Changes made to wildlife categories on 8 April 2022
The Species Technical Committee (STC) has assessed the status of 6 fauna species and 13 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 6 fauna species (Schedule 1 - Nature Conservation (Animals Regulation 2020)| Class | Taxon | Common name | Former Qld status | New Qld status |
|---|
|
Mammalia
| Phascolarctos cinereus |
koala
|
Vulnerable
|
Endangered
|
|
Reptilia
| Phyllurus amnicola |
Mt Elliot broad-tailed gecko
|
Least concern
|
Vulnerable
|
| Phyllurus championae |
Connors' Range broad-tailed gecko
|
Least concern
|
Vulnerable
|
| | Calyptotis thorntonensis |
Thornton Peak calyptotis
|
Vulnerable
|
Least concern
|
| | Liburnascincus scirtetis |
Black Mountain skink
|
Vulnerable
|
Least concern
|
| | Nactus galgajuga |
Black Mountain gecko
|
Vulnerable
|
Least concern
|
Reclassification of 13 flora species (Schedule 1 - Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020)| Taxon | Former Qld status | New Qld status |
|---|
| Acacia sp. Ruined Castle Creek (P.I.Forster+ PIF17848)
|
Endangered
|
Vulnerable
|
| Ammannia robertsii |
Endangered
|
Vulnerable
|
| Eragrostis fenshamii |
Endangered
|
Vulnerable
|
| Gossia inophloia |
Near threatened
|
Critically endangered
|
| Lagenophora fimbriata |
Least concern
|
Vulnerable
|
| Melaleuca comosa |
Least concern
|
Vulnerable
|
| Rhodamnia arenaria |
Least concern
|
Endangered
|
| Rhodamnia sessiliflora |
Least concern
|
Endangered
|
| Rhodamnia whiteana |
Least concern
|
Endangered
|
| Rhodomyrtus canescens |
Least concern
|
Endangered
|
| Rhodomyrtus effusa |
Least concern
|
Endangered
|
| Rhodomyrtus pervagata |
Least concern
|
Endangered
|
| Sannantha papillosa |
Endangered
|
Vulnerable
|
Nomenclature changes (Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020)| Current scientific name | QLD status | New scientific name |
|---|
| Argyreus hyperbius inconstans |
E
| Argynnis hyperbius inconstans |
| Dasyatis fluviorum |
NT
| Hemitrygon fluviorum |
| Elseya lavarackorum |
V
| Elseya oneiros |
| Erythrura gouldiae |
E
| Chloebia gouldiae |
| Onychogalea fraenata |
E
| Onychogalea frenata |
| Ornithorynchus anatinus |
LC
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Nomenclature changes (Nature Conservation (Plants) Regulation 2020)| Current scientific name | QLD status | New scientific name |
|---|
| Acianthus sublestus |
NT
| Stigmatodactylus sublestus |
| Aglaia brassii |
NT
| Aglaia monticola |
| Endiandra floydii |
E
| Endiandra wongawallanensis |
| Goodyera viridiflora |
NT
| Eucosia umbrosa |
| Hoya revoluta |
NT
| Hoya inconspicua |
| Leucopogon sp. (Coolmunda D.Halford Q1635)
|
E
| Styphelia sp. (Coolmunda D.Halford Q1635)
|
| Papillilabium beckleri |
NT
| Plectorrhiza beckleri |
| Rhinerrhizopsis matutina |
V
| Bogoria matutina |
| Zieria furfuracea subsp. gymnocarpa
|
CE
| Zieria gymnocarpa |
