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Wildlife of Skardon River drainage sub-basin

Total number of species: 411

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Delphinidae Tursiops sp. bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Canidae Canis sp. II
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus sp. C QAI
animals mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus mixtus Papuan sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter antilopinus antilopine wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Petauridae Petaurus breviceps sensu lato sugar glider Superseded QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris magnificus magnificent riflebird C QI
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden 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 Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted 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 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 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 Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler 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 erythrocephala red-headed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon argenticeps silver-crowned friarbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis flaviventer tawny-breasted honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis beccarii tropical scrubwren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus amabilis lovely fairy-wren C Q
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure 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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
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 Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher 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 Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco peregrinus macropus Australian peregrine falcon C QA
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter cirrocephalus collared sparrowhawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter fasciatus brown goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle 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 indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
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 Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ciconiidae Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus black-necked stork C QAI I
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax sulcirostris little black cormorant C QA I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus ocellatus marmoratus marbled frogmouth C Q
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth 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 Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia papuensis greater black whipsnake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina ornata orange-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
animals reptiles Boidae Aspidites melanocephalus black-headed python C QA
animals reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora jugularis black-throated two-pored dragon C Q
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura castelnaui northern velvet gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina gracilipes shrill whistlefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana novaehollandiae eastern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria bicolor northern sedgefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nigrofrenata tawny rocketfrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia mimula mimicking gungan C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Gobiidae Glossogobius concavifrons concave flathead goby QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris fimbriata fimbriate gudgeon QI I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Asystasia gangetica subsp. gangetica NAQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Celosia argentea NAQ
plants land plants Anthericaceae Chlorophytum laxum spider plant C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia actinophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Araceae Typhonium wilbertii C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona benthamii SL NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona muelleri dwarf fan palm SL NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia linearifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Apowollastonia longipes C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Elephantopus scaber NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Phacellothrix cladochaeta C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium vagum C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma gulliveri SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia dioica SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia stenophylla SL NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema spicatum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia gigantea C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Distimake quinatus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea diversifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea eriocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea graminea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Anthelepis undulata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus castaneus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis geniculata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis spiralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sundaica C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis furva C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nutans C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis pterigosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis rara C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis recta C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena arenosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora affinis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora heterochaeta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora leae C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria laxa C NTQ I
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii subsp. banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera petiolaris SL NTQ I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon clarksonii C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon nematophyllum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia debilis C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra grayi C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene americana var. americana NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus schomburgkii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium schindleri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrodolichos errabundus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus scarabaeoides var. pedunculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium pullenii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium strigillosum NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Eriosema chinense C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. tenuiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine
plants land plants Leguminosae Glycine curvata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia tactilis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes humilis Townsville stylo NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes scabra NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. youngiana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia ramosa C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia limosa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia lowriei SL NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Bonnaya tenuifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia beasleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia subulata C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. agatii C NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea ensifolia subsp. ensifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme brachystemonea C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Decaschistia peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Helicteres sp. (Heathlands R.W.Johnson 5134) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus forsteri C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora esiangkara C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. platyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium angophoroides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon xerophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Octoblepharaceae Octoblepharum albidum C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Arthrochilus lavarackianus SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bischofia javanica C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus simplex C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. latior C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida macroclada var. macroclada C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida macroclada var. queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida utilis var. grandiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida utilis var. utilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus pedicellatus subsp. unispiculus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cleistochloa sclerachne C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria
plants land plants Poaceae Dimeria acinaciformis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia agrostoides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia laxa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis capitula C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pubescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis stenostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis unioloides NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne agrostidea C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne armitii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne glauca var. barbinodis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne triseta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eulalia mackinlayi C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne baileyi C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Isachne confusa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea formosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pheidochloa gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum irritans C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga angustum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
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 monilifera C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa rariflora C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa holosericea subsp. holosericea C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala persicariifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus elatior C NTQ I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus ramosus C NTQ I
plants land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus spathaceus C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce exilis NAQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce papuana C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton muellerianus SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium delicatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium diffusum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium foveolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I
plants land plants Urticaceae Laportea interrupta C NNQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris oligantha C NTQ I
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Curcuma australasica 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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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 Skardon River drainage sub-basin, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=sub-basin-skardon-river

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