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Wildlife of Waterhole Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment

Total number of species: 490

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Australian snubfin dolphin V V QA I
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I
animals mammals Canidae Canis familiaris (dingo) dingo QA
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I
animals mammals Muridae Rattus lutreolus swamp rat C QA I
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sordidus canefield rat C QAI
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus poliocephalus grey-headed flying-fox C V QA
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus scapulatus little red flying-fox C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Macropus giganteus eastern grey kangaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus agilis agile wallaby C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus parryi whiptail wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Notamacropus rufogriseus red-necked wallaby C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale inornata unadorned rock-wallaby C Q
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale sp. C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI
animals mammals Potoroidae Aepyprymnus rufescens rufous bettong C QA
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider E E QA
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudocheirus peregrinus common ringtail possum C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI
animals mammals Dasyuridae Dasyurus hallucatus northern quoll C E QA
animals birds Motacillidae Anthus novaeseelandiae Australasian pipit C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Lonchura castaneothorax chestnut-breasted mannikin C QAI
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia modesta plum-headed finch C QA
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA
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 Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Acrocephalidae Acrocephalus australis Australian reed-warbler C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Microeca flavigaster lemon-bellied flycatcher C QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Poecilodryas superciliosa white-browed robin C Q
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 inquieta restless flycatcher C QA
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 Corvidae Corvus orru Torresian crow 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 Cracticus nigrogularis pied butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus torquatus grey butcherbird C QA
animals birds Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen Australian magpie C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Melloria quoyi black butcherbird 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 Colluricincla harmonica grey shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI
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 Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Entomyzon cyanotis blue-faced honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis fasciogularis mangrove honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala noisy miner C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon citreogularis little friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis fasciatus bar-breasted honeyeater C QA
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus striatus striated pardalote C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone levigaster mangrove gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone olivacea white-throated gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis frontalis white-browed scrubwren C QA
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera maculata spotted bowerbird C QA
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird 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 Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus pyrrhopygius red-backed kingfisher C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI
animals birds Strigidae Ninox rufa queenslandica rufous owl (southern subspecies) C Q
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus pale-headed rosella C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus scaly-breasted lorikeet C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA
animals birds Laridae Chlidonias leucopterus white-winged black tern SL 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 Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I
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 acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris melanotos pectoral sandpiper SL QAI 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 Limosa limosa black-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 Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I
animals birds Jacanidae Irediparra gallinacea comb-crested jacana C 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 Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA 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 Charadriidae Vanellus miles masked lapwing C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles novaehollandiae masked lapwing (southern subspecies) C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus tricolor banded lapwing C QA
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA 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 Rallidae Fulica atra Eurasian coot C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Gallinula tenebrosa dusky moorhen C QAI I
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI
animals birds Gruidae Antigone rubicunda brolga C QAI I
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 Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Aviceda subcristata Pacific baza C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Circus approximans swamp harrier C QAI
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 Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea flavipes yellow-billed spoonbill C QA I
animals birds Threskiornithidae Platalea regia royal spoonbill C QAI I
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 Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea pacifica white-necked heron C QA I
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis cattle egret C QAI
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret 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 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 Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI
animals birds Caprimulgidae Caprimulgus macrurus large-tailed nightjar C 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 cuneata diamond dove C QA
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Spilopelia chinensis spotted dove II
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Aythya australis hardhead C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Chenonetta jubata Australian wood duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Cygnus atratus black swan C QA I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna arcuata wandering whistling-duck C QAI I
animals birds Anatidae Dendrocygna eytoni plumed whistling-duck C QA
animals birds Anatidae Nettapus coromandelianus cotton 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 Phasianidae Pavo cristatus Indian peafowl II
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia maculosa spotted python C QA
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI
animals reptiles Scincidae Lampropholis delicata dark-flecked garden sunskink C QA
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II
animals reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria fallax eastern sedgefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria inermis bumpy rocketfrog C QA
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria infrafrenata white lipped treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rothii eastern laughing treefrog C QI
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes convexiusculus marbled frog C QAI I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris compressa empire gudgeon QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Hypseleotris sp. U I
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Mogurnda adspersa southern purplespotted gudgeon QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus sea mullet QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis agassizii Agassiz's glassfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Scorpaenidae Notesthes robusta bullrout QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Synbranchidae Ophisternon gutturale swamp eel QAI I
animals ray-finned fishes Atherinidae Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum flyspecked hardyhead QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Pseudomugilidae Pseudomugil signifer Pacific blue eye QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida splendida eastern rainbowfish Q I
animals ray-finned fishes Plotosidae Neosilurus hyrtlii Hyrtl's catfish QA I
animals ray-finned fishes Anguillidae Anguilla reinhardtii longfin eel QAI I
animals insects Nymphalidae Euploea corinna common crow QA
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens var. juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Agavaceae Yucca aloifolia NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera brasiliana NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Asclepias curassavica red-head cottonbush NAQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera manghas C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia micradenia C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Secamone elliptica C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum polyanthum C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia versicolor C NTQ
plants land plants Arecaceae Livistona australis cabbage tree palm SL NTQ
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Acanthospermum hispidum star burr NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens alba var. radiata NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Eschenbachia leucantha C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Peripleura diffusa C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Praxelis clematidea NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon redolens C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Xerochrysum bracteatum subsp. (Mount Elliot A.R.Bean 3593) C NTQ
plants land plants Bartramiaceae Philonotis tenuis C NTQ
