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Wildlife of Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 240

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Bos sp. cattle II
animals mammals Suidae Sus scrofa pig II
animals birds Dicaeidae Dicaeum hirundinaceum mistletoebird C QAI
animals birds Zosteropidae Zosterops lateralis silvereye C QAI
animals birds Monarchidae Carterornis leucotis white-eared monarch C QA
animals birds Monarchidae Grallina cyanoleuca magpie-lark C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus mentalis black-backed butcherbird C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Cracticus quoyi jardini black butcherbird (coastal Cape York Peninsula) C Q
animals birds Artamidae Strepera graculina magnirostris pied currawong (Cape York Peninsula) C Q
animals birds Pachycephalidae Colluricincla megarhyncha little shrike-thrush C QAI
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina papuensis white-bellied cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Melithreptus albogularis white-throated honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Myzomela obscura dusky honeyeater C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon buceroides helmeted friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Philemon corniculatus noisy friarbird C QAI
animals birds Meliphagidae Trichodere cockerelli white-streaked honeyeater C Q
animals birds Acanthizidae Gerygone palpebrosa fairy gerygone C QAI
animals birds Ptilonorhynchidae Chlamydera nuchalis great bowerbird C QA
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx azureus azure kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Ceyx pusillus little kingfisher C QAI I
animals birds Alcedinidae Dacelo leachii blue-winged kookaburra C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Aprosmictus erythropterus red-winged parrot C QAI
animals birds Psittaculidae Platycercus adscitus adscitus pale-headed rosella (northern form) C Q
animals birds Psittaculidae Trichoglossus moluccanus rainbow lorikeet C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita sulphur-crested cockatoo C QAI
animals birds Accipitridae Accipiter novaehollandiae grey goshawk C QAI
animals birds Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca Australian white ibis C QAI
animals birds Podargidae Podargus strigoides tawny frogmouth C QA
animals birds Anseranatidae Anseranas semipalmata magpie goose C QAI I
animals birds Megapodiidae Alectura lathami Australian brush-turkey C QA
animals reptiles Diplodactylidae Oedura coggeri northern spotted velvet gecko C Q
animals ray-finned fishes Syngnathidae Choeroichthys suillus pigsnout pipefish U I
fungi lecanoromycetes Teloschistaceae Caloplaca U
plants land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens C QA
plants land plants Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca SL QA I
plants land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C Q
plants land plants Araliaceae Astrotricha pterocarpa C Q
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle grammatocarpa C QA
plants land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus racemosus native asparagus C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C QAI
plants land plants Asteraceae Parthenium hysterophorus parthenium weed IU
plants land plants Byblidaceae Byblis liniflora SL QA
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C QAI
plants land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C QAI
plants land plants Colchicaceae Iphigenia indica C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema brachyantherum C Q
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema parviflorum C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Cartonema spicatum C QA
plants land plants Commelinaceae Commelina ensifolia scurvy grass C QAI
plants land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia cryptantha C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides C QAI
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea gracilis C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C QAI I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus cristulatus C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C QA I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis cinnamometorum C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis recta C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena arenosa C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora U
plants land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora pterochaeta C QA
plants land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus sparteus C QAI
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria psammitica C Q
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria tricuspidata C QAI
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia araneolifera C Q
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii C QAI
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia banksii forma banksii C Q
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia laurana C Q
plants land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia lepidota C QA
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera U
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL QA I
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera serpens SL QAI
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia lavarackii C Q
plants land plants Ericaceae Styphelia ruscifolia C QA
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum C QA I
plants land plants Fossombroniaceae Fossombronia U
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia janamba C QA
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C QAI
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum brevicaule C QA
plants land plants Haemodoraceae Haemodorum coccineum C QAI
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella U
plants land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella incollata NT Q
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Caesia setifera C QAI
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. anceps C Q
plants land plants Johnsoniaceae Tricoryne anceps subsp. pterocaulon C QAI
plants land plants Jungermanniaceae Jungermannia U
plants land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C QA
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus apricus C Q
plants land plants Lamiaceae Mesosphaerum suaveolens IU
plants land plants Lamiaceae Plectranthus U
plants land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Arthropodium strictum C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra banksii C QI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C QA
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus banksii C QAI
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus C QA
plants land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia galioides C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia humifusa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia hyaloneura C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptoloba C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia multisiliqua C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia platycarpa C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium schindleri C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria montana var. angustifolia C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Daviesia flava C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Erythrophleum chlorostachys C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium nitidum C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Gompholobium sp. (Point Archer J.Wrigley+ NQ1301) C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia thesioides C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania U
plants land plants Leguminosae Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia U
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C Q
