are in the extreme northern part of the Northern Territory. Australian Museum: R 12384 - Yirrkala; R 17411 - Port Keats Mission; R 37225- Koongarra, Mt. Brockman Range; R 41960 - Maningrida Settlement; R 71991- Yirrkala; R 72862 - appox. -
Disaggregation of Bird Families Listed on Cms Appendix Ii
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 2nd Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the CMS Scientific Council (ScC-SC2) Bonn, Germany, 10 – 14 July 2017 UNEP/CMS/ScC-SC2/Inf.3 DISAGGREGATION OF BIRD FAMILIES LISTED ON CMS APPENDIX II (Prepared by the Appointed Councillors for Birds) Summary: The first meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council identified the adoption of a new standard reference for avian taxonomy as an opportunity to disaggregate the higher-level taxa listed on Appendix II and to identify those that are considered to be migratory species and that have an unfavourable conservation status. The current paper presents an initial analysis of the higher-level disaggregation using the Handbook of the Birds of the World/BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World Volumes 1 and 2 taxonomy, and identifies the challenges in completing the analysis to identify all of the migratory species and the corresponding Range States. The document has been prepared by the COP Appointed Scientific Councilors for Birds. This is a supplementary paper to COP document UNEP/CMS/COP12/Doc.25.3 on Taxonomy and Nomenclature UNEP/CMS/ScC-Sc2/Inf.3 DISAGGREGATION OF BIRD FAMILIES LISTED ON CMS APPENDIX II 1. Through Resolution 11.19, the Conference of Parties adopted as the standard reference for bird taxonomy and nomenclature for Non-Passerine species the Handbook of the Birds of the World/BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-Passerines, by Josep del Hoyo and Nigel J. Collar (2014); 2. -
Loranthaceae1
Flora of South Australia 5th Edition | Edited by Jürgen Kellermann LORANTHACEAE1 P.J. Lang2 & B.A. Barlow3 Aerial hemi-parasitic shrubs on branches of woody plants attached by haustoria; leaves mostly opposite, entire. Inflorescence terminal or lateral; flowers bisexual; calyx reduced to an entire, lobed or toothed limb at the apex of the ovary, without vascular bundles; corolla free or fused, regular or slightly zygomorphic, 4–6-merous, valvate; stamens as many as and opposite the petals, epipetalous, anthers 2- or 4-locular, mostly basifixed, immobile, introrse and continuous with the filament but sometimes dorsifixed and then usually versatile, opening by longitudinal slits; pollen trilobate; ovary inferior, without differentiated locules or ovules. Fruit berry-like; seed single, surrounded by a copious viscous layer. Mistletoes. 73 genera and around 950 species widely distributed in the tropics and south temperate regions with a few species in temperate Asia and Europe. Australia has 12 genera (6 endemic) and 75 species. Reference: Barlow (1966, 1984, 1996), Nickrent et al. (2010), Watson (2011). 1. Petals free 2. Anthers basifixed, immobile, introrse; inflorescence axillary 3. Inflorescence not subtended by enlarged bracts more than 20 mm long ....................................... 1. Amyema 3: Inflorescence subtended by enlarged bracts more than 20 mm long which enclose the buds prior to anthesis ......................................................................................................................... 2. Diplatia 2: Anthers dorsifixed, versatile; inflorescence terminal ........................................................................... 4. Muellerina 1: Petals united into a curved tube, more deeply divided on the concave side ................................................ 3. Lysiana 1. AMYEMA Tiegh. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 499 (1894). (Greek a-, negative; myeo, I instruct, initiate; referring to the genus being not previously recognised; cf. -
Arid and Semi-Arid Lakes
WETLAND MANAGEMENT PROFILE ARID AND SEMI-ARID LAKES Arid and semi-arid lakes are key inland This profi le covers the habitat types of ecosystems, forming part of an important wetlands termed arid and semi-arid network of feeding and breeding habitats for fl oodplain lakes, arid and semi-arid non- migratory and non-migratory waterbirds. The fl oodplain lakes, arid and semi-arid lakes support a range of other species, some permanent lakes, and arid and semi-arid of which are specifi cally adapted to survive in saline lakes. variable fresh to saline water regimes and This typology, developed by the Queensland through times when the lakes dry out. Arid Wetlands Program, also forms the basis for a set and semi-arid lakes typically have highly of conceptual models that are linked to variable annual surface water infl ows and vary dynamic wetlands mapping, both of which can in size, depth, salinity and turbidity as they be accessed through the WetlandInfo website cycle through periods of wet and dry. The <www.derm/qld.gov.au/wetlandinfo>. main management issues affecting arid and semi-arid lakes are: water regulation or Description extraction affecting local and/or regional This wetland management profi le focuses on the arid hydrology, grazing pressure from domestic and semi-arid zone lakes found within Queensland’s and feral animals, weeds and tourism impacts. inland-draining catchments in the Channel Country, Desert Uplands, Einasleigh Uplands and Mulga Lands bioregions. There are two broad types of river catchments in Australia: exhoreic, where most rainwater eventually drains to the sea; and endorheic, with internal drainage, where surface run-off never reaches the sea but replenishes inland wetland systems. -
