Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions Species List What is the summary for and where does it come from? This list has been produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPC) for the Natural Resource Management Spatial Information System. The list was produced using the AustralianAustralian Natural Natural Heritage Heritage Assessment Assessment Tool Tool (ANHAT), which analyses data from a range of plant and animal surveys and collections from across Australia to automatically generate a report for each NRM region. Data sources (Appendix 2) include national and state herbaria, museums, state governments, CSIRO, Birds Australia and a range of surveys conducted by or for DEWHA. For each family of plant and animal covered by ANHAT (Appendix 1), this document gives the number of species in the country and how many of them are found in the region. It also identifies species listed as Vulnerable, Critically Endangered, Endangered or Conservation Dependent under the EPBC Act. A biodiversity summary for this region is also available. For more information please see: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/anhat/index.html Limitations • ANHAT currently contains information on the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa. This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants (over 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. Groups notnot yet yet covered covered in inANHAT ANHAT are notnot included included in in the the list. list. • The data used come from authoritative sources, but they are not perfect. All species names have been confirmed as valid species names, but it is not possible to confirm all species locations. The list summarises the input data, so errors in the data received would be reflected in this document. • The scientific names and taxonomic concepts used in this report reflect an ANHAT view of the data and not necessarily that found in government censuses, databases or other authoritative lists. Species list for Western NSW Page 1 of 95 21-Jan-11 Species List for NRM Region Western, New South Wales This list was produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities using the Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). ANHAT is a database and decision support tool which uses over 33 million specimen and survey records for vertebrates, selected invertebrates and 137 vascular plant families (over 15,000 species). This species list does not include exotic or extinct species. Species are shown only if they belong to the families covered in ANHAT as shown in Appendix 1 and ANHAT holds records of the species from this region. Proportion of Most EPBC sampled range recent Common Name Status in the region (%) record Vertebrate fauna Actinopterygii Ambassidae Chanda Perches, (1 out of 12 species in Australia) Glassfishes, Perchlets Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's Glassfish <1 1975 Atherinidae Hardyheads, (1 out of 20 species in Australia) Silversides, Whitebait Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum Flyspecked Hardyhead <1 2007 Clupeidae Herrings, Menhadens, (1 out of 11 species in Australia) Pilchards, Sardines, Shads, Sprats Nematalosa erebi Bony Bream 11 2009 Eleotridae Gudgeons, Sleepers (1 out of 39 species in Australia) Hypseleotris klunzingeri Western Carp Gudgeon <1 2007 Galaxiidae Galaxias, (1 out of 23 species in Australia) Salamanderfish Galaxias brevipinnis Climbing Galaxias <1 Melanotaeniidae Rainbowfishes (1 out of 16 species in Australia) Melanotaenia fluviatilis Murray River Rainbowfish 10 2009 Species list for Western NSW Page 2 of 95 21-Jan-11 Species list for Western NSW Proportion of Most EPBC sampled range recent Common Name Status in the region (%) record Percichthyidae Australian Freshwater (3 out of 17 species in Australia) Basses, Australian Freshwater Blackfish, Australian Freshwater Cods, Temperate Seabasses Maccullochella peelii Murray Cod 12 2008 Macquaria ambigua Golden Perch 11 2009 Nannoperca australis Southern Pygmy Perch <1 Plotosidae Eel-Tailed Catfishes (3 out of 19 species in Australia) Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's Catfish 2 2009 Porochilus argenteus Silver Catfish 5 1976 Tandanus tandanus Freshwater Catfish <1 2004 Retropinnidae Southern Graylings, (1 out of 3 species in Australia) Southern Smelts Retropinna semoni Australian Smelt 3 2009 Terapontidae Grunters (2 out of 33 species in Australia) Bidyanus bidyanus Silver Perch 12 2008 Leiopotherapon unicolor Spangled Perch 8 2008 Species are shown only if they belong to the families covered in ANHAT as shown in Page 3 of 95 21-Jan-11 Appendix 1 and ANHAT holds records of the species from this region. Species list for Western NSW Proportion of Most EPBC sampled range recent Common Name Status in the region (%) record Amphibia Hylidae Tree-Frogs (13 out of 81 species in