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Wildlife of Cape Van Diemen 100K map tile

Total number of species: 171

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Pteropodidae Pteropus alecto black flying-fox C QAI 1 0 17/01/2003
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops luteus yellow white-eye C QA 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Locustellidae Cincloramphus timoriensis tawny grassbird C QAI 1 0 01/11/1962
animals birds Cisticolidae Cisticola exilis golden-headed cisticola C QAI 3 0 19/11/2002
animals birds Monarchidae Myiagra rubecula leaden flycatcher C QAI 1 0 19/11/2002
animals birds Dicruridae Dicrurus bracteatus spangled drongo C QAI 1 0 01/11/1962
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI 3 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Campephagidae Lalage tricolor white-winged triller C QAI 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Meliphagidae Conopophila rufogularis rufous-throated honeyeater C QA 1 0 19/11/2002
animals birds Coraciidae Eurystomus orientalis dollarbird C QAI 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 3 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus macleayii forest kingfisher C QAI 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Alcedinidae Todiramphus sanctus sacred kingfisher C QAI 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Cacomantis pallidus pallid cuckoo C QAI 1 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Centropus phasianinus pheasant coucal C QA 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Chalcites minutillus minutillus Western little bronze-cuckoo C QAI 1 0 19/11/2002
animals birds Cuculidae Cuculus optatus oriental cuckoo SL QAI 1 0 01/11/1962
animals birds Cuculidae Eudynamys orientalis eastern koel C QAI 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae silver gull C QAI 8 0 23/10/2017
animals birds Laridae Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern SL QAI I 7 1 18/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion anaethetus bridled tern SL QAI 1 0 29/10/1991
animals birds Laridae Onychoprion fuscatus sooty tern C QAI 1 0 01/11/1962
animals birds Laridae Sterna dougallii roseate tern SL QAI 3 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Sterna hirundo common tern SL QAI 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Sterna sumatrana black-naped tern SL QAI 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Sternula albifrons little tern SL V QAI I 6 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bengalensis lesser crested tern C QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Laridae Thalasseus bergii crested tern SL QAI 7 0 23/10/2017
animals birds Scolopacidae Actitis hypoleucos common sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone V V QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris alba sanderling SL QAI I 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper CR CE QAI I 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris ruficollis red-necked stint SL QAI I 6 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Calidris tenuirostris great knot V V QAI I 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit E E QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew CR CE QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Numenius phaeopus whimbrel SL QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa brevipes grey-tailed tattler SL QAI I 5 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa nebularia common greenshank E E QAI I 2 1 17/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa stagnatilis marsh sandpiper SL QAI I 1 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Tringa totanus common redshank SL VU I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Scolopacidae Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper V V QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus lesser sand plover E E QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Charadrius ruficapillus red-capped plover C QAI I 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover SL QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Recurvirostridae Himantopus leucocephalus pied stilt C QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher C QA I 7 1 18/11/2002
animals birds Haematopodidae Haematopus longirostris Australian pied oystercatcher C QAI I 5 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Burhinidae Esacus magnirostris beach stone-curlew V QAI I 8 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Falconidae Falco berigora brown falcon C QAI 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucogaster white-bellied sea-eagle C QAI 6 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus cristatus eastern osprey SL QAI 2 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Ardea intermedia intermediate egret C QAI I 1 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Butorides striata striated heron C QAI I 2 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta garzetta little egret C QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta novaehollandiae white-faced heron C QAI 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Egretta sacra eastern reef egret C QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Ardeidae Nycticorax caledonicus nankeen night-heron C QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Pelecanidae Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican C QAI I 4 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant C QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax varius pied cormorant C QAI I 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I 2 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Sulidae Sula leucogaster brown booby SL QAI 2 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Fregatidae Fregata ariel lesser frigatebird SL QAI 2 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia humeralis bar-shouldered dove C QAI 5 0 18/11/2002
animals birds Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda red-tailed tropicbird V QAI 1 0 31/10/1991
animals birds Anatidae Anas gracilis grey teal C QAI I 1 0 17/11/2002
animals birds Phasianidae Synoicus ypsilophorus brown quail C QAI 1 0 17/11/2002
animals reptiles Elapidae Acanthophis sp. C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Demansia vestigiata lesser black whipsnake C QAI 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Furina diadema red-naped snake C QA 1 1 31/07/1963
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis elegans elegant sea snake C QAI I 1 1 31/12/1964
animals reptiles Elapidae Hydrophis platurus yellow-bellied sea snake C QAI I 2 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Elapidae Pseudechis australis king brown snake C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Boidae Liasis olivaceus olive python C QA 1 0 31/10/1991
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus spaldingi straight-browed ctenotus C QAI 4 4 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus acanthurus ridge-tailed monitor C QA 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Varanidae Varanus tristis black-tailed monitor C QA 2 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora sp. C QAI 3 3 30/06/1963
