Spiders
Common name Scientific name Notes - Key: E Exotic, CW ClimateWatch sp. Golden Orb-weaving Spider Nephila plumipes Late summer to early winter
Dewdrop Spider
Argyrodes sp. Kleptoparasitic spider found on Golden Orb webs
late summer to early winter
Leaf-curling Spider Phonognatha sp. Late summer to early winter St Andrew’s Cross Spider
Argiope heyserlingi Late summer to early winter
CW Net-casting Spider Deinopis subrufa Late summer to early winter, on cliveas in Palm Grove Reptiles
Common name Scientific name Notes - Key: E Exotic, CW ClimateWatch sp. Eastern Water Dragon Physignathus lesueurii Around nursery, Fernery and Tropical Centre, near creek,
general insect predator
CW
Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard
Tiliqua scinoides In Cadi, outside Reception, outside Education, in Succulent Garden, around Billabong, on path behind Trop Centre, around Herb Garden; controls slugs, snails, slaters
Saw-shelled Turtle
Elseya latisternum Tropical Centre, moved by staff between Billabong and Pyramid main pond (Pyramid Oct 2011)
Frogs
Common name Scientific name Notes - Key: E Exotic, CW ClimateWatch sp. Peron’s Tree Frog
Litoria peronii
A local frog, in Billabong, troughs beside nursery
general insect predator
CW
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
Other name: Eastern Sedge Frog
Litoria fallax In Billabong on sedge Lepironia articulata
general insect predator around Tropical Centre Striped Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes peronii CW