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Biodiversity Summary: Torres Strait, Queensland - Species List
Biodiversity Summary for NRM Regions
Species List
What is the summary for and where does it come from?
This list has been produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water,
Population and Communities (SEWPC) for the Natural Resource Management Spatial
Information System.
The list was produced using the Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool
(ANHAT), which analyses data from a range of plant and animal surveys and collections
from across Australia to automatically generate a report for each NRM region. Data
sources (Appendix 2) include national and state herbaria, museums, state governments,
CSIRO, Birds Australia and a range of surveys conducted by or for DEWHA.
For each family of plant and animal covered by ANHAT (Appendix 1), this document
gives the number of species in the country and how many of them are found in the region.
It also identifies species listed as Vulnerable, Critically Endangered, Endangered or
Conservation Dependent under the EPBC Act 1999.
A biodiversity summary for this region is also available.
For more information please see: www.environment.gov.au/heritage/anhat/index.html
Limitations
ANHAT currently contains information on the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa.
This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants
(over 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. Groups not yet covered in
ANHAT are not included in the list.
The data used come from authoritative sources, but they are not perfect. All species
names have been confirmed as valid species names, but it is not possible to confirm all
species locations. The list summarises the input data, so errors in the data received
would be reflected in this document.
The scientific names and taxonomic concepts used in this report reflect an ANHAT view
of the data and not necessarily that found in government censuses, databases or other
authoritative lists.
Species list for Torres Strait QLD
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Species List for NRM Region
Torres Strait, Queensland
This list was produced by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population
and Communities using the Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). ANHAT
is a database and decision support tool which uses over 33 million specimen and survey
records for vertebrates, selected invertebrates and 137 vascular plant families (over 15,000
species). This species list does not include exotic or extinct species.
Species are shown only if they belong to the families covered in ANHAT as shown in
Appendix 1 and ANHAT holds records of the species from this region.
Proportion ofMost
EPBCsampled rangerecent
Common NameStatusin the region (%)record
Vertebrate fauna
Actinopterygii
EleotridaeGudgeons, Sleepers(1 out of 39 species in Australia)
Hypseleotris compressaEmpire Gudgeon 16,600 species)
- all land snails (> 2,300 species)
- selected spider families (> 1,100 species)
- rotifers aquatic wheel animals (> 700 species)
Vertebrate fauna
ActinopterygiiRay-finned fish
