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Wildlife of Mornington 100K map tile

Total number of species: 162

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI
animals reptiles Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus tytthos pygmy snake-eyed skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand 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 sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria ridibunda western laughing treefrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena canescens subsp. canescens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena humilis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C NTQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gregorii C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea breviflora C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina agrostophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus carinatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C NTQ I
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia debilis C NTQ
plants land plants Hypoxidaceae Hypoxis marginata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lamprocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia nuperrima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia torulosa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia umbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Neltuma pallida NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia laxa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Groote Eylandt R.L.Specht 387) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Helicteres cana subsp. cana C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. obtusa C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca stenostachya subsp. stenostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis elongata SL NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Notoleptopus decaisnei C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis 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 Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum halepense Johnson grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa distachya NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass NAQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus NAQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce stenophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pentandra NAQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris caltrop 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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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 Mornington 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-mornington

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