Australia) Cyclorana alboguttata Striped Burrowing Frog 2 1997 Cyclorana brevipes Short-footed Frog <1 1993 Cyclorana cultripes Knife-footed Frog 2 1997 Cyclorana novaehollandiae New Holland Frog 2 2009 Cyclorana platycephala Water-holding Frog 18 2009 Cyclorana verrucosa Rough Frog 13 2007 Litoria bicolor Northern Dwarf Tree Frog <1 Litoria caerulea Green Tree Frog 4 2009 Litoria ewingii Brown Tree Frog <1 Litoria genimaculata New Guinea Tree Frog <1 Litoria latopalmata Broad Palmed Frog 1 2009 Litoria peronii Peron's Tree Frog 3 2009 Litoria rubella Red Tree Frog 6 2009 Myobatrachidae Myobatrachid or (16 out of 121 species in Australia) Southern Frogs Crinia deserticola Desert Froglet 3 2002 Crinia parinsignifera Eastern Sign-bearing Froglet <1 2004 Crinia signifera Common Froglet <1 1996 Limnodynastes dumerilii Banjo Frog, Eastern Pobblebonk <1 Limnodynastes fletcheri Barking Frog 9 2009 Limnodynastes interioris Giant Banjo Frog 3 2007 Limnodynastes salmini Salmon-striped frog 8 2009 Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted Marsh Frog 2 2008 Neobatrachus centralis Desert Trilling Frog 8 2004 Neobatrachus pictus Painted Frog <1 1975 Neobatrachus sudelli Painted Burrowing Frog 8 2009 Notaden bennettii Crucifix Toad 14 2009 Opisthodon ornatus Ornate Burrowing Frog <1 2009 Pseudophryne bibroni Bibron's Toadlet, Brown Toadlet <1 1999 Uperoleia capitulata Small-headed Toadlet 9 1995 Uperoleia rugosa Wrinkled Toadlet 5 2009 Species are shown only if they belong to the families covered in ANHAT as shown in Page 4 of 95 21-Jan-11 Appendix 1 and ANHAT holds records of the species from this region. Species list for Western NSW Proportion of Most EPBC sampled range recent Common Name Status in the region (%) record Aves Acanthizidae Scrubwrens, Thornbills (15 out of 43 species in Australia) and Allies Acanthiza apicalis Inland Thornbill 4 2009 Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Yellow-rumped Thornbill 4 2009 Acanthiza nana Yellow Thornbill 4 2009 Acanthiza reguloides Buff-rumped Thornbill <1 2006 Acanthiza uropygialis Chestnut-rumped Thornbill 9 2009 Aphelocephala leucopsis Southern Whiteface 9 2009 Aphelocephala nigricincta Banded Whiteface <1 2010 Calamanthus campestris Rufous Fieldwren 2 2010 Calamanthus cautus Shy Heathwren <1 2002 Calamanthus fuliginosus Striated Fieldwren <1 1991 Gerygone albogularis White-throated Gerygone <1 1991 Gerygone fusca Western Gerygone 3 2009 Pyrrholaemus brunneus Redthroat 1 2009 Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Speckled Warbler <1 1981 Smicrornis brevirostris Weebill 4 2009 Accipitridae Eagles, Hawks and Kites (14 out of 19 species in Australia) Accipiter cirrhocephalus Collared Sparrowhawk 3 2009 Accipiter fasciatus Brown Goshawk 2 2009 Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle 4 2009 Circus approximans Swamp Harrier 1 2004 Circus assimilis Spotted Harrier 3 2010 Elanus axillaris Black-shouldered Kite 2 2009 Elanus scriptus Letter-winged Kite 2 2004 Erythrotriorchis radiatus Red Goshawk Vulnerable <1 1971 Haliaeetus leucogaster White-bellied Sea-Eagle <1 2004 Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite 3 2009 Hamirostra melanosternon Black-breasted Buzzard 3 2009 Hieraaetus morphnoides Little Eagle 3 2010 Lophoictinia isura Square-tailed Kite 1 2000 Milvus migrans Black Kite 5 2009 Aegothelidae Owlet Nightjars (1 out of 1 species in Australia) Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-nightjar 3 2009 Alaudidae Larks (1 out of 2 species in Australia) Mirafra javanica Horsfield's Bushlark 2 2002 Species are shown only if they belong to the families covered in ANHAT as shown in Page 5 of 95 21-Jan-11 Appendix 1 and ANHAT holds records of the species from this region. Species list for Western NSW Proportion of Most EPBC sampled range recent Common Name Status in the region (%) record Alcedinidae Kingfishers and (4 out of 10 species in Australia) Kookaburras Alcedo azurea Azure Kingfisher <1 1994 Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra 2 2009 Todiramphus pyrrhopygia Red-backed Kingfisher 5 2009 Todiramphus sanctus Sacred Kingfisher 3 2009 Anatidae Swans, Ducks and (15 out of 20 species in Australia) Geese Anas castanea Chestnut Teal 2 2009 Anas gracilis Grey Teal 5 2009 Anas rhynchotis Australasian Shoveler 5 2006 Anas superciliosa Pacific Black Duck 3 2009 Aythya australis Hardhead 5 2009 Biziura lobata Musk Duck 3 2009 Cereopsis novaehollandiae Cape Barren Goose <1 1996 Chenonetta jubata Australian Wood Duck 5 2009 Cygnus atratus Black Swan 4 2009 Dendrocygna arcuata Wandering Whistling-Duck <1 2007 Dendrocygna eytoni Plumed Whistling-Duck 2 2009 Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pink-eared Duck 7 2009 Oxyura australis Blue-billed Duck 3 2009 Stictonetta naevosa Freckled Duck 7 2009 Tadorna tadornoides Australian Shelduck 1 2008 Anhingidae Darter (1 out of 1 species in Australia)