36 Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project | Terrestrial Ecology Values and Effects of the WUG | 22 June 2022 Species Threat classification (Hitchmough et al., 2021) Habitat Distance of closest1 record Project Area Date of record(s) Number of records Elegant gecko (Naultinus elegans) At Risk - Declining Open scrubland habitats In Wharekirauponga 2020 1 Pacific gecko (Dactylocnemis pacificus) At Risk – Relict Coastal, lowland, forested habitats included (if available). 15 km 80 km 1972 2005 2 Forest gecko (Mokopirirakau granulatus) At Risk - Declining Forest, scrubland In Wharekirauponga 2020 1 Northern striped gecko (Toropuku inexpectatus) Threatened – Nationally Vulnerable Dense forest, kiekie, or scrubland 80 km 1997 1 Copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) At Risk - Declining Coastal, lowland forested <5 km 70 km 1998 2007 7 Ornate skink (O. ornatum) At Risk - Declining Forests, scrublands and grassland habitats. 95 km 1932 1 Moko skink (O. moco) At Risk – Relict Coastal, lowland <10 km 2012 11 Note: 1 Where the closest record is more than 20 years old, the closest record within the last 20 years is also included (if available). 5.4.2 Habitat Assessment Results Willows Road farm Willows Road farm is heavily impacted from stock access and grazing with few habitats and refuge retained within the landscape. It is possible that some lizard species suited to grassland habitats (e.g. copper skink) may be present within the farm property in ungrazed areas, although these were assessed as small and isolated at the time of survey and we consider it unlikely lizards are present. Surveys are required within the Project Area to confirm lizard values. Vegetation on the boundary of CFP and Willows Road farm was assessed as lower quality habitat for native lizards, compared to interior forest areas. Vegetation in this area generally comprised less complex vegetation communities and lower refuge availability. Rats and possums were observed during surveys. Coromandel Forest Park
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