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Publish€dby lh€ Director ol Filheries and Witdtite.Perth. underlhe.uthorily ol tho Hon.tvlini3rer tor Fisheraesand Wildtits

The Wildlife of the ProposedWandana Nature Reserve,near Yuna, WesternAustralia

BY A. A. BURBIDGE P. J. FULLER AND A. McCUSKER

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ABSTRACT

I INTRODUCTTON 5

II METHODS 6

III DESCRIPTION 7

A. Climate li. 7 B. Geology and Soi Is 11 C. Vegetation t_t fV VERTEBRATE FAUNA 1A

A. Manmals I4 B. Birds L'7 C. Reptiles and AmPhibians 32 ao v DTSCUSSION...

VI RECOMMENDATfONS

VfI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 43

VII REFERENCES +5 ..:_i APPENDIX 1 46

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d- Open tree mallee, near site 2L 30

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10" Openr/very open shrub mallee, near site 15 3l-

1r. Scrub dominated by Actino strobue, site 5 5l_

12. The Beautiful Gecko, DiplodaetyLus pulcher ... 3I

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Structural cl-assification of vecretation at survey sites .. . 46

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'99-L 'gt6L 'Zg .oN .qdag -qsny .+saU .'L?L?A.z1sVg .qda6 "The EPA reconmends that:

(1) a Class C reserve for Conservation of Flora and Fauna, vested in the W.A. Witdfife Authority, be declared north-east of Yuna, the boundaries to be determined after completion of surveys coordinated on one hand by the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife and on the other hand by the Under Secretary for Mi-nes for clarification of their interest by mining companies (sic);

(2) the status, purpose and vesting be reviewed by the EpA at the end of the l-977 calendar year taking due cognizance of the existence of the much smaller East Yuna reserve".

The recomrnendation was endorsed by Cabinet on 20 October 1976.

The piece of l-and^referred to lies within 28002, - 28018'S and LI5"06r - 115"25'E and is in the Shire of chapman Va1ley. In this report it is termed the "Wandana Area" (Fig. 1).

This report is based on two surveys of the area conducted during 1977. The first took place from 8 March to 17 March inclusive and the second from 12 September to 2l September inclusive. Personnel- involved were: A.A. Burbidge, K. Cashin, P.,J. Full-er, M. Onus, J.K. Roffe (western Austral-ian Wil-dl-ife Research Centre) and A. McCusker (Australian Biol-oqical Resources Studv).

I I I1ETHODS

The vegetation was examined J-nitial1y from a low-flying aircraft and later by traversing aII avaiIable access tracks on the ground (Fig. I) . T\.renty-eight representative sites were chosen for detailed observation and at each of these sites estimates of canopy cover and measurements of canopy height and diameter at breast he.ight (DBH) (where appropriate) were made for each stratrm, and specimens of the most abundant species were coflected for identification.

Except in areas burnt very recently the vegetation as a whofe was dense, with a total- canopy cover of 702 or more, separated into usualJ-y three but occasional,ly only two layers. The upper canopy, however, \47assparse or very sparse over most of the area. Thus it was considered more appropriate to adopt, for detailed description of the vegetation, a system of classification which would take account of all layers than to employ Specht's system (Specht 1970). The method of classification devised for wheatbeft vegetation by Muir (1977) , which is a modification of the Beard and Webb (f974) classification, met the requirements of the presen! Eurvey and was adopted. Structural formations based. on the Muir system were recorded for each sample site" 'reTTurs aq osTe plnon r{4tprunq pue e:n1e:edurag, .eAaTTnW 'AoTeq 'o? 1e lpi{1 .[11q6r1s Jo .reTTurrs ITeJU-E€J e a^er{ pTnoA eatv euepue14eq+ 1eq1 sr'roqs sladqosr TTeJuTe: 3o uollcadsul .Z pue T seTqeJ ur uaar6 a.r€ (g,gn^nlr]r ,S,gZ^gZ) uorlels qJr€eseg ueuideq3 puE eAeTTnWuoJJ pf€p {ecr6o1o:o51a1r1 ]I-VWII] 'V

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TABLE 4. PLANTSPECIES MOSTCONSPICUOUS ON RED ANDYELLOW SOILS WITHINTHE WANDANA AREA.

