Harry Hines

Position

Senior Conservation Officer
Ecological Assessment Unit | Technical Support
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

Contact details

Address:

Department of Environment and Science
Level 5, 400 George Street BRISBANE Q 4000

PO Box 15187, City East, QLD 4002

Phone (work): +61 7 3199 7504

Email: Harry.Hines"at"des.qld.gov.au

Overview

I’ve been working with QPWS since 1996, initially on threatened frogs recovery but now on a range of terrestrial protected area management issues. I have an ongoing conservation project on the Kroombit tinkerfrog (Taudactylus pleione).

I have previously worked in northeast NSW and east Gippsland in Vic, largely undertaking forest fauna surveys.

Publications

2018

Hoskin, C.J., Hines, H.B., Webb, R.J., Skerratt, L.F. and Berger, L., (2018 early online). Naïve rainforest frogs on Cape York, Australia, are at risk of the introduction of amphibian chytridiomycosis disease. Australian Journal of Zoology. doi 10.1071/ZO18041.
Meyer, E.A., Hines, H.B., Clarke, J.M. Hoskin, C.J. (in review). An update on the status of wet forest stream-dwelling frogs of the Eungella region. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland
Mahony, M.J. Hines, H.B., Bertozzi, T., Bradford, T., Mahony, S., Newell, D.,Donnellan, D.C. (in prep). A sixth species of northern Philoria (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the uplands of the World Heritage forests of eastern Australia. Zootaxa

2017

Mason E.D., Firn J., Hines H.B., Baker A.M. (2017). Plant diversity and structure describe the presence of a new, threatened Australian marsupial within its highly restricted, post-fire habitat. PLOS ONE 12(8): e0182319. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182319
Mason, E.D., Firn, J., Hines, H.B. and Baker, A.M. (2017). Breeding biology and growth in a new, threatened carnivorous marsupial. Mammal Research 62: 179-187.. doi:10.1007/s13364-016-0303-z

2016

Anstis, M., Price, L.C., Roberts, J.D., Catalano, S.R., Hines, H.B., Doughty, P. and Donnellan, S.C., 2016. Revision of the water-holding frogs, Cyclorana platycephala (Anura: Hylidae), from arid Australia, including a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 4126: 451–479.

Skerratt, L.F., Berger, L., Clemann, N., Hunter, D.A., Marantelli, G., Newell, D.A., Philips, A., McFadden, M., Hines, H.B., Scheele, B.C. and Brannelly, L.A., (2016). Priorities for management of chytridiomycosis in Australia: saving frogs from extinction. Wildlife Research 43: 105-120.

2015

Hines, H.B., Meyer, E.A. and Hetherington, S. (2015). First Queensland records of the heath shadeskink (Saproscincus oriarus). The Queensland Naturalist 53: 37–45.
Knowles, R., Thumm, K. Mahony, M., Hines, H., Newell, D. and Cunningham, M. (2015). Oviposition and egg mass morphology in barred frogs (Anura: Myobatrachidae: Mixophyes Günther, 1864), its phylogenetic significance and implications for conservation management. Australian Zoologist 37: 381–402.
Rowland, J., Hines, H.B., Venchi, A. and Grimshaw, P., (2015). Systematic vertebrate fauna survey and other observations on the fauna and flora of Ballow View Nature Refuge, south-east Queensland, 2013-2015. The Queensland Naturalist, 53: 49–80.

2014

Baker, A.M., Mutton, T.Y., Hines, H.B., and van Dyck, S. (2014). The Black-tailed Antechinus, Antechinus arktos sp. nov.: a new species of carnivorous marsupial from montane regions of the Tweed Volcano caldera, eastern Australia. Zootaxa 3765: 101–133.
Hines, H.B. (2014). Kroombit Tops: endemism and outliers. The Queensland Naturalist 52: 4–31.
Keith, D.A., Mahony, M., Hines, H., Elith, J., Regan, T.J., Baumgartner, J.B., Hunter, D., Heard, G.W., Mitchell, N.J., Parris, K.M., Penman, T., Scheele, B., Simpson, C.C., Tingley, R., Tracy, C.R., West, M., and Akçakaya, H.R. (2014). Detecting extinction risk from climate change by IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation Biology 28: 810–819.

