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Wildlife of Lake Elphinstone DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 411

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Leporidae Lepus europaeus European brown hare II
animals mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded 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 rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cyanopterus dusky woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush 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 Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
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 Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza apicalis inland thornbill C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill 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 Pyrrholaemus sagittatus speckled warbler C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
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 Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea 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 Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus polystachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Araujia sericifera white moth vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Asclepias curassavica red-head cottonbush NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia microlepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia viridiflora subsp. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Marsdenia
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum erectum C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha biddulphiana C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis cuneifolia burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis dentex white burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis lappulacea yellow burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cassinia laevis subsp. rosmarinifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Olearia xerophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura bicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Thymophylla tenuiloba NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia dissecta var. dissecta C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Ehretia membranifolia weeping koda C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum NAQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia corollata C NTQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia tomentosa velvety tree pear NAQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia quadrangularis SL NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C NTQ I
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron australe var. integrifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Macropteranthes leiocaulis NT NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria ambigua C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria longifolia polymeria C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus alopecuroides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus conicus var. conicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia cistoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia stricta var. fruticosa C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Melichrus urceolatus honey gorse C NTQ
plants land plants Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum australe cocaine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Acalypha eremorum soft acalypha C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton arnhemicus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton phebalioides narrow-leaved croton C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria dallachyana scrub poison tree C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum verrucosum water milfoil C NTQ I
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. assera C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea var. vannata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella nervosa C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella rara C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ajuga australis Australian bugle C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus diversus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Ocimum caryophyllinum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Plectranthus
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna dallachyana C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex melicopea C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia burrowii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia conferta C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia decora pretty wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia dietrichiana C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. disparrima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia fodinalis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia julifera subsp. julifera 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 multisiliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia shirleyi lancewood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Bossiaea carinalis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia papuana wild jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cassia brewsteri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida var. obovata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brachypodum large ticktrefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia parviflora flemingia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea tholiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna gaudichaudii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia barbatala C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos psilosperma strychnine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abelmoschus ficulneus native rosella C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum var. oxycarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus divaricatus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii var. sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida atherophora C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida trichopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson fig C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia aureola Superseded XU
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla poplar gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus platyphylla x Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis subsp. tereticornis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia paludosa C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia sp. (St George A.Hill AQ399299) C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Notelaea microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C NTQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea leucopyrus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion apodogynum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus gunnii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida gracilipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida jerichoensis var. subspinulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla lappacea curly mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Astrebla squarrosa bull mitchell grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon obtectus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon queenslandicus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria fumida C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria longiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Elionurus citreus lemon-scented grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon lindleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum halepense Johnson grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thellungia advena coolibah grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda avenacea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia microstachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia mitchellii buck spinifex C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria orientalis princes feathers C NTQ I
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed SL NTQ I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea longistyla C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea sessilis C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia amaliae C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ventilago viminalis supplejack C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Dentella repens dentella C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis - Pavetta granitica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma subnitida C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata subsp. australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax saligna forma saligna C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce multicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia australis crow's ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon diversifolius scrub boonaree C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea filifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys xylocarpa white tamarind C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella cotinifolia var. pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax calophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum esuriale quena C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus tomentellus C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia latifolia dysentery plant C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia scabrella C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton australis broad-leaved bottle tree SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton rupestris SL NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora carpetweed C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus cardiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus repens C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma petraeum C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL 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.

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

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

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Legend

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


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Lake Elphinstone DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 29 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-lake-elphinstone

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