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Native animals of Daintree National Park

Total number of species: 351

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 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 Pogonomys sp. tree mouse C Q
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 sp. C QAI
mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Uromys hadrourus masked white-tailed rat C Q
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail 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 Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's tree-kangaroo NT Q
mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
mammals Hypsiprymnodontidae Hypsiprymnodon moschatus musky rat-kangaroo C Q
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus maculatus gracilis spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) E E Q
mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed 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 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 Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird 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 flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
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 SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
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 SL QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
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 pectoralis golden 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 Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q
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 Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater 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 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 Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
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 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 Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted 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 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 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 variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern 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 Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet 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 Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo 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 SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
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 SL E 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 Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL 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 Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake C QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
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 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 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 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 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 varius pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
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 humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-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 Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
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
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Hemiaspis signata black-bellied swamp 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 punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Calorodius thorntonensis Thornton Peak skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae prickly forest skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis coggeri rainforest sunskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis robertsi grey-bellied sunskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus czechurai wedge-snouted shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus tetradactylus four-fingered shadeskink C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q
reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina fryi peeping whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina pluvialis white browed whistlefrog C Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus aenigma tapping nurseryfrog E E Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus beautiful nurseryfrog CR CE Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus concinnus sensu lato Superseded NT Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria lorica little waterfall frog CR CE Q I
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 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 xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes schevilli sensu lato northern barred frog Superseded C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus acutirostris sharp snouted dayfrog PE EX Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Taudactylus rheophilus northern tinkerfrog CR CE Q I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI 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 illimis false celebes 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 Sicyopterus cf. lagocephalus cling-goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Sicyopus discordipinnis QI
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon pelewensis Daintree cling goby V QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon rutilaureus orange cling goby V QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Stiphodon semoni neon goby CE QAI 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 Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI 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 Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
ray-finned fishes Carangidae Caranx sexfasciatus bigeye trevally QAI I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia marginata spotted flagtail QI I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Mesopristes argenteus silver grunter QI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Daintree rainbowfish CE Q
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
ray-finned fishes Muraenidae Gymnothorax polyuranodon freshwater moray QI 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
insects Nymphalidae Neptis praslini staudingereana yellow-eyed plane Q
insects Megapodagrionidae Austroargiolestes aureus tropical flatwing Q I

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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 Daintree National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-daintree&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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