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Wildlife of Two Mile Opening 100K map tile

Total number of species: 169

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End.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 Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale C QAI
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
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 Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL 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 Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I
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 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 Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I
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 Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove 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 Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus semiremex rusty monitor C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cheverti Chevert gecko C Q
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals cartilaginous fishes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus whitespotted eagle ray QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Pastinachus ater cowtail stingray QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus granulatus mangrove whipray QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier tiger shark U I
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Negaprion acutidens lemon shark U I
animals cartilaginous fishes Stegostomatidae Stegostoma fasciatum zebra shark QAI I
animals cartilaginous fishes Ginglymostomatidae Nebrius ferrugineus tawny shark QAI I
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Sclerophyton conspicuum C NTQ
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Sclerophyton elegans C NTQ
fungi eurotiomycetes Pyrenulaceae Pyrenula ochraceoflava C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Coccocarpiaceae Coccocarpia erythroxyli C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora dispersogranulata C NTQ
fungi sordariomycetes Xylariaceae Xylaria
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus undulatus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens bipinnata bipinnate beggar's ticks NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum beach calophyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Elaeodendron melanocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cymodoceaceae Syringodium isoetifolium SL NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera var. bulbifera C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
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 Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera colutea sticky indigo C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa corky passion flower NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus geminatus NT NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum maritimum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce buckleyi C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum boninense subsp. australe C NTQ
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine 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 Two Mile Opening 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-two-mile-opening

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