Red Soils Yel-low sandplain Soils

EucaLyptus Loxophl eba EucaLyptus dongarraensi s E . dongaz,r,aens'Ls E. eudesmoides E. oLeosa. E. O LAJLe LAL7, E. tr, a.nsc ontinentaLi's E. Leptopoda E. foecunda Actino stv obus av'ena:t:ius CaL Li tt, i.s c oLumeLLav'i s Banksia s ceptvum MeLaLeuca adnata var. adnata B . aehby i. Acaci.a acumi,nata XyL ome Lum angus tif o Lium Acaci a te tr agon ophy LLa MelaLeuca cordata ExemophiLa spp. Casuarina campestris Ca s uarina p r.in s epi ana C. acutita1'ois Cassia nemophiLa C. corni.cuLata ( succulent chenopodiaceous Calothamnus spp. drrarf shrubs ) GretiLlea annuLi,fera G, erio stachya Hakea buccuLenta (myrtaceous dwarf shrubs)

Structural descriptions of the vegetation of each site are given in Appendix I. The vegetation structure was not exactly the same at any tvro of the 28 simpling sites, much of the variation being attr ibuted to the complex mosaic of old and recent fires.

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(ii) Tree mallee series ' comprising tree ma1lee, open tree mallee and verY oPen tree mal-lee, also confined to red soils and general-1Y occurring around. the margins of low T2 TT

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( 8 pu€ L sa+PTd) puPTpoorll IV VERTEBRATEFAUNA

When describing habitat we have included Banksi,a thicket with the shrub mal-lee series, and tree malIee, open tree ma1lee, very open tree mallee, MeLaLeuca/ Acacia thicket and or:en low woodland with low woodland. Where detailed descriptions of the vegetation are given they foLlow the system of Muir (Ig:-7).

A. MAMMALS

In the annotated species list data are presented in the following order: name, month of observltion, status or number of observations and/or number of specimens col-lected, habitat and number of specimens from each- habitat and method of observation or collection. Manmals collected were deposited in the Western Australian Museum. Accession nurnbers wer-e M15437 - L5446 and MI5449 - 15455.

ANNOTATEDSPECIES LIST

MARSUPAIJIA

Macropodidae

Ma.cropus fuLigdno eus (Desmarest) Western Grey Kangaroo March and September, common. Shrub mallee And adjacent paddocks. Sight records, daylight and spotlighting. On 14 September 1977.a pair were observed copulating during daylight (1430 hrs). The female had a 1arle pouc-h young.

Macropus z'obustus Gould Euro March and Septernber, moderately cotnmon. Sight records, spotlighting.

Megaleia rzifa (oesmarest) Red Kangaroo September, rare. ?ree mal-l-ee, adjacent to paddock. One sighted, spotlighting.

RODENTIA

Muridae

IVo tony s aleris Thomas Spinifex ltopping Mouse March (74 19), September (2 6, 2?). Skeletal remains of one individuat in owl pellets obtained in 1ow vroodland. l-4 9T

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aPpTuoTT Tl.redsaA

Vufl,IdourHc

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aepl:ode1

VH'IEOWO9VT

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Tadarida austraLi e (Gray) White-strirreil Bat September (2d). Low r,roodland of EucaLyptus Lotophleba over scattered shrubs of Acacia spp. Shot, 2020 and 2021 hrs.

CARNIVORA

Canidae

VuLpes uulpes (Linnaeus) Fox :_ I{arch and Septenber, conmon. Tracks were frequently observed in shrub mall-ee and in Banksia thicket.

Felidae

FeLi,s eatus Linnaeus March, one seen. Tracks were often observecl in sandy soil-s, both visits.

ARTIODACgYI,A

Bovidae

Capra hireus Linnaeus Goat A party of 10 feral goats was seen in a paddock adjacent to Crorrm land on 18 September.

