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APPENDICES Appendix A. Fauna Species Recorded on Brigalow Research Station. Introduced Species Denoted by *, Vulnerable APPENDICES Appendix A. Fauna species recorded on Brigalow Research Station. Introduced species denoted by *, vulnerable 'V', rare 'IR'. Scientific Name Common Name 1. Tachyglossus aculeatus Short-beaked echidna 2. Planigale maculata Common planigale 3. Sminthopsis macroura Stripe-faced dunnart 4. Isoodon macrourus Northern brown (Giant brindled) bandicoot 5. Phascolarctos cinereus Koala 6. Petaurus breviceps Sugar glider 7. Petaurus norfolcensis Squirrel glider 8. Petauroides volans Greater glider 9. Trichosurus vulpecula Common brushtail possum 10. Aepyprymnus rufescens Rufous bettong 11. Macropus dorsalis Black-striped wallaby 12. Macropus giganteus Eastern grey kangaroo 13. Macropus parryi Whiptail wallaby 14. Wallabia bicolor Swamp wallaby 15. Pteropus scapulatus Little red flying fox 16. Hydromys chrysogaster Water rat 17. Mus musculus* House mouse 18. Pseudomys delicatulus Delicate mouse 19. Canis lupus dingo Dingo 20. Canis sp.* Domestic dog 21. Vulpes vulpes* Fox 22. Felis catus* Cat 23. Oryctolagus cuniculus* Rabbit 24. Lepus capensis* Hare 25. Equus sp. * Domestic horse 26. Sus scrofa* Feral pig 27. Bus sp. * Domestic cow 28. Capra hircus* Domestic goat 29. Limnodynastes ornatus Ornate burrowing frog 30. Limnodynastes salmini Salmon-striped frog 31. Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted marsh frog 32. Limnodynastes terraereginae Northern (Banjo) pobblebonk frog 33. Uperoleia rugosa Wrinkled (Eastern Burrowing) toadlet 34. Cyclorana brevipes Short-footed (Blotched) waterholding frog 35. Cyclorana novaehollandiae New Holland frog 36. Litoria alboguttata Green-striped frog 37. Litoria caerulea Green tree frog 38. Litoria fallax Eastern sedge frog 39. Litoria inermis Floodplain frog 40. Litoria latopalmata Broad-palmed frog 41. Litoria peronii Emerald spotted (Peron's tree) frog 42. Litoria rubella Desert tree frog 43. Bufo marinus* Cane toad 44. Chelodina longicollis Eastern snake/long-necked turtle 45. Ernydura kreffti Krefft's river turtle 208 Appendix A. cont. Scientific Name Common Name 46. Strophurus (Diplodactylus) taenicatfda (R) Golden-tailed gecko 47. Diplodactylus vittatus Wood (Stone) gecko 48. Gehyra dubia Dubious gecko 49. Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko 50. Nephrurus asper Rough knob-tailed gecko 51. Oedura ocellata (monilis) Velvet gecko 52. Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard 53. Paradelma orientalis (V) Brigalow scaly foot 54. Pygopus nigriceps Hooded scaly foot 55. Amphibolurus burnsi Lashtail dragon 56. Pogona barbata Eastern bearded dragon 57. Varanus gouldii Gould's sand monitor 58. Varanus tristis Black-headed monitor 59. Varanus varius Lace monitor 60. Anomalopus verreauxii Three-clawed worm-skink 61. Carlia pectoralis Red-sided skink 62. Carlia vivax Carlia skink 63. Ctyptoblepharus plagiocephalus Callose-palmed shinning skink 64. Ctyptoblepharus virgatus Fence (Cream-stripped shinning-) skink 65. Ctenotus robustus Robust ctenotus 66. Ctenotus strauchii Ctenotus skink 67. Ctenotus taeniolatus Copper-tailed skink 68. Egernia striolata Tree crevice-skink 69. Eulamprus brachysoma Rainforest skink 70. Lerista fragilis Slider skink 71. Lygisaurus foliorum Lygisaurus skink 72. Menetia greyii Menetia skink 73. Morethia boulengeri South-eastern morethia 74. Tiliqua scincoides Eastern blue-tongued lizard 75. Aspidites melanocephalus Black-headed python 76. Liasis (Antaresia) maculosa Spotted python 77. Morelia spilota viriegata Carpet python 78. Boiga irregularis Brown tree snake 79. Dendrelaphis punctulata Green tree snake 80. Tropidonophis mairii Freshwater (Keelback) snake 81. Gyptophis nigrecens Eastern small-eyed snake 82. Demansia psammophis Yellow-faced whip snake 83. Denisonia maculata (V) Ornamental snake 84. Furina ornata Orange-naped snake 85. Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Pale-headed snake 86. Pseudonaja textilis Eastern brown snake 87. Rh inoplocephalus boschmai Carpentarian whip snake 88. Simoselaps australis Coral snake 89. Suta dwyeri Snake 90. Vermicella annulata Bandy bandy 209 Appendix B. Counts of Black-striped Wallabies, Macropus dorsalis, along the spotlight drive route. Segment 12 Dec 02 17 Jan 0:3 18 Jan 03 Mean SEM 1 3 2 0 1.67 0.88 2 5 0 4 3.00 1.53 3 16 39 19 24.50 7.32 4 22 75 41 46.50 15.12 5 62 100 3 54.30 28.14 6 156 143 81 126.70 23.14 7 184 .345 264 262.00 48.51 8 7 36 77 41.70 18.98 9 17 12 17 15.30 1.67 10 13 9 5 9.00 2.31 11 4 23 23 16.70 6.33 Total 486 784 534 601.33 210 Appendix C. Listing and grouping of vegetation species included in the Reference Collection used in microscopic analysis of faecal pellets. Introduced species denoted by *. Group Name Scientific Name Common Name Browse Species Acacia harnophylla Brigalow Alectrym diversifolium Scrub holly Apophyllurq anornalum Broom bush Atalaya heiniglauca Whitewood Canthium sp. Citrus glahca Lime bush Eremophilit maculata Fuschia bush Geijera pa,-viflora Wilga Leucaena leucocephala* Leucaena Myoporum deserti Ellangowan poison bush Carrisa ovizta Currant bush Tree (Site 2) Tree (Site 3) Tree sp. 2 (Site 3) Browse sp. Capparis L isiantha Chenopod Species Chenopodium sp. Crumb weed Chenopodium trigonon Clover sp. Enchylaenit tomentosa Ruby saltbush Maireana inicrophylla Small-leaved cotton bush Malvaceae Species Sida sp. I Sida sp. 2 Sida sp. 3 Solanum eilipticum Potato bush Other Forbs Forb sp. 1 Forb sp. 2 Forb sp. 3 Forb sp. 4 Parthenizal hysterophorus* Parthenium weed Senecio lautus Fireweed Verbena tenuisecta* Maynes pest Crop Species Sorghum s Sorghum Triticum sp.* Wheat Sedge Species Cyperus gracilis Slender sedge Cyperus sr . Nut grass Major Pasture Species Cenchrus Buffel grass Chloris gavana* Rhodes grass Dichanthivm sericeum Queensland bluegrass 211 Appendix C. cont. Group Name Scientific Name Common Name General Grass Species Ancitrachne uncinulata Hooky grass Aristida calycina Dark wiregrass Aristida lwifolia Feathertop wiregrass Aristida sp. Wiregrass Astrebla sp. Mitchell grasses Bothriochl9a ewa rtiana Desert blue grass Chloris divaricata! Slender chloris Chloris sp. Windmill grass Dactyloctenium radulans Button grass Digitaria brownie' Cotton panic grass Digitaria crivaricatissima Spreading umbrella grass Digitaria sp. Finger grass Enneapogon flavescens Plains bottle-washers Enteropog9n acicularis Curly windmill grass Eragrostis cilianensis* Stink grass Eragrostis sp. Love grass Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha Brigalow spring grass Finzbristyl !.s dichotoma Finger rush Heteropogon contortus Black spear grass Leptochloa digitata Umbrella cane grass Leptochlote sp. Cane grass Melinis repens* Red natal grass Panicum maximum Green panic Paspalidihm gracile Slender panic Paspalum sp. Setaria sp. Purple pigeon Sporobolus carob' Fairy grass Sporobolus scabridus Thellungic adven a Coolibah grass Themeda triandra Kangaroo grass Tragus au.stralianus Small burr grass Urochloa mosambicensis* Urochloa Urochloa ip. Urochloa Grass sp. Grass sp. 2 212 REFERENCES Abensperg-Traun, M., L. Atkins, R. J. Hobbs, and D. E. Steven. 1998. Exotic plant evasion and understorey species richness: a comparison of two types of eucalypt woodland in agricultural Wester-1 Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology 4:21- 32. Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. 1988. Kangaroos in Australia: Conservation Status and Management. Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, Canberra. Bailey, A. 1984. Introduction to the Symposium. Pages 5-6 in A. Bailey, editor. The Brigalow Belt of Australia. The Royal Society of Queensland, Brisbane. Barker, R. D. 1986. An investigation into the accuracy of herbivore diet analysis. Australian Wildlife Research 13:559-568. Barnes, R. F. W. 2001. 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