Recommended Band Size List Page 1
Jun 00 Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme - Recommended Band Size List Page 1 Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme Recommended Band Size List - Birds of Australia and its Territories Number 24 - May 2000 This list contains all extant bird species which have been recorded for Australia and its Territories, including Antarctica, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and Cocos and Keeling Islands, with their respective RAOU numbers and band sizes as recommended by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme. The list is in two parts: Part 1 is in taxonomic order, based on information in "The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories" (1994) by Leslie Christidis and Walter E. Boles, RAOU Monograph 2, RAOU, Melbourne, for non-passerines; and “The Directory of Australian Birds: Passerines” (1999) by R. Schodde and I.J. Mason, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, for passerines. Part 2 is in alphabetic order of common names. The lists include sub-species where these are listed on the Census of Australian Vertebrate Species (CAVS version 8.1, 1994). CHOOSING THE CORRECT BAND Selecting the appropriate band to use combines several factors, including the species to be banded, variability within the species, growth characteristics of the species, and band design. The following list recommends band sizes and metals based on reports from banders, compiled over the life of the ABBBS. For most species, the recommended sizes have been used on substantial numbers of birds. For some species, relatively few individuals have been banded and the size is listed with a question mark. In still other species, too few birds have been banded to justify a size recommendation and none is made. -
Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q a Records
Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name I Q A Records plants monocots Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida latifolia feathertop wiregrass C 3/3 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida lazaridis C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Astrebla pectinata barley mitchell grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cenchrus setigerus Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass Y 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Aristida polyclados C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Enteropogon ramosus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Enneapogon avenaceus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eragrostis tenellula delicate lovegrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Urochloa praetervisa C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Iseilema membranaceum small flinders grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Bothriochloa ewartiana desert bluegrass C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Brachyachne convergens common native couch C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C 3/3 plants monocots Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus actinocladus katoora grass C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Cenchrus pennisetiformis Y 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sporobolus australasicus C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne pulchella subsp. dominii C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Dichanthium sericeum subsp. humilius C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Digitaria divaricatissima var. divaricatissima C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Alpha C.E.Hubbard 7882) C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Sehima nervosum C 1/1 plants monocots Poaceae Eulalia aurea silky browntop C 2/2 plants monocots Poaceae Chloris virgata feathertop rhodes grass Y 1/1 CODES I - Y indicates that the taxon is introduced to Queensland and has naturalised. -
Robe River Limited 1.3
