Appendices PART B 
  (Species profiles)

ISBN	 978-1-921466-10-6

© Department for Environment & Heritage, GPO Box 1047, Adelaide 5001

June, 2009

Cover design and photography
Cover design by DEH Corporate Communications Branch. Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella) photo by David Paton. Restored grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) grassy woodland photo by David Robertson (from Restoration of Grassy Woodland – Watiparinga Reserve Management Plan 1999).

Disclaimers
The opinions expressed in this document are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia.
This recovery plan sets out the actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, threatened species and ecological communities in the planning area. The Australian Government is committed to acting in accordance with the plan and to implementing the plan as it applies to Commonwealth areas.
The plan has been developed with the involvement and cooperation of a broad range of stakeholders, but the making or adoption of this plan does not necessarily indicate the commitment of individual stakeholders to undertaking any specific actions. The attainment of objectives and the provision of funds may be subject to budgetary and other constraints affecting the parties involved. Proposed actions may be subject to modification over the life of the plan due to changes in knowledge and a review of the analyses contained in this plan.

Citation
Willson, A. and Bignall, J. (2009) Regional Recovery Plan for Threatened Species and Ecological Communities of Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia.

A Recovery Plan prepared under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Introduction - Regional Species Profiles
The main body of this regional recovery plan has a strategic focus, and prioritises threatened species recovery from a regional perspective. This part of the plan takes a species-based approach, and is useful for those seeking further information on species or taxa groups of particular interest.
 
A one to two-page regional profile has been prepared for every species included in this plan; 130 plant species and 73 animal species (amphibian, bird, freshwater fish, mammal and reptile). Whilst the profiles include general information about each species, most of the content is specific to the Adelaide and the Mount Lofty Ranges (AMLR) region.

Note, not all species with a State or National conservation listing that occur within the AMLR have been included in the plan and therefore will not have a profile (refer to the main plan for details of species inclusion).

Profiles are available online and can be found by following links located on the Adelaide Region Biodiversity Conservation Program website http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/adelaide_bcp/index.html.

Profiles for the plant species are ordered alphabetically by scientific name. Profiles for the animal species are ordered alphabetically by common name, within taxa types. The table on the following page describes the information fields in each profile.

The profiles have been assembled from existing information, plan analyses and personal communication. The authors recognise there are significant knowledge gaps and often conflicting information available for many species.

Acknowledgements
The authors sincerely thank all the photographers who have contributed to these profiles. All photographs are copyright. The authors have taken all reasonable efforts to ensure the materials, for which copyright belongs to others, have been reproduced with the full consent of the copyright owners. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of Third Party material may be reproduced by any process without the prior permission from that Third Party. 

Disclaimer
Whilst the authors have made every effort to ensure that the information in the profiles is accurate, current, reliable and/or free from error at the time they were prepared, they accept no responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense users might incur as a result of the use of, or reliance upon, the material which appears in the profiles. Users of this information are responsible for making their own assessment of the content and should verify all content with their advisors. Users should note that information in the profiles has been cited from various published and web-based sources, which may have been updated since the profiles were prepared; users are recommended to refer back to the cited references to check for updated information.

The Department for Environment and Heritage does not necessarily endorse or support the views, opinions, standards or information expressed in this document.

