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Wildlife of Harkness Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 43

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 1 1 31/12/1975
animals ray-finned fishes Eleotridae Oxyeleotris lineolata sleepy cod QA I 1 1 12/10/1993
animals ray-finned fishes Apogonidae Glossamia aprion mouth almighty QAI I 1 1 12/10/1993
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Amniataba percoides barred grunter QA I 2 2 12/10/1993
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Hephaestus fuliginosus sooty grunter QA I 2 2 12/10/1993
animals ray-finned fishes Terapontidae Leiopotherapon unicolor spangled perch QA I 2 2 12/10/1993
animals ray-finned fishes Ambassidae Ambassis macleayi Macleay's glassfish QAI I 1 1 12/10/1993
animals ray-finned fishes Melanotaeniidae Melanotaenia splendida inornata checkered rainbowfish QA I 1 1 12/10/1993
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia actinophylla C NTQ 1 1 07/05/2013
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum erectum C NTQ 1 1 03/11/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Acomis bella C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea tenella C NTQ 1 1 12/07/2017
plants land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia douglasiana SL NTQ 1 1 07/11/2016
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia toniae C NTQ 1 1 10/03/2015
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I 1 1 24/04/2024
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus holoschoenus C NTQ I 1 1 24/04/2024
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis atropurpurea C NTQ I 1 1 10/09/2019
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon depressum C NTQ I 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum brevicaule C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Lamiaceae Pogostemon stellatus C NTQ 1 1 01/05/2023
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia terrae-reginae SL NTQ I 1 1 03/03/2009
plants land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia beasleyi C NTQ 1 1 13/01/2017
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme brachystemonea C NTQ 1 1 01/05/2024
plants land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ 1 1 31/07/2023
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca citrolens C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C NTQ 1 1 20/07/2021
plants land plants Orchidaceae Cymbidium canaliculatum SL NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2024
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C NTQ 1 1 06/06/2020
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Adenosma caerulea C NTQ 1 1 25/02/2014
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ 1 1 11/10/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum mindanaense C NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ 1 1 18/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum irritans C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2024
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia tumida C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C NTQ 1 1 06/08/2015
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce jacobsonii C NTQ 1 1 24/04/2024
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce papuana C NTQ 1 1 31/03/2017
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium clarksonii SL NTQ 2 2 12/11/2024
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I 1 1 12/11/2024
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris indica C NTQ I 1 1 19/03/2015

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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 Harkness Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-harkness-nature-refuge

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