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Wildlife of Yamarrinh Wachangan Islands (Denham Group) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 385

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Delphinidae Sousa sahulensis Australian humpback dolphin V V QAI I 1 0 17/02/2019
animals mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 1 0 31/12/1983
animals mammals Muridae Rattus rattus black rat II 2 0 30/05/2008
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 1 0 07/08/2010
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 30/11/2013
animals birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 39 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 2 0 30/11/2015
animals birds Hirundinidae Hirundo neoxena welcome swallow C QAI 5 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon nigricans tree martin C QAI 1 0 04/06/2009
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 15 0 29/07/2014
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 16 0 17/08/2012
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha frater black-winged monarch SL QAI 1 0 24/10/1988
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra alecto shining flycatcher C QAI 2 0 23/03/2019
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra cyanoleuca satin flycatcher C QAI 2 0 02/03/2025
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 15 0 23/11/2010
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra ruficollis broad-billed flycatcher C QAI 1 0 02/12/1987
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 5 0 01/12/2013
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura rufifrons rufous fantail C QAI 22 0 30/11/2015
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 38 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus atrabectus spangled drongo (Cape York Peninsula) C QAI 3 0 09/11/2018
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus bracteatus spangled drongo (eastern Australia) C QAI 1 0 16/11/2009
animals birds Artamidae Artamus leucorynchus white-breasted woodswallow C QA 185 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 5 0 30/03/1986
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 29 0 29/11/2015
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 2 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 8 0 17/12/2008
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 3 0 30/05/2009
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 1 0 23/11/2010
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis versicolor varied honeyeater C QAI 136 0 16/02/2021
animals birds Meliphagidae Gavicalis virescens singing honeyeater C QA 1 0 01/04/1902
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 26/11/1996
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI 1 0 07/02/2016
animals birds Meliphagidae Ramsayornis modestus brown-backed honeyeater C QAI 2 0 19/07/2015
animals birds Meliphagidae Stomiopera flava yellow honeyeater C Q 1 0 01/12/1997
animals birds Pittidae Erythropitta macklotii Papuan pitta C QAI 2 0 01/12/2013
animals birds Pittidae Pitta versicolor noisy pitta C QAI 4 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 4 0 01/12/2005
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 8 0 29/10/2016
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 1 0 29/06/1996
animals birds Alcedinidae Tanysiptera sylvia buff-breasted paradise-kingfisher C QAI 8 0 25/11/2010
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 10 0 23/03/2019
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 50 0 09/11/2018
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sordidus Torresian kingfisher C QAI I 4 0 15/07/2013
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 2 0 10/12/1985
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 3 0 10/12/1985
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis variolosus brush cuckoo C QAI 1 0 02/07/2000
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 18/07/1992
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 03/04/1986
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 23/11/2010
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus russatus Gould's bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 06/12/1978
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 2 0 24/11/2010
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 2 0 27/02/2019
animals birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 4 0 16/02/2021
animals birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 104 0 07/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 47 0 24/11/2010
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 283 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Laridae Gelochelidon macrotarsa Australian tern C QAI 13 0 09/11/2018
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 14 0 12/08/2017
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 82 0 12/11/2018
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 6 0 10/07/2016
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 68 0 24/11/2010
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 2 0 29/05/2009
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 184 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 44 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Laridae Sternula nereis exsul New Caledonian fairy tern E VI 1 0 08/12/1985
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 60 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 236 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 2 0 23/11/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 12 0 30/11/2013
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 172 0 16/02/2021
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 9 0 07/08/2010
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 7 0 26/10/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alpina dunlin C VI I 1 0 25/11/1996
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris canutus red knot V V QAI I 6 0 20/07/2015
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris falcinellus broad-billed sandpiper SL QAI I 2 0 13/12/1988
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 21 0 17/02/2021
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 28 0 17/02/2021
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 35 0 15/02/2007
animals birds Scolopacidae Heteroscelus sp. U 8 0 05/04/1992
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 45 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit E E QAI I 2 0 06/04/1992
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 49 0 16/11/1994
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius minutus little curlew SL QAI 4 0 12/11/1999
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 105 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 116 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 11 0 09/11/2018
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 36 0 29/10/2016
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 18 0 29/10/2016
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover V V QAI I 23 0 17/02/2021
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 90 0 17/02/2021
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 3 0 05/02/2015
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius sp. C U 3 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius veredus oriental plover SL QAI 2 0 20/11/1999
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 1 0 17/07/1985