Summary of the information fields in the species profiles

Field	Description	
AUS
	Refers to the species National conservation listing under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. 
CE = Critically Endangered. Species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future.
E = Endangered. Species is not critically endangered, but is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
V = Vulnerable. Species is not critically endangered or endangered, but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future.
Note: there are also conservation listing categories for Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, and Conservation Dependent under the EPBC Act 1999, but none of the species included in this plan fall under these categories. 	
SA 
	Refers to the species State conservation listing under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 (Schedules 7, 8, 9, gazetted February 2008).
E = Endangered. Taxa that are likely to become extinct in SA unless the circumstances and factors threatening their abundance, survival or evolutionary development cease to operate. 
V = Vulnerable. Taxa that are likely to move into the Endangered category in SA in the near future unless the circumstances and factors threatening their abundance, survival or evolutionary development cease to operate. 
R = Rare. Taxa that occur in small populations in South Australia, that are not at present endangered or vulnerable but are at some risk due to their low numbers. These taxa are usually localised within restricted geographical areas or are thinly scattered over a more extensive range. This may include taxa which are perceived to be at risk for which there is insufficient information available to assign them to any other category, and taxa that are considered to be dependent on ongoing conservation programs to prevent them moving into the endangered or vulnerable categories. Populations of rare taxa in SA may be contiguous with populations interstate that are considered to be secure. The rare category does not include taxa that are considered to be vagrants in South Australia.
Note that freshwater fish are not currently listed under the NPW Act Schedules, despite recommendations as part of the 2003 review of threatened species status under the NPW Act.3	
AMLR	Refers to the species unofficial interim regional conservation rating within the AMLR derived during the process of developing this plan.
Regional ratings for flora are based on Lang & Kraehenbuehl (1998)7, revised with expert input in 2007 to reflect the AMLR planning region. 
E = Endangered. Scarce and in danger of becoming extinct in the wild.
T = Threatened. Likely to be either Endangered or Vulnerable but insufficient information exists for a more precise assessment.
V = Vulnerable. Rare and at risk from potential threats or long-term threats which could cause the species to become Endangered in the future.
R = Rare. Has a low overall frequency of occurrence (may be locally common with a very restricted distribution or may be scattered sparsely over a wider area). Not currently exposed to significant threats, but warrants monitoring and protective measures to prevent reduction of population sizes.
Regional ratings for fauna are based on Carpenter & Reid (1987)2, updated to 1999, and further revised with expert input in 2007:
E = Endangered. In danger of becoming extinct in the wild in the immediate future given current trends in populations and reasons for decline.
V = Vulnerable. Likely to become Endangered in the immediate future given current trends in populations and reasons for decline.
R = Rare. At risk due to low numbers of individuals even though no or little decline in distribution has been detected.
U = Uncommon. Animals or vegetation types which are inadequately conserved or declining but are not yet sufficiently threatened to be listed as rare.
The freshwater fish have not been given a regional conservation rating. 	
Endemism
	AMLR: A species or subspecies considered to only occur in the AMLR region and not found elsewhere in South Australia or nationally. May include species that previously ranged more widely before habitat and population losses.
State: A species or subspecies ranging outside of the AMLR region but considered to occur only within South Australia.
A dash represents a non-endemic; a species that is not endemic to the AMLR region or SA (i.e. also occurs in other Australian states and/or territories).	
Life History 
(flora)
	Annual: Plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower to seed within a single growing season. All roots, stems and leaves of the plant die annually. Only the dormant seed bridges the gap between one generation and the next.
Perennial: Plants that persist for many growing seasons. 	
Residency
(fauna) 
	Resident: A species which carries out all life stages within the AMLR region.
Migratory breeder: A species which moves from one country, region, or place to another, seasonally occupying and known to breed in areas of the AMLR. 
Migratory non-breeder: A species which moves from one country, region, or place to another, seasonally occupying the AMLR but not known to breed in the region. All Migratory non-breeding species have been excluded from this planning process, except for extant EPBC Act listed species. 
Nomadic: A species of variable, erratic movement, often related to the effects of irregular rainfall.
Diadromous (fish only): A species which moves between freshwater and estuarine/marine habitats for one or more life cycle stages.
Obligate freshwater (fish only): A species that completes life cycle within inland aquatic habitats (freshwater).	
Family
(flora) 	The taxonomic category of related organisms, ranking below an order and above a genus. A family usually consists of several genera.	
Conservation Significance	This field provides the context for species’ AMLR regional significance, including comments on: 
•	Endemism (see description above);
