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National resource information about the Asian Black-Spined Toad (Duttaphyrnus melanostictus), published 2017 through an Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre project. – 2017

The Environment and Invasives Committee List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates (the EIC List)
forms a record of the non-indigenous amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that:
 are recorded in Australia,
 have been previously recorded in Australia and have been risk assessed,
 are suitable for live import but are not in Australia,
 have been risk assessed but are believed not to be present in Australia, or
 have been risk assessed and are not considered suitable for import (i.e., the species is not on the
Commonwealth’s Live Import List). – 2024

The Environment and Invasives Committee List of Threat Categories of Non-indigenous Vertebrates (the EIC List) forms a record of the non-indigenous amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that are recorded in Australia, have been previously recorded in Australia and have been risk assessed, are suitable for live import but are not in Australia, have been risk assessed but are believed not to be present in Australia, and are not considered suitable for import. – 2023

Prepared by Andrew M. Gormley, Dean P. Anderson, Audrey Lustig, Cecilia M. Latham, Simon Howard, David S.L. Ramsey and Michael Scroggie and published through the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions this primer describes the phases of the eradication process and the management decisions that must be made for success to occur. It is intended to be a dynamic document. – 2021

This review by Andrew Bengsen systematically examines a sample of published papers that report on the efficacy
of ground-based shooting operations in Australasia, North America, Europe and Japan – 2016

Final report by Andrew Woolnough, Mark Lethbridge, Jordan Hampton, Wayne Boardman, Ken Rose, Susan Campbell, and Trudy Sharp

– 2011

Vertebrate Pests Committee Review – 2003

Report Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia by Amanda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam – 2007

Final report by John Tracey – 2010

Report by Dr Leigh Thwaites and Josh Fredberg prepared by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences) for the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre – 2013

A final report by Benjamin Smith prepared for the Pest Animal Control CRC – 2005

A report by Trudy Sharp and Glen Saunders prepared for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Australian Pest Animal Management Program (APAMP) and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) – 2010

Final report prepared by Mark Sander and Damian Shepherd funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Pest Animal Research Program (APARP) – 2011

Report by Russell DJ, Thuesen PA and Small FE prepared for the Invasive Animals CRC – 2010

Report to the Vertebrate Pests Committee, endorsed by the Invasive Animals CRC Rabbit Biocontrol Scientific Committee – 2014

Report by D.B.Smorfitt, S.R. Harrison, J.L. Mitchell, W.J. Dorney, J.L Herbohn

Report Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia by Amanda Page, Win Kirkpatrick and Marion Massam – 2007

This report by Aaron J. Coutts-Smith, Paul S. Mahon, Mike Letnic and Paul O. Downey was part of an Invasive Animals CRC project – 2007

Report by Andrew Norris, Michael Hutchison, Keith Chilcott and Danielle Stewart prepared for the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, Freshwater Program.
– 2014

This document was produced by the Categorisation Working Groups of the Australian Weeds Committee and the Vertebrate Pests Committee. It was endorsed by the National Biosecurity Committee in July 2011. – 2011

A monitoring and release strategy Endorsed by the Invasive Animals and Plants Committee for the national release of RHDV1 K5 – 2015

A technical report by Elizabeth Moodie funded by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency – 1995

A report by John Parkes, Robert Henzell and Greg Pickles to the Bureau of Resource Sciences and Australian Nature Conservation Agency – 1995