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Wildlife of Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific)

Total number of species: 236

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V QAI I
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher SL QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch SL QAI
animals birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail SL QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL 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 Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C QAI
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. adscendens C QA
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcatus var. falcatus C QA
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C QAI
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C QAI
plants land plants Apiaceae Apium prostratum var. filiforme C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia stellata C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C QAI I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C QA
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia microlepis C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C Q
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C QAI
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C Q
plants land plants Asteraceae Podolepis longipedata tall copper-wire daisy C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C QAI
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum neohollandicum C QA
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C QAI
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C QAI
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C QAI
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL QAI
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C QA
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C QA
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex semibaccata creeping saltbush C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia hastata C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia ovata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C QA
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia vestita C QA
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C QAI
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C QI
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C Q
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos ledifolius scrub wedding bush C Q
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C QAI
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella crinoides C QA
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C QAI
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL Q I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL QAI I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL QAI I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C QA
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea australiensis green bolly gum C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline petiolaris large-leaved palm lily C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria incana subsp. incana IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Isotropis filicaulis C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Lotus australis Australian trefoil C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia barbatala C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C QAI
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C QAI
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida IU
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C QAI
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pleogyne australis wiry grape C Q
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine crassifolia C Q
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium neglectum C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C QA
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia dominii C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C QAI
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C QA
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL QI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum SL QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL Q
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL QAI
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL QAI
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata IU
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C QA
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C Q
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C QAI
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C QAI
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper U
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C QA
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C Q
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum venulosum C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris IU
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra decipiens var. decipiens C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus U
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C Q I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium caespitosum brigalow grass C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL QI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL QI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL QAI
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. dielsii SL Q
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C QAI
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca bicolor C QA
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum formosum C QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL QAI
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hypoglaucum SL QA
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C QAI
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. spathulatum C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora queenslandica C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C QA
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C QAI
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C QI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C QAI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C QA
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C QA
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C QA
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax glyciphylla sweet sarsaparilla C QA
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum corifolium straggling nightshade C Q
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron sp. (Kin Kin W.D.Francis AQ81198) rusty tulip oak C QA
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C QAI
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana IU
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C Q
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape C QA

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI 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 Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific), WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 April 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-keppel-bay-islands-scientific

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