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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
mammals Delphinidae Tursiops aduncus Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin C QAI I
mammals Ziphiidae Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale C QAI
mammals Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA
mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
mammals Muridae Pseudomys gracilicaudatus eastern chestnut mouse C QA
mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
mammals Muridae Rattus tunneyi pale field-rat C QA
mammals Muridae Xeromys myoides water mouse V V QAI I
mammals Vespertilionidae Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's wattled bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus pumilus eastern forest bat C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus troughtoni eastern cave bat C QA
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus australis little bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Miniopteridae Miniopterus orianae oceanensis eastern bent-wing bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Austronomus australis white-striped freetail bat C QA
mammals Molossidae Chaerephon jobensis northern freetail bat C QAI
mammals Molossidae Mormopterus ridei eastern free-tailed bat C QA
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous australis coastal sheathtail bat NT QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous sp. C QAI
mammals Emballonuridae Taphozous troughtoni Troughton's sheathtail bat C Q
mammals Hipposideridae Hipposideros ater aruensis eastern dusky leaf-nosed bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus ignifer northern horseshoe bat C QA
mammals Megadermatidae Macroderma gigas ghost bat E V QA
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI
mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus sp. flying-fox C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
mammals Macropodidae Wallabia bicolor swamp wallaby C QA
mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
mammals Acrobatidae Acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider C QA
mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus norfolcensis squirrel glider C QA
mammals Petauridae Petaurus notatus Krefft's glider C QA
mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA
mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
mammals Dasyuridae Planigale maculata common planigale C QA
mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila cincta cincta black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) E E QA
birds Estrildidae Poephila personata masked finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia bichenovii double-barred finch C QA
birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra 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 Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Melanodryas cucullata hooded robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
birds Petroicidae Peneoenanthe pulverulenta mangrove robin C QA
birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C 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 Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA
birds Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow C QAI
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 Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
birds Artamidae Cracticus nigrogularis pied 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 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 lanioides white-breasted whistler C QA
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
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 Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA
birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus lunatus white-naped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Nesoptilotis leucotis white-eared honeyeater 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 Philemon sp. C U
birds Meliphagidae Plectorhyncha lanceolata striped honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ptilotula fusca fuscous honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera unicolor white-gaped honeyeater C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus punctatus spotted pardalote C QA
birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza nana yellow thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza reguloides buff-rumped thornbill C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone magnirostris large-billed gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
birds Acanthizidae Smicrornis brevirostris weebill C QA
birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA
birds Climacteridae Climacteris picumnus brown treecreeper C QA
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 Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
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 Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
birds Tytonidae Tyto longimembris eastern grass owl C QAI
birds Tytonidae Tyto novaehollandiae masked owl C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed 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 Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Chalcites osculans black-eared cuckoo C QAI
birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
birds Psittacidae Trichoglossus sp. C U
birds Psittaculidae Alisterus scapularis Australian king-parrot C QA
birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
birds Psittaculidae Parvipsitta pusilla little lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
birds Psittaculidae Platycercus elegans elegans crimson rosella (nom. subsp.) C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus lathami erebus glossy black-cockatoo (northern) V Q
birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Gallinago hardwickii Latham's snipe V V QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Tringa sp. C U
birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I
birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL 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 Charadrius sp. C U
birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I
birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
birds Otididae Ardeotis australis Australian bustard C QAI
birds Rallidae Amaurornis moluccana pale-vented bush-hen C QAI
birds Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
birds Rallidae Zapornia tabuensis spotless crake 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 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 Circus assimilis spotted harrier C QA
birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite 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 Lophoictinia isura square-tailed kite C QA
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 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 Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
birds Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI
birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI
birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI
birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
birds Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C QAI
birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI
birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Leucosarcia melanoleuca wonga pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Lopholaimus antarcticus topknot pigeon C QA
birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
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 castanea chestnut teal C QA I
birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton pygmy-goose C QAI I
birds Anatidae Oxyura australis blue-billed duck C QA I
birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I
birds Anatidae Tadorna tadornoides Australian shelduck C VU 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 Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis churchilli northern dwarf crowned snake C Q
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis harriettae white-crowned snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Cacophis squamulosus golden crowned snake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia psammophis yellow-faced whipsnake C QA
reptiles Elapidae Demansia sp. C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis stokesii Stokes's sea snake C QAI I
reptiles Elapidae Oxyuranus scutellatus coastal taipan C QAI
reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI
reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios nigrescens blackish blind snake C QA
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI
reptiles Scincidae Anomalopus verreauxii three-clawed worm-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia pectoralis sensu lato Superseded C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rhomboidalis blue-throated rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia rubigo orange-flanked rainbow skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia amplus lemon-barred forest-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia brachysoma northern bar-sided skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus sensu lato Superseded C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
reptiles Scincidae Cyclodomorphus gerrardii pink-tongued lizard C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus quoyii eastern water skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Eulamprus sp. C QA
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus punctulatus fine-spotted mulch-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis adonis diamond-shielded sunskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Liburnascincus mundivensis outcrop rainbow-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus zuma sun-loving litter-skink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q
reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus hannahae Hannah's shadeskink C Q
reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus panoptes yellow-spotted monitor C QA
reptiles Varanidae Varanus varius lace monitor C QA
reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI
reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma labialis striped-tailed delma C Q
reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
reptiles Carphodactylidae Phyllurus isis Mount Jukes broad-tailed gecko V Q
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura monilis sensu lato ocellated velvet gecko Superseded C QA
reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura tryoni southern spotted velvet gecko C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
reptiles Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle E E QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI
reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI
reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria chloris orange eyed treefrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
amphibians Hylidae Litoria wilcoxii eastern stony creek frog C QA
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes terraereginae scarlet sided pobblebonk C QA I
amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I
ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA 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 Centropomidae Lates calcarifer barramundi QAI I
ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
ray-finned fishes Belonidae Strongylura krefftii freshwater longtom QAI I
ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
ray-finned fishes Clupeidae Nematalosa erebi bony bream QA 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 Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI
insects Lycaenidae Arhopala micale amytis shining oak-blue (Cape York subspecies) Q
insects Lycaenidae Catochrysops panormus platissa pale pea-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas black-spotted flash Q
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba berenice berenice large purple line-blue QA
insects Lycaenidae Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa purple line-blue QA
insects Nymphalidae Acraea andromacha andromacha glasswing QAI
insects Nymphalidae Cupha prosope prosope bordered rustic (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Nymphalidae Danaus affinis affinis swamp tiger QAI
insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Euploea sylvester sylvester two-brand crow Q
insects Nymphalidae Euploea tulliolus tulliolus purple crow QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta adiante adiante orange ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypocysta irius orange-streaked ringlet QA
insects Nymphalidae Hypolimnas bolina nerina varied eggfly QAI
insects Nymphalidae Melanitis leda bankia evening brown QA
insects Nymphalidae Mycalesis terminus terminus orange bush-brown Q
insects Nymphalidae Tirumala hamata hamata blue tiger QAI
insects Pieridae Appias paulina ega yellow albatross QA
insects Pieridae Catopsilia pomona lemon migrant QAI
insects Pieridae Delias mysis mysis red-banded jezebel Q
insects Pieridae Elodina queenslandica queenslandica Q
insects Pieridae Eurema hecabe large grass-yellow QAI
insects Pieridae Eurema smilax small grass-yellow QA
insects Papilionidae Cressida cressida cressida clearwing swallowtail QA
insects Papilionidae Graphium choredon blue triangle QAI
insects Papilionidae Papilio aegeus aegeus orchard swallowtail (Australian subspecies) QA
insects Hesperiidae Cephrenes augiades sperthias orange palm-dart QA
insects Hesperiidae Toxidia thyrrhus dusky grass-skipper Q
insects Libellulidae Lathrecista asiatica festa Australasian slimwing QAI I
insects Libellulidae Orthetrum serapia green skimmer QAI I
insects Corduliidae Hemicordulia australiae Australian emerald QAI 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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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 Cumberland Islands 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 28 May 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cumberland-islands&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=Native

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