AmbassidaeChanda Perches, Glassfishes, Perchlets
ApogonidaeBig Eyes, Cardinal Fishes, Cardinalfishes, Gobbleguts, Soldier
AriidaeFork-tailed Catfishes
AtherinidaeHardyheads, Silversides, Whitebait
BatrachoididaeBastard Stonefish, Frogfishes, Toadfishes
BelonidaeLong Toms, Longtoms, Needle Fishes, Needlefishes
BlenniidaeBlennies, Fangblennies, Rockshippers
BrachionichthyidaeHandfishes
CarangidaeAmberjacks, Jacks, Pilotfishes, Pompanos, Queenfishes,
CepolidaeBandfishes
ChanidaeMilkfish
ClinidaeSnake Blennies, Weedfishes
ClupeidaeHerrings, Menhadens, Pilchards, Sardines, Shads, Sprats
CynoglossidaeTongue Soles
DiodontidaeBurrfishes, Porcupinefishes
EleotridaeGudgeons, Sleepers
ElopidaeLadyfish
EngraulidaeAnchovies
EnoplosidaeOldwife
EphippidaeBatfishes, Spadefishes
GalaxiidaeGalaxias, Salamanderfish
GerreidaeMojarras, Silver Biddies, Silver-bellies, Silverbellies, Silverbiddies
GobiidaeGobies
GonorynchidaeBeaked Salmon, Beaked Sandfish, Ratfish
HemiramphidaeGarfishes, Halfbeaks
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Vertebrate fauna
KuhliidaeFlagtails
KurtidaeNurseryfishes
KyphosidaeDrummers, Halfmoons, Knifefishes, Microcanthids, Nibblers,
LabridaeWrasses, Parrotfishes, Rockwhitings
LeiognathidaePony Fishes, Ponyfishes, Slipmouths
LutjanidaeFusilers, Hussars, Snappers, Tropical Snappers
MegalopidaeTarpons
MelanotaeniidaeRainbowfishes
MicrodesmidaeDartfishes, Wormfishes
MonacanthidaeLeatherjackets
MugilidaeMullets
MuraenidaeMoray Eels
OphichthidaeSnake Eels, Worm Eels
OsteoglossidaeSaratoga
OstraciidaeBoxfishes, Coffer Fishes, Cowfishes, Trunkfishes, Turretfishes
ParalichthyidaeSand Flounders
PercichthyidaeAustralian Freshwater Basses, Australian Freshwater Blackfish,
PlatycephalidaeFlatheads
PleuronectidaeRight Handed Flatfishes, Righteye Flounders
PlotosidaeEel-Tailed Catfishes
PolynemidaeTassel-fishes, Threadfin Salmons, Threadfins
PomacentridaeDamselfishes
PomatomidaeBluefish, Tailor
PristigasteridaeIlishas, Pellonas, Pristigasterids
PseudomugilidaeBlue Eyes, Blue-eyes
RetropinnidaeSouthern Graylings, Southern Smelts
ScatophagidaeButterfishes, Scats
SciaenidaeCroakers, Drums, Jewfishes
SerranidaeBasslets, Perchlets, Rockcods, Wirrahs
SiganidaeMi Mi, Rabbit Fish, Rabbitfishes, Spinefoot
SillaginidaeSillagos, Whitings
SoleidaeSoles
SparidaeBreams, Porgies, Seabreams
SynbranchidaeOne-gilled Eel, Swamp Eels
SyngnathidaePipefishes, Seahorses
SynodontidaeLizardfishes
TerapontidaeGrunters
TetraodontidaeBlowfishes, Pufferfishes, Puffers, Toadfishes, Tobys
TetrarogidaeFortesques, Sailback Scorpionfishes, Waspfish
ToxotidaeArcherfishes, Rifle Fish
ZanclidaeMoorish Idol
AmphibiaAmphibians
HylidaeTree-Frogs
MicrohylidaeMicro Tree-Frogs
MyobatrachidaeMyobatrachid or Southern Frogs
RanidaeTrue Frogs
AvesBirds
AcanthizidaeScrubwrens, Thornbills and Allies
AccipitridaeEagles, Hawks and Kites
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Vertebrate fauna
AegothelidaeOwlet Nightjars
AlaudidaeLarks
AlcedinidaeKingfishers and Kookaburras
AnatidaeSwans, Ducks and Geese
AnhingidaeDarter
AnseranatidaeMagpie Goose
ApodidaeSwifts and Swiftlets
ArdeidaeHerons, Egrets and Bitterns
ArtamidaeButcherbirds, Currawongs and Woodswallows
