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Wildlife of Whitsunday Island drainage basin

Total number of species: 568

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V QAI I
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus offshore bottlenose dolphin C QAI
animals mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Cervidae Axis axis chital II
animals mammals Cervidae Cervus elaphus red deer II
animals mammals Cervidae Cervus timorensis rusa deer II
animals mammals Cervidae Dama dama fallow deer II
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia decora elegant rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia inconnexa Whitsunday rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia sokosoma stout bar-sided skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus ossa Mount Ossa broad-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Hemitrygon fluviorum estuary stingray NT QAI I
animals insects Formicidae Iridomyrmex suchieri QA
animals insects Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI
animals insects Formicidae Paratrechina longicornis longhorn crazy ant II
animals insects Formicidae Pheidole megacephala African big-headed ant II
animals insects Formicidae Tapinoma melanocephalum ghost ant II
animals insects Formicidae Tetramorium lanuginosum wooly ant II
animals insects Formicidae Tetramorium simillimum II
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea tulliolus tulliolus purple crow QA
animals insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
animals insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
animals insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Graphium macfarlanei macfarlanei green triangle QAI
animals insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax austini Q
animals malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax cid Q
chromists brown algae Sporochnaceae Sporochnus comosus C QA
fungi uncertain Ascomycota Ascomycota C U
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C QAI
plants Florideophyceae Plocamiaceae Plocamium hamatum C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia calliptera C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Bostrychia radicans C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria rainfordi C Q
plants Florideophyceae Rhodymeniaceae Coelarthrum U
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Rhizoclonium tortuosum C Q
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Penicillus nodulosus C QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Harnieria hygrophiloides white karambal C QA
plants land plants Aizoaceae Carpobrotus glaucescens pigface C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Celosia argentea IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango IU
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C QAI
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya macrosciadea mackinlaya C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C QAI I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia elliptica northern ochrosia C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia rotata veinless silkpod C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia versicolor C Q
plants land plants Araceae Alocasia brisbanensis C QA
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C Q
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C QAI
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C QAI
plants land plants Arecaceae Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm C QI
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C QAI
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia pubera var. pubera C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella grandiflora var. brachyglossa C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Camptacra barbata C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium cymosum C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Xerochrysum bracteatum golden everlasting daisy C QAI
plants land plants Aytoniaceae Asterella U
plants land plants Balanophoraceae Balanophora fungosa C QI
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium sarmentosum C QI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium vagum C Q
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C QAI
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes graeffeanum C Q
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes tenerum C QI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema orientalis tree peach C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis U
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis arborea brush caper berry C QA
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C QI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina sp. (Shaw Island G.N.Batianoff+ 3360) C Q
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C QA I
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Macropteranthes fitzalanii C Q
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C Q
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema acuminatum C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Pollia macrophylla C QI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinquefolius IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea abrupta C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Cymodoceaceae Cymodocea serrulata SL QAI I
plants land plants Cymodoceaceae Halodule uninervis SL QAI I
plants land plants Cymodoceaceae Syringodium isoetifolium SL QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia ovata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scaber C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus tetracarpus C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora pterochaeta C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Trachystylis stradbrokensis C QA
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum common bracken C QAI
plants land plants Dicranaceae Sclerodontium pallidum subsp. pallidum C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia linearis var. floribunda C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia scandens C QAI
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C QAI
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera U
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL QI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C QI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C QI
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus grandis blue quandong C QA
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea langii C Q
plants land plants Entodontaceae Entodon plicatus C QI
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C Q
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia leptospermoides C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon angustifolium C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon tenerifolium subsp. tenerifolium C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus populifolius C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos pinifolius wedding bush C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tragia novae-hollandiae stinging-vine C QA
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens U
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens oblongifolius C QA
plants land plants Fissidentaceae Fissidens oblongifolius var. oblongifolius C QA
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Fossombroniaceae Fossombronia papillata C Q
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania U
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C QAI
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL QAI I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila tricostata SL Q I
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C QAI
plants land plants Hypnaceae Ectropothecium U
plants land plants Hypnaceae Hypnum cupressiforme C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles moschata C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus diversus C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Salvia coccinea red salvia IU
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex acuminata C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya bidwillii yellow laurel C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C Q
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline manners-suttoniae SL Q
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline murchisoniae SL QI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C QA
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia U
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fasciculifera scaly bark C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia spirorbis subsp. solandri C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron grandiflorum lace flower tree C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia sericea C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada rheedei C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Isotropis filicaulis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Mucuna gigantea burny bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia astragaloides C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C QAI