MONOTREMATA

Tachyglos sidae

Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw) Echidna llarch and September, cornmon. oiggings consistent with the presence of this species were observed during both visits, especially the latter, in all vegetation tl'pes. LI l ' (LL6I auolsuqof pu€ TTac oas) suorlE^.rasqo rureg:e tr1uo lcoTJeJ plnoA alTx 6ut11stqg aq1 JoJ ,,uoruuoc,, spe.reqA spJTq Jo s)tcoTJ g:o s6urqq61s r.,-,,, -- ^^- -^ - | rlusu r+re LJ.-- qeTeg aq+ -rof ,,uoruuoc,, - e^T+eTajr sr uaat6 sn4e+s aq; 'pTTe.r?snv u:a+sel,l uT a;el{}\esTa pue aJeI1 satcads qcea i{?Tr\ acual:adxe .rno uo peseq quoua6pnf e 6urleur e.re eA 'ua:lr6 snle?s 6urq1:csap uaqg are s-raqumu T€n1cE ar{1 appur e.re,!r suorle^f,asqo or'11 -ro auo r(1uo uaqM 'uoluruocun ro uoluuro3 ITa+ef,apoui / uouruoc sp palsTT sT sn?e1s 'ur pe^Jasqo a.ra^{ ^aq? 'pal:esqo /e\1rr,1rayrrrr,--- --f pue pan.resqorra/\TSeala\ r{1uourTT-1ttr\t aq?alT'1,r'ra Taqafr\ sarcads

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i ANNOTATEDSPECIES LIST

Dromaiidae

Dronaius nouaehoLLandiae Emu March, fresh tracks, shrub mallee and 1ow woodland . Septenber, unconmon, single birds in shrub ma1lee, flock of 10 in adiacent paddock.

Accipitridae

HaLiastur sphenuz'us Whisti-ing Kite September, common, shrub mallee and 1ow \"roodland.

Aeci.piter fasciatus Brol"rn Goshav/k March, moderately conmon, shrub ma1lee and low woodland. Septeniber, moderately conrmon, shrub mallee and low woodl-and.

Accipiter cirrocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk September, single bird, shrub mallee.

Haliaetus morphnoides !r-ccle.E;agl-e September, pair, lotr woodland.

AquiLa audax Wedge-tailed Eagle March, conmon, shrub mallee and low woodland. Septehber, cornmon, shrub mall_ee and low woodl-and.

Falconidae

FaLeo Longipennis T,ittle Fa]-con March, unconrmon, 1ow wooclland. September, unconrmon, low woodland.

EaLco cenchroides Nankeen Kestrel March, uncommon, shrub mall-ee and low woodland; plentiful in adjoining paddocks. Septeniber, uncommon, shrub mallee ancl lorv woodland. Pfentiful in ailjoining paddocks.

EaLco benigot:a Brown Falcon March , uncommon , lor'i woodlanil . Septeriber, unconmon, low woodland.

Megapodi idae

Leipoa oceLlata Mall-ee Fowl March, moderately common, shrub maIlee ancl l-ow woodland. September, no birds seen but tracks noted in shrub mallee. Several nesting mounds were located in shrub mallee but none were active . 18 6T

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'pueTpoo/vrl!1oT'uouuocun'faqura?dos eTTa.roS oT++TT pautn0ups Dn+DcD)

':equreldes uo 66e a16u-9s P pauTeluoc '(Dqal4doroL BT '+sau snqdk7ocngl ulng {.ro1 e Jo lnods AoTToq e uT pa?PJoT v 'puETpoo^l l'\oT'uouroc':eqlre4deS 'pueTpooA r"\oT 'uouuoc 'qcJEt{ oolelcoc )tcPTg peTTE?-peu snaV.fVubnw snqcufr4aoq dfi7n3 eepTcel+T Sd

'slcopped 6u'ruloCpe sea.rp ur TnlTluaT

'pueTpooA llroT'uouruoc'.raqne4des 'pueTpooA J"roT ' uouuroc 'qc.rew buT^razuoJg uouruoJ oaaqdoc7nqo s doq4

aEprclurnToc

'qJ]ew 'Icopped luece Cpe ' I Jo )tcoTl: Ta]e11oq uETTer+snv s?lDa+enD sn fiqoq7a4

