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Native animals of Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Globicephala sp. pilot whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
mammals Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Leggadina lakedownensis Lakeland Downs mouse C Q
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys rubicola Bramble Cay melomys PE EX Q
mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
mammals Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA
mammals Muridae Pogonomys sp. tree mouse C Q
mammals Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
mammals Muridae Pseudomys sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Murina florium tube-nosed insectivorous bat V QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Phoniscus papuensis golden-tipped bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus sp. C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus westralis northern pipistrelle C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus halli Cape York free-tailed bat C Q
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus mixtus Papuan sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros cervinus fawn leaf-nosed bat V QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros semoni Semon`s leaf-nosed bat E V QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros sp. C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Dobsonia magna bare-backed fruit bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene cephalotes Torresian tube-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's tree-kangaroo NT Q
mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale coenensis Cape York rock-wallaby E E Q
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale godmani Godman's rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale mareeba Mareeba rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
mammals Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q
mammals Phalangeridae Phalanger mimicus southern common cuscus C QAI
mammals Phalangeridae Spilocuscus nudicaudatus Australian spotted cuscus C Q
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Echymipera rufescens rufous spiny bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon peninsulae Cape York brown bandicoot C Q
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon sp. C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinomys laniger kultarr C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus leo cinnamon antechinus C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale sp. C QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis archeri chestnut dunnart NT QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis sp. C QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Motacillidae Motacilla cinerea grey wagtail SL VU
birds Motacillidae Motacilla flava sensu lato yellow wagtail Superseded SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Motacilla tschutschensis eastern yellow wagtail SL QAI
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI
birds Estrildidae Heteromunia pectoralis pictorella mannikin C QA
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton evangelinae crimson finch (white-bellied subspecies) C QI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda clarescens star finch (northern subspecies) C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum geelvinkianum red-capped flowerpecker C QAI
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis cantoroides singing starling C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
birds Turdidae Zoothera heinei russet-tailed thrush C QA
birds Hirundinidae Cecropis daurica red-rumped swallow SL QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo rustica barn swallow SL QAI
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis vegetus silvereye (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus orientalis oriental reed-warbler SL VI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis laveryi zitting cisticola C Q
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis normani zitting cisticola (Normanton subspecies) C Q
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola sp. C U
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Drymodes superciliaris northern scrub-robin C QAI
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Kempiella griseoceps yellow-legged flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Tregellasia leucops white-faced robin C QAI
birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
birds Monarchidae Arses lorealis frill-necked monarch C QAI
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha sp. C U
birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura dryas Arafura fantail SL QA
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura phasiana mangrove grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus atrabectus spangled drongo (Cape York Peninsula) C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus normani black-faced woodswallow (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus sp. C U
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi jardini black butcherbird (coastal Cape York Peninsula) C Q
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina magnirostris pied currawong (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina robinsoni pied currawong (wet tropics) C Q
birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala lanioides white-breasted whistler C QA
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Glycichaera fallax claudi green-backed honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus brevirostris brown-headed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis laetior golden-backed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone sp. C U
birds Acanthizidae Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren C Q
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis keri Atherton scrubwren C Q
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus melanotis black-eared catbird C QI
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera sp. U
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea white-throated treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q
birds Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI
birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Halcyonidae Todiramphus sp. C U
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera hydrocharis little paradise kingfisher C VI
birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli masked owl (northern subspecies) V V QA
birds Tytonidae Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata lesser sooty owl C Q
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox rufa meesi rufous owl (Cape York subspecies) NT Q
birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
birds Strigidae Ninox sp. C U
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis sp. C U
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites sp. C U
birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli Marshall's fig-parrot C Q
birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) V Q
birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros polychloros eclectus parrot (Torres Strait) C QI
birds Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus chrysopterygius golden-shouldered parrot E E Q
birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
birds Cacatuidae Zanda funerea yellow-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
birds Laridae Anous sp. C U
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus ridibundus black-headed gull C VI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
birds Laridae Gygis alba white tern C VU
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Larus pacificus Pacific gull C VU
birds Laridae Leucophaeus atricilla laughing gull C VU
birds Laridae Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull C VU
birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna striata white-fronted tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus long-tailed jaeger SL VU
birds Stercorariidae Stercorarius pomarinus pomarine jaeger SL QAI
birds Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI
birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix olivii buff-breasted button-quail CR CE Q
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix sp. C U
birds Turnicidae Turnix varius painted button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alpina dunlin C VI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
birds Scolopacidae Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa flavipes lesser yellowlegs C VU I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius hiaticula common ringed plover C VU
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U
birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I
birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I
birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
birds Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter sp. C U
birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aquila gurneyi Gurney's eagle C VU
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus dubius Australian little bittern C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I
birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
birds Sulidae Sula sula red-footed booby SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Calonectris leucomelas streaked shearwater SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma heraldica Herald petrel CR QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma lessonii white-headed petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Pterodroma leucoptera Gould's petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
birds Procellariidae Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater C QAI
birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
birds Oceanitidae Pelagodroma marina white-faced storm-petrel C VU
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
birds Apodidae Aerodramus vanikorensis uniform swiftlet C VI
birds Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI
birds Apodidae Collocalia sp. C U
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Apodidae Mearnsia novaeguineae Papuan spine-tailed swift C VI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus marmoratus marbled frogmouth C Q
birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus sp. C U
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
birds Columbidae Ducula mullerii collared imperial-pigeon C VU
birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps histrionica flock bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps sp. C U
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
birds Podicipedidae Poliocephalus poliocephalus hoary-headed grebe C QA I
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon lepturus white-tailed tropicbird SL QAI
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
birds Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Spatula querquedula garganey SL VI
birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
birds Phasianidae Coturnix sp. C U
birds Phasianidae Synoicus chinensis king quail C QAI
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (northern population) southern cassowary (northern population) V E Q
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis boschmai Carpentaria whip snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia torquata collared whipsnake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrelaps darwiniensis black-ringed mangrove sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis caerulescens dwarf sea snake C QI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis curtus spine-bellied sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis kingii spectacled sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis major olive-headed sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis ornatus spotted sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis pacificus Pacific sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis sp. C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis zweifeli Australian beaked sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis papuanus Papuan black snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis western brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Suta sp. C QA
reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella parscauda Cape York bandy-bandy C Q
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Cerberus australis bockadam C QA I
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis sp. C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Antaresia papuensis Papuan spotted python C QI
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia sp. C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia viridis green python NT QAI
reptiles Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI
reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios broomi faint-striped blind snake C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios chamodracaena Cape York striped blind snake C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios leucoproctus Cape York blind snake C QI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios robertsi Roberts' blind snake C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios unguirostris claw-snouted blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios wiedii brown-snouted blind snake C QA
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias major land mullet C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia dogare sandy rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia quinquecarinata Eastern Torres rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rimula crevice rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus fuhni Fuhn's snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus nullum nullum ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus quinkan Quinkan ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus rawlinsoni Cape heath ctenotus E Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
reptiles Scincidae Emoia atrocostata atrocostata littoral whiptail-skink NT QI
reptiles Scincidae Emoia atrocostata australis littoral whiptail-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta McIlwraith bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri sensu lato rainforest sunskink Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista anyara Olkola slider skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista ingrami Ingram's lerista V Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus artemis Bamboo Range rock skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus coensis Coen rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus scirtetis Black Mountain rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus malleolus firedart litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus parrhasius fire-tailed rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus tanneri Endeavour River litter-skink NT Q
reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus koshlandae fine-browed dwarf skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus czechurai wedge-snouted shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus saltus Cape Melville shade skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Sepsiscus pluto Cape York worm-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus doreanus blue-tailed monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus indicus mangrove monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus keithhornei canopy goanna C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus prasinus emerald monitor NT QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora jugularis black-throated two-pored dragon C Q
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q
