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Status: The Red Crowned Toadlet is listed in the Threatened Species Conservation Act in schedule 2 as "vulnerable". The toadlet lives in areas of sandstone located in and around Sydney and is "declining through multiple minor impacts" .
Ardel Site: The Red Crowned Toadlet has been recorded on several occasions on the Ardel site at the headwaters of Manly Dam and there is thought to be a diminishing population in Manly Dam Reserve.
In a 1995 Land and Environment Court case, Justice Pearlman accepted that "There is no issue that the red-crowned toadlet exists upon the [Ardel] site, nor that it is listed as an endangered species." She concluded that "there is likely to be a serious impact upon the red-crowned toadlet" and she refused the development consent.
In a 1997 Land and Environment Court case, Justice Sheahan was "of the view that the potential loss of toadlet habitat from the [Ardel] site is not significant". He approved the development consent. Most of the red-crowned toadlet habitat on the Ardel site was bulldozed in 1999 and the housing development has proceeded.
Sources:
- Robinson, M. (1996) A Field Guide to Frogs of Australia. Australian Museum - Reed New Holland Publication., Sydney.
- Dr Cogger, Hassell Pty Ltd v Warringah Council [1998] NSWLEC 41
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