's>lcopped luacefpe pue aaTTeu qnf,qs 'uouuoc 'Jequreldes ' 'slcopped luecefpe prrp aaT T€lu qn-rqs ' uoutuoc qc.rel^l ra^oTd pepueg doloa?&+ snL.IaupA

aepr T.rpereqc

'Icopped o1 luacefpe aaTTeu qn]qs 'g l:o {ooTl: ,Jaqua+des '>lcopped luace [pe 'p.rrq eT6uTs 'r{c.rpw prelsng uPTTp]lsnv s17Da.+3nDs?+0 appTpT?o Bannaz,di.us zonarius Port l,incoln Parrot Septehber, common, shrub mallee and low woodland. Maich, comnon ' shrub mallee and l-ow woodland.

Psephotus tarius l4ulga Parrot septe ber, moderately cotnmon, shrub mallee and low woodland.

Neophena bourkii Bourke Parrot September , a pair in lovlltooillanCl.

Cuculidae

CucuLis palli,dus Pallid Cuckoo March, one bird, shrub mallee.

Chrgsococcyr basali'e Horsfield Bronze cuckoo September, one bird, 1ow woodland.

Strigidae

Nino* nooaeseelandiae Boobook Owl Septenber ' uncommon' 1ow woodland.

Podargi ilae

Podargus s trigoides Tawny Frogmouth March, unconmon, low woodland. September ' unconunon, Iow woodland.

Aeqothe lidae

AegotheLes crLstatus owlet Nightj ar March, single bird, shrub mallee. Septeniber, moilerately common' shrub ma11ee anal lotd woodland .

Caprimulgidae

Eurostopodus guttatus Spotted Nightj ar March, unconnon, 1ow woodlancl. September, unconmon ' low woodland.

Afcedinidae

HaLUcon sancta Sacred Ki-nqf isher March' one bird' shrub ma1lee.

20 'Lz

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' eeTTeru qn.rqs 'luouuocun / Jequraldes .reTT T rfi, pe6urat-e11q4 ??&nans a0o7o7 'pueTpooA aoT pue eaTTeu qnf,qs 'uouuocun ':equref das 'pueTpooA I'loT pup eeTTeu qn.rqs r uouuoc 'qcfew e>[T.rqs-oo{cnc pacPJ-{ceTg oD?puD.l,l o Tapaou Du?ooaoc eep-TEEqa5ffi5

'puPTpooA uT pa+ecoT sellt +sau pTo uv ' ' ' pueTpoor,r lloT pue eeT Teur qnrqs uouruocun :aque4deg .pueTpooA rtroT pue aeTTeu qnfqs 'uouruocun 'qcf,ew 1:e1-a1d6e6 oonalounhc Du?l7pac

ePpTuTTT e.r9

'slcopped ':equre?das 1uacetpe uT lueplmqe leeTTeur qnf,qs 'uounnoc 'uouruoc ' 's>lcopped luecefpe uT lueprmqE ieeTTeur qn.Tr{s r{3.rew lTdTd ueTTeirlsnv ap?pup'Loa saDaou sn4+uv

eepTT T Tco+oy'I

':aqrueldeg 11 uo s66e eajlql peuTeluoc 1oqa74dono7 snqdftTocngl urng {.rotr e Jo qurTT rtoTTor{ e uT pelecoT lseu v . pueTpooA r\,roT , uouruoc 'requre?das . puPTpoo/vt r,roT , uou$rocun 'qcrew ur+Je6 eeJ,I suocVabVu uop?laqood+ad

'.requreldas gT uo Teurml-1seu e uor; paqsnTJ ser,t p.rTq v ' ' ' eaT Teur qn.Tr{s uouruocun .requaldas AOTTeT\SpelCeq-elTqM , unusa+soonal poaowDda4c

eepTuTpunfTH

'eaTTPur qnf,qs ' uouurocun ' qcrel^I .releg-aeg uPTTe.r?snv sn+Duoto sdoaavg

eepTdo.re!{ Pomat o s t onus sup er ci,Li.osus White-browed Babbl-er

March, corrmon, shrub mallee and low woodland. September, conmon, shrub mallee and 1ow woodland. A nest located on 15 Septernber contained one fresh egg. Many old nests found in both shrub mallee and 1ow woodland series.