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 49 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 10 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 4 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 103 0 16/02/2021
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 238 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 159 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Rallidae Gallirallus philippensis buff-banded rail C QAI 43 0 09/11/2018
animals birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 1 0 31/01/2023
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 1 0 08/12/1985
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 123 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 131 0 27/02/2019
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 4 0 10/11/1998
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 4 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 4 0 31/05/2008
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 10/12/1985
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 6 0 08/11/2018
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 1 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 211 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 3 0 25/11/2010
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 76 0 16/02/2021
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 25 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Sulidae Sula dactylatra masked booby SL QAI 1 0 09/06/1979
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 18 0 27/02/2019
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 52 0 12/02/2020
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 34 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata sp. C U 1 0 06/12/1978
animals birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 1 0 02/07/2002
animals birds Apodidae Apus pacificus fork-tailed swift SL QAI 1 0 23/11/2010
animals birds Apodidae Hirundapus caudacutus white-throated needletail V V QAI 1 0 23/11/2010
animals birds Eurostopodidae Eurostopodus mystacalis white-throated nightjar C QAI 1 0 24/10/1988
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 3 0 16/08/2011
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 106 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 110 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 1 0 03/04/1986
animals birds Columbidae Phaps chalcoptera common bronzewing C QA 2 0 30/11/2015
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 12 0 17/02/2023
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 9 0 27/02/2019
animals birds Anatidae Radjah radjah radjah shelduck C QAI I 1 0 16/02/2021
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 3 0 22/11/2011
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 32 0 16/11/2012
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 1 0 13/08/2022
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 16 0 03/02/1999
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA 11 1 16/02/2021
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 6 1 18/11/2009
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 3 2 28/01/2017
animals reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI 3 1 16/02/2021
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 10 2 17/02/2023
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI 1 0 19/08/2012
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 16 14 19/11/2009
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra oceanica oceanic gecko C VI 6 1 07/02/2016
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 2 1 16/02/2021
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 1 1 13/06/1979
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 4 4 06/10/1979
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus eboracensis Cape York bent-toed gecko C Q 4 4 13/07/1969
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 20 0 13/01/2020
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata hawksbill turtle E V QAI 19 0 17/08/2012
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 3 0 06/12/1999
animals reptiles Crocodylidae Crocodylus porosus estuarine crocodile V QAI I 47 0 16/02/2021
animals cartilaginous fishes Aetobatidae Aetobatus ocellatus whitespotted eagle ray QAI I 4 0 11/02/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Taeniura lymma bluespotted fantail ray QAI I 17 0 14/02/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Dasyatidae Urogymnus asperrimus porcupine ray QAI I 1 0 03/02/2018
animals cartilaginous fishes Rhinobatidae Glaucostegus typus giant shovelnose ray U I 23 0 08/02/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark QAI I 1 0 16/02/2021
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark QAI I 33 0 17/02/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Carcharhinidae Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark U I 2 0 01/02/2020
animals cartilaginous fishes Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium ocellatum epaulette shark Q I 4 0 02/02/2023
animals cartilaginous fishes Ginglymostomatidae Nebrius ferrugineus tawny shark QAI I 1 0 09/02/2021
animals insects Formicidae Oecophylla smaragdina green tree ant QAI 1 0 15/08/2012
fungi arthoniomycetes Arthoniaceae Arthonia gracilior C NTQ 1 1 10/04/2014
fungi arthoniomycetes Arthoniaceae Coniarthonia wilmsiana C NTQ 1 1 10/04/2014
fungi arthoniomycetes Arthoniaceae Herpothallon confluenticum C NTQ 1 1 24/08/2018
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Bactrospora myriadea C NTQ 2 2 23/08/2018
fungi arthoniomycetes Roccellaceae Enterographa pallidella C NTQ 1 1 21/08/2018
fungi eurotiomycetes Pyrenulaceae Pyrenula quassiaecola C NTQ 3 3 10/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria applanata C NTQ 4 4 10/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria confluens C NTQ 3 3 26/05/2009
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Dirinaria picta C NTQ 3 3 10/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine cocoes C NTQ 8 8 14/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine farinosa C NTQ 1 1 14/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine petricola C NTQ 1 1 10/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Coenogoniaceae Coenogonium luteum C NTQ 1 1 10/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Glyphis atrofusca C NTQ 1 1 05/08/2009
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Graphis immersella C NTQ 1 1 16/01/2013
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Graphis leptocarpa C NTQ 1 1 19/06/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Graphis maritima C NTQ 3 3 10/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecanoraceae Lecanora helva C NTQ 2 2 26/05/2009
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Remototrachyna costaricensis C NTQ 1 1 14/04/2014
fungi lecanoromycetes Physciaceae Physcia sorediosa C NTQ 1 1 26/05/2009
fungi lecanoromycetes Ramalinaceae Ramalina confirmata C NTQ 3 3 26/05/2009
fungi lecanoromycetes Teloschistaceae Caloplaca bassiae C NTQ 1 1 10/04/2014
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I 2 2 27/06/2017
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 1 0 13/12/1991
plants land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 21 0 25/08/2012
plants land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ 3 3 25/08/2022
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ 18 4 20/08/2012
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus undulatus C NTQ 2 2 24/12/2009
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys amboinensis SL NTQ 6 3 16/11/1997