AtrichornithidaeScrub-birds
BurhinidaeThicknees (Stone-Curlews)
CacatuidaeCockatoos
CampephagidaeCuckoo-shrikes, Trillers and Minivets
CaprimulgidaeNightjars
CasuariidaeCassowary and Emus
CentropodidaePheasant Coucal
CharadriidaePlovers, Dotterels and Lapwings
CiconiidaeBlack-necked Stork
ClimacteridaeTreecreepers
ColumbidaePigeons and Doves
CoraciidaeDollarbird
CorcoracidaeAustralasian Mud-nesters
CorvidaeCrows and Jays
CuculidaeCuckoos
DicaeidaeFlower-peckers
DicruridaeFan-tails, Drongos and Monarchs
DiomedeidaeAlbatrosses
EstrildidaeGrass Finches
EupetidaeWhipbirds, Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
FalconidaeFalcons and Kestrels
FregatidaeFrigatebirds
GlareolidaePratincoles
GruidaeCranes
HaematopodidaeOystercatchers
HirundinidaeSwallows and Martins
HydrobatidaeStorm-petrels
JacanidaeJacanas
LaridaeGulls, Terns, Skuas and Jaegers
MaluridaeFairy-wrens and Grasswrens
MegapodiidaeMound-builders
MeliphagidaeHoneyeaters and Australian Chats
MenuridaeLyrebirds
MeropidaeRainbow Bee-eater
MotacillidaePipits and Wagtails
MuscicapidaeOld World Flycatchers and Thrushes
NectariniidaeSunbirds and Spiderhunters
NeosittidaeAustralian Sitella
OriolidaeOld World Orioles and Figbirds
OrthonychidaeLogrunners
OtididaeAustralian Bustard
PachycephalidaeWhistlers, Shrike-thrushes and Allies
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Vertebrate fauna
ParadisaeidaeBirds-of-Paradise
PardalotidaePardalotes
PedionomidaePlains-wanderer
PelecanidaePelicans
PetroicidaeAustralasian Robins
PhaethonitidaeTropicbirds
PhalacrocoracidaeCormorants and Shags
PhasianidaeQuail, Fowl and Allies
PittidaePittas
PodargidaeFrogmouths
PodicipedidaeGrebes
PomatostomidaeAustralasian Babblers
ProcellariidaeFulmars, Petrels, Prions and Shearwaters
PsittacidaeParrots
PtilonorhynchidaeBowerbirds
RallidaeCrakes, Moorhens, Rails and Allies
RecurvirostridaeStilts and Avocet
RostratulidaePainted Snipe
ScolopacidaeWaders (Snipe, Godwits, Curlew, Sandpipers and Allies)
SpheniscidaePenguins
StrigidaeHawk-type Owls
SturnidaeStarlings and Mynas
SulidaeBoobies and Gannets
SylviidaeOld World Warblers
ThreskiornithidaeIbis and Spoonbills
TurnicidaeButton-quail
TytonidaeBarn-type Owls
ZosteropidaeWhite-eyes (Silvereyes)
ChondrichthyesSharks and rays
AlopiidaeThresher Sharks
DasyatidaeStingrays
LamnidaeMackeral, White Pointer, Mako and Porbeagle Sharks
PristidaeSawfishes
MammaliaMammals
AcrobatidaeFeathertailed Gliders
BurramyidaePygmy-possums
DasyuridaeDasyurids (Quolls, Antechinus, Dunnarts and Allies)
DelphinidaeDolphins, Orcas,Pilot Whales and Melon-headed Whales
EmballonuridaeSheath-tailed Bats
HipposideridaeLeaf-nosed Bats
KogiidaeDwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales
MacropodidaeWallabies, Kangaroos and Tree-kangaroos
MegadermatidaeFalse Vampire (Ghost) Bats
MolossidaeFree-tailed Bats
MuridaeRats and Mice
MyrmecobiidaeNumbat
NotoryctidaeMarsupial Mole
OrnithorhynchidaePlatypus
OtariidaeEared Seals
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Vertebrate fauna
PeramelidaeBandicoots and Spiny Bandicoot
PetauridaeWrist-winged Gliders, Striped Possum and Leadbeaters
PhalangeridaeBrushtail Possums, Cuscuses and Scaly-tailed Possum