Maluridae

Malurus spLendene Splendid Wren March, moderately conmon, shrub mallee. Septe ber, moderately common, shrub mall-ee.

Ma,Lurua Leucopterus White-winged Wren Septemlcer, moclerately conmon, two parties in shrub mallee and one in MeLaLeuca/Acaeia thicket.

Acanthizidae

Sni cz,orn'is bx eo ir o s tni s Weebi 11 March, moderately conunon, shrub malIee. September, moderately corunon, shrub mallee.

Aeanthiza apicaL'i.s Broad-tailed Thornbill March, common, shrub mallee and 1ow woodland. Septehber, corrmon, shrub mallee and lo\t woodland.

Acanthi za ur opy gi,aLi.s Chestnut-taifed Thornbill March, common, low woodl-and. September, conrmon, low woodland.

Acanthiza chry e oz.r,hoa Ye11ow- tai 1ed Thornbi l" 1 March, moderately common, shrub mallee anil low woodlancl. September, moderatel-y conmon, shrub mallee and 1ow wooclland.

PyrthoLaemus brunneus Redthroat March, common, shrub maIlee. Septenber, common' shrub mal-lee.

Musc icapidae

Petroica goodenoodt) Red-capped Robin March, moderatel-y cotnnon, shrub mallee anal 1ow $/oodland. September, moderately common, shrub mallee and low woodland. 'aeTTeu qnrqs 'uou roc 'qcf,ew relea,{euog 6ur6urg suaosa'f,?a obnr1d77a6

eepT6-eqdTTaw

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aPpTaecTo

. s:lcopped luacelpe uo lueplmqe ieeTTpu qnrqs ' uouutocun'.requieldes leqc uoslur.rJ no7o c?a+ o rnuoVt44t;dg

'ooTTeuqn.rqs ' uouuoc 'qcrew ?er{J paluo.rJ-a1TqM suoaj 7q7o n anun 2t47t4dg aepTJnueTr{lqdg

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Phy Lidong r'Ls albifrons !{hite- f ronted, HoneveaEer March, moClerately con[non, low woodland.

Manorina flaulguLa Yellow-throated Miner March, conmon, shrub mal1ee and low woodland -i.:- September, uncommon, shrub mallee . :.i.]

Anthochaez'a rufoguLarie Spiny-cheeked l{oneyeater March, common, shrub mallee and low woodland. September, coflunon, shrub mallee and low woodlanCl.

Spermes tidae

Taeniopygia guttata Zebra Finch March , rnoderately co[trnon , shrub mal]-ee and lor,v vroodland. September, unconmon, shrub mallee. Also seen at r,rater in acljacent paddocks.

Artamidae

Arta.mus cineneus Black-f aced Wood-Swallow March, cofitmon, shrub mallee and l-ow woodland. September, common, shrub mallee and low woodland.

Cracti cidae

Crac t'i cus nigrogulart s Pied Butcher-Bird March, moderately common, shrub malIee and. low woodland. September, moderatel-y common, shrub mallee and low woodl-and.

Cz,actlcus tonquatus Grey Butcher-Birct March, cotnmon, shrub mallee and 1ow woodland. September, corrmon, shrub mallee ancl low woodland.

Gymnorhi,na tibicen dors alis Western Magpie March, unconmon, shrub mallee and low woodland. September, coflEnon, shrub mallee and loir woodland.

Strepera oersieolor Grey Currawong Septehber, single bircl, low woodland.

