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Animals of Sturt Stony Desert IBRA subregion

Total number of species: 472

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Scientific Name
Common Name
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Status
mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
mammals Camelidae Camelus dromedarius one-humped camel II
mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
mammals Equidae Equus asinus donkey II
mammals Equidae Equus caballus horse II
mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Canidae Vulpes vulpes red fox II
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Leggadina forresti Forrest's mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
mammals Muridae Notomys alexis spinifex hopping-mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Notomys cervinus fawn hopping-mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Notomys fuscus dusky hopping-mouse E V QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys australis plains rat V V QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys desertor desert mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys hermannsburgensis sandy inland mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus picatus little pied bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens balstoni inland broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus baverstocki inland forest bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus petersi inland free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale xanthopus celeris yellow-footed rock-wallaby V V Q
mammals Potoroidae Caloprymnus campestris desert rat-kangaroo PE EX QA
mammals Thylacomyidae Macrotis lagotis greater bilby E V QA
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinomys laniger kultarr C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasycercus blythi brush-tailed mulgara V QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasycercus cristicauda crest-tailed mulgara V QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyuroides byrnei kowari E E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Ningaui ridei wongai ningaui C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale gilesi Giles' planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale sp. C QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis hirtipes hairy-footed dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis youngsoni lesser hairy-footed dunnart C QA
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
birds Estrildidae Emblema pictum painted finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
birds Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
birds Megaluridae Cincloramphus sp. C U
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
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 leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus melanops black-faced woodswallow (north-west & inland Australia) C QA
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 sp. C U
birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina maxima ground 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 Coracina sp. C U
birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma castaneothorax chestnut-breasted quail-thrush C QA
birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma cinnamomeum cinnamon quail-thrush C QA
birds Psophodidae Psophodes cristatus chirruping wedgebill C QA
birds Psophodidae Psophodes occidentalis chiming wedgebill C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus ruficeps chestnut-crowned babbler C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus superciliosus white-browed babbler C QA
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ashbyia lovensis gibberbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Certhionyx variegatus pied honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura albifrons white-fronted chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura aurifrons orange chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea yellow chat V QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura crocea crocea yellow chat (gulf) V QA
birds Meliphagidae Epthianura tricolor crimson chat C QA
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Grantiella picta painted honeyeater V V QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula keartlandi grey-headed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula penicillata white-plumed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula plumula grey-fronted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Purnella albifrons white-fronted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
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 apicalis inland thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza robustirostris slaty-backed thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza uropygialis chestnut-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala leucopsis southern whiteface V V QA
birds Acanthizidae Aphelocephala nigricincta banded whiteface C QA
birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus brunneus redthroat C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Amytornis barbatus grey grasswren NT QA
birds Maluridae Amytornis goyderi Eyrean grasswren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus sp. C U
birds Maluridae Malurus splendens splendid fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Stipiturus ruficeps rufous-crowned emu-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris affinis white-browed treecreeper C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
birds Psittaculidae Neophema chrysostoma blue-winged parrot V V QA
birds Psittaculidae Neophema elegans elegant parrot C VU
birds Psittaculidae Neopsephotus bourkii Bourke's parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster blue bonnet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Northiella haematogaster pallescens blue bonnet (pallid) C QA
birds Psittaculidae Pezoporus occidentalis night parrot CR E QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus varius mulga parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psephotus haematonotus red-rumped parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua leadbeateri leadbeateri Pink Cockatoo E E QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sp. C U
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Cacatuidae Nymphicus hollandicus cockatiel C 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 Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon nilotica gull-billed tern SL VU
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling 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 ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA I
birds Pedionomidae Pedionomus torquatus plains-wanderer CR CE QA
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
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 Peltohyas australis inland dotterel C QA
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
birds Recurvirostridae Cladorhynchus leucocephalus banded stilt C VU I
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard 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 Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I
birds Rallidae Tribonyx ventralis black-tailed native-hen C QA
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's crake C QAI I
birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake 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 hypoleucos grey falcon V V QA
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 Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle 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 Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA
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 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 sp. C U
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
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 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 sp. C U
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 Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
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 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 Anatidae Anas castanea chestnut teal C QA I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos northern mallard II I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