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Buchanania arborescens C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1988
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Semecarpus QAI 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Semecarpus australiensis native cashew tree C NTQ 1 0 04/12/1987
plants land plants Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple NAQ 1 0 04/06/2009
plants land plants Annonaceae Miliusa brahei C NTQ 1 0 11/11/2001
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa C U 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Apocynaceae Carissa laxiflora C NTQ 3 3 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C NTQ 2 2 05/12/2022
plants land plants Araceae Amorphophallus galbra C NTQ 1 1 27/11/2003
plants land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera C NTQ 5 0 16/08/2012
plants land plants Arecaceae Ptychosperma elegans solitaire palm C NTQ 5 3 20/05/2014
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens biternata NAQ 1 1 12/03/2020
plants land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ 2 0 17/08/2012
plants land plants Asteraceae Eschenbachia leucantha C NTQ 1 1 21/06/2016
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia QAI 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia biflora C NTQ 2 0 10/11/2007
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia biflora var. biflora C NTQ 1 0 03/12/1988
plants land plants Asteraceae Wollastonia uniflora C NTQ 1 1 03/04/2019
plants land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C NTQ I 1 0 13/12/1991
plants land plants Boraginaceae Argusia argentea octopus bush C NTQ 12 2 28/08/2012
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ 1 0 04/12/1987
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia subcordata C NTQ 5 4 20/06/2019
plants land plants Burseraceae Garuga floribunda var. floribunda C NTQ 3 2 11/08/2022
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ 3 2 24/12/2009
plants land plants Cannabaceae Celtis philippensis C NTQ 2 1 06/01/2016
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lucida C NTQ 10 8 27/09/2021
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis nummularia C NTQ 1 0 10/11/2007
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis quiniflora C NTQ 2 2 27/09/2021
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis sepiaria C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2021
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia C NTQ 9 0 26/08/2012
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ 13 2 10/07/2018
plants land plants Celastraceae Pleurostylia opposita C NTQ 3 3 30/07/2021
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salicornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora C NTQ 2 2 21/11/2020
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Salsola australis C NTQ 17 2 17/08/2012
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I 3 2 28/11/2003
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela tetrandra C NTQ 1 0 02/12/1987
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 10 2 19/08/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia arenicola beach almond C NNQ 7 0 21/08/2012
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia melanocarpa C NTQ 1 0 19/11/2009
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia muelleri C NTQ 7 3 23/09/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ 4 3 24/12/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea brassii C NTQ 5 0 14/12/1988
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea nil NAQ 2 1 07/08/2019
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae C NTQ 12 0 03/09/2012
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 17 3 04/06/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea violacea C NTQ 12 4 22/01/2013
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia paniculata C NTQ 4 1 01/05/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Operculina riedeliana C NTQ 1 0 02/12/1987
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Xenostegia tridentata C NTQ 5 2 19/01/2023
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C NTQ 4 3 01/05/2009
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 6 4 05/05/2020
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculatus C NTQ 13 3 19/01/2023
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pedunculosus C NTQ 1 0 03/12/1988
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus tetracarpus C NTQ 1 1 31/08/2019
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea bulbifera var. bulbifera C NTQ 2 2 22/07/2024
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea esculenta NAQ 1 1 24/12/2009
plants land plants Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea transversa native yam C NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Dracaenaceae Dracaena angustifolia C NTQ 5 2 18/11/2020
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros compacta C NTQ 4 4 30/07/2021
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ 1 0 04/12/1987
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros maritima C NTQ 3 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulaceae C QAI 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pallens C NTQ 8 2 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis C NTQ 4 0 18/11/2009
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ 12 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ 5 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ 9 3 19/11/2009
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 21 5 15/04/2019
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1988
plants land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ 1 1 10/05/2022
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna serratifolia C NTQ 11 2 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ 2 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia C NTQ 1 0 02/12/1987
plants land plants Lamiaceae Volkameria inermis C NTQ 6 4 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 11 2 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ 2 1 09/05/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius crabs-eye vine C NTQ 3 0 18/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ 2 2 30/04/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Adenanthera pavonina false red sandalwood C NTQ 1 0 18/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 4 1 04/06/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina insularis C NTQ 5 4 16/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina variegata Indian coral tree C NTQ 4 0 19/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrina vespertilio C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1991
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ 6 2 06/03/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum binatum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ 7 3 19/11/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Vigna marina dune bean C NTQ 1 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 18 4 05/09/2012
plants land plants Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C NTQ I 1 0 13/12/1991
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon albescens C NTQ 10 3 19/01/2023
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ 4 3 19/01/2023
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida pusilla C NTQ 1 1 20/05/2014
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populnea C NTQ 3 1 10/11/2007
