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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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