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Wildlife of Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 472

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale godmani Godman's rock-wallaby C Q
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 Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed 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 Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus atrabectus spangled drongo (Cape York Peninsula) C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi jardini black butcherbird (coastal Cape York Peninsula) C Q
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina magnirostris pied currawong (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler 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 Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula flavescens yellow-tinted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco longipennis Australian hobby C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Hamirostra melanosternon black-breasted buzzard C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove 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 Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia rostralis black-throated rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus nullum nullum ctenotus C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
fungi Agaricomycetes Geastraceae Geastrum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Buellia
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia adnata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Teloschistaceae Caloplaca
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. clementii C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia arnhemica C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus capensis C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa lanceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa scabra C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cryptostegia grandiflora rubber vine NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia connivens C NTQ
plants land plants Aquifoliaceae Ilex arnhemensis subsp. ferdinandi C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene hookeri C NTQ
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens biternata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus scaber NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura diffusa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon ciliosum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale NAQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium leptaleum C NTQ
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis C NTQ
plants land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis exserta C NTQ
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema siliculosum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema spicatum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina sp. (Lakefield NP P.I.Forster+ PIF12943) C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia cryptantha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia media C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia toniae C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea hederifolia NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea polymorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia sp. (Fairview R.W.Johnson 4026) C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Merremia hederacea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Zehneria cunninghamii slender cucumber C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia macrantha C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Abildgaardia schoenoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cristulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Diplacrum pygmaeum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis recta C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis simplex C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena arenosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora pterochaeta C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectiella praelongata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria levis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria psammitica C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria rugosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria tricuspidata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia araneolifera C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia echiifolia subsp. echiifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia laurana C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia lepidota C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus arnhemicus C NTQ
plants land plants Elatinaceae Bergia pusilla C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia lavarackii C NTQ
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon pygmaeum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon spectabile C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon tortuosum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton multicaulis subsp. velutinus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia carissoides V V NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia macdonaldii var. macdonaldii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
plants land plants Fossombroniaceae Fossombronia
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia janamba C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Lechenaultia peregrina C NTQ
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Caesia setifera C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella incollata NT NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. anceps C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C NTQ
plants land plants Jungermanniaceae Jungermannia
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hyptis capitata NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex melicopea C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Arthropodium strictum C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. calidestris C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hyaloneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptoloba C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia platycarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia rothii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus acutifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria aridicola subsp. aridicola C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria goreensis gambia pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria laburnifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia flava C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Eriosema chinense C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gastrolobium grandiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium nitidum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium sp. (Point Archer J.Wrigley+ NQ1301) Superseded XU
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia quinkanensis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mimosa pudica NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna occidentalis coffee senna NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes scabra NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Laura M.B.Thomas 283) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia varians C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna lanceolata var. filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia areolata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia limosa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia nivea SL NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia aplectra C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia subulata subsp. (Lake Emma J.R.Clarkson+ 10041) C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea fraseri C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme ambigua C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme connata C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nudicaulis var. citrina C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nummularia C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme patens C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia grandibractea C NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Helicteres angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena armitiana var. armitiana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Owenia vernicosa C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma pringlei V NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus lysicephala C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia hylandii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia stockeri subsp. stockeri C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus chlorophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus megasepala C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus phoenicea scarlet gum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia sericisepala C NTQ
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Helminthostachys zeylanica flowering fern C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus xerophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus carpentariae C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus flagellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus sp. (Pentland R.J.Cumming 9742) C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. latior C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon podenzanae C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Choriceras tricorne C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum rubiginosum C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila fragrans C NTQ I
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida macroclada var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida perniciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida utilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida utilis var. utilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella nepalensis reedgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Arundinella setosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chionachne cyathopoda river grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon filipes C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Coix gasteenii E NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria fumida C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dimeria acinaciformis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia confusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Burnham R.W.Purdie 1370) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne sp. (Dugald River B.K.Simon+ 3007) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne squarrosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne stipacea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triseta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Germainia grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus compositus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum robustum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum simile C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium constrictum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium spartellum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Perotis rara comet grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga angustum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium pachyarthron C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa major C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa monilifera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa rariflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa sp. (Morehead River J.R.Clarkson+ 8086) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa x heteromorpha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia claytonii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia microstachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum subsp. secundum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala scorpioides C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Salomonia ciliata C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia arenicola C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Banksia dentata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea persiehana C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes nudiuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes prenticei C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Leptocarpus
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia tessellaris C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes ammitia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Mitracarpus hirtus NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion laceyi C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce cristulata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce marginata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia bowmanii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia collina broad-leaved leopard tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia unmackiana C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia mesomischa C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pentandra NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
plants land plants Stemonaceae Stemona lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton vitifolius SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium leiophyllum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium ramosissimum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium uliginosum swamp triggerplant SL NTQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I

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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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 Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 25 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-melsonby-gaarraay-nature-refuge

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