plants land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ 1 1 12/12/2019
plants land plants Melastomataceae Memecylon pauciflorum C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1988
plants land plants Meliaceae Aglaia elaeagnoidea C NTQ 2 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Turraea pubescens native honeysuckle C NTQ 4 3 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Vavaea amicorum C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Menispermaceae Pachygone ovata C NTQ 1 1 19/11/2021
plants land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Moraceae Antiaris toxicaria var. macrophylla C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1988
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus drupacea C NTQ 1 1 13/03/1995
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 3 1 30/08/2012
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus racemosa C NTQ 1 0 04/12/1987
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa Port Jackson fig C NTQ 1 0 03/12/1987
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus rubiginosa forma rubiginosa C NTQ 1 1 24/12/2009
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus virens var. virens C NTQ 3 3 23/09/2016
plants land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens subsp. scandens C NTQ 3 1 04/04/2023
plants land plants Myristicaceae Myristica insipida C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1991
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia reinwardtiana beach cherry C NTQ 6 2 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora C NTQ 1 1 24/12/2009
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia albiflora var. albiflora C NTQ 3 3 19/01/2023
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ 7 1 31/08/2012
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Pisonia grandis C NTQ 24 11 19/01/2023
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax pendula C NTQ 2 2 16/08/2007
plants land plants Oleaceae Chionanthus ramiflorus northern olive C NNQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Opiliaceae Cansjera leptostachya C NTQ 3 2 27/06/2022
plants land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ 1 1 27/06/2022
plants land plants Orchidaceae Bogoria matutina V NTQ 1 0 10/11/2007
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium bigibbum Cooktown orchid V V NTQ 1 0 10/11/2007
plants land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus tectorius C NTQ 1 1 20/12/2017
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ 1 1 08/05/2007
plants land plants Pedaliaceae Josephinia imperatricis C NTQ 3 0 10/11/2007
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ 2 2 19/01/2023
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus amarus NAQ 2 2 07/12/2012
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ 6 5 19/01/2023
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus tenellus NAQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum ferrugineum C NTQ 5 3 27/09/2021
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 12/06/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ 4 4 12/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C NTQ 1 1 06/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C NTQ 2 2 10/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ 3 2 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Lepturus repens stalky grass C NTQ 25 5 12/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum trichoides C NTQ 5 4 15/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ 14 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 8 2 04/11/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ 3 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Thuarea involuta tropical beachgrass C NTQ 2 0 16/08/2012
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa praetervisa C NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa pubigera C NTQ 1 1 19/01/2023
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria QAI 1 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria quercifolia SL NTQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Drynaria sparsisora SL NTQ 2 0 16/11/2009
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca australis C NTQ 2 2 26/09/2018
plants land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ 1 0 18/12/2008
plants land plants Putranjivaceae Drypetes deplanchei grey boxwood C NTQ 4 3 10/05/2022
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 6 2 03/04/2019
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 2 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 3 2 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C NTQ 1 0 04/12/1987
plants land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum maritimum C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ 10 2 24/08/2012
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettardella ovatifolia EXQ 3 0 11/05/1994
plants land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ 4 2 01/05/2009
plants land plants Rubiaceae Morinda citrifolia C NTQ 2 1 01/05/2009
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce buckleyi C NTQ 1 0 10/11/2007
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce everistiana C NTQ 3 3 15/03/2017
plants land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ 5 4 28/02/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Harrisonia brownii C NTQ 2 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ 6 3 16/12/2022
plants land plants Salicaceae Scolopia braunii flintwood C NTQ 3 3 07/06/2022
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ 7 3 10/11/2007
plants land plants Sapindaceae Alectryon reticulatus wild quince C NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. viscosa C NTQ 1 1 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapindaceae Ganophyllum falcatum C NTQ 3 2 27/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Manilkara kauki C NTQ 14 3 28/07/2021
plants land plants Sapotaceae Mimusops elengi C NTQ 6 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Solanaceae Lycianthes shanesii C NTQ 1 1 16/12/2022
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis pubescens NAQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum viridifolium C NTQ 1 0 13/12/1988
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia oxyphylla C NTQ 1 1 03/02/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta procumbens C NTQ 2 1 28/01/2022
plants land plants Surianaceae Suriana maritima C NTQ 12 6 19/01/2023
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C NTQ 4 0 07/09/2012
plants land plants Urticaceae Laportea interrupta C NNQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Urticaceae Pouzolzia zeylanica C NTQ 2 2 06/08/2015
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis maritima C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ 6 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C NTQ 2 2 10/08/2021
plants land plants Zingiberaceae Curcuma australasica C NTQ 1 0 04/06/2009
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 9 1 09/10/2018

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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
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
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
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Yamarrinh Wachangan Islands (Denham Group) National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-yamarrinh-wachangan-islands-denham-group-cypal

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