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Co:r1)us bennetti Little Crow March, conrmon, shrub mall-ee and 1ow woodland; abund.ant on adjacent paddocks. Septencer, common, shrub mallee and l-ow woodland; abundant on ad'i acent paddocks . one specimen col-lected on 20 September but not retained.. It is like]y that both the Australian Raven ( Coz,uus coronoides ) and the Australian Crow (C. or'yu) occtr here in addition to the Little Crow.

fn al-1 68 species of birds were recorded in the Wandana area. Of these 38 species were passerines and 30 were non-passerines.

Most specj-es recorded. have widespread distributions and cou]d be expected in this area. Only the Bourke Parrot (Neophena bouz,kii,) is at the limit of its range, its stronghold being in mul-ga (Acacia aneura) country in the Murchison and the interior .

Most of the Wandana Area consists of sandpfain and dunes with shrub mall-ee and, Bankszla thicket vegetation. The following birds were noted only in this habitat: White-backed Swallow, Pipit, Chestnut Quail-Thrush, Splendid Wren, White-winged Wren, Redthroat, White-fronted Chat and Crimson Chat. The Redthroat, a species which has declined in the wheatbelt, was common.

Areas of fow wood]and and associated tree ma]lee and. MelaLeuca/ Acacia thicket are of limj-ted occurrence but provide habitat for some species not seen in the shrub mallee. These incl-ude: Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Little Corel-l-a, Bourke Parrot, Boobook Owl, Tree Martin, Chestnut-tailed Thornbj-11, Striated Pard.alote and Grey Currawong,

Doubtless the prevailing drought conditions restricted the number of species, especially in September. Thus, five species of Honeyeater were recorded in March but only two in September. Under better conditions we would expect to record many of the following species: Little QuaiJ- (Tuz:nix xeLort Bush Stone-Curlew (Burh'Lnus magnit'ostz:i,s), Southern Scrub-Robin (Dr,ymodesbnunneopggi,a), Yariegated Wren (Maluyus Lanberti), Thick-biIl-ed crass-Wren (Amytornis taxtiLis ), Rufous Songlark (CincLorhamphus matheusi), Brown Songlark (C. cr'uralis ), White-tailed Warbler (Ger,ygone fusca), Spotted Scrub-Wren (Seri,cov'ni,s maculatus ), Shy Heath-Wren (HyLacoLa cauta), Field Wren (Calamanthus fuLiginosus), Golden Whistler LL

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Heteyonotia binoei, (Gray) Bynoe's cecko Septe ber (1). Open tree mallee. Under rubbish.

Nephrurus Leuis occidentaLis Storr Western Knob-tailed Gecko March (7), September (l-); commonly observed in March. Shrub mall-ee, tree mal-1ee. Headtorchi-ng, spotlighting, pit trap.

Rhychoedut'a ornata Giinther Beaked cecko car|+amha]. l2l Low woodlanal. Spotlighting.

Pvgopodidae Leq'less ti zards

Apnasi.a smithi SEorr September (1). Tree mallee with Triodia sp. Dug from roots of burnt spinifex.

DeLma nasut4 Kluge September (2). Lorr/ \"roodland and open low woodland over Triodia. Burning spinifex, pit trap.

LiaLis but:tonis Gray Burtonrs Snake-Lizard Itarch ( l) . Lo\^t woodlland. PickeCl up at dusk.

Pyg op odus Lepidop odus (r,Scepbcle) Common Scal-y-f oot September (1). Bankeia thicket. Under l-eaf litter. 9€

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, /-\ -^-,,^-.f^^ t |. , f,gYug +ugD (sTA aq) saa&au? snanLoqlqdwy aepTurEBE Lerista nicholLsi (Loveridge) Septenber (1) Open lotrt woodlandl over lri.odia, Dug from roots of burrrL Triodia.

Leri,s ta praepedita (Gray\ March (2), september (4). Shrub mallee. Dug from bul-ldozer sPoil-.

Movethia butLevi. (Storr) September (1). very open tree mallee wj-th Casuarina and Acaei,a. Shot during daytjme.

Morethia obecura SEotr laarch (1), September (1). Shrub mallee . Leaf l-itter' stomach of a Denisonia monachue. omoLepdda br anchiali s Giinther septenber (l). Open low woodland over Txiodia. Burnt from Iriodia.

