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Wildlife of Johnstone River Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 117

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I 1 0 21/11/2007
animals mammals Muridae Melomys cervinipes fawn-footed melomys C QA 3 0 09/10/2012
animals mammals Muridae Rattus sp. C QAI 2 0 09/10/2012
animals mammals Muridae Uromys caudimaculatus giant white-tailed rat C QAI 4 0 09/10/2012
animals mammals Vespertilionidae Nyctophilus bifax northern long-eared bat C QAI 2 0 07/07/2025
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus conspicillatus spectacled flying-fox E E QAI 3 0 28/11/2009
animals mammals Macropodidae Dendrolagus lumholtzi Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo NT Q 38 1 11/04/2017
animals mammals Macropodidae Thylogale stigmatica red-legged pademelon C QAI 2 0 07/06/2011
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA 6 0 27/03/2016
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Pseudochirops archeri green ringtail possum C Q 11 0 09/01/2016
animals mammals Peramelidae Isoodon macrourus northern brown bandicoot C QAI 1 0 09/10/2012
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles nasuta long-nosed bandicoot C QA 3 0 27/03/2016
animals mammals Peramelidae Perameles pallescens northern long-nosed bandicoot C Q 4 0 09/10/2012
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 31/07/2013
animals mammals Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus platypus SL QA I 32 1 08/10/2015
animals birds Estrildidae Neochmia temporalis red-browed finch C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Petroicidae Heteromyias cinereifrons grey-headed robin C Q 9 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Petroicidae Tregellasia capito pale-yellow robin C QA 5 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Paradisaeidae Ptiloris victoriae Victoria's riflebird C Q 10 1 18/10/2021
animals birds Machaerirhynchidae Machaerirhynchus flaviventer yellow-breasted boatbill C QI 2 0 06/07/2013
animals birds Monarchidae Arses kaupi pied monarch C Q 3 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Monarchidae Monarcha melanopsis black-faced monarch C QAI 2 0 07/03/2013
animals birds Monarchidae Symposiachrus trivirgatus spectacled monarch C QAI 2 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura albiscapa grey fantail C QAI 5 0 28/03/2016
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina pied currawong C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Oriolidae Sphecotheres vieilloti Australasian figbird C QAI 3 0 24/06/2013
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla boweri Bower's shrike-thrush C Q 1 0 06/07/2013
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI 2 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Pachycephalidae Pachycephala pectoralis golden whistler C QAI 4 0 27/03/2015
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina lineata barred cuckoo-shrike C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Campephagidae Edolisoma tenuirostre common cicadabird C QAI 2 0 06/07/2013
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage leucomela varied triller C QAI 3 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Psophodidae Psophodes olivaceus eastern whipbird C QA 9 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Orthonychidae Orthonyx spaldingii chowchilla C Q 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris eastern spinebill C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Bolemoreus frenatus bridled honeyeater C Q 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Meliphagidae Meliphaga lewinii Lewin's honeyeater C QA 9 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI 1 0 07/04/2019
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela sanguinolenta scarlet honeyeater C QA 2 0 25/04/2013
animals birds Meliphagidae Xanthotis macleayanus Macleay's honeyeater C Q 4 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Acanthizidae Acanthiza katherina mountain thornbill C Q 5 0 15/05/2015
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone mouki brown gerygone C QA 7 0 14/04/2015
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis citreogularis yellow-throated scrubwren C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis keri Atherton scrubwren C Q 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Acanthizidae Sericornis magnirostra large-billed scrubwren C QA 5 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ailuroedus maculosus spotted catbird C Q 6 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus violaceus satin bowerbird C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Scenopoeetes dentirostris tooth-billed bowerbird C Q 4 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Climacteridae Cormobates leucophaea minor white-throated treecreeper (northern) C Q 2 1 23/11/2010
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 1 0 28/03/2016
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 1 0 06/07/2013
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I 2 0 14/04/2015
