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Animals of Murray Islands 100K map tile

Total number of species: 100

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
mammals Muridae Melomys burtoni grassland melomys C QA 3 1 28/10/2016
mammals Pteropodidae Macroglossus minimus northern blossom bat C QAI 2 1 17/01/2003
birds Passeridae Passer domesticus house sparrow II 2 0 28/10/2016
birds Nectariniidae Cinnyris jugularis olive-backed sunbird C QAI 12 3 28/10/2016
birds Sturnidae Aplonis metallica metallic starling C QAI 1 0 08/11/2001
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops citrinella ashy-bellied white-eye C QI 9 1 28/10/2016
birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 2 0 08/11/2001
birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 14 6 28/10/2016
birds Oriolidae Oriolus sagittatus olive-backed oriole C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala melanura mangrove golden whistler C QAI 7 0 28/10/2016
birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 03/11/2001
birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 3 0 08/11/2001
birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 3 0 28/10/2016
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 7 0 03/11/2001
birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 15/07/1974
birds Cuculidae Scythrops novaehollandiae channel-billed cuckoo C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Laridae Anous minutus black noddy C QAI 4 0 08/11/2001
birds Laridae Anous stolidus brown noddy SL QA 10 6 08/11/2001
birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 3 0 28/10/2016
birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 2 0 08/11/2001
birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 4 0 08/11/2001
birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 2 0 28/10/2016
birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 5 0 08/11/2001
birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 8 0 08/11/2001
birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 3 0 28/10/2016
birds Turnicidae Turnix maculosus red-backed button-quail C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 1 0 03/11/2001
birds Scolopacidae Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper V V QAI I 2 0 08/11/2001
birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 2 0 28/10/2016
birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 10 0 28/10/2016
birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 8 0 08/11/2001
birds Scolopacidae Tringa incana wandering tattler SL QAI I 3 0 05/11/2001
birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 2 0 08/11/2001
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 5 0 08/11/2001
birds Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola grey plover V V QAI I 1 0 28/10/2016
birds Rallidae Porphyrio melanotus purple swamphen C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 2 0 05/11/2001
birds Ardeidae Ardea alba modesta eastern great egret C QAI I 2 0 28/10/2016
birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Ardeidae Egretta picata pied heron C QAI I 1 0 15/07/1974
birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 10 0 28/10/2016
birds Ardeidae Ixobrychus flavicollis black bittern C QAI I 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 8 0 08/11/2001
birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 6 0 28/10/2016
birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 4 0 28/10/2016
birds Fregatidae Fregata minor great frigatebird SL QAI 1 0 05/11/2001
birds Procellariidae Ardenna pacifica wedge-tailed shearwater V QAI 1 0 17/10/1982
birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 2 0 12/08/1974
birds Columbidae Columba livia rock dove II 1 0 08/11/2001
birds Columbidae Ducula bicolor pied imperial-pigeon C QAI 1 0 28/10/2016
birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 8 0 28/10/2016
birds Columbidae Ptilinopus regina rose-crowned fruit-dove C QAI 8 0 28/10/2016
birds Anatidae Anas superciliosa Pacific black duck C QAI I 2 0 12/08/1974
reptiles Elapidae Furina tristis brown-headed snake C QI 9 9 31/07/1974
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis pacificus Pacific sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1896
reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis sp. C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1926
reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 2 1 26/05/2004
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 9 8 26/05/2004
reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis punctulatus green tree snake C QAI 1 1 04/06/1909
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus australis slaty-grey snake C Q I 4 4 26/05/2004
reptiles Colubridae Stegonotus sp. C QAI 2 2 29/06/1886
reptiles Boidae Simalia amethistina amethystine python (New Guinean form) C QI 3 2 28/10/2016
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios leucoproctus Cape York blind snake C QI 4 3 26/05/2004
reptiles Typhlopidae Anilios torresianus north-eastern blind snake C QI 1 1 30/12/1889
reptiles Scincidae Bellatorias frerei major skink C QAI 6 4 31/12/1993
reptiles Scincidae Carlia quinquecarinata Eastern Torres rainbow-skink C Q 1 0 28/10/2016
reptiles Scincidae Carlia sexdentata Macleay's rainbow-skink C QA 25 22 26/05/2004
reptiles Scincidae Carlia storri Storr's rainbow-skink C QI 5 3 31/12/1986
reptiles Scincidae Carlia vivax tussock rainbow-skink C QA 1 0 28/10/2016
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus litoralis litoralis coastal snake-eyed skink C Q 7 6 31/12/1986
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus metallicus metallic snake-eyed skink C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 10 9 31/07/1974
reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus virgatus striped snake-eyed skink C Q 27 26 28/10/2016
reptiles Scincidae Emoia longicauda shrub whiptail-skink C QI 29 27 26/05/2004
reptiles Scincidae Eremiascincus pardalis lowlands bar-lipped skink C Q 3 3 17/01/2003
reptiles Scincidae Eugongylus rufescens bar-lipped sheen-skink C QI 7 5 17/01/2003
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus crassicaudus Cape York mulch-skink C QAI 11 10 26/05/2004
reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis black-tailed bar-lipped skink C QAI 5 3 17/01/2003
reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus macfarlani translucent litter-skink C QAI 28 26 31/12/1992
reptiles Varanidae Varanus indicus mangrove monitor C QAI 12 9 28/10/2016
reptiles Varanidae Varanus scalaris spotted tree monitor C QAI 2 1 30/12/1885
reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 1 0 30/12/1885
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra baliola short-tailed dtella C QI 11 8 28/10/2016
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 19 17 28/10/2016
reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra sp. C QAI 3 3 24/07/1974
reptiles Gekkonidae Hemidactylus frenatus house gecko II 32 31 26/05/2004
reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 1 1 26/05/2004
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus lugubris mourning gecko C QI 5 3 31/12/1986
reptiles Gekkonidae Lepidodactylus pumilus slender chained gecko NT QI 2 2 17/07/1974
reptiles Gekkonidae Nactus cf. pelagicus C QI 26 26 26/05/2004
reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 9 6 06/12/1999
amphibians Ranidae Papurana daemeli Australian woodfrog C QAI I 2 2 06/08/1909
amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 50 50 29/11/2022
amphibians Hylidae Litoria nasuta striped rocketfrog C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1960
insects Lycaenidae Nacaduba pactolus cela bold blue-line C Q 1 0 13/04/1993
insects Nymphalidae Orsotriaena medus licium dusky bush-brown Q 8 0 30/04/1989

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

Reports and statistics displayed on WetlandInfo use a subset of the sighting records that are not classed as erroneous or duplicate, that have a location precision equal to or less than 10,000 metres, and do not have a count of zero.

A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
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) Animals of Murray Islands 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 5 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-murray-islands&Kingdom=animals

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