•	AMLR significance in relation to broader extent of occurrence within SA (terms adapted from Groves 2003)6 based on post-1983 records4;
•	Species previously classified as ‘declining’ (birds only)1;
•	Descriptive classification of area of occupancy within the AMLR, relative to all flora or fauna species included in the plan (see the accompanying plan and appendices for methods); 
•	Taxonomic uniqueness: a measure of the taxonomic lineage or uniqueness relative to all terrestrial species present within the AMLR. A regional-specific approach was used after Freitag & Jaarsveld (1997)5, which accounts for order, family and genus representation for each taxon (to species level only). Due to ongoing taxonomic revisions for some species, the results should be considered indicative only;
•	State, interstate, national and international conservation ratings;
•	Unresolved taxonomic issues.	
Description 
	A brief outline of some of the physical traits and distinguishing features of the species. Scientific terminology has purposely been avoided. The information provided is not intended to be of sufficient detail for taxonomic identification. 	
Distribution and Population 
	Information regarding the size and area of occupancy of populations/sub-populations (where known); known sites of occurrence within the AMLR; and species’ broader distribution outside of the AMLR. Note, for flora species, State and regional distribution descriptions should be considered interim due to current inconsistencies between herbarium records and other information sources (e.g. the South Australian plant census). Occurrences in regions where such discrepancies exists are marked with “(?)”.
Inference has been drawn about the current and past distribution of each species within the AMLR based on post-1983 and pre-1983 filtered records from the custom project database4 (for further details refer to the main plan). The map accompanying each species profile shows the post 1983 filtered records only. Note that the information provided does not necessarily reflect the actual species’ distribution within the region. There may be other populations (either unknown, unsurveyed or not included in DEH databases – such as records held in other herbaria) that are not included. Sites of recorded occurrence post-1983 have not necessarily been re-surveyed so species may no longer exist at these sites.
Locality descriptions are purposely non-specific, to prevent misuse of information.	
Habitat
	Outlines the main habitats occupied by the species, across their range and specific to the AMLR region.
Inference has been drawn about the preference for broad vegetation groups (BVGs) within the AMLR, based on cited references and expert opinion. There are nine BVG classifications for the AMLR region (Open Forest, Heathy Woodland, Grassy Woodland, Shrubland, Mallee, Grassland, Riparian, Coastal, Wetland), as adopted and explained in more detail in the main plan. BVG preference is ordered from most preferred (i.e. greatest proportion of the species occurring in this BVG) to least preferred (least proportion of species occurring in this BVG). Each species has been assigned to at least one, and up to three BVGs.
A coarse determination has been made of habitat specialisation (for the flora species only), describing how narrowly defined a species habitat requirements are, based on existing knowledge and evaluated relative to within the suite of target species. The criteria relate to habitat characteristics only, not to other factors such as extant habitat area, reservation or species rarity. For some species information from other regions or States was used to determine habitat specialisation where relevant local information was scarce. Habitat specialisation was categorised as follows:
Very High: A very narrow habitat requirement within one BVG (eg. Thelymitra circumsepta, requiring peaty bogs in high rainfall areas, within the ‘Wetland’ BVG). Other examples may include wetland margins or exposed coastal headlands.
High: A narrow habitat requirement that may occur within one or two BVGs (eg. Acacia gunnii restricted to rocky areas within higher rainfall heathy communities).
Moderate-Low: Habitat requirements not relatively specific, and that may occur within more than one BVG category (eg. Spyridium coactilifolium).	
Biology and Ecology	Outlines key biological and ecological features of the species, such as: flowering time; known interactions with other species (e.g. pollinators, hosts); response to fire; incubation period; clutch size.	
Aboriginal Significance	Describes species’ current distribution relevant to the five indigenous nations of the AMLR region. Documented and anecdotal accounts of the importance/use of species’ or genera, with respect to the AMLR and/or other areas may also be included. 	
Threats	An assessment of threats (where known or perceived) that are impacting on the species within the AMLR (note that the text descriptions are not inclusive). 
The threat rating summary table in the main plan identifies and rates threats significant to the species in the AMLR, as determined with the assistance of experts. The threat rating methodology, including limitations of the process, is described in the main plan.
For most species, susceptibility to the soil-borne disease Phytophthora cinammomi (‘Phytophthora’) is not known. Therefore, Phytophthora risk has been described based on species’ distribution within 2 km of confirmed or suspected Phytophthora infestations (as at May 2008, see also Velzeboer et al. 2005)8 This does not imply that species’ are susceptible to Phytophthora; rather it highlights a potential risk (either to a species or its habitat) given its occurrence in an at-risk zone and proximity to a known infestation.	
Reference citations (e.g. 1,2,3)
	Numbers in superscript refer to the reference from which the information has been sourced, which corresponds to the reference list at the end of this document. Primary references (referred to within cited references) have also been retained in most cases.	
List of threatened flora profiles

