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Native animals of Mount Isa local government area

Total number of species: 504

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys desertor desert mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys hermannsburgensis sandy inland mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys johnsoni central pebble-mound mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
mammals Muridae Pseudomys nanus western chestnut mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus villosissimus long-haired rat C QA
mammals Muridae Zyzomys argurus common rock-rat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus sp. C QAI
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 Vespertilionidae Vespadelus caurinus northern cave bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus finlaysoni Finlayson's cave bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous georgianus common sheathtail bat C QA
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 sp. C QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros stenotis northern leaf-nosed bat V QA
mammals Hipposideridae Rhinonicteris aurantia orange leaf-nosed bat V QA
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale purpureicollis purple-necked rock-wallaby V Q
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petropseudes dahli rock ringtail possum C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Pseudantechinus mimulus Carpentarian antechinus C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis crassicaudata fat-tailed dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis macroura stripe-faced dunnart C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis sp. C QAI
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Emblema pictum painted finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Heteromunia pectoralis pictorella mannikin C QA
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton crimson finch C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia phaeton phaeton crimson finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Neochmia ruficauda star finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila acuticauda long-tailed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta black-throated finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked 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 Hirundinidae Cheramoeca leucosterna white-backed swallow C QA
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 Locustellidae Cincloramphus cruralis brown songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus mathewsi rufous songlark C QA
birds Locustellidae Poodytes carteri spinifexbird C QA
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 Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Petroica goodenovii red-capped robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas cerviniventris buff-sided robin 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 Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus bennetti little crow C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura dryas Arafura fantail SL QA
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail 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 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 Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
birds Oreoicidae Oreoica gutturalis crested bellbird C QA
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla woodwardi sandstone shrike-thrush C QA
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 Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis rubeculus grey-crowned babbler (north-western) C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Acanthagenys rufogularis spiny-cheeked honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Certhionyx variegatus pied 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 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 Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis gularis black-chinned honeyeater (eastern) C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis laetior golden-backed honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula 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 Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
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 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 Gerygone fusca western gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Amytornis ballarae Kalkadoon grasswren C QA
birds Maluridae Amytornis dorotheae Carpentarian grasswren E E QA
birds Maluridae Amytornis sp. C U
birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus coronatus purple-crowned fairy-wren V QA
birds Maluridae Malurus leucopterus white-winged fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Maluridae Stipiturus ruficeps rufous-crowned emu-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris melanurus black-tailed treecreeper C QA
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 Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra 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 Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn 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 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 osculans black-eared 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 Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius Australian ringneck C QA
birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius macgillivrayi Cloncurry parrot C Q
birds Psittaculidae Melopsittacus undulatus budgerigar C QA
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus venustus northern rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus rubritorquis red-collared 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 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 Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Glareolidae Glareola maldivarum oriental pratincole SL QAI
birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix sp. C U
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 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 Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago sp. C U
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 Phalaropus lobatus red-necked phalarope SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper 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 Rostratulidae Rostratula australis Australian painted-snipe E E QA 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 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 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 Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
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 Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
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 Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter sp. C U
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 Elanus scriptus letter-winged kite C QA
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
birds Ardeidae 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 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 Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
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 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 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 sp. C U
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 Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI 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 hawkei plains death adder V V QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis incinctus unbanded shovel-nosed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia flagellatio long-tailed whipsnake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Demansia quaesitor sombre whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king 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 modesta ringed brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis western brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Suta punctata little spotted snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios diversus northern blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus australis inland snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus sensu lato Superseded QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus zoticus agile snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus hebetior stout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus lateralis gravelly-soil ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus leonhardii Leonhardi's ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pulchellus red-sided ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus striaticeps stripe-headed finesnout ctenotus C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia hosmeri Hosmer's skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lerista fragilis eastern mulch slider C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista timida timid slider C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Menetia maini northern dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia ruficauda lined firetail skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua multifasciata Centralian blue-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus giganteus perentie C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus glebopalma long-tailed rock monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
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 spenceri Spencer's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus centralis centralian lashtail dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Amphibolurus sp. C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus slateri Slater's ring-tailed dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora granulifera granulated two-lined dragon C Q
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA
reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus horneri C QA
reptiles Agamidae Moloch horridus thorny devil C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Pogona vitticeps central bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI
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 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 schraderi eastern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus barraganae Gulf fat-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus tessellatus tessellated gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium immaculatum pale-striped ground gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium microplax southern sandplain gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura bella Gulf marbled velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus krisalys Kristin's spiny-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus taeniatus white-striped gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra nana northern spotted rock dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra robusta robust dtella C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra versicolor C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Chelidae Elseya lavarackorum Gulf snapping turtle V E QA I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura subglobosa worrelli diamond head turtle NT QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana cultripes grassland collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana maini western collared frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana sp. C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria coplandi sandstone frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria electrica buzzing treefrog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria ridibunda western laughing treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria spaldingi northern creek frog C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia trachyderma orange shouldered gungan C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius aureus golden flathead goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius giuris tank goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris selheimi blackbanded gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo coal grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Percichthyidae Macquaria ambigua golden perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis elongatus elongate glassfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis sp. U I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis species northwest glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stramineus blackmast QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida tatei desert rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Anodontiglanis dahli toothless catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius leptaspis boofhead catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA I
insects Lycaenidae Candalides delospila spotted dusky-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Famegana alsulus alsulus black-spotted grass-blue QAI
insects Lycaenidae Theclinesthes sp. U
insects Pieridae Cepora perimale scyllara caper gull (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Aeshnidae Gynacantha nourlangie cave duskhawker QA I
malacostracans Parastacidae Cherax quadricarinatus redclaw 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) Native animals of Mount Isa local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 22 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-mount-isa&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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