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Wildlife of Lady Elliot Island 100K map tile

Total number of species: 344

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II
animals birds Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris common starling II
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus silvereye (southern Great Barrier Reef Islands) C Q
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI
animals birds Locustellidae Poodytes gramineus little grassbird C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura 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 Artamus personatus masked woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Artamus superciliosus white-browed woodswallow C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA
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 Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus crassirostris green catbird C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Tytonidae Tyto javanica eastern barn owl C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites basalis Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus barnardi Eastern little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla galah C QA
animals birds Laridae Anous albivitta grey noddy C VI
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Glareolidae Stiltia isabella Australian pratincole C QA
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix velox little button-quail C QA
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 alba sanderling SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris subminuta long-toed stint SL VU I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler 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 Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus double-banded plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V 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 Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Falconidae Falco cenchroides nankeen kestrel 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 Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Elanus axillaris black-shouldered kite C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur indus brahminy kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis spinicollis straw-necked ibis C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern 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 carbo great 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 Sulidae Morus serrator Australasian gannet C QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U
animals birds Spheniscidae Eudyptula minor little penguin C VU
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna tenuirostris short-tailed shearwater SL QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Daption capense cape petrel C QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Macronectes giganteus southern giant-petrel E E QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pachyptila turtur fairy prion C QAI
animals birds Procellariidae Pterodroma nigripennis black-winged petrel C VU
animals birds Procellariidae Puffinus gavia fluttering shearwater C QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans wandering albatross V V QAI
animals birds Diomedeidae Phoebetria fusca sooty albatross V V VU
animals birds Diomedeidae Thalassarche melanophris black-browed albatross SL V QAI
animals birds Oceanitidae Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm-petrel SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Phasianidae Gallus gallus red junglefowl II
animals birds Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tenuis bar-sided skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pulcher pulcher elegant snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhinopteridae Rhinoptera neglecta Aaustralian cownose ray U I
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark U I
bacteria blue-green algae Entophysalidaceae Entophysalis deusta C NTQ
bacteria blue-green algae Microcystaceae Anacystis montana C NTQ
bacteria blue-green algae Scytonemataceae Scytonema hofman-bangii C NTQ
chromists brown algae Dictyotaceae Dictyota
fungi Agaricomycetes Polyporaceae Pycnoporus coccineus C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Acrochaetiaceae Audouinella saviana C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Centroceras clavulatum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Ceramiaceae Haloplegma duperreyi C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Corallinaceae Jania adhaerens C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea pannosa C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Dasyaceae Dasya baillouviana C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Delesseriaceae Nitophyllum tongatense C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Delesseriaceae Taenioma perpusillum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Gelidiaceae Gelidium
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Amphiroa fragilissima C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Lithophyllaceae Lithophyllum
plants Florideophyceae Lomentariaceae Gelidiopsis intricata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Peyssonneliaceae Peyssonnelia
plants Florideophyceae Peyssonneliaceae Peyssonnelia armorica C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Peyssonneliaceae Peyssonnelia evae C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Plocamiaceae Plocamium hamatum C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria repens C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia intricata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Melanamansia glomerata C NTQ
plants Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Polysiphonia upolensis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Boodleaceae Boodlea composita C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Boodleaceae Cladophoropsis sundanensis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Boodleaceae Cladophoropsis vaucheriiformis C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Bryopsidaceae Bryopsis indica C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Bryopsidaceae Bryopsis pennata C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Cladophora herpestica C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Dasycladaceae Bornetella nitida C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Dasycladaceae Bornetella oligospora C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Dasycladaceae Neomeris annulata C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Dasycladaceae Neomeris vanbosseae C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Derbesiaceae Derbesia
plants Ulvophyceae Kornmanniaceae Pseudendoclonium submarinum C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Polyphysaceae Parvocaulis parvulus C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Chlorodesmis fastigiata C NTQ
plants Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Enteromorpha
plants land plants Agavaceae Agave americana var. americana 'Marginata' NAQ
plants land plants Agavaceae Agave angustifolia NAQ
plants land plants Agavaceae Agave attenuata NAQ
plants land plants Agavaceae Agave sisalana sisal hemp NAQ
plants land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum black pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Zephyranthes candida NAQ
plants land plants Apiaceae Cyclospermum leptophyllum NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle NAQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle acutiloba C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene cussonii C NTQ
plants land plants Araucariaceae Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Asphodelaceae Aloe arborescens NAQ
plants land plants Asphodelaceae Aloe parvibracteata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides subsp. conyzoides Superseded XU
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis creeping cinderella weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Cotula australis common cotula C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Erigeron sumatrensis NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata catsear NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Soliva anthemifolia dwarf jo jo weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Tridax procumbens tridax daisy NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Brassica x napus rape NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Cakile edentula sea rocket NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium didymum NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum Virginian peppercress NAQ
plants land plants Brassicaceae Sisymbrium orientale Indian hedge mustard NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Hylocereus undatus night blooming cactus NAQ
plants land plants Cactaceae Opuntia
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Cerastium glomeratum mouse ear chickweed NAQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpon tetraphyllum NAQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media chickweed NAQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium murale green fat-hen NAQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina benghalensis NAQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Tradescantia pallida NAQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Tradescantia spathacea NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea indica blue morning-glory NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum delagoense NAQ
plants land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum pinnatum resurrection plant NAQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Sansevieria trifasciata var. trifasciata NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia prostrata NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila capricorni SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus amboinicus NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Stachys arvensis stagger weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera spicata creeping indigo NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Medicago polymorpha burr medic NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna pendula var. glabrata Easter cassia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tamarindus indica NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malva parviflora small-flowered mallow NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum prickly malvastrum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. heronensis C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia sp. (Bargara L.Pedley 5382) C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis jalapa four o'clock NAQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis rubens C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Papaveraceae Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Mexican poppy NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago debilis shade plantain C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus purpureus NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris ventricosa tall chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria bicornis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis minor smaller stinkgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Poa annua annual poa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex sericeus beach spinifex C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum micranthum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Acetosa vesicaria NAQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca pilosa NAQ
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Dentella repens dentella C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta procumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta repens C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta cayennensis NAQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus minutus C NTQ
plants uncertain Incertae sedis Plantae Schizothrix calcicola C QI

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

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Lady Elliot Island 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-lady-elliot-island

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