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia juncea C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C QAI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia purpurea var. sericea C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia sp. (Laura M.B.Thomas 283) C QA
plants land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C QI
plants land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata subsp. angustata C QA
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia U
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL QAI I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia limosa SL QA I
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia nivea SL Q
plants land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL QAI I
plants land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea fraseri C QA
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme ambigua C QA
plants land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nummularia C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C QA
plants land plants Loranthaceae Diplatia grandibractea C QA
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C QAI
plants land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C QAI I
plants land plants Menispermaceae Hypserpa decumbens C QA
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides aurantiaca SL QAI I
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia stockeri subsp. stockeri C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cullenii Cullen's ironbark C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus phoenicea scarlet gum C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus obtusa C QI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lithomyrtus retusa C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C QAI I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C Q I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C QAI
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C QA
plants land plants Myrtaceae Neofabricia sericisepala C Q
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene oligandra C Q
plants land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea U
plants land plants Olacaceae Olax aphylla C QA
plants land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL QA
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C QAI
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C QAI
plants land plants Orobanchaceae Striga curviflora C QAI
plants land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C QAI I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus U
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus flagellaris C QA
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C QAI
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. latior C Q
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon podenzanae C Q
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Choriceras tricorne C QAI
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Neoroepera banksii C Q
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma banksii C QA
plants land plants Pittosporaceae Bursaria tenuifolia C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Aristida macroclada var. queenslandica C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Dimeria acinaciformis C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Ectrosia confusa C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis brownii Brown's lovegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis schultzii C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne burkittii C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne filiformis C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens var. pallescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne sp. (Dugald River B.K.Simon+ 3007) C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne squarrosa C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Heterachne abortiva C QA
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon contortus black speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Heteropogon triticeus giant speargrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C QA I
plants land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium spartellum C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum irritans C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis U
plants land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C QAI I
plants land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium fragile firegrass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa rariflora C QI
plants land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa sp. (Morehead River J.R.Clarkson+ 8086) C Q
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda quadrivalvis grader grass IU
plants land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C QAI
plants land plants Poaceae Triodia U
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum C QA
plants land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma secundum subsp. secundum C QA
plants land plants Polygalaceae Polygala longifolia C QAI
plants land plants Polygalaceae Salomonia ciliata C QAI
plants land plants Pontederiaceae Monochoria australasica C QA I
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea glauca bushy's clothes peg C QI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea pteridifolia golden parrot tree C QAI
plants land plants Proteaceae Grevillea striata beefwood C QA
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea pedunculata C Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea persiehana C Q
plants land plants Proteaceae Persoonia falcata C QA
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes prenticei C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Atractocarpus sessilis C QI
plants land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum decipiens C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gardenia tessellaris C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes ammitia C Q
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce U
plants land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce sp. (Musgrave J.Wrigley+ NQ1579) C Q
plants land plants Rutaceae Boronia bowmanii C Q
plants land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C QAI I
plants land plants Santalaceae Anthobolus filifolius C QA
plants land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C QAI
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea lanceolata var. subsessilifolia C QA
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C Q
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea polyandra C QI
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea bifida forked comb fern SL QAI
plants land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea dichotoma branched comb fern SL QAI
plants land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C QAI
plants land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton vitifolius SL Q
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL QA
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium cordifolium SL QA
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium leiophyllum SL Q
plants land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL QAI I
plants land plants Taccaceae Tacca leontopetaloides C QAI
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea cornucopiae C QAI
plants land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C QAI
plants land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL QA
plants land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C QAI I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DESI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

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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
End. - Endemicity
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
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Ngaynggarr National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 May 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-ngaynggarr-cypal

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