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Changes made to wildlife categories on 6 June 2025

The Species Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 9 fauna species and 35 flora species in accordance with the requirements of the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as well as best practice international species reclassification guidelines (see tables below).

Reclassification of 9 fauna species
(Schedule 1 – Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020)
ClassTaxon Common name Former Qld status New Qld status
Amphibia Litoria nannotis torrent treefrog Endangered Least concern
Litoria rheocola common mist frog Endangered Least concern
Litoria serrata tapping green-eyed tree frog Vulnerable Least concern
Aves Cyclopsitta diophthalma macleayana Macleay's fig-parrot Vulnerable Least concern
Eclectus polychloros macgillivrayi eclectus parrot (Cape York Peninsula) Vulnerable Endangered
Chondrichthyes Pristis pristis largetooth sawfish Not listed Endangered
Malacostraca Euastacus setosus Mount Glorious spiny crayfish Not listed Critically endangered
Reptilia Ctenotus monticola Atherton ctenotus Vulnerable Endangered
Elseya irwini Irwin's turtle Least concern Vulnerable
Reclassification of 35 flora species
(Schedule 1 – Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020)
Taxon Former Qld status New Qld status
Acacia barakulensis Vulnerable Least concern
Arthraxon australiensis Vulnerable Endangered
Buchanania mangoides Vulnerable Endangered
Bulbophyllum weinthalii subsp. striatum Vulnerable Endangered
Cadetia wariana Vulnerable Near threatened
Carex breviscapa Vulnerable Near threatened
Commersonia reticulata Vulnerable Near threatened
Croton simulans Vulnerable Endangered
Dienia flavovirens Vulnerable Endangered
Dinosperma longifolium Endangered Vulnerable
Dryopteris sparsa Vulnerable Endangered
Dryopteris wattsii Vulnerable Critically endangered
Eucalyptus paedoglauca Vulnerable Remove listing (no longer recognised as a valid species)
Eucalyptus raveretiana Least concern Vulnerable
Eulophia zollingeri Vulnerable Endangered
Firmiana papuana Vulnerable Endangered
Glossocardia orthochaeta Endangered Vulnerable
Grevillea venusta Vulnerable Endangered
Kunzea truncata Endangered Critically endangered
Leionema ellipticum Vulnerable Critically endangered
Lepturus minutus Vulnerable Endangered
Nicotiana wuttkei Endangered Critically endangered
Oldenlandia tenelliflora var.papuana Extinct in the wild Critically endangered
Oreogrammitis albosetosa Vulnerable Endangered
Oreogrammitis leonardii Vulnerable Critically endangered
Paspalum multinodum Vulnerable Endangered
Pecteilis vatia Vulnerable Critically endangered
Picris conyzoides Vulnerable Endangered
Sclerolaena blakei Vulnerable Least concern
Schoenorchis sarcophylla Vulnerable Endangered
Sowerbaea subtilis Vulnerable Endangered
Wendlandia psychotrioides Extinct in the wild Critically endangered
Zieria actites Critically endangered Vulnerable
Zieria boolbunda Critically endangered Vulnerable
Zieria fordii Critically endangered Endangered
Nomenclature changes
(Schedule 1 - Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020)
Current scientific name Qld status New scientific name
Habenaria chlorosepala E Pecteilis chlorosepala
Habenaria exilis E Pecteilis exilis
Habenaria harroldii E Pecteilis harroldii
Habenaria euryloba V Pecteilis euryloba
Habenaria fuscina V Pecteilis fuscina
Habenaria vatia V Pecteilis vatia
Habenaria rumphii NT Pecteilis rumphii
Habenaria xanthantha NT Pecteilis xanthantha
Legend and aids to interpretation
ReferenceAid to interpretation
Extinct in the wild (X) See decision criteria
Endangered (E) See decision criteria
Critically endangered (CE) See decision criteria
Vulnerable (V) See decision criteria
Near threatened (NT) See decision criteria
Least concern (LC) See decision criteria
Last updated:
6 June 2025
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