Common Fauna - Night

Common Name	Scientific Name	Use of Wetland
Huntsman spider	Sparassidae	The huntsman spider, along with other spider species, merges at night from under the red gum bark and debris to forage for insects along the banks of the floodplains and waterways
Carpet python	Morelia spilota variegata	Commonly seen in floodplains, utilising cracks in the clay soil and tree hollows for shelter. It hunts small mammals and birds in the trees. Depends on litter found in floodplain low lands to shelter the females while incubating their eggs
Tessellated gecko	Diplodactylus tessellatus	Shelters during the day in the cracks and crevices or fallen debris in the floodplains. Feeding on arthropods of all kinds, floods promote large amounts of insect life
Barking or long-thumbed frog	Limnodynastes fletcheri	Breeding in flooded grassy areas, this frog depends on piles of litter and debris for a calling site for the males to attract females, as well as shelter.
Spotted marsh frog	Limnodynastes tasmaniensis	An opportunistic species, this frog will colonise new water bodies quite quickly. Depends on leaf litter and debris for a calling site for males as well as shelter.
Striped burrowing frog	Cyclorana alboguttata	Usually associated with temporary water sites such as floodplains, this frog species is able to bury itself in wet soils in unfavourable conditions for an extensive period of time
Emerald spotted tree frog	Litoria peronii	Living in the trees at times of flood, this frog species will call for a mate from the trees branches as well as the banks of the flooded area

Common Name	Scientific Name	Use of Wetland
Hawk owls and Barn owls	Strigidae, Tytonidae	Active at night, the owl species hunt for small mammals, frogs and lizards. These animals are found along the banks of wetlands and floodplains. The barn owl (in picture) is one of the more common owl species
Frogmouths, Nightjars & Owlet-nightjars	Podargidae, Caprimulgidae & Aegothelidae	These families of birds feed mainly on active insects at night. The tawny-frogmouth (in picture) is one of the more common nocturnal bird species found along wetlands and floodplains
Little pied bat and Gould's wattled bat	Chalinolobus picatus & Chalinolobus gouldi	Found roosting in trees, caves and hollows of the river red gums these species main diet consists of insects. Therefore these species can be found within close proximity to wetlands feeding on the large populations of insects.
Lesser long-eared bat	Nyctophilyus geoffroyi	This common species is found all over Australia. They are aerial foragers and will prey on moths and other insects that are associated with floodplains and wetlands
Native water rat	Hydromys chrysogaster	Native to Australia, this species, besides the platypus is the only water mammal. It is found in all freshwater bodies feeding on the aquatic insects, fish and crustaceans.