Scientific name	Common name	EPBC	NPW	Life form	
Acacia gunnii	Ploughshare Wattle		R	Shrub	
Acacia menzelii	Menzel's Wattle	V	V	Shrub	
Acacia pinguifolia	Fat-leaf Wattle	E	E	Shrub	
Acacia rhetinocarpa	Resin Wattle	V	V	Shrub	
Adiantum capillus-veneris	Dainty Maiden-hair		V	Fern	
Allocasuarina robusta	Mount Compass Oak-bush	E	E	Shrub	
Amphibromus pithogastrus 	Plump Swamp Wallaby-grass			Grass	
Asterolasia muricata	Rough Star-bush		R	Shrub	
Austrostipa echinata	Spiny Spear-grass		R	Grass	
Austrostipa oligostachya	Fine-head Spear-grass		E	Grass	
Boronia parviflora	Swamp Boronia		R	Shrub	
Brachyscome diversifolia	Tall Daisy		E	Herb	
Caladenia argocalla	White Beauty Spider-orchid	E	E	Orchid	
Caladenia behrii	Pink-lip Spider-orchid	E	E	Orchid	
Caladenia bicalliata ssp. bicalliata	Western Daddy-long-legs		R	Orchid	
Caladenia colorata	Coloured Spider-orchid	E	E	Orchid	
Caladenia gladiolata	Bayonet Spider-orchid	E	E	Orchid	
Caladenia ovata	Kangaroo Island Spider-orchid	V	E	Orchid	
Caladenia rigida	Stiff White Spider-orchid	E	E	Orchid	
Caladenia valida	Robust Spider-orchid		E	Orchid	
Caladenia vulgaris	Plain Caladenia		R	Orchid	
Caleana major	Large Duck-orchid		V	Orchid	
Callistemon teretifolius	Needle Bottlebrush			Shrub	
Calochilus campestris	Plains Beard-orchid		R	Orchid	
Calochilus cupreus	Copper Beard-orchid		E	Orchid	
Calochilus paludosus	Red Beard-orchid		V	Orchid	
Centrolepis glabra	Smooth Centrolepis		R	Herb	
Correa calycina var. calycina	Hindmarsh Correa	V	V	Shrub	
Correa eburnea	Deep Creek Correa	 	V	Shrub	
Corybas dentatus	Finniss Helmet-orchid	V	E	Orchid	
Corybas expansus	Dune Helmet-orchid		V	Orchid	
Corybas unguiculatus	Small Helmet-orchid		R	Orchid	
Crassula sieberiana	Sieber's Crassula		E	Herb	
Cryptostylis subulata	Moose Orchid		V	Orchid	
Cullen parvum	Small Scurf-pea		V	Herb	
Dampiera lanceolata var. intermedia	Aldinga Dampiera		E	Shrub	
Daviesia pectinata 	Zig-zag Bitter-pea		R	Shrub	
Dianella longifolia var. grandis	Pale Flax-lily		R	Lily	
Dipodium pardalinum	Leopard Hyacinth-orchid		V	Orchid	
Diuris behrii	Behr's Cowslip Orchid		V	Orchid	
Diuris brevifolia	Short-leaf Donkey-orchid		E	Orchid	
Eleocharis atricha	Tuber Spike-rush		V	Rush	
