- 25reptile listings for South Gippsland
- 7threatened species
- ⅓of Victoria’s reptile diversity
There are 25 reptile listings for South Gippsland including lizards, snakes and turtles of which seven are threatened. This is a third of Victoria’s reptile diversity. The most reported reptiles are the metallic skink and the tiger snake. The lace monitor, listed as endangered under the FFG Act, is the fifth most reported species indicating that South Gippsland still provides important habitat for this species.
Candidate species for project focus
The plan suggests these threatened species as candidates for continued or new project focus:
- State threatened (FFG-listed): swamp skink
Actions in the plan
The BPP’s objectives, actions and measures are organised under nine Strategic Directions rather than by species group. Actions for threatened species sit under Strategic Direction 5: Take informed, targeted action for priority threatened species, and actions to protect, enhance and connect habitat under Strategic Directions 1, 2 and 3.
Source: South Gippsland Biodiversity Protection Plan (October 2024), section 3.3 Fauna and section 3.4 Threatened species; species figures from Victorian Biodiversity Atlas records cited in the plan.