Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 26/276)
Character Range: 84267–87192

crabs are in the order of 60–70mm carapace width with a hairy, purple appearance and that they live within 1km of the ocean under logs in the forests. In 2019, a sighting of this land crab was recorded on Philip Island.
The same 2009 study found one endemic species of shrimp (Paratya norfolkensis), and a population of freshwater amphipods. Paratya norfolkensis is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Two species of freshwater snails were found to be plentiful in the streams. Although not identified to species level, it appears that representatives of both the families Planorbidae and Lymnaeidae were collected.

Reptiles

Two native land reptiles occur in the Norfolk Island Group: the Lord Howe Island gecko (Christinus guentheri) and the Lord Howe Island skink (Oligosoma lichenigerum), which are both listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act (Table 7). These species are restricted to the Norfolk and Lord Howe Island groups. Neither is now found on Norfolk Island, but both species occur on Phillip Island. The gecko also occurs on Nepean Island and the small rocky islets (Map 4)—Moo-oo Stone, Bird Rock and Green Pool Stone (Cogger 2004). See the individual species entries for the threatened reptiles in Part 6 for more detailed information.
The introduced Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) has been recorded at three sites on Norfolk Island, primarily in the Burnt Pine township (in buildings). This species has been implicated in the decline of native gecko species in other parts of its introduced range (Hoskin 2011).
Table 7 EPBC listed threatened reptiles of the Norfolk Island Group
Species                 Common name             EPBC Act status  Relevant Commonwealth plans
Christinus guentheri    Lord Howe Island gecko  Vulnerable       Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan (DECC NSW 2007), Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of exotic rodents on biodiversity on Australian offshore islands of less than 100,000 hectares (Commonwealth of Australia 2009), Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats (Commonwealth of Australia 2015a)
Oligosoma lichenigerum  Lord Howe Island skink  Vulnerable       Lord Howe Island Biodiversity Management Plan (DECC NSW 2007), Threat abatement plan to reduce the impacts of exotic rodents on biodiversity on Australian offshore islands of less than 100,000 hectares (Commonwealth of Australia 2009), Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats (Commonwealth of Australia 2015a)

Birds

The fauna of the Norfolk Island Group is notable for its endemic land birds and large numbers of seabirds, which are the most visible and most well studied terrestrial fauna element. More than 150 species of birds have been recorded on Norfolk Island and adjacent islands (Hermes et al. 1986; Christian 2005; M Christian 2024, pers comm 12 January). Of these, 32 species are resident breeding land or freshwater birds, 13 are