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Wildlife of Strzelecki Desert biogeographic subregion

Total number of species: 155

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys desertor desert mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Pseudomys hermannsburgensis sandy inland mouse C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground cuckoo-shrike C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamon quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes cristatus chirruping wedgebill C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus ruficeps chestnut-crowned babbler C QA
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus superciliosus white-browed babbler C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala nigricincta banded whiteface C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Psephotus varius mulga parrot C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja mengdeni Mengden's brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios australis southern blind snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniatus ribbon ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista xanthura yellow-tailed plain slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Liopholis inornata desert skink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus kartiwarru red-backed sand dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus levis three-lined knob-tail C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus obovatus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus sessilifolius C QA
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene glaucifolia C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea dunlopii C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe floribunda C QA
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea breviflora C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Convolvulus clementii C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea muelleri poison morning-glory C QA
plants land plants Cupressaceae Callitris glaucophylla white cypress pine C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola depauperata C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola parvibarbata C QA
plants land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis aspera raspweed C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ligulata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia murrayana C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ramulosa var. ramulosa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria cunninghamii subsp. sturtii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria eremaea subsp. eremaea C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Cullen pallidum C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera psammophila C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. sturtii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna phyllodinea C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna pleurocarpa var. pleurocarpa C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema preissii C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana exocarpi subsp. exocarpi C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum C QA
plants land plants Molluginaceae Hypertelis cerviana C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla pectinata barley mitchell grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris pectinata comb chloris C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne aristidea C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Iseilema membranaceum small flinders grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia basedowii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Zygochloa paradoxa C QA
plants land plants Polygonaceae Acetosa vesicaria IU
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea juncifolia subsp. juncifolia C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea stenobotrya C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea eyreana C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea leucoptera C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon oleifolius subsp. canescens C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C QAI
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila goodwinii subsp. ecapitata C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila obovata subsp. obovata C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Duboisia hopwoodii pituri C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum lithophilum 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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Legend

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 Strzelecki Desert biogeographic subregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=biogeographic-subregion-strzelecki-desert

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