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Total number of species: 164

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Dugongidae Dugong dugon dugong V QAI I 2 2 31/07/1966
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus geoffroyi lesser long-eared bat C QA 1 1 18/06/1963
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Vespadelus sp. C QA 1 1 06/08/1975
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA 1 0 29/06/1982
animals birds Alaudidae Mirafra javanica Horsfield's bushlark C QAI 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra inquieta restless flycatcher C QA 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 2 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala rufiventris rufous whistler C QAI 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Pomatostomidae Pomatostomus temporalis grey-crowned babbler C QAI 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Meliphagidae Lichmera indistincta brown honeyeater C QA 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Maluridae Malurus assimilis purple-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Maluridae Malurus melanocephalus red-backed fairy-wren C QA 1 0 20/06/2003
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 2 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Cacatuidae Calyptorhynchus banksii red-tailed black-cockatoo C QA 1 0 31/12/1980
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 30/09/1965
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 1 0 30/09/1965
animals birds Charadriidae Vanellus miles miles masked lapwing (northern subspecies) C QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra novaehollandiae red-necked avocet C QA I 1 0 09/06/1982
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 1 0 31/12/1962
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 1 0 31/12/1962
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 1 0 29/03/1990
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus whistling kite C QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 1 1 03/06/1912
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 1 0 19/10/2017
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Microcarbo melanoleucos little pied cormorant C QAI I 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 1 0 20/10/2017
animals birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 1 0 20/10/2017
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 1 1 31/07/1963
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 2 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 2 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudonaja textilis eastern brown snake C QAI 1 1 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Colubridae Fordonia leucobalia white-bellied mangrove snake C QAI I 1 1 30/06/1963
animals reptiles Colubridae Tropidonophis mairii freshwater snake C QAI I 3 3 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Boidae Antaresia childreni children's python C QA 1 1 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis fuscus water python C QAI 2 2 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia amax bauxite rainbow-skink C QA 8 8 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 6 6 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 2 2 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus pannosus ragged snake-eyed skink C QA 2 2 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus tytthos pygmy snake-eyed skink C QA 4 4 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus inornatus bar-shouldered ctenotus C QA 2 2 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 43 43 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus isolepis northern bar-lipped skink C QA 13 13 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista labialis southern sandslider C QA 4 4 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Lerista orientalis north-eastern orange-tailed slider C QA 1 1 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Scincidae Tiliqua scincoides intermedia northern bluetongue CR CE QA 2 2 10/05/1960
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus gouldii sand monitor C QA 2 2 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 13 13 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 2 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Agamidae Chlamydosaurus kingii frilled lizard C QAI 9 7 18/10/2017
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 24 24 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophognathus gilberti sensu lato Gilbert's dragon Superseded QA 1 1 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Delma tincta excitable delma C QA 3 3 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 6 6 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA 6 6 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Strophurus ciliaris spiny-tailed gecko C QA 1 1 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 2 2 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra lauta Gulf tree gehyra C QA 8 8 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 28 28 31/05/1966
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina canni Cann's longneck turtle C QA I 2 0 31/12/1998
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I 4 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I 2 2 31/12/1977
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 3 1 24/11/1999
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I 3 3 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 6 6 04/02/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria pallida pallid rocketfrog C QA 1 1 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria ridibunda western laughing treefrog C QA 5 5 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rubella ruddy treefrog C QAI 4 4 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia lithomoda stonemason gungan C QA 1 1 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Uperoleia sp. C QAI 1 1 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Notaden melanoscaphus brown shovelfoot C QA 5 5 30/06/1963
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I 1 1 30/06/1963
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed NAQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena canescens subsp. canescens C NTQ 2 2 28/11/2003
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena humilis C NTQ 2 2 07/12/2018
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum carnosum C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gregorii C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ 2 2 19/07/2022
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea breviflora C NTQ 1 1 17/01/2024
plants land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ 1 1 10/07/2018
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia porphyrocarpa C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina agrostophylla C NTQ 1 1 01/08/2005
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ 1 1 27/04/2006
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Cressa australis C NTQ 1 1 01/08/2005
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea quamoclit star of Bethlehem NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus carinatus C NTQ 1 1 28/08/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis depauperata C NTQ 1 1 21/09/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C NTQ 1 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C NTQ I 1 1 03/12/2012
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I 1 1 03/12/2012
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C NTQ I 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia debilis C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Hypoxidaceae Hypoxis marginata C NTQ 1 1 16/08/2007
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ 2 2 17/02/2022
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ 1 1 28/04/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lamprocarpa C NTQ 3 3 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia nuperrima C NTQ 1 1 05/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia torulosa C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Alysicarpus vaginalis NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Clitoria ternatea butterfly pea NAQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium tortuosum Florida beggar-weed NAQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ 1 1 06/03/2017
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ 1 1 09/07/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Neltuma pallida NAQ 1 1 26/05/2025
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia laxa C NTQ 2 2 24/01/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Groote Eylandt R.L.Specht 387) C NTQ 1 1 07/04/2009
plants land plants Malvaceae Helicteres cana subsp. cana C NTQ 1 1 01/05/2013
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ 1 1 28/04/2009
plants land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ 1 1 17/07/2021
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. obtusa C NTQ I 1 1 09/07/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ 2 2 01/08/2005
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca stenostachya subsp. stenostachya C NTQ 1 1 14/07/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ 1 1 11/07/2020
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Orchidaceae Pecteilis elongata SL NTQ 1 1 15/07/2024
plants land plants Pandanaceae Pandanus spiralis C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2009
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ 1 1 28/04/2009
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I 1 1 28/04/2009
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Notoleptopus decaisnei C NTQ 1 1 14/10/2014
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2009
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ 1 1 01/12/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa pertusa NAQ 1 1 17/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Cenchrus ciliaris NAQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Chloris inflata purpletop chloris NAQ 1 1 18/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Digitaria ctenantha C NTQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C NTQ 2 2 31/01/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ 1 1 18/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Sorghum halepense Johnson grass NAQ 1 1 28/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa distachya NAQ 1 1 24/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Urochloa trichopus EXQ 1 1 01/12/2019
plants land plants Polygonaceae Antigonon leptopus NAQ 1 1 24/07/2018
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ 1 1 28/05/2024
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Colubrina asiatica C NTQ 1 1 16/09/2021
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ 2 2 31/03/2010
plants land plants Solanaceae Physalis angulata NAQ 1 1 16/12/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus aestuans C NTQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta pentandra NAQ 1 1 03/02/2022
plants land plants Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia intermedia C NTQ 1 1 11/07/2018
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 3 3 23/12/2009
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris caltrop C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2009

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Mornington 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-mornington

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