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Wildlife of Marpa National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 232

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
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 Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C 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 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 V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
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 Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL 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 longipennis Australian hobby 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 Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
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 Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet 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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C QAI I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C QAI I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C QAI
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena conferta C Q
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL QAI I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale C QI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum viminale subsp. brunonianum C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C QAI I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Tabernaemontana orientalis C QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C Q
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona muelleri dwarf fan palm SL QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Allopterigeron filifolius C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens U
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens bipinnata bipinnate beggar's ticks IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia IU
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C QA
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C QI
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C QAI
plants land plants Bataceae Batis argillicola C QA
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C QAI
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C QAI
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australasicum mango bark C QA
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C QAI
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C QAI
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C QAI
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C QA I
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C QAI
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C QAI I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cyanotis axillaris C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cuscuta chinensis C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil IU
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C QA
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria sp. (Aurukun J.R.Clarkson 4320) C Q
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C QAI
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia schoenoides C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cuspidatus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus iria C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scaber C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus stoloniferus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis recta C QAI
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C QA
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C QAI
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C QAI
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola U
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola spinescens prickly fan flower C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna odorata C QAI
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. calidestris C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tropica C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Centrosema molle IU
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea trefoil rattlepod C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium muelleri C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. youngiana C QA
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya tenuifolia C QAI
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. agatii C QAI
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme brachystemonea C QA
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C QAI I
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C QAI
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C QAI
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C QAI
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C QAI
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus leptophleba Molloy red box C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tetrodonta Darwin stringybark C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C QAI
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C QAI
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C QAI
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C QAI
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida IU
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon lissocarpus C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon trachyspermus C Q
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus geminatus NT QA
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa U
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa major C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara IU
plants land plants Poaceae Whiteochloa airoides C QA
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala scorpioides C Q
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia U
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia arenicola C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia gracilis C QA
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca U
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C QI
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C QA
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C QAI
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C QAI I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C QAI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C QI
plants land plants Rutaceae Harrisonia brownii C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C QAI
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C QAI
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea platyptera C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C QI
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C QAI
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia mesomischa C QA
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C QAI
plants land plants Stemonaceae Stemona lucida C QI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia sp. (Annan River L.J.Brass 20319) C QI
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C QAI
plants land plants Vitaceae Clematicissus opaca C QA
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulopis solandri C Q
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C QAI
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus eichlerianus bull head 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 Marpa National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 8 October 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-marpa-cypal

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