Phascolarctidae
PhocidaeTrue Seals
PhocoenidaePorpoises
PhyseteridaeSperm Whales
PotoroidaePottoroos, Bettongs and the Musky Rat Kangaroo
PseudocheiridaeRing-tailed Possums and Greater Glider
PteropodidaeFruit-bats and Allies
RhinolophidaeHorseshoe Bats
TachyglossidaeEchidna
TarsipedidaeHoney Possum
ThylacinidaeThylacine
ThylacomyidaeBilbies
VespertilionidaeVespertilionid Bats
Vombatidae
ZiphiidaeBeaked Whales
Petromyzontida
PetromyzontidaeLampreys
ReptiliaReptiles
AcrochordidaeFile snakes
AgamidaeDragon lizards
BoidaePythons
CarettochelydidaePitted-shelled turtle
ChelidaeSide-necked Tortoises
ColubridaeRear fang snakes
CrocodylidaeCrocodiles
ElapidaeFront fang snakes
GekkonidaeGeckos
PygopodidaeLegless lizards
ScincidaeSkinks
TyphlopidaeWorm-snakes and Blind-Snakes
VaranidaeMonitors
SarcopterygiiLobe-finned fish
CeratodontidaeLungfishes
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Invertebrate fauna
ArachnidaSpiders, mites and ticks
ActinopodidaeTwo-doored Trapdoor Spiders
AraneidaeOrb-weaving Spiders
BarychelidaeBrush-footed Trapdoor Spiders
Chthoniidae
CtenizidaeTrapdoor Spiders
CyrtaucheniidaeTrapdoor Spiders
DipluridaeFunnel-web-like Spiders
Garypidae
HexathelidaeFunnel-web Spiders
IdiopidaeTrapdoor Spiders
LycosidaeWolf Spiders
MigidaeBrushless-legged Trapdoor Spiders
NemesiidaeFunnel-web Spiders
SparassidaeHuntsmen Spiders (formerly Heteropodidae)
TheraphosidaeBird-eating Trapdoor Spiders
BivalviaBivalves
HyriidaeFreshwater Mussels
SphaeriidaePea-shells
ChilopodaCentipedes
Scolopendridae
DiplopodaMillipedes
Dalodesmidae
Metopidiotrichidae
Pachybolidae
Paradoxosomatidae
EurotatoriaWheel Animals
AdinetidaeRotifers with Undifferentiated Cilia
AsplanchnidaeSac-like Wheel Animals
AtrochidaeSessile Wheel Animals
BrachionidaeSac-like Wheel Animal
CollothecidaeSessile Wheel Animals
ConochilidaeSix-"armed" Wheel Animals
DicranophoridaeTong-grabbing Wheel Animals
EpiphanidaeShell-less Wheel Animals
EuchlanidaeWheel Animals
FlosculariidaeSessile-footed Wheel Animals
GastropodidaeShelled Wheel Animals
HabrotrochidaeRotifers with Paired Trochi
HexarthridaeGelatinous-colonial Wheel Animals
IturidaeShelled Wheel Animals
LecanidaeShelled Wheel Animal
LepadellidaeWheel Animals
LindiidaeWheel Animals
MicrocodonidaeWheel Animals
MytilinidaeWheel Animals
NotommatidaePseudo-segmented Wheel Animals
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Invertebrate fauna
PhilodinavidaeRotifers with Simplified Trochi
PhilodinidaeRotifers with Paired Trochi
ProalidaeWorm-like Wheel Animals
ScaridiidaeWheel Animals
SynchaetidaeSac-, Bell- or Cone-shaped Wheel Animals
TestudinellidaeFree-swimming Round-shelled Wheel Animals
TetrasiphonidaeWheel Animal
TrichocercidaeComma-like Wheel Animals
TrichotriidaeWheel Animals
TrochosphaeridaeGlobular Wheel Animals
GastropodaSnails
AchatinellidaeConical-shelled Land Snails
AmphibolidaeSupra-littoral Globose "Land" Snails
AncylidaeFreshwater Limpets
AssimineidaeFreshwater, Land and Saltmarsh Snails
AthoracophoridaeTriangular Mantled Slugs
BithyniidaeOperculate Freshwater Snails
BulimulidaeElongate High-spired Land Snails
CamaenidaeCamaenid Land Snails
CaryodidaeGiant Land Snails