reptiles Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus robertsi Cape York scaly-foot C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Orraya occultus McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius eximius Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer sensu lato zigzag velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus sp. C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura argentea silver-eyed velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura jowalbinna Quinkan velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus hoskini Hoskin's ring-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus pronarus McIlwraith ring-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus tuberculated ring-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra einasleighensis Einasleigh rock dtella C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra oceanica oceanic gecko C VI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus pumilus slender chained gecko NT QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cf. pelagicus C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus galgajuga Black Mountain gecko C Q
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina sp. C QAI
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura sp. C QAI
reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa angkibaanya Jardine River turtle CR CE Q I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura tanybaraga northern yellow-faced turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea olive ridley turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus sp. C QAI
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina fryi peeping whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina gracilipes shrill whistlefrog C QAI
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina sp. C QAI
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus bombiens buzzing nurseryfrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus crepitans northern nurseryfrog V Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus exiguus dainty nurseryfrog V Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus kulakula Kutini boulder-frog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus pakayakulangun golden-capped boulder-frog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus peninsularis Cape York nurseryfrog V Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus petrophilus blotched boulder-frog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus saxatilis Black Mountain boulderfrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus sp. C QI
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus zweifeli Cape Melville boulderfrog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cryptotis earless frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana manya little collared frog C Q I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria andiirrmalin Melville Range treefrog V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bella Cape York graceful treefrog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dahlii northern waterfrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria eucnemis growling green eyed frog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria jungguy northern stony creek frog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria longirostris long snouted treefrog NT Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria sp. C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes sp. C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia altissima tableland gungan C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Brachirus salinarum saltpan sole Q I
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Brachirus selheimi freshwater sole QA I
ray-finned fishes Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus spotted scat QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus golden flathead goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius concavifrons concave flathead goby QI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius nanus dwarf goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda mogurnda northern purplespotted gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris aruensis Aru gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris fimbriata fimbriate gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris selheimi blackbanded gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo coal grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Pingalla gilberti Gilbert's grunter Q I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Pingalla lorentzi Lorentz grunter QAI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum ogilbyi Gulf grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Variichthys lacustris lake grunter QI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis elongatus elongate glassfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis sp. U I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys suillus pigsnout pipefish U I
ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil tenellus delicate blue eye QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Iriatherina werneri threadfin rainbowfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia nigrans blackbanded rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli toothless catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus brevidorsalis shortfin catfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus obbesi Obbes' catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius berneyi highfin catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius leptaspis boofhead catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Sciades paucus shovelnose catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages jardinii northern saratoga QAI I
ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages leichardti southern saratoga Q I
cartilaginous fishes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus whitespotted eagle ray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Taeniura lymma bluespotted fantail ray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus asperrimus porcupine ray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus dalyensis freshwater whipray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus granulatus mangrove whipray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Pristidae Pristis pristis freshwater sawfish V QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Pristidae Pristis zijsron green sawfish V QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Rhinobatidae Glaucostegus typus giant shovelnose ray U I
cartilaginous fishes Sphyrnidae Sphyrna mokarran great hammerhead U I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier tiger shark U I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Glyphis glyphis Bizant River shark CE QA I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Negaprion acutidens lemon shark U I
cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark U I
cartilaginous fishes Stegostomatidae Stegostoma fasciatum zebra shark QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium ocellatum epaulette shark Q I
cartilaginous fishes Ginglymostomatidae Nebrius ferrugineus tawny shark QAI I
insects Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas hirtipes black ant-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas melania grey ant-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi pale ciliated-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Anthene seltuttus affinis dark ciliated-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala eupolis purple oak-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala micale QAI
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala micale amytis shining oak-blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala wildei wildei white oak-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Candalides absimilis common pencilled-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Candalides erinus erinus small dusky-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Candalides helenita helenita shining pencilled-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Catochrysops panormus platissa pale pea-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Danis danis syrius large green-banded blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
insects Lycaenidae Deudorix epirus despoena orange-lobed flash QI
insects Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo apollo Apollo jewel (Wet Tropics subspecies) V Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo phoebus Apollo jewel (Torres Strait subspecies) QAI
