Herpetology
nghenvironmental provide specialty herpetological assessment, research and advice for biodiversity assessment and specialist projects. This is provided by our senior ecologist, Steven Sass. who is well-known across the herpetological community. Many of his projects have resulted in publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Steven has undertaken hundreds of frog and reptile surveys which in more recent times include:
- Providing specialist advise on threatened frog and reptile fauna for the Hume Highway Duplication project near Tarcutta and Holbrook;
- Threatened reptile surveys and habitat assessment in collaboration with well-known herpetologist Gerry Swan for the Silverton Wind Farm project, near Broken Hill in western NSW;
- Pink-tailed Worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) and Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) surveys in the Monaro and Southern Highlands;
- Frog surveys and habitat assessment at more than 100 sites in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area;
- Turtle surveys in the Lake Cargelligo system of the Lachlan River;
- Studying the effects of fire on reptile communities in western NSW;and
- the impacts of habitat fragmentation on determinants of diversity for reptile populations in the Upper Billabong creek catchment in southern NSW
Rocks and Rosenbergs
This study has been funded by the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority through the Natural Heritage Trust and is being supported by Shoalhaven City Council. Further information about this project is included in the news releases (PDF files) and presentation below:
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Our Services
- Reptile and Frog Surveys by experienced personnel
- Advice on species and habitat management including habitat restoration
- Habitat Assessment for threatened and non-threatened herpetofauna
- Community awareness and education
DownloadsSteven Sass, in collaboration with a number of other ecologists, has published a variety of scientific journal papers on herpetofauna, which are available for download via this link.
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