plants land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema orientalis tree peach C NTQ
plants land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. aspera C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ
plants land plants Celastraceae Denhamia disperma C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C NTQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Gloriosa superba glory lily NAQ
plants land plants Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica C NTQ
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia balsam pear NAQ
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas media subsp. media SL NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus alopecuroides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus javanicus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis tetragona C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora heterochaeta C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria lithosperma var. linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria psilorrhiza C NTQ
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis tenera SL NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros hebecarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon angustifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga involucrata var. mallotoides C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus mollissimus C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
plants land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum verrucosum water milfoil C NTQ I
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
plants land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton procerus SL NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa pedunculata velvet leaf C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa thozetii E NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum inerme coastal lolly bush C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Leucas lavandulifolia NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens NAQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia concurrens C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia spirorbis subsp. solandri C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene americana var. glandulosa NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Albizia procera C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus aurantiacus C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus bupleurifolius sweet alys NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus schomburgkii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Austrosteenisia blackii var. blackii C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Bauhinia variegata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium gangeticum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium triflorum NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Falcataria toona C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Flemingia lineata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Galactia tenuiflora var. lucida C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera tinctoria NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera trifoliata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Pycnospora lutescens pycnospora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna hirsuta NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis NAQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. muriculata C NTQ
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nudicaulis var. nudicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon auritum Chinese lantern C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus splendens pink hibiscus C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Urena lobata urena weed NAQ
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C NTQ I
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea mutica shiny nardoo C NTQ I
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia brownii C NTQ
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ
plants land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus adenosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus congesta var. congesta C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa var. racemosa C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ
plants land plants Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis cockspur thorn C NTQ
plants land plants Myrsinaceae Myrsine variabilis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Acmenosperma claviflorum grey satinash C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia erythrophloia variable-barked bloodwood C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus drepanophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus portuensis C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Gossia bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon grandiflorus subsp. riparius C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia diffusa NAQ
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea gigantea SL NTQ I
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum simplicifolium subsp. australiense C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium discolor SL NTQ
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera linearis C NTQ
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
plants land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia leichhardtii C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus dallachyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion apodogynum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion lobocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum tinifolium C NTQ
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida calycina var. calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida queenslandica var. dissimilis C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida spuria C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa bladhii subsp. bladhii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris divaricata var. divaricata slender chloris C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon aciculatus Mackie's pest NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon queenslandicus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa dietrichiana C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis leptostachya C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eremochloa bimaculata poverty grass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriochloa procera slender cupgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. australe C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Ischaemum rugosum var. rugosum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea formosa C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Mnesithea rottboellioides C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum conjugatum sourgrass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum plicatulum plicatulum NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum saltwater couch NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum nitidum forma aristatum C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus jacquemontii NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass NAQ
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa mutica NAQ I
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala wightiana C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria barbata C NTQ I
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Microsorum punctatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cyanea C NTQ
plants land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed SL NTQ I
plants land plants Pottiaceae Barbula calycina C NTQ
plants land plants Pottiaceae Trichostomum brachydontium C NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I
plants land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. minus SL NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes tenuifolia rock fern C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia oblata C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Knoxia sumatrensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Pavetta australiensis var. australiensis C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Randia sp. (Shute Harbour D.A.Halford Q811) C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce brachystema C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa medicinalis C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Dinosperma melanophloium C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Flindersia schottiana bumpy ash C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Geijera salicifolia brush wilga C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon connatus grey birds-eye C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Arytera divaricata coogera C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis wadsworthii C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis obovata C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Elattostachys bidwillii C NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia hillii C NTQ
plants land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella pohlmaniana C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
plants land plants Simaroubaceae Brucea javanica C NTQ
plants land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens NAQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia oxyphylla C NTQ
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron polyandrum brown tulip oak C NTQ
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Argyrodendron trifoliolatum booyong C NTQ
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ
plants land plants Tectariaceae Tectaria confluens C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C NTQ
plants land plants Typhaceae Typha domingensis C NTQ I
plants land plants Urticaceae Pipturus argenteus white nettle C NTQ
plants land plants Verbenaceae Stachytarpheta cayennensis NAQ
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Apocissus oblonga C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia saponaria C NTQ
plants land plants Vitaceae Cissus hastata C NTQ
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia SL 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 Waterhole Creek (Mackay Whitsunday) Water Quality Improvement Plan catchment, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=wqip-waterhole-creek-mackay-whitsunday

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