Environment and Resource Management

Endangered animals

Amphibians (15 species)

Common name Scientific name
Armoured mistfrog Litoria lorica
Australian lace-lid Nyctimystes dayi
Cascade tree frog Litoria pearsoniana
Common mistfrog Litoria rheocola
Eungella dayfrog Taudactylus eungellensis
Fleay's barred-frog Mixophyes fleayi
Giant barred frog Mixophyes iterates
Kroombit tinkerfrog Taudactylus pleione
Mountain mistfrog Litoria nyakalensis
Northern gastric brooding frog Rheobatrachus vitellinus
Northern tinkerfrog Taudactylus rheophilus
Sharp-snouted dayfrog Taudactylus acutirostris
Southern dayfrog Taudactylus diurnus
Southern gastric brooding frog Rheobatrachus silus
Waterfall frog Litoria nannotis

Birds (14 species)

Common name Scientific name
Double-eyed fig-parrot (Coxen's) Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Eastern bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus
Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius
Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae
Herald petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana
Little tern Sterna albifrons
Night parrot Pezoporus occidentalis
Regent honeyeater Xanthomyza phrygia
Southern cassowary (southern population) Casuarius casuarius
Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
Star finch (eastern subspecies) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
Red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Yellow chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori

Invertebrates (2 species)

Common name Scientific name
Australian fritillary butterfly Argyreus hyperbius inconstans
Jewel butterfly Hypochrysops piceatus piceatus

Fish (4 species)

Common name Scientific name
Edgbaston goby Chlamydogobius sp. B
Elizabeth Springs goby Chlamydogobius sp. A
Grey nurse shark Carcharias taurus
Red-finned blue-eye Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis

Mammals (16 species)

Common name Scientific name
Bare-rumped sheathtail bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus
Bilby Macrotis lagotis
Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola
Bridled nailtail wallaby Onychogalea fraenata
Dusky hopping-mouse Notomys fuscus
Greater large-eared horseshoe bat Rhinolophus philippinensis
Julia Creek dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi
Mahogany glider Petaurus gracilis
Northern bettong Bettongia tropica
Northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii
Plains rat Pseudomys australis
Proserpine rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone
Semon's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros semoni
Sharman's rock-wallaby Petrogale sharmani
Spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) Dasyurus maculatus gracilis
Troughton's sheathtail bat Taphozous troughtoni

Reptiles (8 species)

Common name Scientific name
Allan's skink Lerista allanae
Grey snake Hemiaspis damelii
Leathery turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Long-legged worm skink Anomalopus mackayi
Mary River turtle Elusor macrurus
Pacific ridley turtle (olive ridley) Lepidochelys olivacea
South-eastern lined earless dragon Tympanocryptis pinguicolla

Last updated: 29 August 2006

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