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Acrolejeunea securifolia C Q
plants land plants Lejeuneaceae Cheilolejeunea trifaria C QI
plants land plants Lembophyllaceae Camptochaete excavata C QA
plants land plants Lepidoziaceae Bazzania U
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Campylopus introflexus C QAI
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum U
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum candidum C QAI
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Leucobryum scalare C QI
plants land plants Lophocoleaceae Chiloscyphus U
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. congener C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C QAI
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C QAI I
plants land plants Macarthuriaceae Macarthuria neocambrica C QA
plants land plants Malpighiaceae Stigmaphyllon australiense C QI
plants land plants Malpighiaceae Stigmaphyllon timoriense C QI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus heterophyllus C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C QAI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton rufus C QA
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea macrophylla large-leaved wilkiea C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus hispida var. hispida C QA
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma glabrescens C Q
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C QAI
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica globosa subsp. muelleri native nugmeg C Q
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C QA
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tapeinosperma pseudojambosa tapeinosperma C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena resa red Eungella satinash C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia tessellaris Moreton Bay ash C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia pubiflora C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca hemisticta C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia pauciovulata C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa C QI
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeromnion lepineanum C QAI
plants land plants Neckeraceae Neckeropsis cyclophylla C Q
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis hirsutula C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia umbellifera birdlime tree C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Olea paniculata C QAI
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioderma pendula C QAI
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum gramineum C QA
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Ophioglossum lusitanicum adder's tongue C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera urticifolia C QAI
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium U
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium exsertum C Q
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium leratii C QA
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium ligulaefolium C QA
plants land plants Orthotrichaceae Macromitrium repandum C QA
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora aurantia var. aurantia C QAI
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila latifolia C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila plicata C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma ghaesembilla C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma parvifolium C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus lamprophyllus C QI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon albiflorus C Q
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Dissiliaria indistincta C Q
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Auranticarpa rhombifolia C QA
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C Q
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C Q
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia IU
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon fallax C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Elionurus citreus lemon-scented grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. gracilis C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triodioides C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum triticeum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea formosa C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus compositus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum var. decompositum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium pseudeulalia C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sehima nervosum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C QAI
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C QI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL QI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium bifurcatum SL QA
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL QAI
plants land plants Pottiaceae Hyophila involuta C QI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hilliana C QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Taenitis pinnata morse fern SL QAI
plants land plants Pterobryaceae Muellerobryum whiteleggei C Q
plants land plants Ptychomniaceae Garovaglia elegans subsp. dietrichiae C QA
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Isopterygium albescens C QI
plants land plants Pylaisiadelphaceae Taxithelium instratum C QI
plants land plants Racopilaceae Racopilum cuspidigerum var. convolutaceum C QAI
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus elatior C QAI I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C QAI I
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia jardinei C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Nauclea orientalis Leichhardt tree C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria sp. (Shute Harbour L.J.Webb+ 7916) C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma australiana C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa medicinalis C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa pentacocca subsp. connaricarpa C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Coatesia paniculata C QA
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma melanophloium C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia schottiana bumpy ash C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Homalium sp. (South Molle Island J.A.Gresty AQ208995) C Q
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos cupressiformis native cherry C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya rigida C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis wadsworthii C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys bidwillii C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia hillii C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema punctulata C QA
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. cotinifolia C Q
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella myrsinodendron C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C QA
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL QAI
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C QA
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax glyciphylla sweet sarsaparilla C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum corifolium straggling nightshade C Q
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme IU
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia oxyphylla C QAI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C Q
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron sp. (Whitsundays W.J.McDonald+ 5831) C Q
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL Q
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C QI I
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium eriorhizum SL Q
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus interruptus SL QAI I
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C QAI
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide moroides Gympie stinger C Q
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C QAI
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus adnata C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus cardiophylla C Q
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C QA
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C QA
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Whitsunday Island drainage basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=basin-whitsunday-island

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