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Wildlife of Boggomoss Springs DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 280

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris dog II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale herberti Herbert's rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Petroicidae Petroica rosea rose robin C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
animals birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza pusilla brown thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus lamberti sensu lato variegated fairy-wren Superseded QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea metastasis white-throated treecreeper (southern) 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 novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox strenua powerful owl V QA
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C QA
animals birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis australis coral snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus fasciolatus narrow-banded sand swimmer C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Paradelma orientalis brigalow scaly-foot C Q
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius salebrosus rough-throated leaf-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus vittatus wood gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria peronii emerald spotted treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia parinsignifera beeping froglet C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Pseudophryne major great brown broodfrog C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris klunzingeri western carp gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Philypnodon grandiceps flathead gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Osteoglossidae Scleropages leichardti southern saratoga Q I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Centella asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Landoltia punctata C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha cordata C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle verticillata shield pennywort C NTQ I
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona nitida NT NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis dentex white burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium glutinosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Euchiton sphaericus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gamochaeta pensylvanica NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus cassinioides C NTQ
plants land plants Aytoniaceae Plagiochasma rupestre C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia tumidifructa SL NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina inophloia C NTQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Crassula sieberiana C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex appressa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Carex polyantha C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis pallens pale spikerush C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina planifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani C NTQ I
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia cistoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus urceolatus honey gorse C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya lapicola subsp. brevifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya oleifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia racemosa var. racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Grimmiaceae Grimmia laevigata C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Microcorys queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera cryptandroides subsp. euphrasioides C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia caroleae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia juncifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia neriifolia pechey wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland silver wattle C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia villifera prickly daviesia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mirbelia pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea millarii var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea millarii var. millarii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna aciphylla Australian senna C NTQ
plants land plants Leucobryaceae Campylopus introflexus C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Logania albiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I
plants land plants Macarthuriaceae Macarthuria ephedroides C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii var. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora subsp. citriodora Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus corynodes C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tenuipes narrow-leaved white mahogany C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tholiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Sannantha brachypoda NT NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea pungens C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Sarcochilus ceciliae fairy bells SL NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne globosa swamp millet C NTQ I
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma sylvestre C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria hydropiper water pepper C NTQ I
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium veitchii silver elkhorn SL NTQ
plants land plants Pottiaceae Barbula calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea floribunda subsp. floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea longistyla C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Cyanothamnus bipinnatus C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia
plants land plants Rutaceae Phebalium nottii pink phebalium C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum mitchellianum C NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Ampelopteris prolifera SL NTQ
plants land plants Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus interruptus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidiopsis sparsa C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Viola betonicifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Roepera apiculata C NTQ

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.

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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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Boggomoss Springs DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 7 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-boggomoss-springs

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