Environment and Resource Management

Endangered animals

Amphibians (15 species)

Common name Scientific name
Australian lacelid Nyctimystes dayi

Cascade tree frog (Kroombit Tops)

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
Little waterfall frog Litoria lorica
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 (16 species)

Common name Scientific name
Black-throated finch (white-rumped subspecies) Poephila cincta cincta
Crimson finch (white-bellied subspecies) Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
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 heraldica
Little tern Sternula albifrons
Night parrot Pezoporus occidentalis
Red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia
Southern cassowary (southern population) Casuarius casuarius johnsonii(southern population)
Southern giant-petrel Macronectes giganteus
Star finch (eastern subspecies) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
Yellow chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori

Invertebrates (2 species)

Common name Scientific name
Australian fritillary butterfly   Argyreus hyperbius inconstans
Bulloak jewel butterfly Hypochrysops piceata

Fish (4 species)

Common name Scientific name
Edgbaston goby Chlamydogobius squamigenus            
Elizabeth Springs goby                     Chlamydogobius micropterus
Greynurse shark Carcharias taurus
Redfin blue eye Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis

Mammals (15 species)

Common name Scientific name
Bare-rumped sheathtail bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus   
Bramble Cay melomys Melomys rubicola
Bridled nailtail wallaby Onychogalea fraenata
Dusky hopping-mouse Notomys fuscus
Greater bilby Macrotis lagotis
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

Reptiles (11 species)

Common name Scientific name
Allan's lerista Lerista allanae
Darling Downs earless dragon      Tympanocryptis cf. tetraporophora
Grey snake Hemiaspis damelii
Gulbaru gecko Phyllurus gulbaru
Phyllurus kabikabi
Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Long-legged worm-skink Anomalopus mackayi
Mary River turtle Elusor macrurus
Nangur skink  Nangura spinosa
Pacific ridley turtle (olive ridley) Lepidochelys olivacea

Last updated 11 October 2011

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