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Wildlife of Newlands Nature Refuge

Total number of species: 26

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI 2 0 29/05/2014
animals mammals Pseudocheiridae Petauroides volans greater glider V V QA 1 0 27/02/2021
animals mammals Dasyuridae Planigale tenuirostris narrow-nosed planigale C QA 1 0 01/02/2012
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI 1 0 27/02/2021
animals birds Neosittidae Daphoenositta chrysoptera varied sittella C QAI 1 0 31/12/1980
animals birds Meropidae Merops ornatus rainbow bee-eater C QAI 14 0 13/12/2020
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps scripta scripta squatter pigeon (southern subspecies) V V QA 2 0 27/02/2021
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia munda shaded-litter rainbow-skink C QA 2 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia schmeltzii robust rainbow-skink C Q 1 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Carlia sp. C QAI 3 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Cryptoblepharus sp. C QAI 2 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Ctenotus strauchii eastern barred wedgesnout ctenotus C QA 1 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Lygisaurus foliorum tree-base litter-skink C QA 5 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Scincidae Menetia greyii common dwarf skink C QA 1 0 31/05/2006
animals reptiles Scincidae Morethia boulengeri south-eastern morethia skink C QA 1 0 31/05/2006
animals reptiles Agamidae Diporiphora australis tommy roundhead C QA 3 0 01/02/2012
animals reptiles Carphodactylidae Nephrurus asper spiny knob-tailed gecko C Q 1 0 27/05/2014
animals reptiles Gekkonidae Gehyra dubia dubious dtella C QA 4 0 29/05/2014
animals amphibians Bufonidae Rhinella marina cane toad II 5 0 01/02/2012
animals amphibians Hylidae Cyclorana alboguttata greenstripe frog C QA 1 0 01/02/2012
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Limnodynastes tasmaniensis spotted grassfrog C QA I 5 0 01/02/2012
animals amphibians Limnodynastidae Platyplectrum ornatum ornate burrowing frog C QA I 3 0 01/02/2012
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Aerva javanica NAQ 1 1 11/09/2006
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus persistens C NTQ 1 1 27/05/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa erianthoides satintop grass C NTQ 1 1 09/03/2020
plants land plants Poaceae Dichanthium queenslandicum V E NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022

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Species sighting information is extracted from the DETSI WildNet database.

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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 Newlands Nature Refuge, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 December 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=nature-refuge-newlands-nature-refuge

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