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Wildlife of Turangawaewae Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 42

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals amphibians Microhylidae Austrochaperina robusta robust whistlefrog C Q 1 0 12/01/2003
animals amphibians Microhylidae Cophixalus australis southern ornate nursery-frog C Q 1 0 25/03/2004
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria nannotis waterfall frog C Q I 2 0 12/01/2003
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria rheocola common mistfrog C Q I 1 0 12/01/2003
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria serrata tapping green eyed frog C Q I 1 0 12/01/2003
animals amphibians Hylidae Litoria xanthomera orange thighed treefrog C Q I 1 0 12/01/2003
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium athertonense C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Aspleniaceae Hymenasplenium excisum C NTQ 2 2 28/04/2021
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum patersonii subsp. patersonii SL NTQ 1 1 14/07/2020
plants land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum whelanii SL NTQ 1 1 09/01/2020
plants land plants Celastraceae Salacia disepala C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Clusiaceae Garcinia gibbsiae C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Cunoniaceae Pullea stutzeri hard alder C NTQ 1 1 18/07/2022
plants land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Hypolepis tenuifolia C NTQ 1 1 15/12/2019
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Bolbitis taylorii SL NTQ 2 2 24/01/2020
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis wurunuran SL NTQ 1 1 24/01/2020
plants land plants Dryopteridaceae Parapolystichum rufescens SL NTQ 1 1 22/09/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Rockinghamia angustifolia C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola enantophylla C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Didymoglossum bimarginatum SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum samoense SL NTQ 1 1 15/11/2019
plants land plants Hymenophyllaceae Vandenboschia johnstonensis SL NTQ 1 1 18/02/2021
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea obtusa C NTQ 1 1 13/12/2019
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus harmsii SL NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus ledermannii V NTQ 1 1 14/11/2019
plants land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium reticulatum C NTQ 1 1 17/11/2019
plants land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma cyanoides C NTQ 1 1 09/10/2009
plants land plants Melastomataceae Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum NAQ 1 1 09/10/2009
plants land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus pervagata E NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium apodophyllum C NTQ 1 1 27/10/2017
plants land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium johnsonii Johnson's satinash C NTQ 1 1 27/10/2017
plants land plants Nephrolepidaceae Nephrolepis cordifolia fishbone fern C NTQ 1 1 31/01/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Dendroconche ampla SL NTQ 1 1 24/06/2020
plants land plants Polypodiaceae Lepisorus mucronatus SL NTQ 1 1 03/11/2021
plants land plants Proteaceae Helicia blakei C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Proteaceae Triunia erythrocarpa C NTQ 1 1 30/06/2023
plants land plants Psilotaceae Psilotum nudum skeleton fork fern SL NTQ 1 1 03/11/2019
plants land plants Pteridaceae Pityrogramma calomelanos var. calomelanos NAQ 1 1 10/01/2020
plants land plants Rutaceae Pitaviaster haplophyllus C NTQ 1 1 23/12/2022
plants land plants Santalaceae Notothixos leiophyllus C NTQ 1 1 16/08/2007
plants land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos gittinsii C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Tectariaceae Arthropteris palisotii C NTQ 2 2 31/01/2020

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

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