Common Name
Australasian Darter
Alternate name
Snake-bird, Darter
Comment
Not uncommon on expansive freshwaters.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Common and widespread on terrestrial wetlands and in sheltered coastal waters
Known location
Hope Island, Reedy Creek, Pimpama, Eagleby, Southport Spit, Carrara, Beenleigh, Guanaba, Coombabah,
Other locality
Common on large dams, lagoons, slugish rivers.
General ecology
Lagoons, swamps,. lakes, dams, sluggish rivers and large sluggish streams.
Specific ecology
Slugish or stationary, shallow freshwater. Apparently confiend to lowlands.
Habitat comment
Has adapted well to large dams _ Hinze Dam, Tallebudgera Dam.