birds Anatidae Biziura lobata musk duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Malacorhynchus membranaceus pink-eared duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Spatula rhynchotis Australasian shoveler C QAI I
birds Anatidae Stictonetta naevosa freckled duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck C VU I
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis pyrrhus desert death adder C QA
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis fasciolatus narrow-banded snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia cyanochasma desert whip snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia rimicola soil-crack whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus microlepidotus western taipan C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha strap-snouted brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja guttata speckled brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja ingrami Ingram's brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja mengdeni Mengden's brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja modesta ringed brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Suta punctata little spotted snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites ramsayi woma NT QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios bituberculatus prong-snouted blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios endoterus interior blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios grypus long-beaked blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Austroablepharus kinghorni red-tailed soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus ariadnae Ariadna's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus astarte stony downs ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus calurus blue-tailed finesnout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus dux fine side-lined ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus joanae black-soil ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leae orange-tailed finesnout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus olympicus Olympic ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus regius pale-rumped ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus schomburgkii Schomburgk's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus septenarius massive-gibber ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniatus ribbon ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus venustus saltbush slender bluetongue C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia stokesii gidgee skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus phantasmus ghost skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus richardsonii broad-banded sand swimmer C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista aericeps desert plain slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista bipes north-western sandslider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista xanthura yellow-tailed plain slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Liopholis inornata desert skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia adelaidensis saltbush morethia skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia ruficauda lined firetail skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua rugosa shingle-back C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus brevicauda short-tailed pygmy monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus eremius rusty desert monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus giganteus perentie C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gilleni pygmy mulga monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus burnsi Burns's dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus pictus painted dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora winneckei canegrass dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded C QA
reptiles Agamidae Moloch horridus thorny devil C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis intima gibber earless dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis sp. C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis tetraporophora Eyrean earless dragon C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma borea rusty-topped delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma butleri unbanded delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma nasuta sharp-snouted legless lizard C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus nigriceps sensu lato hooded scaly-foot Superseded C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus eromanga Eromanga Basin knob-tail gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus levis three-lined knob-tail C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Underwoodisaurus milii thick-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus ameyi eastern deserts fat-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus conspicillatus variable fat-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus laevis desert fat-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium byrnei Byrne's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium damaeum beaded gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura cincta inland marbled velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura eyrensis Eyre Basin beaked gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Rhynchoedura ornata sensu lato beaked gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus elderi jewelled gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra catenata chain-backed dtella C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra oceanica oceanic gecko C VI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra purpurascens purplish dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii emmotti Emmott's short-neck turtle C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana platycephala water holding frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana sp. C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana verrucosa rough collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria electrica buzzing treefrog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria latopalmata broad palmed rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia rugosa chubby gungan C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes fletcheri barking frog C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Neobatrachus sudellae meeowing frog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden nichollsi desert shovelfoot C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum spenceri desert burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Bidyanus welchi Welch's grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Scortum barcoo Barcoo grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis species northwest glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki mosquitofish II I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida tatei desert rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Retropinnidae Retropinna semoni Australian smelt QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosiluroides cooperensis Cooper Creek catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus argenteus silver catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Cyprinidae Carassius auratus goldfish II I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
insects Nymphalidae Danaus petilia lesser wanderer QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia villida villida meadow argus QAI
insects Pieridae Belenois java teutonia caper white QAI
insects Papilionidae Papilio demoleus sthenelus chequered swallowtail QAI
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata wandering percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Diplacodes haematodes scarlet percher QAI I
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum caledonicum blue skimmer QAI I
insects Libellulidae Pantala flavescens wandering glider QAI I
insects Libellulidae Tramea loewii common glider QAI I
insects Aeshnidae Anax papuensis Australian Emperor QAI I
insects Coenagrionidae Xanthagrion erythroneurum red & blue damsel QAI I
insects Lestidae Austrolestes aridus inland ringtail QA I
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax destructor common yabbie QA
branchiopods Triopsidae Triops australiensis shield shrimp QA

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) Animals of Sturt Stony Desert IBRA subregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=ibra-subregion-sturt-stony-desert&Kingdom=animals