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Wildlife of Lake Torquinie Area DIWA nationally important wetland

Total number of species: 30

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Camelidae Camelus dromedarius one-humped camel II 1 0 29/08/1994
animals mammals Dasyuridae Ningaui ridei wongai ningaui C QA 2 0 01/10/2009
animals birds Estrildidae Taeniopygia guttata zebra finch C QA 2 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Hirundinidae Petrochelidon ariel fairy martin C QA 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Corvidae Corvus coronoides Australian raven C QA 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI 1 0 29/08/1994
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA 1 0 29/08/1994
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Meliphagidae Manorina flavigula yellow-throated miner C QA 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Pardalotidae Pardalotus rubricatus red-browed pardalote C QA 1 0 29/08/1994
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Charadriidae Erythrogonys cinctus red-kneed dotterel C QA I 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Accipitridae Aquila audax wedge-tailed eagle C QAI 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Accipitridae Milvus migrans black kite C QAI 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia cuneata diamond dove C QA 1 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes crested pigeon C QA 2 0 30/08/1994
animals birds Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian grebe C QAI I 1 0 30/08/1994
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus pantherinus leopard ctenotus C QA 2 0 03/10/2009
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 3 0 03/10/2009
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus isolepis military dragon C QA 1 0 29/08/1994
animals reptiles Agamidae Ctenophorus nuchalis central netted dragon C QA 1 0 03/10/2009
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 1 0 29/08/1994
plants land plants Asteraceae Minuria rigida C NTQ 1 1 27/03/2018
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia cupuliformis C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gymnocaulos spiny flatsedge C NTQ I 1 1 21/09/2019
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C NTQ 1 1 08/05/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Lysiphyllum gilvum bauhinia C NTQ 1 1 25/03/2013
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pergracilis C NTQ 1 1 21/09/2019
plants land plants Rubiaceae Synaptantha tillaeacea var. hispidula C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018

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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) Wildlife of Lake Torquinie Area DIWA nationally important wetland, WetlandInfo website, accessed 3 February 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=diwa-wetland-lake-torquinie-area

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