2013

Baker, A.M., Mutton, T.Y. and Hines, H.B. (2013) A new dasyurid marsupial from Kroombit Tops, south-east Queensland, Australia: the Silver-headed Antechinus Antechinus argentus sp. nov. (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae). Zootaxa 3746: 201–239
Hoskin, C.J., Hines, H.B., Meyer, E., Clarke, J. and Cunningham, M. (2013). A new treefrog (Hylidae: Litoria) from Kroombit Tops, east Australia, and an assessment of conservation status. Zootaxa 3646: 426–446.
Meyer, E.A., Hines, H.B., Hoskin, C.J. and McDonald, K.R. (2013). The tadpole of the Melville Range Treefrog Litoria andiirrmalin (Anura: Hylidae). Zootaxa 3670: 396–398.

2012

Curtis, L.K., Dennis, A.J., McDonald, K.R., Kyne, P.M. and Debus, S.J.S (eds) (2012). Queensland’s threatened animals. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Victoria. Species profiles by H.B. Hines: tusked frog Adelotus brevis, cascade treefrog (Kroombit tops population) Litoria pearsoniana, cascade treefrog Litoria pearsoniana, Fleay's barred frog Mixophyes fleayi, giant barred frog Mixophyes iteratus, Eungella day frog Taudactylus eungellensis, Kroombit tinkerfrog Taudactylus pleione and border thick-tailed gecko Uvidicolus sphyrurus.
Meyer, E., Murray, K. A. and Hines, H.B. (2012). Further observations of visual signalling in Australo-Papuan hylid frogs of the genus Litoria (Tschudi). Australian Zoologist 36: 55–58.

2011

Hines, H.B. and Meyer, E. (2011). The frog fauna of Bribie Island: an annotated list and comparison with other Queensland dune islands. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 117: 261–274.
Vanderduys, E., Hines, H., Gynther, I., Kutt, A. and Absolon, M. (2011). Lerista desertorum - a new skink species for Queensland with notes on other significant herpetofauna records from western Queensland. Australian Zoologist 35: 622–626

2010

Murray, K., Retallick, R., McDonald, K.R., Mendez, D., Aplin, K., Kirkpatrick, P., Berger, L., Hunter, D., Hines, H.B., Campbell, R., Pauza, M., Driessen, M., Speare, R., Richards, S.J., Mahony, M., Freeman, A., Phillott, A.D. Hero,J.-M., Kriger, K., Driscoll, D., Felton, A., Puschendorf R. and Skerratt, L.F. (2010). The distribution and host range of the pandemic disease chytridiomycosis in Australia, spanning surveys from 1956–2007. Ecology 91:1557–1558.
Phillott, A.D., Speare, R., Hines, H.B., Skerratt, L.F., Meyer, E., McDonald, K.R., Cashins, S.D., Mendez, D. and Berger, L. (2010). Minimising exposure of amphibians to pathogens during field studies. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 175–185.
Skerratt, L.F., McDonald, K.R., Hines, H.B., Berger, L., Mendez, D., Phillott, A.D., Cashins, S.D., Murray, K.A. and Speare, R. (2010). Application of the survey protocol for chytridiomycosis to Queensland, Australia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92: 117–129.
Stratford, D.S., Grigg, G.C., McCallum, H.I. and Hines, H.B. (2010). Breeding ecology and phenology of two stream breeding myobatrachid frogs (Mixophyes fleayi and M. fasciolatus) in south-east Queensland. Australian Zoologist 35: 189–197.

2009

Gynther, I., Hines, H., Kutt, A., Vanderduys, E. and Absolon, M. (2009). A vertebrate fauna survey of Cravens Peak Reserve, far western Queensland. Cravens Peak Scientific Study Report. Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. Milton, Queensland.
Kutt, A., Vanderduys, E., Hines, H., Gynther, I. and Absolon, M. (2009). Assemblage pattern in the vertebrate fauna of Cravens Peak Reserve, far western Queensland. Cravens Peak Scientific Study Report. Royal Geographical Society of Queensland. Milton, Queensland.