Clearing Permit Decision Report 1. Application details 1.1. Permit application details Permit application No.: 8319/1 Permit type: Purpose Permit 1.2. Proponent details Proponent’s name: Robe River Limited 1.3. Property details Property: Iron Ore (Robe River) Agreement Act 1964, Mineral Lease 248SA (AML 70/248) Local Government Area: Shire of Ashburton Colloquial name: Puluru 1.4. Application Clearing Area (ha) No. Trees Method of Clearing For the purpose of: 110 Mechanical Removal Mineral Exploration, Hydrogeological Investigations and Associated Activities. 1.5. Decision on application Decision on Permit Application: Grant Decision Date: 18 April 2019 2. Site Information 2.1. Existing environment and information 2.1.1. Description of the native vegetation under application Vegetation Description The vegetation of the application area is broadly mapped as Beard vegetation association 82: Hummock grassland, low tree steppe; Snappy Gum (Eucalyptus leucophloia) over Triodia wiseana (GIS Database). A flora and vegetation survey was conducted over the application area by Biota Environmental Services during July 2018. The following vegetation units were recorded within the application area (Biota, 2018): Vegetation of River Systems and Drainages R1: EcEvMaAtrCYPvCYa Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. refulgens, E. victrix, Melaleuca argentea closed forest over Acacia trachycarpa tall open shrubland over Cyperus vaginatus open sedgeland and Cymbopogon ambiguus scattered tussock grasses. R2: EcEvMgAtrCYPvEUaTHtERItCYa Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. refulgens, E. victrix woodland over Melaleuca glomerata, Acacia trachycarpa tall shrubland over Cyperus vaginatus, very open sedgeland and Eulalia aurea, Themeda triandra, Eriachne tenuiculmis, Cymbopogon ambiguus very open tussock grassland. R3: AtrERIt Acacia trachycarpa tall shrubland over Eriachne tenuiculmis scattered tussock grasses. Vegetation of Gorges and Gullies G1: CfPHbTHt Corymbia ferriticola low woodland over Phyllanthus baccatus scattered tall shrubs over Themeda triandra very open tussock grassland. -
Mcphee Creek Flora and Vegetation Survey 227 a T L a S I R O N
SITE DETAILS MC20Q24 Staff JLT Date 18/04/2020 Season E Revisit Type Q 50 m x 50 m Location MGA Zone 51 202985 mE 7609989 mN Lat. -21.5884 Long. 120.1316 Habitat Flat Aspect N/A Slope N/A Soil Type Brown clay loam Rock Type Ironstone / BIF Loose Rock 10-20 % cover; 2-6 mm in size Litter <1 % cover ; <1 cm in depth Bare ground 30 % cover Weeds 0 % cover Vegetation M+ ^Acacia monticola,^Hakea lorea subsp. lorea\^shrub\4\c;G ^Triodia epactia,^Eriachne lanata\^hummock grass,tussock grass\1\c Veg. Condition Very Good Disturbance Fire Age >5 years Notes Disturbed by old drill pads Species WA Cons. Height (m) Cover (%) Count Acacia acradenia P 1.3 <1 Acacia bivenosa P .2 <1 Acacia monticola P 2.4 22 Corchorus parviflorus P .35 <1 Dampiera candicans P .4 <1 SITE DETAILS Eriachne lanata P .3 65 Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosicalyx P .1 <1 Goodenia stobbsiana P .2 0.2 Grevillea wickhamii P 1.8 0.2 Hakea lorea subsp. lorea P 3 1 Hibiscus coatesii P .4 <1 Indigofera monophylla P .4 <1 Ptilotus calostachyus P .4 <1 Sida sp. Pilbara (A.A. Mitchell PRP 1543) P .3 <1 Triodia epactia P .4 8 Triumfetta maconochieana P .4 <1 SITE DETAILS MC20Q25 Staff JLT Date 12/04/2020 Season E Revisit Type Q 50 m x 50 m Location MGA Zone 51 195876 mE 7607806 mN Lat. -21.6069 Long. 120.0626 Habitat Flat Aspect N/A Slope N/A Soil Type Black haemotite over pale brown silt Rock Type Haemotite Loose Rock 10-20 % cover; 2-6 mm in size Litter <1 % cover ; <1 cm in depth Bare ground 50 % cover Weeds 0 % cover Vegetation U ^Corymbia hamersleyana\^tree\6\bi;M ^Acacia inaequilatera\^shrub\4\bi;G+ ^Triodia epactia\^hummock grass\1\c Veg. -
Northwest Highlands Bioregion Technical Descriptions
Department of Environment and Science Regional Ecosystem Technical Descriptions Technical descriptions provide a detailed description of the full range in structure and floristic composition of regional ecosystems (e.g. 1.1.10) and their component vegetation communities (e.g. 1.11.10a, 1.11.10b). The descriptions are compiled using site survey data from the Queensland Herbarium’s CORVEG database. Distribution maps, representative images (if available) and the pre-clearing and remnant area (hectares) of each vegetation community derived from the regional ecosystem mapping (spatial) data are included. The technical descriptions should be used in conjunction with the fields from the regional ecosystem description database (REDD) for a full description of the regional ecosystem. Quantitative site data from relatively undisturbed sites are extracted from CORVEG and summarized to provide information specific to each vegetation community. Technical descriptions include the attributes: tree canopy height and cover and native plant species composition of the predominant layer, which are used to assess the remnant status of vegetation under the Vegetation Management Act 1999. However, as technical descriptions reflect the full range in structure and floristic composition across the climatic, natural disturbance and geographic range of the regional ecosystem, local reference sites should be used where possible (Neldner et al. 2005 section 3.3.3). The technical descriptions are subject to review and are updated as additional data becomes available. -