CerastuidaeLand Snails
CharopidaeFlattened and Turbinate Land Snails
CorillidaeLand Snail
CyclophoridaeHorny Circular Operculate Land Snails
CystopeltidaeAustralian "Half" Slugs
DiplommatinidaeCircular Operculate Land Snails
EllobiidaePrimitive Supralittoral Pulmonate Snails
GlacidorbidaeFreshwater Snails
HelicarionidaeHelicarionid Land Snails
HelicinidaeTop-shaped Operculate Land Snails
HelicodiscidaeStenopylis Land Snail
HydrobiidaeFreshwater Operculate Snails
HydrocenidaeCalcareous Operculate Land Snails
HydrococcidaePaucispiral Operculate Saltmarsh Snails
IravadiidaeEstuarine and Marine Operculate Snails
LymnaeidaeEutrophic Freshwater Snails
MegaspiridaeCoelocion Land Snail
NeritidaeCalcareous Operculate Marine and Estuarine Snails
PlanorbidaeFreshwater Snails
PomatiopsidaeSalt-lake Snails
PunctidaeTranslucent Frosted Land Snails
PupillidaePupa-shaped Shelled Land Snails
PupinidaeGlossy and Porcellaneous Operculate Land Snails
RathouisiidaeCarnivorous Primitive Slugs
RhytididaeCarnivorous Land Snails
SubulinidaeElongate Land Snails
SuccineidaeAmber Land Snails
ThiaridaeFreshwater Horny Operculate Snails
TrochomorphidaeNative Slug
TruncatellidaeSupralittoral Calcareous Operculate Snails
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Invertebrate fauna
ViviparidaeFreshwater Subspiral Horny Operculate Snails
InsectaInsects
AcanthosomatidaeShield Bugs
Achilidae
AenictopecheidaeAenictopecheidae
AeshnidaeHawker, Duskhawker and Emperor Damselflies
AleyrodidaeWhiteflies
Anthocoridae
AphididaeAphids
Aphylidae
ApidaeSocial Bees
ApioceridaeFlower-loving Flies
AradidaeFlat bugs, Bark bugs
ArchipetalidaeTasmanian Redspot Dragonfly
Artheneidae
AsilidaeRobber Flies
AtriplectididaeCaddisflies
AustrocorduliidaeHawk, Mosquitohawk and Swiftwing Dragonflies
AustropetaliidaeRedspot Dragonflies
BaetidaeBlue-winged Olive Mayflies, Small Mayflies
Belostomatidae
BerytidaeStilt bugs
BlissidaeChinch Bugs
BombyliidaeBee Flies
BuprestidaeJewel Beetles
CalocidaeCaddisflies
CarabidaeGround Beetles
Ceratocombidae
Cercopidae
ChlorocyphidaeJewel Damselflies
ChorismagrionidaePretty Relict Damselfly
Cicadidae
Cixiidae
Coccidae
CoenagrionidaeBluetail and Thin Damselflies
ColletidaeShort-tongued Bees
Colobathristidae
ConoesucidaeCaddisflies
CordulephyidaeShutwing Dragonflies
CorduliidaeTigerhawk and Emerald Dragonflies
Coreidae
CorixidaeWaterboatmen
Cryptorhamphidae
CydnidaeBurrower Bugs
Cymidae
Delphacidae
DiaspididaeArmoured Scales, Diaspids
Dinidoridae
DiphlebiidaeRockmaster Damselflies
Dipsocoridae
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Invertebrate fauna
DytiscidaeDytiscidine Water Beetles
EcnomidaeCaseless Caddisflies
Enicocephalidae
Eriococcidae
Eurybrachyidae
Flatidae
FormicidaeAnts
GelastocoridaeToad Bugs
Geocoridae
GerridaeWater-striders
GlossosomatidaeStone-case Caddisflies
GomphidaeDragon, Hunter and Vicetail Dragonflies
GomphomacromiidaeUrfly Dragonflies
GyrinidaeGyrinid Water Beetles
Halictidae
HaliplidaeHaliplid Water Beetles
HelicophidaeCaddisflies
HelicopsychidaeSnail Case Caddisflies
HemicorduliidaeEmerald and Swamp Emerald Dragonflies
HemiphlebiidaeAncient Greenling
HesperiidaeSkippers, flats, awls & darts
Heterogastridae