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo novaeguineae laughing kookaburra C QA 1 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Strigidae Ninox boobook southern boobook C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Strigidae Ninox connivens barking owl C QAI 1 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis flabelliformis fan-tailed cuckoo C QAI 1 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites lucidus shining bronze-cuckoo C QAI 3 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Psittaculidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot C Q 6 0 06/07/2013
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI 1 0 13/01/2013
animals birds Rallidae Rallina tricolor red-necked crake C QAI 1 0 01/12/2013
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI 1 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 1 0 02/09/2015
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea sumatrana great-billed heron C QAI I 1 0 15/09/2015
animals birds Apodidae Aerodramus terraereginae Australian swiftlet C QA 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Columbidae Chalcophaps longirostris Pacific emerald dove C QA 5 0 07/04/2019
animals birds Columbidae Columba leucomela white-headed pigeon C QA 2 0 07/03/2013
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI 1 0 23/08/2001
animals birds Columbidae Macropygia phasianella brown cuckoo-dove C QAI 6 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus magnificus wompoo fruit-dove C QAI 9 2 18/10/2021
animals birds Columbidae Ptilinopus superbus superb fruit-dove C QAI 1 1 22/05/2015
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA 4 0 13/01/2013
animals birds Megapodiidae Megapodius reinwardt orange-footed scrubfowl C QA 4 0 18/10/2021
animals birds Casuariidae Casuarius casuarius (southern population) southern cassowary (southern population) E E Q 5 0 07/07/2011
animals reptiles Elapidae Cryptophis nigrescens eastern small-eyed snake C QA 1 0 24/06/2013
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis porphyriacus red-bellied black snake C QA I 2 0 03/09/2016
animals reptiles Colubridae Boiga irregularis brown tree snake C QAI 2 0 01/03/2017
animals reptiles Colubridae Dendrelaphis calligastra northern tree snake C QI I 1 0 09/04/2014
animals reptiles Boidae Morelia spilota carpet python C QA 1 0 24/09/2011
animals reptiles Boidae Simalia kinghorni amethystine python (Australian form) C Q 2 0 11/11/2020
animals reptiles Scincidae Coeranoscincus frontalis limbless snake-tooth skink C Q 2 0 18/01/2008
animals reptiles Scincidae Concinnia tigrina yellow-blotched forest-skink C Q 4 0 23/02/2011
animals reptiles Scincidae Glaphyromorphus fuscicaudis brown-tailed bar-lipped skink C Q 1 0 12/08/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Saproscincus basiliscus basilisk shadeskink C Q 2 0 12/08/2012
animals reptiles Agamidae Intellagama lesueurii eastern water dragon C QA I 3 0 24/07/2015
animals reptiles Agamidae Lophosaurus boydii Boyd's forest dragon C Q 4 0 14/06/2014
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Carphodactylus laevis chameleon gecko C Q 3 0 05/11/2015
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Saltuarius cornutus northern leaf-tailed gecko C Q 6 0 05/11/2015
animals reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle V V Q I 2 0 23/11/2016
animals reptiles Chelidae Elseya irwini (Johnstone) Johnstone River snapping turtle C V Q 245 0 16/06/2015
animals reptiles Chelidae Wollumbinia latisternum saw-shelled turtle C QA I 102 0 23/11/2016
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 2 0 27/03/2016
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria caerulea common green treefrog C QAI 8 6 21/11/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria gracilenta graceful treefrog C QA I 8 5 28/01/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria jungguy northern stony creek frog C Q 1 0 08/02/2012
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria lesueuri sensu lato stony creek frog Superseded QA 1 0 16/11/2005
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog C Q I 20 10 01/12/2022
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I 3 2 21/11/2022
animals amphibians Myobatrachidae Mixophyes coggeri mottled barred frog C Q 6 6 01/12/2022
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes peronii striped marshfrog C QA I 10 10 28/01/2023
plants land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton bullosus E E NTQ I 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Araucariaceae Agathis microstachya bull kauri NT NTQ 5 5 10/10/2024
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum subsp. wightianum C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus triflora var. triflora C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea langii C NTQ 1 1 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Fontainea picrosperma C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania monocera C NTQ 1 1 13/09/2012
plants land plants Proteaceae Alloxylon flammeum V V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum viridifolium C NTQ 1 1 22/05/2023
plants land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ 1 1 30/06/2023

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via the WildNet Application and WetlandMaps.

The WildNet dataset is constantly being enhanced and the taxonomic and status information revised.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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

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