Environmental Impact Report: Geophysical Operations
South Australian Cooper Basin Operators Environmental impact report: geophysical operations Prepared for South Australian Cooper Basin Operators June 2006 1 Prepared by: Operations Geophysics Santos Ltd 91 King William Street, Adelaide GPO Box 2319, Adelaide, SA, 5001 Phone +61 8 8224 7200 Fax +61 8 8224 7636 2 South Australian Cooper Basin operators. Environmental impact report: geophysical operations. CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................................................6 2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................7 2.1 Cooper Basin Operators .....................................................................................................................................7 2.2 Location...............................................................................................................................................................7 2.3 Petroleum resource rationale..............................................................................................................................7 2.4 Legislative outline................................................................................................................................................9 3 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK..........................................................................................................................10 3.1 Petroleum -
Frogs & Reptiles NE Vic 2018 Online
Reptiles and Frogs of North East Victoria An Identication and Conservation Guide Victorian Conservation Status (DELWP Advisory List) cr critically endangered en endangered Reptiles & Frogs vu vulnerable nt near threatened dd data deficient L Listed under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (FFG, 1988) Size: of North East Victoria Lizards, Dragons & Skinks: Snout-vent length (cm) Snakes, Goannas: Total length (cm) An Identification and Conservation Guide Lowland Copperhead Highland Copperhead Carpet Python Gray's Blind Snake Nobbi Dragon Bearded Dragon Ragged Snake-eyed Skink Large Striped Skink Frogs: Snout-vent length male - M (mm) Snout-vent length female - F (mm) Austrelaps superbus 170 (NC) Austrelaps ramsayi 115 (PR) Morelia spilota metcalfei – en L 240 (DM) Ramphotyphlops nigrescens 38 (PR) Diporiphora nobbi 8.4 (PR) Pogona barbata – vu 25 (DM) Cryptoblepharus pannosus Snout-Vent 3.5 (DM) Ctenotus robustus Snout-Vent 12 (DM) Guide to symbols Venomous Lifeform F Fossorial (burrows underground) T Terrestrial Reptiles & Frogs SA Semi Arboreal R Rock-dwelling Habitat Type Alpine Bog Montane Forests Alpine Grassland/Woodland Lowland Grassland/Woodland White-lipped Snake Tiger Snake Woodland Blind Snake Olive Legless Lizard Mountain Dragon Marbled Gecko Copper-tailed Skink Alpine She-oak Skink Drysdalia coronoides 40 (PR) Notechis scutatus 200 (NC) Ramphotyphlops proximus – nt 50 (DM) Delma inornata 13 (DM) Rankinia diemensis Snout-Vent 7.5 (NC) Christinus marmoratus Snout-Vent 7 (PR) Ctenotus taeniolatus Snout-Vent 8 (DM) Cyclodomorphus praealtus -
Fauna of Australia 2A
FAUNA of AUSTRALIA 26. BIOGEOGRAPHY AND PHYLOGENY OF THE SQUAMATA Mark N. Hutchinson & Stephen C. Donnellan 26. BIOGEOGRAPHY AND PHYLOGENY OF THE SQUAMATA This review summarises the current hypotheses of the origin, antiquity and history of the order Squamata, the dominant living reptile group which comprises the lizards, snakes and worm-lizards. The primary concern here is with the broad relationships and origins of the major taxa rather than with local distributional or phylogenetic patterns within Australia. In our review of the phylogenetic hypotheses, where possible we refer principally to data sets that have been analysed by cladistic methods. Analyses based on anatomical morphological data sets are integrated with the results of karyotypic and biochemical data sets. A persistent theme of this chapter is that for most families there are few cladistically analysed morphological data, and karyotypic or biochemical data sets are limited or unavailable. Biogeographic study, especially historical biogeography, cannot proceed unless both phylogenetic data are available for the taxa and geological data are available for the physical environment. Again, the reader will find that geological data are very uncertain regarding the degree and timing of the isolation of the Australian continent from Asia and Antarctica. In most cases, therefore, conclusions should be regarded very cautiously. The number of squamate families in Australia is low. Five of approximately fifteen lizard families and five or six of eleven snake families occur in the region; amphisbaenians are absent. Opinions vary concerning the actual number of families recognised in the Australian fauna, depending on whether the Pygopodidae are regarded as distinct from the Gekkonidae, and whether sea snakes, Hydrophiidae and Laticaudidae, are recognised as separate from the Elapidae.