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Wildlife of Rattlesnake Point Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 248

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
animals mammals Muridae Pogonomys sp. tree mouse C Q
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus bennettianus Bennett's tree-kangaroo NT Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling 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 Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
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 Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta 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 Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher 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 connivens barking owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot V Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
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 Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon 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 magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia crypta C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus lewisi Cooktown shadeskink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura sp. C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus tuberculatus tuberculated ring-tailed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I
plants land plants Alseuosmiaceae Crispiloba disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne hirsuta NT NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia submontana subsp. submontana NT NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria concava C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Xylopia maccreae C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia scholaris white cheesewood C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia QAI
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia glandulifera C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias australiana ivory basswood C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centratherum punctatum NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Craspedia
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Commersonia bartramia brown kurrajong C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Arthrocormus schimperi C NTQ
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium
plants land plants Calymperaceae Mitthyridium fasciculatum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Hedraianthera porphyropetala hedrianthera C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Tarenaya aculeata NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema laxum C NTQ
plants land plants Connaraceae Connarus conchocarpus subsp. conchocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. banksii SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aromaticus NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis pauciflora C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon nanum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus ficifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya laevigata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra glauca C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra impressicosta C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Endiandra insignis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia mangium x Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia polystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Archidendron ramiflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vandasina retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Heterotis rotundifolia NAQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Chisocheton longistipitatus C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum latifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum oppositifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Prasoxylon alliaceum C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea smithii C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Ardisia brevipedata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia caulialata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Tapeinosperma pallidum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Backhousia bancroftii Johnstone River hardwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia nesophila C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lindsayomyrtus racemoides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. attenuata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Pilidiostigma tetramerum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium apodophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium cryptophlebium C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium malaccense Malay apple C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Arthrochilus corinnae SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Arthrochilus dockrillii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Arthrochilus sabulosus SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dienia ophrydis SL NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia insulana C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Dissiliaria tuckeri E NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Peperomia
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Bambusa vulgaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Leptaspis banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium disjunctum C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia zippelii C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia longifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia nortoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus C U
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia cowleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Amaracarpus nematopodus C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum purpureum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Neolamarckia cadamba C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia sp. (Mission Beach B.P.Hyland 773) C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Homalium sp. (Johnstone River N.Michael 176) C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia arborea Cooktown tulipwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus exangulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos puberula C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria 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 Rattlesnake Point Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-rattlesnake-point-nature-refuge

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