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Native animals of Cassowary Coast local government area

Total number of species: 733

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
mammals Delphinidae Peponocephala electra melon-headed whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
mammals Balaenidae Eubalaena australis southern right whale C E 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 Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
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 Rattus fuscipes bush rat C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
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 Uromys hadrourus masked white-tailed rat C Q
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus morio chocolate wattled bat C QA
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 gouldi Gould's 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 Scoteanax rueppellii greater broad-nosed bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V 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 diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom 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 lumholtzi Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo NT Q
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
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 Potoroidae Bettongia tropica northern bettong E E Q
mammals Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum E Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider V V Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirulus herbertensis Herbert River ringtail possum C Q
mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus australis brevirostrum northern yellow-bellied glider E E Q
mammals Petauridae Petaurus gracilis mahogany glider E E Q
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
mammals Burramyidae Cercartetus caudatus long-tailed pygmy-possum C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
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 Antechinus adustus rusty antechinus C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus flavipes rubeculus yellow-footed antechinus (north-east Queensland) C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus godmani Atherton 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 Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis murina common dunnart C QA
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 QAI
birds Estrildidae Erythrura trichroa blue-faced parrot-finch NT QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
birds Turdidae Zoothera lunulata Bassian thrush C QA
birds Turdidae Zoothera sp. C U
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 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 Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q
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 Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
birds Corcoracidae Corcorax melanorhamphos white-winged chough C QA
birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
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 coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail 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 Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow 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 superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
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 Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
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 Falcunculidae Falcunculus frontatus crested shrike-tit C QA
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 melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis pectoralis golden whistler (central Queensland) 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 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 rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
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 lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful 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 Phylidonyris niger white-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
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 Sugomel nigrum black honeyeater C QA
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 striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
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 Oreoscopus gutturalis fernwren 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 assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Prionodura newtoniana golden bowerbird C Q
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 Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
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 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 novaehollandiae masked owl (southern subspecies) C 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 queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
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 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 russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
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 Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans crimson rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus rubritorquis red-collared lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
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 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 sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern 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 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 canutus red knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
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 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 Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
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 finschi South Island pied oystercatcher C VI 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 Lewinia pectoralis Lewin's rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Porzana fluminea Australian spotted crake C QA I
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
birds Rallidae Zapornia pusilla Baillon's 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 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 sp. C U
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 Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
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 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 Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
birds Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI
birds Procellariidae Puffinus huttoni Hutton's shearwater C QAI
birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
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 papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus duboisii Dubois's sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina barnardi yellow-naped snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant 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 Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
reptiles Elapidae Tropidechis carinatus rough-scaled snake C QA
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus granulatus little file snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
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 Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus eutaenius black-backed yellow-lined ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus terrareginae Hinchinbrook ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus cracens slender mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus mjobergi Atherton Tableland mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis bellendenkerensis C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis similis C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink 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 zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Menetia sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed 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 hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides eastern blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
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 nobbi nobbi C QA
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma mitella Atherton delma NT V Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia saxicola rock zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis ocellated velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini (Johnstone) Johnstone River snapping turtle C V Q
reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V 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
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina robusta robust whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina sp. C QAI
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis Hinchinbrook Island nursery-frog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus infacetus creaking nurseryfrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus ornatus sensu lato ornate nurseryfrog Superseded Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus sp. C QI
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
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 lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded QA
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 nyakalensis mountain mistfrog CR CE Q
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 wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
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 Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli northern barred frog C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded 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 mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C 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 Glossogobius bellendenensis Mulgrave goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius sp. QAI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Mugilogobius notospilus freshwater mangrove goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius chrysosoma spotfin goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Bunaka gyrinoides greenback gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris fusca brown spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma black spine-cheek gudgeon QI 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 Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris species 1 Midgley's carp gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA 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 lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus threadfin silverbiddy QAI I
ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
ray-finned fishes Leiognathidae Leiognathus equulus common ponyfish 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 fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus silver grunter QI 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 interrupta longspine glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon bengalense onegill eel QI I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel 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 Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides Cairns rainbowfish E E Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia eachamensis Lake Eacham rainbowfish E Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tandanus freshwater catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla marmorata giant mottled eel VI 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
cartilaginous fishes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus whitespotted eagle ray QAI I
cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Maculabatis toshi 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 granulatus mangrove whipray QAI 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 Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark U I
cartilaginous fishes Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark V QAI I
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala madytus bright oak-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala wildei wildei white oak-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apelles apelles copper jewel 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 Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas black-spotted flash Q
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba cyanea arinia green-banded line-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Ogyris aenone sapphire azure Q
insects Lycaenidae Philiris diana diana large moonbeam (Wet Tropics) Q
insects Lycaenidae Psychonotis caelius taygetus small green-banded blue QA
insects Nymphalidae Acraea terpsicore tawny coster QAI
insects Nymphalidae Charaxes sempronius sempronius tailed emperor QA
insects Nymphalidae Cupha prosope U
insects Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas alimena lamina blue-banded eggfly QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Junonia hedonia zelima chocolate argus QAI
insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Neptis praslini staudingereana yellow-eyed plane Q
insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus U
insects Nymphalidae Tellervo zoilus zoilus hamadryad (Wet Tropics subspecies) Q
insects Nymphalidae Tisiphone helena northern sword-grass brown Q
insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
insects Pieridae Delias argenthona argenthona scarlet jezebel QA
insects Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q
insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
insects Papilionidae Graphium agamemnon ligatum green-spotted triangle 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 macalpinei New Guinea birdwing C Q
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus U
insects Papilionidae Papilio fuscus U
insects Papilionidae Papilio ulysses joesa Ulysses butterfly C Q
insects Hesperiidae Chaetocneme porphyropis purple dusk-flat Q
insects Hesperiidae Notocrypta waigensis proserpina banded demon QAI
insects Libellulidae Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker QA I
insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax denticauda palemouth QAI I
insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax duivenbodei darkmouth QAI I
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA I
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum villosovittatum fiery skimmer QAI I
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI I
insects Libellulidae Tholymis tillarga twister QAI I
insects Libellulidae Tramea stenoloba narrow-lobed glider QAI I
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA I
insects Diphlebiidae Diphlebia euphoeoides tropical rockmaster QI I
malacostracans Palaemonidae Macrobrachium koombooloomba Koombooloomba prawn Q
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax quadricarinatus redclaw QA
arachnids Urodacidae Urodacus manicatus black rock scorpion C QA
arachnids Theraphosidae Selenocosmia crassipes C Q

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 Cassowary Coast local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-cassowary-coast&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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