HydrobiosidaeCaddisflies
HydrometridaeMarsh Treaders, Water Measurers
HydrophilidaeWater Beetle
HydropsychidaeNet Spinning Caddisflies
HydroptilidaeMicro Caddisflies
HygrobiidaeHygrobiid Water Beetles
Hyocephalidae
Idiostolidae
IsostictidaeWiretail and Pin Damselflies
KalotermitidaeTermite
KokiriidaeCaddisflies
Largidae
LeptoceridaeLong-horned Caddisflies
LeptophlebiidaeProng Gilled Mayflies
LeptopodidaeLeptopodidae
LestidaeRingtail, Reedling and Dusky Spreadwing Damselflies
LestoidedaeBluestreak Damselflies
Lestoniidae
LibellulidaePerchers, Archtails and other Dragonflies
LindeniidaeTiger Dragonflies
LycaenidaeBlues, Coppers, Hairstreaks and Metalmarks
Lygaeidae
MacromiidaeCruiser Dragonflies
MastotermitidaeGiant Northern Termite
Megachilidae
MegapodagrionidaeFlatwing Damselflies
MembracidaeHorned Treehoppers
Mesoveliidae
MiridaeMiridae
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Invertebrate fauna
MydidaeMydas Flies, Wasp-mimic Flies
Nabidae
Naucoridae
NepidaeWater Scorpions
NesameletidaeMayflies
Ninidae
NoteridaeNoterid Water Beetles
NotonectidaeBackswimmers
NymphalidaeBrowns, Nymphs, Danaines
OchteridaeVelvety Shore Bugs
OeconesidaeCaddisflies
OniscigastridaeMayflies
Oxycarenidae
OxygastridaeOrange Streamcruiser Dragonfly
Pachygronthidae
PapilionidaeSwallowtails
PeloridiidaeMoss Bugs
PentatomidaeStinkbugs
PetaluridaePetaltail Dragonflies
PhilopotamidaeFinger Net caddisflies, Silken Tube Spinners
PhilorheithridaeCaddisflies
PieridaeWhites and Yellows
Piesmatidae
Plataspidae
PlectrotarsidaeCaddisflies
PleidaePygmy Backswimmers
PolycentropodidaeCaseless Caddisflies
ProsopistomatidaeMayflies
ProtoneuridaeThreadtail Damselflies
PseudococcidaeMealy Bugs
PseudocorduliidaeMistfly Dragonflies
Psyllidae
Pyrrhocoridae
ReduviidaeAssassin Bugs
RhinotermitidaeTermite
Rhopalidae
RhyparochromidaeSeed Bugs
Schizopteridae
Scutelleridae
StenopsychidaeCaddisflies
Stenotritidae
SynlestidaeWhitetip and Needle Damselflies
SynthemistidaeSpottail and Tigertail Dragonflies
TasimiidaeTasimiidae
TelephlebiidaeDarner Dragonflies
TermitidaeTermite
TermopsidaeTermite
Tessaratomidae
Tettigarctidae
Thaumastocoridae
TherevidaeStiletto Flies
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Invertebrate fauna
TingidaeLacebugs
Triozidae
UrothemistidaeBasker, Pennant and Baron Dragonflies
VeliidaeSmall Water Striders, Riffle Bugs
MalacostracaCrabs, lobsters, shrimps and woodlice
Eusiridae
Hadziidae
Hyalidae
HypsimetopodidaePhreatoicidean Isopods
Melitidae
Neoniphargidae
Paracalliopiidae
Paramelitidae
PhreatoicidaePhreatoicidean Isopods
PhreatoicopsinaePhreatoicidean Isopods
Talitridaesandfleas, sandhoppers, landhoppers
PolychaetaBristleworms, Scale Worms, Fan Worms, Rag
Aphroditidaesea mice
CirratulidaeCirratulid worms
Sigalionidaescale worm
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Vascular flora
CycadopsidaCycads
CycadaceaeNative Cycads
ZamiaceaeNative Cycads
LiliopsidaMonocots
AlismataceaeWater Plantains
Amaryllidaceae
Anarthriaceae
AponogetonaceaePond Lilies
AraceaeSettlers Flax, Cunjevoi, Native Lilies
ArecaceaePalms
AsphodelaceaeNative Leek
AsteliaceaePalm-Lilies and Allies
BlandfordiaceaeChristmas Bells
BoryaceaePincushion Lillies
