Environment and Resource Management

Rare animals

Amphibians

Common name Scientific name
pouched frog Assa darlingtoni
buzzing nurseryfrog Cophixalus bombiens
tapping nurseryfrog Cophixalus concinnus
northern nurseryfrog Cophixalus crepitans
dainty nurseryfrog Cophixalus exiguus
rattling nurseryfrog Cophixalus hosmeri
creaking nurseryfrog Cophixalus infacetus
Mount Elliot nurseryfrog Cophixalus mcdonaldi
mountain nurseryfrog Cophixalus monticola
Cape York nurseryfrog Cophixalus peninsularis
rough collared frog Cyclorana verrucosa
Fletcher's frog Lechriodus fletcheri
red-and-yellow mountainfrog Philoria kundagungan
Loveridge's frog Philoria loveridgei
green-thighed frog Litoria brevipalmata
Cooloola sedgefrog Litoria cooloolensis
tapping green eyed frog Litoria genimaculata
long snouted treefrog Litoria longirostris
whirring treefrog Litoria revelata
peeping whistlefrog Sphenophryne fryi
robust whistlefrog Sphenophryne robusta
Eungella tinkerfrog Taudactylus liemi

Birds

Common name Scientific name
grey goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae
grey grasswren Amytornis barbatus
Carpentarian grasswren Amytornis dorotheae
striated grasswren Amytornis striatus
zitting cisticola (Normanton subspecies) Cisticola juncidis normani
red-browed treecreeper Climacteris erythrops
white-rumped swiftlet Collocalia spodiopygius
double-eyed fig-parrot Marshall's) Cyclopsitta diophthalma marshalli
black-necked stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
blue-faced parrot-finch Erythrura trichroa
grey falcon Falco hypoleucos
painted honeyeater Grantiella picta
sooty oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus
pictorella mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis
Eungella honeyeater Lichenostomus hindwoodi
square-tailed kite Lophoictinia isura
black-chinned honeyeater Melithreptus gularis
superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae
Albert's lyrebird Menura alberti
turquoise parrot Neophema pulchella
cotton pygmy-goose Nettapus coromandelianus
rufous owl (Cape York subspecies) Ninox rufa meesi
eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis
olive whistler Pachycephala olivacea
palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus
Lewin's rail Rallus pectoralis
freckled duck Stictonetta naevosa
radjah shelduck Tadorna radjah
sooty owl Tyto tenebricosa

Mammals

Common name Scientific name
kultarr Antechinomys laniger
Atherton antechinus Antechinus godmani
cinnamon antechinus Antechinus leo
large-eared pied bat Chalinolobus dwyeri
little pied bat Chalinolobus picatus
Bennett's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus bennettianus
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus lumholtzi
bare-backed fruit-bat Dobsonia moluccensis
lemuroid ringtail possum Hemibelideus lemuroides
diadem leafnosed-bat Hipposideros diadema
golden-tipped bat Kerivoula papuensis
Nyctimene cephalotes
Torresian tube-nosed bat Nyctimene vizcaccia
pygmy long-eared bat Nyctophilus walkeri
Irrawaddy River dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Cape York rock-wallaby Petrogale coenensis
Mareeba rock-wallaby Petrogale mareeba
southern common cuscus Phalanger intercastellanus
Daintree River ringtail possum Pseudochirulus cinereus
Herbert River ringtail possum Pseudochirulus herbertensis
green ringtail possum Pseudochirops archeri
Papuan sheathtail-bat Saccolaimus mixtus
chestnut dunnart Sminthopsis archeri
white-footed dunnart Sminthopsis leucopus
Indopacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis
common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus
common wombat Vombatus ursinus

Reptiles

Common name Scientific name
common death adder Acanthophis antarcticus
Short-necked worm-skink Anomalopus brevicollis
Anomalopus pluto
woma Aspidites ramsayi
Bartleia jigurru
Calyptotis thorntonensis
Carlia scirtetis
Cautula zia
green python (Australian population) Chondropython viridis
Coeranoscincus frontalis
three-toed snake-tooth skink Coeranoscincus reticulatus
Cryptoblepharus fuhni
Ctenotus aphrodite
Ctenotus ariadnae
Ctenotus capricorni
Ctenotus hypatia
Ctenotus rawlinsoni
Ctenotus schevilli
Ctenotus serotinus
Ctenotus zebrilla
Delma mitella
golden-tailed gecko Diplodactylus taenicauda
Emoia atrocostata
Emydura subglobosa
Eroticoscincus graciloides
Eulamprus amplus
Eulamprus frerei
Eulamprus luteilateralis
Eulamprus tigrinus
yellow-naped snake Furina barnardi
Glaphyromorphus mjobergi
Stephens' banded snake Hoplocephalus stephensii
Lampropholis colossus
Lampropholis mirabilis
Lampropholis robertsi
Lepidodactylus pumilus
Lerista ameles
Lerista cinerea
Lerista ingrami
Lerista karlschmidti
Lerista storri
Lerista wilkinsi
Lygisaurus rococo
Lygisaurus tanneri
Sadlier's skink Menetia sadlieri
Nactus galgajuga
Nangur skink Nangura spinosa
Ophioscincus cooloolensis
Ophioscincus truncatus
fierce snake Oxyuranus microlepidotus
ringed thin-gailed gecko Phyllurus caudiannulatus
Phyllurus isis
Collett's snake Pseudechis colletti
Ramphotyphlops broomi
Ramphotyphlops silvia
pink snake Rhinoplocephalus incredibilis
Saltuarius occultus
Saproscincus rosei
Saproscincus spectabilis
robust burrowing snake Simoselaps warro
border thick-tailed gecko Underwoodisaurus sphyrurus
Varanus keithhornei
emerald monitor Varanus prasinus
rusty monitor Varanus semiremex

Last updated: 05 October 2007

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