Skip links and keyboard navigation

Animals of Undara Volcanic National Park

Total number of species: 256

Download this information in .CSV format

Species name has been superseded by a new species name
Click here for more detailed information about this species
Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Cervidae Cervus elaphus red deer II
mammals Bovidae Bos taurus European cattle II
mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
mammals Equidae Equus caballus horse II
mammals Leporidae Oryctolagus cuniculus rabbit II
mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Muridae Leggadina lakedownensis Lakeland Downs mouse C Q
mammals Muridae Mus musculus house mouse II
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus sp. C QAI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus dorsalis black-striped wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter rufus red kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale mareeba Mareeba rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider V V Q
mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis common myna II
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca fascinans jacky winter C QAI
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
birds Corcoracidae Struthidea cinerea apostlebird C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus sp. C U
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Caligavis chrysops yellow-faced honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus gularis black-chinned honeyeater C QA
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 citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza chrysorrhoa yellow-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied lorikeet 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 Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo (Cape York & Eastern Aust) C Q
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Tringa glareola wood sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
birds Accipitridae Hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite 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 pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
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 Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta squatter pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Coturnix pectoralis stubble quail C QA
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis antarcticus common death adder V QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Hoplocephalus bitorquatus pale-headed snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Suta suta myall snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus taeniolatus copper-tailed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Egernia striolata tree skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus cracens slender mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista ameles limbless fine-lined slider NT Q
reptiles Scincidae Lerista zonulata girdled slider C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus rococo Chillagoe litter-skink NT Q
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Notoscincus ornatus ornate soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Praeteropus gowi speckled worm-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Proablepharus tenuis northern soil-crevice skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Pygmaeascincus timlowi dwarf litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides scincoides eastern bluetongue C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus storri Storr's monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Pogona barbata bearded dragon C QA
reptiles Agamidae Tympanocryptis einasleighensis Einasleigh earless dragon C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia queenslandia Queensland zigzag gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Diplodactylus platyurus eastern fat-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Lucasium steindachneri Steindachner's gecko C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus williamsi soft-spined gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra einasleighensis Einasleigh rock dtella C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana sp. C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia littlejohni Einasleigh gungan C Q
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda mogurnda northern purplespotted gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Junonia orithya albicincta blue argus QA

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

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) Animals of Undara Volcanic National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 23 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-undara-volcanic&Kingdom=animals

Queensland Government
WetlandInfo   —   Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation