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Wildlife of Nesbit, Chester and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 612

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA
animals mammals Muridae Melomys sp. C QA
animals mammals Muridae Rattus leucopus Cape York rat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus megaphyllus eastern horseshoe-bat C QAI
animals mammals Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus robertsi greater large-eared horseshoe bat V V QI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Antechinus leo cinnamon antechinus C Q
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI
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 Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Paradisaeidae Phonygammus keraudrenii trumpet manucode C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Arses lorealis frill-necked monarch C QAI
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 Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch 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 Melloria quoyi black butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Oriolus flavocinctus green oriole C QAI
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala simplex peninsulae grey whistler C Q
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
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 Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
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 Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera cerviniventris fawn-breasted bowerbird C QAI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Syma torotoro yellow-billed kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) V Q
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus macgillivrayi palm cockatoo E V QI
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias hybrida whiskered tern C 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 Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris pugnax ruff SL VU 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 Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel 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 Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I
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 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 Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate 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 picata pied heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron 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 Aegothelidae Aegotheles cristatus Australian owlet-nightjar C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus papuensis Papuan frogmouth C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus pulchellus green pygmy-goose 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 reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios proximus proximus blind snake C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia jarnoldae lined rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA
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 Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia capensis Cape York zigzag gecko C Q
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
fungi dothideomycetes Trypetheliaceae Nigrovothelium tropicum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Buellia tetrapla C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine coccifera C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine cylindrica C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Cladoniaceae Cladonia subradiata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pannariaceae Physma pseudoisidiatum C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Austroparmelina conlabrosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema gardneri C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Parmotrema merrillii C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Pertusariaceae Pertusaria hartmannii C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Brunoniella australis blue trumpet C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dicliptera spicata C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Dipteracanthus bracteatus C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum spinigerum C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C NTQ I
plants land plants Acanthaceae Hypoestes floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rhaphidospora cavernarum V NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rhaphidospora platyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens subsp. adscendens C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Staurogyne spatulata C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Strobilanthes linearifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Acanthaceae Thunbergia arnhemica C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera ficoidea NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Cyathula prostrata C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Semecarpus australiensis native cashew tree C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Cyathostemma micranthum C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Huberantha nitidissima C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Meiogyne cylindrocarpa subsp. trichocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Melodorum leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa brahei C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa horsfieldii C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa traceyi C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Mitrephora diversifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Monoon australe C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Polyalthia fruticosa C NTQ
plants land plants Annonaceae Uvaria rufa C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia spectabilis subsp. spectabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ceropegia cumingiana C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia major pitcher plant C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia nummularia button orchid C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Dischidia ovata C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema suborbiculare C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema tricholepis C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Hoya pottsii C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia sp. (Silver Plains P.I.Forster PIF17005) C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Melodinus australis southern melodinus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia minima C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia ferruginea C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia plaesiophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia velutina hairy silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum polyanthum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum williamsii C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Polyscias macgillivrayi C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Calamus caryotoides fish-tail lawyer cane C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Corypha utan C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Hydriastele wendlandiana C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona benthamii SL NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona muelleri dwarf fan palm SL NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia pubera var. pubera C NTQ
plants land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia linearifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium nidus C NTQ
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium paleaceum scaly asplenium C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acmella uliginosa NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Ageratum conyzoides billygoat weed NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. sonchifolia NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eschenbachia leucantha C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Phacellothrix cladochaeta C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea harrisii C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C NTQ
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum medium SL NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum NAQ
plants land plants Brownlowiaceae Berrya javanica C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australasicum mango bark C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Abroma molle C NTQ
plants land plants Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sil C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sp. (Bamaga V.Scarth-Johnson 1048A) C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Crateva religiosa C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia fasciculiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Siphonodon australis ivorywood C NTQ
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Maranthes corymbosa C NTQ
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia dulcis C NTQ
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia warrenii C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema laxum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia vaginata NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Erycibe coccinea C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea eriocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Lepistemon urceolatus C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Trichosanthes pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Zehneria erythrobacca C NTQ