BurmanniaceaeBurmannias
Campynemataceae
CentrolepidaceaeCentrolepid Sedges
ColchicaceaeNancies and Allies
CyperaceaeSedges
DioscoreaceaeNative Yams
Ecdeiocoleaceae
EriocaulaceaePipeworts
FlagellariaceaeWhip Vine
HaemodoraceaeBloodroots, Conostyles, Kangaroo Paws and their Allies
Hemerocallidaceae
HydrocharitaceaeSwamp Lily, Eel Weed, Frogbit and Water Thyme
HypoxidaceaeNative Lilies
IridaceaeIrises and Allies
JuncaceaeRushes
JuncaginaceaeWater Ribbons
LuzuriagaceaeOrange and Turquoise Berries
MusaceaeNative Bananas
OrchidaceaeOrchids
PandanaceaePandans and Allies
Petermanniaceae
Philesiaceae
PhilydraceaeFrogsmouths and Stream Lilies
PoaceaeGrasses
PontederiaceaeWater Hyacinths and Allies
PotamogetonaceaeSea Grasses and Horned Pondweeds, Pondweed
RestionaceaeRestiona Sedges
Ripogonaceae
Ruppiaceae
SmilacaceaeLawyer Vines, Supplejack, Wombat Berry and Scrambling Lily
SparganiaceaeFloating Bur Reed
StemonaceaeStemona Climbers
TaccaceaeArrowroot and Allies
ThismiaceaeFairy Lanterns
TyphaceaeCumbungi and Allies
XanthorrhoeaceaeGrass Trees, Lomandras and Allies
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Vascular flora
XyridaceaeXyris Herbs
ZingiberaceaeNative Ginger and Allies
MagnoliopsidaDicots
Achariaceae
AizoaceaePigfaces
AkaniaceaeTurnip Wood
AmaranthaceaePigweed
AnacardiaceaeBollygum, Native Plum
Aphanopetalaceae
AsteraceaeDaisies and Allies
Atherospermataceae
AustrobaileyaceaeAustrobaileyas
BalanopaceaePimplebark
BalanophoraceaeBalanophoras
BombacaceaeBaobabs
BoraginaceaeForget-me-not
BurseraceaeCanarium and Garuga
Calycanthaceae
CardiopteridaceaePeripterygium Vines
CaryophyllaceaePin Cushion, Wort
CasuarinaceaeShe-oaks
ChenopodiaceaeSaltbushes and Allies
CombretaceaePlums, Bullwaddies, Mangroves and Bushwillow
ConnaraceaeConnara Climbers
ConvolvulaceaeBindweed, Morning Glory
CunoniaceaeChristmas Bushes and Mararas
DichapetalaceaeDichapetals
DilleniaceaeGuinea Flowers
DroseraceaeSundews
ElaeagnaceaeOleaster
EpacridaceaeSouthern Heaths
EricaceaeHeathers and Rhododendrons
ErythroxylaceaeErythroxylum
EuphorbiaceaeSpurges
EupomatiaceaeBolwarra
FabaceaePeas
HaloragaceaeRaspworts and Milfoils
HernandiaceaeHernandias and Valvantheras
HimantandraceaeGalbulimimas
HydatellaceaeHydatellid Herbs
LauraceaeLaurels, Camphorwood and Australian Walnuts
LeeaceaeLeeas
LentibulariaceaeBladderworts
Limeaceae
Linderniaceae
LythraceaeLoosestrifes
MelastomataceaeNative Lasiandra and Allies
MeliaceaeRosewoods and Mahoganies
MenispermaceaeSnake, Round-leaf and Pearl Vines
MenyanthaceaeMarshwort
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Vascular flora
MolluginaceaeCarpet Weed, Herb
MonimiaceaeSassafras, Beech
MyrtaceaeNative Myrtles
NelumbonaceaeWaterlilies
NepenthaceaeNepenthes Pitcher Plants
Nitrariaceae
NyctaginaceaeTarvine, Pisonia and Birdlime Trees
OchnaceaeBrackenridgea
OnagraceaeWater Primrose and Willowherbs
OpiliaceaeOplilia Climbers
Orobanchaceae
Phrymaceae
Phyllanthaceae
PhytolaccaceaeIntroduced Monococcus
Picrodendraceae
PortulacaceaePurslane
ProteaceaeBanksias, Grevilleas and Allies
Putranjivaceae
RhizophoraceaeMangroves
RutaceaeBoronia, Correa, Citrus, Phebalium, Philotheca, Zieria and Allies
