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Wildlife of Frankland Group National Park

Total number of species: 285

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis red-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubrigularis sensu lato red-throated rainbow-skink Superseded Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus laevis rainforest edge litter-skink C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
animals cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium ocellatum epaulette shark Q I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania mangoides V NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango NAQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Rhus taitensis sumac C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Mackinlaya confusa C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia muelleriana hard milkwood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Kopsia arborea C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia elliptica northern ochrosia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C NTQ
plants land plants Aquifoliaceae Ilex arnhemensis C U
plants land plants Aquifoliaceae Ilex arnhemensis subsp. ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Alocasia brisbanensis C NTQ
plants land plants Araceae Epipremnum pinnatum C NNQ
plants land plants Araceae Pothos longipes C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias elegans celery wood C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Arenga australasica V NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus australis hairy Mary C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi fan palm C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Licuala ramsayi var. tuckeri C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium nidus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Synedrella nodiflora NAQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Deplanchea tetraphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium vitiense C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Mammea americana UPQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Calymperes graeffeanum C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia sericocarpa damson C NTQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Rourea brachyandra C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Erycibe coccinea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus mindorensis NAQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon tenerifolium Queensland brittlewood C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Hylandia dockrillii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
plants land plants Eupomatiaceae Eupomatia laurina bolwarra C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia nymphaeifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila tricostata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Faradaya splendida C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum baileyanum candlewood C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya clarksoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya murrayi Murray's laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya vulgaris C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra cowleyana northern rose walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hypotephra blue walnut C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra monothyra subsp. monothyra C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea bindoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea fawcettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea dealbata white bolly gum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia calyptrata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia flavescens toothed wattle C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia legnota C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Castanospermum australe black bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria pallida NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Intsia bijuga C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium reticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
plants land plants Marattiaceae Angiopteris evecta giant fern C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia argentea silver boodyarra V NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Anthocarapa nitidula incense cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton papuanus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton pettigrewianus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Didymocheton setosus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Goniocheton arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon alliaceum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa laurina C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pycnarrhena novoguineensis C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benjamina C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus copiosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus drupacea C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus henneana C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus septica C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virgata C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis cockspur thorn C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. cimicifera C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. insipida C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine porosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmena hemilampra subsp. hemilampra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Archirhodomyrtus beckleri rose myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Decaspermum humile silky myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia spongiosa CR NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus pervagata E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cormiflorum bumpy satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia aculeata thorny pisonia C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia umbellifera birdlime tree C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma erostre C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion harveyanum var. harveyanum C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Sankowskya stipularis E E NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper caninum peppervine C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper hederaceum C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus compositus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus grayae C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Platycerium hillii SL NTQ
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Lasianthus chlorocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria dallachiana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Tarenna dallachiana C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia acronychioides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope vitiflora northern evodia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope xanthoxyloides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia costulata C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia grewiifolia var. gelonioides C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Castanospora alphandii brown tamarind C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis foveolata narrow-leaved tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Synima cordierorum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella chartacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Ailanthus integrifolia subsp. integrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos puberula C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Hornstedtia scottiana C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Meistera dallachyi C NTQ

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.

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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) Wildlife of Frankland Group National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-frankland-group

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