plants land plants Cyatheaceae Sphaeropteris felina E NTQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. ensata SL NTQ
plants land plants Cymodoceaceae Cymodocea serrulata SL NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laxus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Hypolytrum nemorum C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora heterochaeta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria lithosperma var. linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria mackaviensis C NTQ
plants land plants Datiscaceae Tetrameles nudiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Microlepia speluncae cave fern C NTQ
plants land plants Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum timoriense C NTQ
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii subsp. sparsidentata C NTQ
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis poecilophlebia SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros calycantha C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros fasciculosa grey ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus arnhemicus C NTQ
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus eumundi Eumundi quandong C NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon setaceum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Aleurites moluccanus candlenut tree C NNQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon hillii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Codiaeum variegatum var. moluccanum C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton capitis-york C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton choristadenius V NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton multicaulis subsp. multicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton mutabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton stockeri V NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia plumerioides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga polyadenia C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus polyadenos C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus resinosus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Shonia tristigma subsp. borealis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tragia finalis C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Tritaxis australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella atraxis C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella bambusifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella pavopennacea var. major C NTQ
plants land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes barnardianum SL NTQ
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Crepidomanes bipunctatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Icacinaceae Ryticaryum longifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum tomentosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus megadontus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus mirus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Hyptis capitata NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas decemdentata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna limbata C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex acuminata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia obtusifolia hard bolly gum C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Beilschmiedia peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum baileyanum candlewood C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum oliveri Oliver's sassafras C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya bamagana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya burckiana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya claudiana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya exfoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya hypospodia north Queensland purple laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. riparia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea breviumbellata C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea fawcettiana C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline cannifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Cordyline fruticosa SL NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra decomposita C NTQ
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia lebbeck Indian siris C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia procera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Calopogonium mucunoides NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia papuana wild jack bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cassia
plants land plants Leguminosae Castanospermum australe black bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista mimosoides dwarf cassia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I
plants land plants Leguminosae Cynometra lenticellata var. lenticellata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium arbuscula C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Dendrolobium umbellatum var. umbellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris rubrocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Derris sp. (Claudie River L.J.Webb+ 8348) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium triflorum NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Entada rheedei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia lineata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Mezoneuron erythrocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia acuminatissima C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna obtusifolia NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia maculata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia crustacea C NTQ
plants land plants Linderniaceae Torenia polygonoides V NTQ
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme stellata C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amylotheca dictyophleba C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Dactyliophora novae-guineae NT NTQ
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Lagerstroemia archeriana subsp. archeriana native crepe myrtle C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I
plants land plants Maesaceae Maesa haplobotrys C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida acuta spinyhead sida NAQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C NTQ I
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon hylandii C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Melastomataceae Osbeckia chinensis C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia cooperae C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum latifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Toona ciliata red cedar C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pycnarrhena novoguineensis C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I
plants land plants Monimiaceae Steganthera hirsuta C NTQ
plants land plants Monimiaceae Wilkiea rigidifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Antiaris toxicaria var. macrophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus albipila var. albipila C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus benjamina C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus hispida var. hispida C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus microcarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus nodosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus pantoniana C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Streblus brunonianus whalebone tree C NTQ
plants land plants Musaceae Musa banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida var. insipida C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia caulialata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine urceolata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus angustifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus lysicephala C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bamagensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia floribunda C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia retusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia myrtifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia arenaria E NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia fordii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus macrocarpa finger cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium argyropedicum C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium branderhorstii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium buettnerianum New Guinea satinash NT NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium fibrosum fibrous satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium forte subsp. forte C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium pseudofastigiatum Claudie satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon sp. (Bolt Head J.R.Clarkson+ 8805) C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon youngii C NTQ
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus axillaris C NTQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum longipetalum C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Ophioglossaceae Helminthostachys zeylanica flowering fern C NTQ
