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Wetland indicator animals of Murray River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 129

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V QA I
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew E CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Rallidae Amaurornis cinerea white-browed crake C QAI I
birds Gruidae Antigone antigone sarus crane C QAI I
birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret 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 carbo great cormorant C QAI I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
birds Podicipedidae Podiceps cristatus great crested grebe C QAI I
birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe 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 Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Australian freshwater crocodile C QA I
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria dayi Australian lacelid V V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog E Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog V Q I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I
amphibians Myobatrachidae Crinia deserticola chirping froglet C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Awaous acritosus roman-nose goby QI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius illimis false celebes goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius bikolanus speckled goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Redigobius chrysosoma spotfin goby QAI I
ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Schismatogobius hoesei scaleless goby Q I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Eleotris melanosoma black spine-cheek gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Giuris margaritacea snakehead gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris galii firetail gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Ophiocara porocephala spangled gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris aruensis Aru gudgeon QI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris nullipora poreless gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia II I
ray-finned fishes Gerreidae Gerres filamentosus threadfin silverbiddy QAI I
ray-finned fishes Lutjanidae Lutjanus argentimaculatus mangrove jack QAI I
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
ray-finned fishes Kuhliidae Kuhlia rupestris jungle perch QI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus tulliensis khaki grunter Q I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agrammus sailfin glassfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis miops flagtail glassfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Denariusa australis pennyfish QI I
ray-finned fishes Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon bengalense onegill eel QI I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Poecilia reticulata guppy II I
ray-finned fishes Poeciliidae Xiphophorus maculatus platy II I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil gertrudae spotted blue eye QAI I
ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia maccullochi McCulloch's rainbowfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia sp. QAI I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus ater black catfish QAI I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Porochilus rendahli Rendahl's catfish QA I
ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Tandanus tropicanus Q I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla obscura Pacific shortfin eel QI I
ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Megalopidae Megalops cyprinoides oxeye herring QAI I
insects Libellulidae Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker QA I
insects Libellulidae Brachydiplax duivenbodei darkmouth QAI I
insects Libellulidae Neurothemis stigmatizans stigmatizans painted grasshawk QA I
insects Libellulidae Rhyothemis resplendens jewel flutterer QI I
insects Libellulidae Tholymis tillarga twister QAI I
insects Libellulidae Tramea stenoloba narrow-lobed glider QAI I
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia continentalis fat-bellied emerald QA I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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) Wetland indicator animals of Murray River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 26 June 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-murray-river&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=WetlandIndicator

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