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops elgneri barnardi amethyst jewel (Australian subspecies) C Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops hippuris nebulosis paradise jewel QAI
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops theon cretatus green-banded jewel (south) Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops theon medocus green-banded jewel (north) Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas black-spotted flash Q
insects Lycaenidae Jalmenus eichhorni northern hairstreak Q
insects Lycaenidae Jamides phaseli purple cerulean QA
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba pactolus cela bold blue-line C Q
insects Lycaenidae Petrelaea tombugensis mauve line-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Philiris fulgens kurandae bicolour moonbeam Q
insects Lycaenidae Philiris lucina blue moonbeam (Cape York) Q
insects Lycaenidae Praetaxila segecia punctaria harlequin metalmark Q
insects Lycaenidae Pseudodipsas eone iole dark forest-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti wattle blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
insects Lycaenidae Zizina otis labradus common grass-blue (Australian subspecies) QAI
insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
insects Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
insects Nymphalidae Cethosia cydippe chrysippe red lacewing Q
insects Nymphalidae Charaxes latona orange emperor QAI
insects Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
insects Nymphalidae Danaus sp. U
insects Nymphalidae Doleschallia bisaltide australis leafwing QAI
insects Nymphalidae Elymnias agondas australiana palmfly Q
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Euploea sylvester sylvester two-brand crow Q
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta angustata angustata pied ringlet Q
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas misippus danaid eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA
insects Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q
insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis perseus perseus dingy bush-brown QAI
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Orsotriaena medus licium dusky bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Pantoporia consimilis consimilis orange plane Q
insects Nymphalidae Pantoporia venilia moorei black-eyed plane Q
insects Nymphalidae Phaedyma shepherdi shepherdi white-banded plane (southern subspecies) QA
insects Nymphalidae Taenaris artemis jamesi pearl owl (New Guinea subspecies) QAI
insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus U
insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus gelo hamadryad (Cape York subspecies) Q
insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus zoilus hamadryad (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q
insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Vindula arsinoe ada cruiser QI
insects Nymphalidae Yoma sabina parva lurcher QA
insects Nymphalidae Ypthima arctous arctous dusky knight QA
insects Pieridae Appias ada caria orange albatross Q
insects Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA
insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
insects Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
insects Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q
insects Pieridae Elodina queenslandica U
insects Pieridae Elodina walkeri small pearl-white QA
insects Pieridae Eurema alitha novaguineensis scalloped grass-yellow QAI
insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
insects Pieridae Eurema puella virgo broad-margined grass-yellow QAI
insects Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA
insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
insects Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle QAI
insects Papilionidae Graphium aristeus parmatum five-barred swordtail QAI
insects Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
insects Papilionidae Graphium eurypylus pale triangle U
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera euphorion Cairns birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus New Guinea birdwing C U
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus macalpinei New Guinea birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus poseidon New Guinea birdwing C QAI
insects Papilionidae Ornithoptera priamus pronomus New Guinea birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Pachliopta polydorus queenslandicus red-bodied swallowtail Q
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio anactus dainty swallowtail QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
insects Papilionidae Papilio fuscus capaneus fuscous swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Papilionidae Papilio ulysses joesa Ulysses butterfly C Q
insects Hesperiidae Cephrenes trichopepla yellow palm-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Notocrypta waigensis proserpina banded demon QAI
insects Hesperiidae Ocybadistes ardea ardea orange grass-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Sabera caesina albifascia white-clubbed swift Q
insects Hesperiidae Sabera dobboe autoleon yellow-streaked swift Q
insects Hesperiidae Suniana sunias rectivitta wide-brand grass-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Taractrocera ina no-brand grass-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Telicota augias krefftii bright-orange darter Q
insects Hesperiidae Telicota brachydesma small darter Q
insects Hesperiidae Toxidia inornatus inornatus spotless grass-skipper QAI
insects Hesperiidae Trapezites luteus leucon yellow ochre QA
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes nebulosa charcoal-winged percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes trivialis chalky percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Nannodiplax rubra pygmy percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Nannophlebia eludens elusive archtail QA I
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA I
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
insects Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
insects Libellulidae Potamarcha congener swampwatcher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Rhodothemis lieftincki red arrow QA I
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis princeps sapphire flutterer QI I
insects Libellulidae Tholymis tillarga twister QAI I
insects Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia intermedia yellow-spotted emerald QA I
insects Aeshnidae Anax guttatus lesser green emperor QAI I
insects Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha nourlangie cave duskhawker QA I
insects Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis rubricauda red-rumped wisp QA I
insects Coenagrionidae Argiocnemis rubescens red-tipped shadefly QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Austroagrion exclamationis northern billabongfly QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Ceriagrion aeruginosum redtail QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura aurora aurora bluetail QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Ischnura heterosticta heterosticta common bluetail QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion lucifer aureum citrine-headed riverdamsel Q I
insects Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion microcephalum blue riverdamsel QAI I
insects Platycnemididae Nososticta solitaria fivespot threadtail Q I
insects Isostictidae Rhadinosticta banksi northern wiretail QA I
insects Lestidae Austrolestes insularis northern ringtail QA I
insects Lestidae Lestes concinnus dusky spreadwing QA I
malacostracans Palaemonidae Macrobrachium sp. QAI
malacostracans Parathelphusidae Austrothelphusa tigrina Q
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax destructor common yabbie QA
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax quadricarinatus redclaw QA
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax sp. QAI

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI 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) Native animals of Cape York Peninsula (CYP) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-cape-york-peninsula-cyp&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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