animals reptiles Pygopodidae Lialis burtonis Burton's legless lizard C QAI 2 2 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Amalosia rhombifer zigzag velvet gecko C QA 1 1 31/12/1963
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Heteronotia binoei Bynoe's gecko C QA 1 1 30/11/1963
animals reptiles Chelidae Chelodina rugosa northern snake-necked turtle C QAI I 1 1 17/01/2003
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Caretta caretta loggerhead turtle E E QAI 1 0 13/09/1989
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas green turtle V V QAI 7 2 30/06/1999
animals reptiles Cheloniidae Natator depressus flatback turtle V V QAI 1 0 30/06/1999
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana australis northern snapping frog C QA I 2 2 11/06/1952
animals cartilaginous fishes Mobulidae Mobula alfredi Alfred manta QAI I 1 0 23/10/2017
plants land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 2 2 27/06/2017
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum venosum SL NTQ 1 1 17/02/2004
plants land plants Amaryllidaceae Proiphys alba SL NTQ 2 2 01/10/2021
plants land plants Apocynaceae Brachystelma glabriflorum C NTQ 1 1 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Calotropis procera NAQ 2 2 22/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Cynanchum leptolepis C NTQ 1 1 05/09/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I 1 1 29/08/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum cinerascens C NTQ 1 1 05/12/2022
plants land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia saligna C NTQ 1 1 03/11/2022
plants land plants Asteraceae Blumea saxatilis C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Boraginaceae Cordia dichotoma C NTQ 1 1 15/05/2008
plants land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium ovalifolium C NTQ 1 1 15/05/2008
plants land plants Cleomaceae Arivela viscosa C NTQ 1 1 19/08/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyphylla C NTQ 2 2 23/09/2021
plants land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ 1 1 23/09/2021
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis goatsfoot C NTQ 2 2 29/06/2006
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia browniana C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria lanata C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2011
plants land plants Cycadaceae Cycas angulata SL NTQ 2 2 18/11/2021
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ 1 1 26/07/2019
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis denudata C NTQ 1 1 21/09/2019
plants land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ 2 2 28/07/2021
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia litticola C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C NTQ 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ 2 2 18/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C NTQ I 1 1 19/05/2023
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ 1 1 18/05/2023
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola glabrata C NTQ 1 1 29/06/2006
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola taccada Cardwell cabbage C NTQ 1 1 27/08/2008
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles carpentarica C NTQ 2 2 02/12/2015
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ 2 2 11/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Premna acuminata C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ 1 1 12/08/2021
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia gonoclada C NTQ 1 1 22/12/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ 1 1 18/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia lysiphloia C NTQ 1 1 26/04/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium biarticulatum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Cajanus marmoratus C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Canavalia rosea coastal jack bean C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Indigofera linifolia C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Neptunia gracilis C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2022
plants land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. australis C NTQ 1 1 03/07/2009
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia pumila C NTQ 1 1 07/02/2020
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Groote Eylandt R.L.Specht 387) C NTQ 1 1 07/12/2018
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Settlement Creek L.J.Brass 272) C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia prostrata var. prostrata C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Molluginaceae Glinus oppositifolius C NTQ 1 1 18/01/2022
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ 1 1 24/06/2020
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ 1 1 11/07/2020
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia mutabilis C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Nyctaginaceae Boerhavia pubescens C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003
plants land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ 1 1 30/07/2021
plants land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora foetida NAQ 1 1 08/05/2007
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus maderaspatensis C NTQ 1 1 02/01/2008
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon rhytidospermus C NTQ 1 1 27/09/2017
plants land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 12/06/2018
plants land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fallax C NTQ 1 1 11/09/2019
plants land plants Poaceae Sarga plumosum C NTQ 1 1 27/02/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Setaria apiculata C NTQ 1 1 05/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ 2 2 07/02/2020
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C NTQ 2 2 06/08/2015
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea arborescens C NTQ 1 1 28/05/2024
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ 1 1 23/05/2023
plants land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 1 1 06/06/2023
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ 1 1 20/09/2012
plants land plants Rubiaceae Guettarda speciosa C NTQ 1 1 22/09/2014
plants land plants Rubiaceae Timonius timon var. timon C NTQ 1 1 06/04/2006
plants land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C NTQ 1 1 27/10/2020
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ 1 1 24/08/2016
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ 1 1 20/01/2022
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ 1 1 11/08/2022
plants land plants Vitaceae Ampelocissus acetosa C NTQ 1 1 10/08/2021
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Tribulus cistoides bulls head vine C NTQ 1 1 28/11/2003

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wildlife of Cape Van Diemen 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 19 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-cape-van-diemen

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