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Native animals of Coen River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 432

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Leggadina lakedownensis Lakeland Downs mouse C Q
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys capensis Cape York melomys C Q
mammals Muridae Mesembriomys gouldii rattoides black-footed tree-rat C V QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys mimulus eastern delicate mouse C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus nigrogriseus hoary wattled bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI
mammals Vespertilionidae Pipistrellus adamsi Cape York pipistrelle C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Scotorepens sanborni northern broad-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus halli Cape York free-tailed bat C Q
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus lumsdenae northern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus bare-rumped sheathtail bat E V QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros cervinus fawn leaf-nosed bat V QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros diadema reginae diadem leaf-nosed bat NT QAI
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros semoni Semon's leaf-nosed bat E V QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Dobsonia magna bare-backed fruit bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Nyctimene robinsoni eastern tube-nosed bat C QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Syconycteris australis eastern blossom bat C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Lagorchestes conspicillatus spectacled hare-wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Macropus sp. C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Onychogalea unguifera northern nailtail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale coenensis Cape York rock-wallaby E E Q
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Phalangeridae Phalanger mimicus southern common cuscus C QAI
mammals Phalangeridae Spilocuscus nudicaudatus Australian spotted cuscus C Q
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
mammals Petauridae Dactylopsila trivirgata striped possum C QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded QAI
mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus sp. C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Echymipera rufescens rufous spiny bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon sp. C QAI
mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus leo cinnamon antechinus C Q
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Phascogale tapoatafa tapoatafa brush-tailed phascogale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale ingrami long-tailed planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Sminthopsis virginiae red-cheeked dunnart C QAI
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Chloebia gouldiae Gouldian finch E E QA
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta atropygialis black-throated finch (black-rumped subspecies) C Q
birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Petroicidae Drymodes superciliaris northern scrub-robin C QAI
birds Petroicidae Kempiella griseoceps yellow-legged flycatcher 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 Petroicidae Tregellasia leucops white-faced robin C QAI
birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI
birds Monarchidae Arses lorealis frill-necked monarch C QAI
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI
birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch 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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufiventris northern fantail C QAI
birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus minor little woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird 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 Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird 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 Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis temporalis grey-crowned babbler (eastern) C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Cissomela pectoralis banded honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila albogularis rufous-banded honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Glycichaera fallax claudi green-backed honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga notata yellow-spotted honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Microptilotis gracilis graceful honeyeater C QAI
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 buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus melanotis black-eared catbird C QI
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera sp. U
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
birds Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI
birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox rufa meesi rufous owl (Cape York subspecies) NT Q
birds Strigidae Ninox sp. C U
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis castaneiventris chestnut-breasted cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli Marshall's fig-parrot C Q
birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) V Q
birds Psittaculidae Geoffroyus geoffroyi red-cheeked parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Psephotellus chrysopterygius golden-shouldered parrot E E Q
birds Psittaculidae Psitteuteles versicolor varied 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 Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix olivii buff-breasted button-quail CR CE Q
birds Turnicidae Turnix pyrrhothorax red-chested button-quail C QA
birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago megala Swinhoe's snipe SL VU I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
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 Falconidae Falco subniger black falcon C QA
birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
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 Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Erythrotriorchis radiatus red goshawk E E QA
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle 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 Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Plegadis falcinellus glossy ibis SL QAI
birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis 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 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
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 Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus argus spotted nightjar C QA
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus marmoratus marbled frogmouth C Q
birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus sp. C U
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta peninsulae squatter pigeon (northern subspecies) C Q
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna guttata spotted whistling-duck C QAI
birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (northern population) southern cassowary (northern population) V E Q
birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis praelongus northern death adder C Q
reptiles Elapidae Antaioserpens albiceps north-eastern plain-nosed burrowing snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Brachyurophis semifasciatus half-girdled snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrostriatus black-striped snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI
reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja nuchalis sensu lato western brown snake Superseded QA
reptiles Elapidae Vermicella annulata bandy-bandy C QA
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis sp. C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Pseudoferania polylepis Macleay's water snake C QAI I
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Acrochordidae Acrochordus arafurae Arafura file snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia viridis green python NT QAI
reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios ligatus robust blind snake C QA
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia longipes closed-litter rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rimula crevice rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus brevipes short-footed ctenotus C Q
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Egernia rugosa yakka skink V V Q
reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nyanchupinta McIlwraith bar-lipped skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus pumilus dwarf mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus coensis Coen rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus large-disced litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus aeratus sensu lato Superseded Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sesbrauna Eastern Cape litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Morethia taeniopleura fire-tailed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus indicus mangrove monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus keithhornei canopy goanna C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus mertensi Mertens' water monitor E E QA I
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus sp. goanna C QAI
reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Pygopodidae Pygopus steelescotti northern hooded scaly-foot C QA
reptiles Carphodactylidae Orraya occultus McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko CR CE Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York 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 marmorata sensu lato marbled velvet gecko Superseded QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Pseudothecadactylus australis giant tree gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Cyrtodactylus pronarus McIlwraith ring-tailed gecko C Q
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
reptiles Chelidae Emydura tanybaraga northern yellow-faced turtle C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina gracilipes shrill whistlefrog C QAI
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus crepitans northern nurseryfrog V Q
amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus peninsularis Cape York nurseryfrog V Q
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana brevipes superb collared frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana manya little collared frog C Q I
amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bella Cape York graceful treefrog C Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria eucnemis growling green eyed frog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria longirostris long snouted treefrog NT Q
amphibians Hylidae Litoria microbelos javelin frog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
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 Crinia remota northern froglet C QAI I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia sp. C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Soleidae Brachirus salinarum saltpan sole Q I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius nanus dwarf goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Toxotidae Toxotes chatareus sevenspot archerfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus carbo coal grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia trifasciata banded rainbowfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius berneyi highfin catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius graeffei blue catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ariidae Neoarius leptaspis boofhead catfish QAI I
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas hirtipes black ant-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Acrodipsas melania grey ant-blue Q
insects Lycaenidae Hypochrysops apollo phoebus Apollo jewel (Torres Strait subspecies) QAI
insects Nymphalidae Libythea geoffroyi nicevillei purple beak Q

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) Native animals of Coen River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-coen-river&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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