2008

Hines, H.B. (2008). Frogs of the Southeast Queensland Bioregion - 2008 Presidential Address. The Queensland Naturalist 46: 29–43.
Hines, H.B. (2008). Some observations on the vertebrate fauna of Durikai State Forest, southeast Queensland, 2000-2008. The Queensland Naturalist 46: 44–69.
Phillott, A.D., Skerratt, L.F., McDonald, K.R., Lemckert, F.L., Hines, H.B., Clarke, J.M., Alford, R.A. and Speare, R. (2008). Toe-clipping of anurans for mark-recapture studies: acceptable if justified. That's what we said! Herpetological Review 39: 149-150.
Skerratt, L.F., Berger, L., Hines, H.B., McDonald, K.R., Mendez, D. and Speare, R. (2008). Survey protocol for detecting chytridiomycosis in all Australian frog populations. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 80: 85-94.

2007

Hero, J.-M., Morrison, C., Gillespie, G., Roberts, J.D., Newell, D., Meyer, E., McDonald, K., Lemckert, F., Mahony, M., Osborne, W., Hines, H., Richards, S., Hoskin, C., Clarke, J., Doak, N. and Shoo, L. (2007). Overview of the conservation status of Australian frogs. Pacific Conservation Biology 12: 313-320.
Hines, H.B. and McDonald, K.R. (2007). A survey of the terrestrial vertebrates of the Endeavour River National Park and Resources Reserve, north Queensland. The Queensland Naturalist 45: 32-51.
Hyatt, A.D., Boyle, D.G., Olsen, V., Boyle, D.B., Berger, L., Obendorf, D., Dalton, A., Kriger, K., Hero, M., Hines, H., Phillott, R., Campbell, R., Marantelli, G., Gleason, F. and Colling, A. (2007). Diagnostic assays and sampling protocols for the detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73: 175-192.
Kriger, K.M., Ashton, K.J., Hines, H.B. and Hero, J.-M. (2007). On the biological relevance of a single Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospore: a reply to Smith (2007). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 73: 257-260.
Marsh, H., Dennis, A., Hines, H., Kutt, A., McDonald, K., Weber, E., Williams, S. and Winter, J. (2007). Optimizing allocation of management resources for wildlife. Conservation Biology 21: 387-399.
Phillott, A.D., Skerratt, L.F., McDonald, K.R., Lemckert, F.L., Hines, H.B., Clarke, J.M., Alford, R.A. and Speare, R. (2007). Toe-clipping as an acceptable method of identifying individual anurans in mark recapture studies. Herpetological Review 38: 305-308.
Skerratt, L.F., Berger, L., Speare, R., Cashins, S., McDonald, K.R., Phillott, A.D., Hines, H.B. and Kenyon, N. (2007). Spread of chytridiomycosis has caused the rapid global decline and extinction of frogs. EcoHealth 4: 125-134.
Symonds, E.P., Hines, H.B., Bird, P.S., Morton, J.M. and Mills, P.C. (2007). Surveillance for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using Mixophyes (Anura: Myobatrachidae) larvae. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43: 48-60.

2006

Kriger, K.M., Hines, H.B., Hyatt, A.D., Boyle, D.G. and Hero, J.-M. (2006). Techniques for detecting chytridiomycosis in wild frogs: comparing histology with real-time Taqman PCR. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 71: 141-148.

2005

Kutt, A.S., Kemp, J.E., McDonald, K.R., Williams, Y., Williams, S.E., Hines, H., Hero, J.-M. and Torr, G. (2005). Vertebrate fauna survey of White Mountains National Park in the Desert Uplands Bioregion, central-north Queensland. Australian Zoologist 33: 17-38.
Meyer, E.A. and Hines, H.B. (2005). Observations of barred frog (Mixophyes spp.) tadpoles feeding on carrion in the wild. Herpetofauna 34: 90-91.

2004

Berger, L., Speare, R., Hines, H.B., Marantelli, G., Hyatt, A.D., McDonald, K.R., Skerratt, L.F., Olsen, V., Clarke, J.M., Gillespie, G., Mahony, M., Sheppard, N., Williams, C. and Tyler, M.J. (2004). Effect of season and temperature on mortality in amphibians due to chytridiomycosis. Australian Veterinary Journal 82: 434-439.
Meyer, E.A., Hines, H.B., Clarke, J.M., Hodgon, J. and Gynther, I. (2004). Occurrence of the wallum froglet (Crinia tinnula) at Littabella National Park, southeastern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 49: 691-692.

2003

Hines, H.B. and McDonald, K.R. (2003). A survey of the terrestrial vertebrates of the western portion of the Princess Hills section of Lumholtz National Park, north Queensland. The Queensland Naturalist 41: 68-89.

2002

Hines, H.B. (2002). Additional specimens of Fleay's Barred-Frog, Mixophyes fleayi. pp. 49-52 in Nattrass, A.E.O. (ed) Frogs in the Community: Proceedings of the Brisbane symposium 13-14 February 1999. Queensland Frog Society, Brisbane.
O'Reilly, W.K. and Hines, H.B. (2002). Temporal patterns of calling in Fleay's Barred Frog Mixophyes fleayi at Cunningham's Gap, south-eastern Queensland. pp. 53-58 in Nattrass, A.E.O. (ed) Frogs in the Community: Proceedings of the Brisbane symposium 13-14 February 1999. Queensland Frog Society, Brisbane.
Patterson, R.D., Kraschnefski, K.L., Thomas, R. and Hines, H.B. (2002). Conservation of the Giant Barred Frog Mixophyes iteratus and the Cascade Treefrog Litoria pearsoniana at Belli Creek in south-east Queensland. pp. 110-114 in Nattrass, A.E.O. (ed) Frogs in the Community: Proceedings of the Brisbane symposium 13-14 February 1999. Queensland Frog Society, Brisbane.

2000

Bryan, J.H. and Hines, H.B. (2000). The mosquito Uranotaenia (Uranotaenia) wysockii Belkin (Diptera: Culicidae) feeding on a frog Ceratobatrachus guentheri Boulenger (Anura: Ranidae). Australian Entomologist 27: 45-46.

1999

Clarke, J.M., Borsboom, A.C., Cunningham, M. and Hines, H.B. (1999). The recovery process for the Kroombit tinkerfrog, Taudactylus pleione. pp. 109-123 in Boyes, B.R. (ed) Rainforest Recovery for the New Millennium. Proceedings of the World Wide Fund For Nature 1998 South-east Queensland Rainforest Recovery Conference. WWF, Sydney.
Gillespie, G. and Hines, H. (1999). Status of temperate riverine frogs in south-eastern Australia. pp. 109-130 in Campbell, A. (ed) Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia, Canberra.
Hero, J.M., Hines, H.B., Meyer, E., Morrison, C. and Streatfeild, C. (2002). New records of "declining" frogs in Queensland (- April 1999). pp. 23-28 in Nattrass, A.E.O. (ed) Frogs in the Community: Proceedings of the Brisbane symposium 13-14 February 1999. Queensland Frog Society, Brisbane.
Hines, H.B., Mahony, M. and McDonald, K. (1999). An assessment of frog declines in wet subtropical Australia. pp. 44-63 in Campbell, A. (ed) Declines and Disappearances of Australian Frogs. Environment Australia, Canberra.

1998

Berger, L., Speare, R., Daszak, P., Green, D.E., Cunningham, A.A., Goggin, C.L., Slocombe, R., Ragan, M.A., Hyatt, A.D., McDonald, K.R., Hines, H.B., Lips, K.R., Marantelli, G. and Parkes, H. (1998). Chytridiomycosis causes amphibian mortality associated with population declines in the rain forests of Australia and Central America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 95: 9031-9036.

1996

Hines, H.B. and Leggett, R. (1996). Herpetofauna of Scawfell Island, with a review of museum specimens from the Cumberland Group of Islands. The Queensland Naturalist 34: 1-8.

1993

Leach, G.J. and Hines, H.B. (1993). Frequency of observation of bird species in sub-coastal farmland in southeast Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33: 259-275.

1992

Quin, D.G., Smith, A.P., Green, S.W. and Hines, H.B. (1992). Estimating the home ranges of Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps) (Marsupialia : Petauridae), from grid-trapping and radiotelemetry. Wildlife Research 19: 471-487.

1987

Leach, G.J. and Hines, H.B. (1987). The birds of the Marburg district, south-east Queensland. The Sunbird 17: 65-95.
Leach, G.J. and Hines, H.B. (1987). Waterbirds at Minden Dam, south-east Queensland 1979 to 1978, and factors influencing their abundance. Corella 16: 111-118.
Leach, G.J., Lloyd, C.G. and Hines, H.B. (1987). Observations at the nest of Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis in south-east Queensland. Australian Bird Watcher 12: 15-19.

Biodiversity Health Research Team

Harry Hines