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Native animals of Torres Strait Island local government area

Total number of species: 359

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Class
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Scientific Name
Common Name
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mammals Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale C QAI
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
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 capensis Cape York melomys C Q
mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Myotis macropus large-footed myotis C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros cervinus fawn leaf-nosed bat V QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene cephalotes Torresian tube-nosed 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 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 Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum geelvinkianum red-capped flowerpecker C QAI
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis cantoroides singing starling C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
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 citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola juncidis laveryi zitting cisticola C Q
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Drymodes superciliaris northern scrub-robin C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin 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 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 orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura phasiana mangrove grey fantail 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 leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
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 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 rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
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 Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
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 Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI
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 hydrocharis little paradise kingfisher C VI
birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros polychloros eclectus parrot (Torres Strait) C QI
birds Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
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 Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus ridibundus black-headed gull C VI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
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 pyrrhothorax red-chested 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 falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI 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 Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe SL VU I
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 phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper 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 Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL 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 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 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 Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
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 longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine 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 gurneyi Gurney's eagle C VU
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
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 Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
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 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 leucogaster brown 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 Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
birds Oceanitidae Pelagodroma marina white-faced storm-petrel C VU
birds Apodidae Aerodramus vanikorensis uniform swiftlet C VI
birds Apodidae Apus nipalensis house swift C VI
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Collocalia esculenta glossy swiftlet C VI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Apodidae Mearnsia novaeguineae Papuan spine-tailed swift C VI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
birds Columbidae Ducula mullerii collared imperial-pigeon C VU
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
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 Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
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 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 Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Spatula querquedula garganey SL VI
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
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
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus laevis olive sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Aipysurus mosaicus mosaic sea snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis pacificus Pacific sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis peronii horned sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied 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 papuanus Papuan black snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Suta sp. 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 Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus sp. C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia papuensis Papuan spotted python C QI
reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios leucoproctus Cape York blind snake C QI
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes sensu lato Superseded Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia quinquecarinata Eastern Torres rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
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 Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Emoia atrocostata atrocostata littoral whiptail-skink NT QI
reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
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 Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus indicus mangrove monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus prasinus emerald monitor NT QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Tropicagama temporalis swamplands lashtail C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious 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 Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus pumilus slender chained gecko NT QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cf. pelagicus C QI
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI 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 porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina gracilipes shrill whistlefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bella Cape York graceful treefrog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Chlamydogobius ranunculus tadpole goby QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba pactolus cela bold blue-line C Q
insects Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q
insects Nymphalidae Orsotriaena medus licium dusky bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Taenaris artemis jamesi pearl owl (New Guinea subspecies) QAI

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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 Torres Strait Island local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 7 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-torres-strait-island&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native