Iiltqua occipitaLis (Peters) Western Blue-tongue March (2) ' SePtember (2), conmonlv observed . Shrub mallee. Elliott traps ' Picked uP.

Tiliqua vugosa (GraY) Bob-tai I September (1). Shrub mal1ee . cage traP.

Varanidae Goannas

Va?anus eremius Lucas & Frost Desert Goanna March (1) IJow wooalland. Dug from burrow. The burror'l was 55 cm deep and descencled in a spiral apProx. 25 cm in diameter.

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Neobatrachus sp. ecnJ-omhar I I ( tadpo]e s ) . In an aljnost dried up pool in a claypan in low woodland.. Picked up.

Six additional speci-es of reptiles have been col-l-ected within, or irunediately adjacent to, the Wandana Area by G. Hitchin in L966, uiz: DipLodactyLus michaelseni (SEorr 196j), D.ipLodactylus sp.Lnigerzls (WAMR26640) , PAgopus nigriceps (R26501), Le:ris1;a LineopunetuLata (R26500), L, mabropisthopus (R26505) and Vermi,ceLLa fascioLata (R26502\. This means thar 4I species of reptiles are known from the area.

Most of the species of reptiles recorded from the Wandana Area have widespread distributions in central and southern Western Austrafia and the ]ist includes many species typical of the drier parts of the south-west or the Murchison District. Some species, however, occur here at the periphery of their known range. Aprasi.ct snithi was previously known from only two localities - Kal-barri and Tamala - and ours is the first inland specimen. Other coastal species occurring here at or near their inland fimit are Anphib olut,us m. maculatus, Di,pLodactyLus aLboguttatus and Ley,istct praepedita.

SnF.iAq ^f .rr na.ar l-he Sqpthefn 01. S61th-waqfarn nerinhorrr of their known range include Rhychoedura ornata, Nephz,uz,us Leois occi.dental'Ls, Delma nasuta, Amphiboluz,us inez'mis, Lez'ista nicholl,si and Varanus ez'emtius.

The skink Ctenotus alLeni. is reslricted to the Ajana-Yuna area. Previously it was known from only 9 specimens and our 22 specimens add significantly to slientific col-l-ections. We found C. alleni to be the commonest observabfe diurnal reptile. It occurred in all habitats, being especially plentiful in tree mallee and 1ow woodl-and on orange-red soi1. Other specl-es with a restricted range which we recorded at Wand.anaincflde Deni.soni,a monachus and. Ctenotus mimel;es.

Species recorded at Wandana but not at the East Yuna and Bindoo Hill Nature Reserves are as foffows: Rhgnchoeduz,a oynata, Aprasia snithi, C:r'yptobLepharuspLagi,oc ephaT,us , Lez,ista nichoLLsi, L. praepedita, L, Li.neopunctuLata, L. macz,opisthopus , ?yphli.na bi tub et,culata, Denis onia monachus, Veym'Lc eLla b ertho Ldi, V, semifasc[atas, V. fascioLata and,Pseudonaja nuchal'ts (J. De11 and A. Chapmanpers, comm.). 6t

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The proposed. reserve is very rich in repti]es with at least 41 species occuring there. This richness is due to the Wandana Area being a region where the south-western, coastal and arid zone faunas overlap, and to the area being comparatively large and undisturbed.

Scientists and Departments involved in nature conservation have, over the years, supported the devel-opment of a series of conservation reserves along or near the boundary of the South west and Eremaean Botanical Provinces (Anon. 1965, Conservation Through Reserves Committee 1974) because:

(i) the area is of scientific interest, containing many vegetation formations, plants and animals found only i-n the Interzone.

(ii) there are few large reserves in the Wheatbelt and because of extensive clearing few more can be declared. Reserves placed along the interzone wiII protect at least a proportion of wheatbelt species, and

(iii) many south western species reach the limit of their geographical range in this region and scientific study of species in such places is of value in determining the adaptations of species to their environment and the factors which limit distribution and abundance.