Eremophila gibbifolia	Coccid Emubush		R	Shrub	
Eucalyptus cneorifolia	Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaf Mallee			Mallee	
Eucalyptus paludicola	Mount Compass Swamp Gum	E	E	Mallee	
Eucalyptus phenax ssp. compressa	Kangaroo Island Mallee		R	Mallee	
Euphrasia collina ssp. osbornii	Osborn's Eyebright	E	E	Herb	
Gahnia radula	Thatch Saw-sedge		R	Sedge	
Gastrodia sesamoides	Potato Orchid		R	Orchid	
Glycine latrobeana	Clover Glycine	V	V	Herb	
Glycine tabacina	Variable Glycine		V	Herb	
Gratiola pumilo	Dwarf Brooklime		R	Herb	
Haloragis brownii	Swamp Raspwort		R	Herb	
Haloragis myriocarpa			R	Herb	
Helichrysum rutidolepis	Pale Everlasting		E	Herb	
Hibbertia tenuis			E	Shrub	
Hydrocotyle crassiuscula	Spreading Pennywort		R	Herb	
Juncus amabilis			V	Rush	
Juncus prismatocarpus	Branching Rush		E	Rush	
Juncus radula	Hoary Rush		V	Rush	
Lagenophora gracilis	Slender Bottle-daisy		V	Herb	
Leionema hillebrandii	Mount Lofty Phebalium		R	Shrub	
Logania minor	Spoon-leaf Logania			Shrub	
Luzula flaccida	Pale Wood-rush		V	Herb	
Lycopodiella lateralis	Slender Clubmoss		R	Clubmoss	
Lycopodiella serpentina	Bog Clubmoss		E	Clubmoss	
Lycopodium deuterodensum	Bushy Clubmoss		E	Clubmoss	
Maireana decalvans	Black Cotton-bush		E	Shrub	
Mazus pumilio	Swamp Mazus		V	Herb	
Melaleuca squamea	Swamp Honey-myrtle		R	Shrub	
Microtis atrata	Yellow Onion-orchid		R	Orchid	
Microtis rara	Sweet Onion-orchid		R	Orchid	
Montia fontana ssp. chondrosperma	Waterblinks		V	Herb	
Neopaxia australasica	White Purslane		R	Herb	
Olearia glandulosa	Swamp Daisy-bush		V	Shrub	
Olearia pannosa ssp. pannosa	Silver Daisy-bush	V	V	Shrub	
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda	Australian Carraway		E	Herb	
Orobanche cernua var. australiana	Australian Broomrape		R	Herb	
Paracaleana disjuncta	Black-beak Duck-orchid		E	Orchid	
Paracaleana minor	Small Duck-orchid		V	Orchid	
Phyllanthus striaticaulis	Southern Spurge			Herb	
Podolepis muelleri	Button Podolepis		V	Herb	
Potamogeton ochreatus	Blunt Pondweed		R	Herb	
Prasophyllum australe	Austral Leek-orchid		R	Orchid	
Prasophyllum fecundum	Self-pollinating Leek-orchid		R	Orchid	
Prasophyllum fitzgeraldii	Fitzgerald's Leek-orchid			Orchid	