SapindaceaeTamarind, Whitewood, Tuckeroo, Hop Bushes
ScrophulariaceaeFigworts
SimaroubaceaeNative Plum and Allies
SolanaceaeNative Gooseberries, Wild Tomatos and Boxthorns
Sphenocleaceae
SterculiaceaeKurrajongs and Bottletrees
StylidiaceaeTriggerplants and Allies
ThymelaeaceaePimeleas
Tiliaceae
TrimeniaceaeTrimenia
Vitaceae
WinteraceaePepper Trees
ZygophyllaceaeZygophyllaceae
PinopsidaPines and Allies
AraucariaceaeAraucaria Pines
CupressaceaeNative Cypress
PodocarpaceaePodocarp Pines
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Appendix 2
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the following organisations and individuals for providing species location data
used in the Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT) to generate this
Biodiversity Summary.
Council of Heads of Australian Faunal Collections (CHAFC)
ANHAT acknowledges the Council of Heads of Australian Fauna Collections (CHAFC) for
supply of data from the following CHAFC member institutions:
Australian Museum
CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Museum Victoria
Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (Launceston)
Queensland Museum
South Australian Museum
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (Hobart)
Western Australian Museum
The taxonomic concepts used in this report reflect an ANHAT view of the
data and not necessarily that of the CHAFC parent Museums.
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH)
ANHAT acknowledges the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Inc. (CHAH Inc.) and
partners in Australias Virtual Herbarium (AVH) for the supply of data from the AVH. The AVH
is a collaborative project of Australian State, Territory and Commonwealth herbaria through
CHAH Inc. and includes:
Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
National Herbarium of New South Wales (NSW) Botanic Gardens Trust
Herbarium of the Northern Territory (DNA, NT)
Queensland Herbarium (BRI)
State Herbarium of South Australia (AD)
Tasmanian Herbarium (HO)
National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Western Australian Herbarium (PERTH).
The taxonomic concepts used in this report reflect an ANHAT view of the
data and not necessarily that of the AVH parent Herbaria.
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Other Government Organisations
Commonwealth Department of Defence
Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water,
Population and Communities
New South Wales - Department of Environment and Climate Change
New South Wales - Department of Primary Industry, Forests NSW
Northern Territory - Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts
Queensland - Environmental Protection Agency, WildNet
South Australia - Department for Environment and Heritage
(Biological Survey of South Australia Database)
Tasmania - Department of Primary Industries and Water (Natural Values Atlas)
Victoria - Department of Sustainability and Environment
Western Australia - Department of Environment and Conservation
Non-government
Birds Australia
Mr Russell Sheil - Rotifers of Australia
Mr David Crosby - Lepidoptera of Victoria
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