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bromheadia pulchra SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bifalce SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium johannis brown antelope orchid V V NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dockrillia wassellii NT NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Luisia atacta SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pholidota imbricata SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pomatocalpa macphersonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Robiquetia gracilistipes SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera urticifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Biophytum umbraculum C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus cookii C NTQ
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus oblatus C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Actephila traceyi C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma bunius currantwood C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma ghaesembilla C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus apodus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus xerophilus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion philippicum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sessiliflorum var. sessiliflorum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Margaritaria indica NT NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus praelongipes C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Poranthera microphylla small poranthera C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon albiflorus C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Dissiliaria surculosa C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Piperaceae Piper
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Adenosma caerulea C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila fragrans C NTQ I
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Scoparia dulcis scoparia NAQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Centotheca philippinensis creek grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne glauca var. barbinodis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne squarrosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Garnotia stricta var. longiseta C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Leptaspis banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus compositus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Oplismenus mollis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria apiculata C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Podocarpaceae Podocarpus grayae C NTQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Xanthophyllum octandrum C NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria quercifolia SL NTQ
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia lanceolata SL NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea persiehana C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Stenocarpus verticis C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Antrophyum callifolium SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Ceratopteris thalictroides SL NTQ I
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes contigua C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Doryopteris concolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pteris ensiformis slender bracken SL NTQ
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes vernicosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Emmenosperma cunninghamii C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Gouania exilis C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Ziziphus oenopolia C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera parviflora C NTQ I
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops pseudodecandra C NTQ I
plants land plants Rosaceae Prunus brachystachya C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coffea brassii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum brevipes C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum rostellatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Exallage lapeyrousei C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia scabrella C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Geophila repens C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes jasminoides C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hodgkinsonia
plants land plants Rubiaceae Hydnophytum moseleyanum SL NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Knoxia sumatrensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda bracteata var. celebica C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Myrmecodia platytyrea subsp. antoinii SL NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Neonauclea glabra C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta brownii var. brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria loniceroides hairy psychotria C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psychotria poliostemma C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax lamprophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax odorata forma foveolata C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion subulatum C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Garraway Creek P.I.Forster PIF15461) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Lorim Point A.Morton AM1237) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia acronychioides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia imperforata beach acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia laevis glossy acronychia C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Acronychia peninsularis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa medicinalis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Citrus garrawayi C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma erythrococcum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Eriostemon banksii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Halfordia kendack saffron heart C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Lunasia amara var. amara C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope fellii C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Melicope xanthoxyloides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Murraya lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Zanthoxylum rhetsa C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia dallachii C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Casearia grewiifolia var. gelonioides C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Flacourtia sp. (Shiptons Flat L.W.Jessup+ GJD3200) C NTQ
plants land plants Salicaceae Homalium circumpinnatum C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon tomentosus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dimocarpus australianus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia arborea Cooktown tulipwood C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia pendula C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Jagera pseudorhus var. pseudorhus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Lepidopetalum fructoglabrum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischarytera macrobotrys C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Mischocarpus stipitatus C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Rhysotoechia bifoliolata subsp. nitida C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Toechima daemelianum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Amorphospermum antilogum C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Donella lanceolata NT NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Palaquium galactoxylon C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Pleioluma queenslandica C NTQ
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL NTQ
plants land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum defensum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum discolor C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia mesomischa C NTQ
plants land plants Stemonuraceae Gomphandra australiana C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton velutinosus SL NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Sterculia shillinglawii subsp. shillinglawii NT NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium clarksonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria brachiata C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Phaleria octandra phaleria C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide corallodesme C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Dendrocnide moroides Gympie stinger C NTQ
plants land plants Urticaceae Laportea interrupta C NNQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Jamaica snakeweed NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea stellarioides C NTQ
plants land plants Violaceae Rinorea bengalensis forma bengalensis C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Leea rubra C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Tetrastigma thorsborneorum C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Amomum queenslandicum E NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Etlingera australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Meistera dallachyi 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

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.

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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 Nesbit, Chester and adjacent estuaries (Eastern Cape York) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 18 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-nesbit-chester-and-adjacent-estuaries-eastern-cape-york

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