Prasophyllum murfetii		CE	E	Orchid	
Prasophyllum occultans	Hidden Leek-orchid		R	Orchid	
Prasophyllum pallidum	Pale Leek-orchid	V	R	Orchid	
Prasophyllum pruinosum	Plum Leek-orchid		V	Orchid	
Pratia puberula	White-flower Matted Pratia		V	Herb	
Prostanthera chlorantha	Green Mintbush		R	Shrub	
Prostanthera eurybioides	Monarto Mintbush	E	E	Shrub	
Psilotum nudum	Skeleton Fork-fern		E	Fern	
Pteris tremula	Tender Brake		R	Fern	
Pterostylis arenicola	Sandhill Greenhood	V	V	Orchid	
Pterostylis bryophila	Hindmarsh Greenhood	CE	E	Orchid	
Pterostylis cucullata ssp. sylvicola	Leafy Greenhood	V	E	Orchid	
Pterostylis curta	Blunt Greenhood		R	Orchid	
Pterostylis falcata			E	Orchid	
Pterostylis sp. Hale (R. Bates 21725)	Hale Greenhood	E		Orchid	
Pterostylis uliginosa			E	Orchid	
Pultenaea dentata	Clustered Bush-pea		R	Shrub	
Pultenaea viscidula	Dark Bush-pea			Shrub	
Ranunculus inundatus	River Buttercup		R	Herb	
Ranunculus papulentus	Large River Buttercup		V	Herb	
Schizaea bifida	Forked Comb-fern		V	Fern	
Schizaea fistulosa	Narrow Comb-fern		V	Fern	
Schoenus discifer	Tiny Bog-rush		R	Rush	
Schoenus latelaminatus	Medusa Bog-rush		V	Rush	
Senecio megaglossus	Large-flower Groundsel	V	E	Shrub	
Spiranthes australis	Austral Lady's Tresses		R	Orchid	
Spyridium coactilifolium	Butterfly Spyridium	V	V	Shrub	
Tecticornia flabelliformis	Bead Samphire	V	V	Shrub	
Thelymitra circumsepta	Naked Sun-orchid		E	Orchid	
Thelymitra cyanapicata	Blue Top Sun-orchid	CE	E	Orchid	
Thelymitra cyanea	Veined Sun-orchid		E	Orchid	
Thelymitra holmesii	Blue Star Sun-orchid		V	Orchid	
Thelymitra inflata	Plum Sun-orchid		V	Orchid	
Thelymitra mucida			R	Orchid	
Thelymitra peniculata	Peniculate Sun-orchid		V	Orchid	
Todea barbara	King Fern		E	Fern	
Tricostularia pauciflora	Needle Bog-rush		E	Rush	
Trymalium wayi	Grey Trymalium			Shrub	
Utricularia lateriflora	Small Bladderwort		V	Herb	
Veronica derwentiana ssp. anisodonta	Kangaroo Island Speedwell		R	Shrub	
Veronica derwentiana ssp. homalodonta	Mt Lofty Speedwell		E	Shrub	
Viola betonicifolia ssp. betonicifolia	Showy Violet		E	Herb	
Wurmbea uniflora	One-flower Nancy		E	Lily	
Xyris operculata	Tall Yellow-eye		R	Herb	