Other significant existing or proposed reserves near Wandana or along the Vegetation Province bounclary are:

(i) Kalbarri National Park (ca 186 000 ha)

(ii) the proposed Karroun Hill Nature Reserve (ca 300 000 ha)

(iii) the proposed Mount Manning Range Nature Reserve (ca 300 000 ha)

(iv) the proposed Walyahmoning Rock Nature Reserve (ca 20 000 ha)

(v) the proposed Yellowdine Nature Reserve (ca 50 000 ha)

(vi ) Boorabbin National Park ( 26 000 ha)

(vii) Jilbadji Nature Reserve (previously known as Barker Lake Nature Reserve) (208 000 ha)

(viii) Frank Eann National Park (50 000 ha)

(ix) the proposed Peak Charles National park (ca 40 000 ha) TN

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McKenzie et aL. (1973) discuss the requirements of a regional <1r..h ^c fha ,.\ha y!nrnnnca^ vrJvreu rrL!L.hara mh^r,rrrey -u9Yer-,r^^^-+ +h-+ such a reserve shoufd:

(i) have an area greater than 20 000 ha (Main and Yadav L97I) i

(ii) contain a full cross section of the regional landscape with adequate areas of af l- soil surfaces;

(iii) contain adequate areas of all vegetation formations, and thus the fauna which inhabit them;

{irr) l-'a nf ra=eny1:hla ch^ha Fnr aFfidiaht m^n^damah+

They go on to suggest that Main and Yadav's figure of 20 000 ha, which was worked out on the basis of comparing the size of offshore isl-ands with the diversity cf their biota, is probably too sma11 when considering mainland reserves because of the added pressures on them which are not present on islands, e.g. introduced predators and more frequent fires. Sl"atyer (1975) also discusses the need for large reserves.

Thus the area recommended here by us should be considered the minimum and the addition of adjoining crown land would increase the value of the reserve and enhance the chances of the long term survival of the full range of species now occurring in an area.

There i-s no other large area of land avail-able for reservation in this region.

VI RECOFII'IENDATIONS recommend that:

t. the vacant Crown land delineated in Fig. I and encompassing approximate Ly 26 600 ha be declared a Cl-ass A Reserve for the Conservation of Flora and Fauna, vested. in the western Australian Wif dl-if e Authoritv;

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STRUCTURAI,,CLASSIFICATION OF VEGETATION AT SURVEY SITES l--28 (Eig. I) AND CANOPY COVER FOR EACH I.,AYER (8).

SITE 1. STTE 2.

Thicket 402 open shrub maflee IO? ouer ODET Low scrub 30? Lo\,r scrub r08 ou eT Lo$r heath C 50s

SITE 3. SITE 4.

Thicket 308 Very open shrub mal-Iee 5I oo e! o'De! Lo$r scrub 10a Heath A 408 ouer ot e? Lo\lr heath c 40& Dwarf scrub C 20?

SITE 5. SITE 6.

Scrub 202 Open tree rnallee -L56 ODET ouer Heath A 408 Lot" scrub A zJ:6 ouer o'0e? Low heath 408 open dwarf scrub 5A

SITE 7. SITE 8.

Very open shrub malIee 5? open shrub ma11ee 10a ouer ouer Dense heath A/B 808 Heatn lJ 303 ODET I-.,or,'heath D 40?

SITE 9. SITE 10.

Scrub 4)6 open shrub mallee 25? oue! ooer Eeath A/B J) 6 Low heath D 402 oue? Open dwarf scrub 5?

SITE 11. SITE 12.

Heath A 45?, Shrub mal-l-ee bu6 oper o'0er Lolr heath D 30* Low scrub B 15? opeT Dwarf scrub D r5z

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'tT s,rfs 'ET S'rrS SITE 25. SITE 26.

Thicket 45r Low woodland A zJ6 ouer ouer Heath A Scrub 202 ou eT op er Low heath D Open dwarf scrub c/D d6

SITE 27 SITE 28.

Tree mallee,/thicket 408 Open lor,r woodland 1g oDer o'De! T,ow scrub B Thi cke t/heath 45t ouer Very open herbs 2Z

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