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Wildlife of Wellesley Islands biogeographic subregion

Total number of species: 464

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Conilurus penicillatus brush-tailed tree-rat V V QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura dryas Arafura fantail SL QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo 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 Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove 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 Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid 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 minutillus minutillus Western little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common 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 Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR 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 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 Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank SL VU I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V 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 Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
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 Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
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 longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
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 Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret 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 Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork 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 carbo great 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 leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar 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 Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus tytthos pygmy snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula alfredi Alfred manta QAI I
fungi Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus U
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C QAI
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum black pigweed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed IU
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus interruptus C QA
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena canescens subsp. canescens C QA
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum venosum SL Q
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys alba SL QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Brachystelma glabriflorum C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera IU
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C QAI I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. tropica C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia saligna C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon intermedium C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Thespidium basiflorum C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy IU
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C QAI I
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia saligna C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium tenuifolium C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Trichodesma zeylanicum var. zeylanicum C QAI
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C QAI
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C QAI
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia halocnemoides subsp. tenuis C QA
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C QA I
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C QAI I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia canescens C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia oblongata subsp. volucris C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyphylla C QA
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia linearis C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia browniana C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria lanata C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis argenteus C QA
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas angulata SL QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus orgadophilus C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis denudata C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus falcatus C QAI I
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C QAI
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C QAI I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C QA I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bifida C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C QA I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria parvifolia C QA I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia debilis C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola glabrata C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C QAI
plants land plants Helicteraceae Helicteres cana subsp. cana C QA
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. sphenopterus C Q
plants land plants Hypoxidaceae Hypoxis marginata C QI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles carpentarica C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna acuminata C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
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 galioides C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia gonoclada C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hammondii C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lamprocarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lysiphloia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia nuperrima C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia umbellata C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus marmoratus C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Cathormion umbellatum subsp. moniliforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. macrantha C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine U
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera trita subsp. trita C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia dimorphantha C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Prosopis pallida Superseded XU
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. australis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Smithia conferta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. longifolia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia laxa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia pumila C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Groote Eylandt R.L.Specht 387) C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Settlement Creek L.J.Brass 272) C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia timorensis C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana spathulata subsp. spathulata C QA
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon hannii C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia IU
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rohlenae subsp. rohlenae C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia reticulata C QA
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C QA
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia U
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia bella C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia confertiflora Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia setosa subsp. setosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. obtusa C QA I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pruinosa subsp. pruinosa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca U
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia pubescens C QA
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL QAI I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C QAI I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Habenaria elongata Superseded XU
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C QA
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C QAI I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Notoleptopus decaisnei C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C QA
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C QAI
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa IU
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium radulans button grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass IU I
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon nigricans niggerheads C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon pallidus conetop nineawn C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fallax C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis speciosa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum multinodum V Q
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria apiculata C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum halepense Johnson grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa distachya IU
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C QA
plants land plants Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus IU
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea mimosoides C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia pomaderroides C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Dentella repens dentella C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax attenuata var. attenuata C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce stenophylla C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea hispidula var. hispidula C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata IU
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pannosa C QA
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pentandra IU
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C QAI
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed C QAI
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis angustifolia C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis solandri C Q
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris caltrop C QAI

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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 Wellesley Islands biogeographic subregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=biogeographic-subregion-wellesley-islands

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