List of threatened fauna profiles

Common name	Scientific name	EPBC	NPW	Class	
Brown Toadlet	Pseudophryne bibronii	 	R	Amphibian	
Australasian Bittern	Botaurus poiciloptilus	 	V	Bird	
Baillon’s Crake	Porzana pusilla	 	 	Bird	
Bassian Thrush	Zoothera lunulata halmaturina	 	R	Bird	
Beautiful Firetail	Stagonopleura bella	 	R	Bird	
Black-chinned Honeyeater	Melithreptus gularis gularis	 	V	Bird	
Brown Quail	Coturnix ypsilophora	 	V	Bird	
Brown Treecreeper	Climacteris picumnus	 	 	Bird	
Brown-headed Honeyeater	Melithreptus brevirostris pallidiceps	 	 	Bird	
Brush Bronzewing	Phaps elegans	 	 	Bird	
Buff-banded Rail	Gallirallus philippensis	 	 	Bird	
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (MLR ssp.)	Hylacola pyrrhopygia parkeri	E	E	Bird	
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza uropygialis	 	 	Bird	
Crested Shrike-tit	Falcunculus frontatus frontatus	 	R	Bird	
Diamond Firetail	Stagonopleura guttata	 	V	Bird	
Fairy Martin	Petrochelidon ariel	 	 	Bird	
Fan-tailed Cuckoo	Cacomantis flabelliformis	 	 	Bird	
Hooded Robin	Melanodryas cucullata cucullata	 	R	Bird	
Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo	Chalcites basalis	 	 	Bird	
Jacky Winter	Microeca fascinans fascinans	 	R	Bird	
Lewin’s Rail	Lewinia pectoralis pectoralis	 	V	Bird	
Little Wattlebird	Anthochaera chrysoptera	 	 	Bird	
Orange-bellied Parrot	Neophema chrysogaster	CE	E	Bird	
Painted Button-quail	Turnix varia	 	R	Bird	
Pallid Cuckoo	Cacomantis pallidus	 	 	Bird	
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	 	R	Bird	
Red-capped Robin	Petroica goodenovii	 	 	Bird	
Red-rumped Parrot	Psephotus haematonotus	 	 	Bird	
Restless Flycatcher	Myiagra inquieta	 	R	Bird	
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris rufiventris	 	 	Bird	
Sacred Kingfisher	Todiramphus sanctus	 	 	Bird	
Scarlet Robin	Petroica boodang boodang	 	R	Bird	
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo	Chalcites lucidus	 	 	Bird	
Slender-billed Thornbill (SVG ssp.)	Acanthiza iredalei rosinae	 	V	Bird	
Southern Emu-wren (MLR ssp.)	Stipiturus malachurus intermedius	E	E	Bird	
Southern Whiteface	Aphelocephala leucopsis leucopsis	 	 	Bird	
Spotless Crake	Porzana tabuensis	 	R	Bird	
Spotted Quail-thrush	Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta	CE	E	Bird	
Tawny Frogmouth	Podargus strigoides	 	 	Bird	
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	Glyciphila melanops	 	 	Bird	
Tree Martin	Petrochelidon nigricans	 	 	Bird	
Varied Sittella	Daphoenositta chrysoptera chrysoptera	 	 	Bird	
Whistling Kite	Haliastur sphenurus	 	 	Bird	
White-browed Babbler	Pomatostomus superciliosus	 	 	Bird	
White-fronted Chat	Epthianura albifrons	 	 	Bird	
White-naped Honeyeater	Melithreptus lunatus lunatus	 	 	Bird	
White-winged Chough	Corcorax melanorhamphos	 	R	Bird	
Yellow Thornbill	Acanthiza nana	 	 	Bird	
Yellow-rumped Thornbill	Acanthiza chrysorrhoa	 	 	Bird	
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo	Calyptorhynchus funereus	 	V	Bird	
Zebra Finch	Taeniopygia guttata	 	 	Bird	
Climbing galaxias	Galaxias brevipinnis	 		Fish	
Congolli	Pseudaphritis urvillii	 		Fish	
Mountain galaxias	Galaxias olidus	 		Fish	
Murray hardyhead	Craterocephalus fluviatilis	V		Fish	
Pouched lamprey	Geotria australis	 		Fish	
River blackfish	Gadopsis marmoratus	 		Fish	
Short-headed lamprey	Mordacia mordax	 		Fish	
Southern pygmy perch	Nannoperca australis	 		Fish	
Yarra pygmy perch	Nannoperca obscura	V		Fish	
Southern Brown Bandicoot	Isoodon obesulus obesulus	E	V	Mammal	
Western Pygmy-possum	Cercartetus concinnus	 	 	Mammal	
Carpet Python	Morelia spilota variegata	 	R	Reptile	
Cunningham’s Skink	Egernia cunninghami	 	E	Reptile	
Eastern Water Skink	Eulamprus quoyii	 	 	Reptile	
Five-lined Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis lineata lineata	 	 	Reptile	
Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard	Aprasia pseudopulchella	 V	 	Reptile	
Heath Goanna	Varanus rosenbergi	 	V	Reptile	
Olive Snake-lizard	Delma inornata	 	 	Reptile	
Pygmy Copperhead	Austrelaps labialis	 	 	Reptile	
Southern Grass Skink	Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii	 	 	Reptile	
Tiger Snake	Notechis scutatus	 	 	Reptile	
Yellow-bellied Water Skink	Eulamprus heatwolei	 	V	Reptile	

