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Wildlife of Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific)

Total number of species: 237

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 V QAI I
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox 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 C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C 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 C 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 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 Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V 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 NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Euroschinus falcata var. falcata C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Pleiogynium timorense Burdekin plum C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Apium prostratum var. filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa ovata currantbush C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya australis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia microlepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum ovatum C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia spilanthoides C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Coronidium lanuginosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Gynura drymophila var. drymophila C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Podolepis longipedata tall copper-wire daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum neohollandicum C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex semibaccata creeping saltbush C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia vestita C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia cuspidata C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton insularis Queensland cascarilla C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos ledifolius scrub wedding bush C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella crinoides C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus graveolens C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea australiensis green bolly gum C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Neolitsea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline petiolaris large-leaved palm lily C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria incana subsp. incana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. villosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine tomentella woolly glycine C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linnaei Birdsville indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Isotropis filicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lotus australis Australian trefoil C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia barbatala C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia brachyodon var. brachyodon C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema congener subsp. rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida spinosa spiny sida NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia sapindina C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pleogyne australis wiry grape C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine crassifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gaudium neglectum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium oleosum blue cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis obliterata C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia dominii C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium speciosum SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia bowmanii scrub pencil orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis ophioglossa SL NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis radicosa C NTQ
plants land plants Pentapetaceae Melhania oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria incana C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum venulosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ancistrachne uncinulata hooky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dinebra decipiens var. decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon robustissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis interrupta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum decompositum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium caespitosum brigalow grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria rigidula SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum grossum SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. dielsii SL NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca bicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum formosum C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hypoglaucum SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. spathulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria daphnoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. burmanniana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax glyciphylla sweet sarsaparilla C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum corifolium straggling nightshade C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron sp. (Kin Kin W.D.Francis AQ81198) rusty tulip oak C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus antarctica C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma nitens shining grape 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.

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) Wildlife of Keppel Bay Islands National Park (scientific), WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-keppel-bay-islands-scientific

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