Map of the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Region

Acronyms used in Species Profiles

ACT		Australian Capital Territory
AMLR		Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
ANBG		Australian National Botanic Gardens
BVG		Broad Vegetation Group/s
cm		Centimetres
CP		Conservation Park
EA		Eastern (referring to SA herbarium region)
EP		Eyre Peninsula (referring to SA herbarium region)
FR		Flinders Ranges (referring to SA herbarium region)
GT		Gairdner-Torrens (referring to SA herbarium region)
KI		Kangaroo Island
LE		Lake Eyre (referring to SA herbarium region)
m		Metres
MDB		Murray-Darling Basin
MLR		Mount Lofty Ranges
mm		Millimetres
Mt		Mount
MU		Murray (referring to SA herbarium region)
NC		Not current (referring a species’ scientific name no longer being current).
NL		Northern Lofty (referring to SA herbarium region)
Nominate	The species or subspecies that has the same name as the genus or species respectively (usually the first form described)
NP		National Park
NSW		New South Wales
NZ		NZ
NT		Northern Territory
NU		Nullarbor (referring to SA herbarium region)
NW		North-Western (referring to SA herbarium region)
QLD		Queensland
RP		Recreation Park
SA		South Australia/ South Australian
SE		South-eastern (referring to SA herbarium region)
SL		Southern Lofty (referring to SA herbarium region)
SMLR		Southern Mount Lofty Ranges
sp.		Any species belonging to a genus
spp.		Species (multiple) belonging to a genus
ssp.		Subspecies
SV		Snout-vent length
TAS 		Tasmania/ Tasmanian
VIC		Victoria/ Victorian
WA		Western Australia/ Western Australian
YP		Yorke Peninsula (referring to SA herbarium region)

References

1 Cale, B. (2005). Towards a recovery plan for the declining birds of the Mount Lofty Ranges. Scientific Resource Document for Birds for Biodiversity. Unpublished Report.

2 Carpenter, G. and Reid, J. R. W. (1997). Bird Species of Conservation Significance in South Australia's Agricultural Regions. Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs, Adelaide.

3 Department for Environment and Heritage (2003 ). Review of the Status of Threatened Species in South Australia. Proposed Schedules under the South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Discussion Paper. National Parks and Wildlife Council in partnership with the Department for Environment and Heritage.

4 Department for Environment and Heritage (2007). Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Regional Recovery Pilot Project Database. Unpublished data extracted and edited from BDBSA, SA Herbarium (July 2007) and other sources.

5 Freitag, S. and Jaarsveld, A. S. V. (1997). Relative occupancy, endemism, taxonomic distinctiveness and vulnerability: prioritizing regional conservation actions. Biodiversity and Conservation 6 (2): 211-232.

6 Groves, C. R. (2003). Drafting a Conservation Blueprint: A Practitioner's Guide to Planning for Biodiversity. The Nature Conservancy, Washington, USA.

7 Lang, P. J. and Kraehenbuehl, D. N. (2006). Plants of Particular Conservation Significance in South Australia's Agricultural Regions. May 2006 update of unpublished database. Department for Environment and Heritage. 

8 Velzeboer, R., Stubbs, W., West, A. and Bond, A. (2005). Threatened plant species at risk from Phytophthora in South Australia. South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage.