Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 1 December 2023
The Species Technical Committee (STC) met on 1 December 2023 to finalise assessments for 70 Queensland species. The STC recommended that the Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Innovation change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Chlamydogobius squamigenus Edgbaston goby | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC- Critically endangered |
Euoplos grandis Darling Downs giant trapdoor spider | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Lygisaurus tanneri Endeavour River litter-skink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near Threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Stiphodon surrufus emerald cling goby | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Arenaria interpres ruddy turnstone | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC –Vulnerable |
Calidris acuminata sharp-tailed sandpiper | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not Listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Calidris canutus red knot | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Calidris tenuirostris great knot | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Elusor macrurus Mary River turtle | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Gallinago hardwickii Latham’s snipe | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian dowitcher | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Limosa lapponica baueri Western Alaskan bar-tailed godwit | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Mogurnda clivicola Flinders Ranges mogurnda | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Numenius madagascariensis eastern curlew | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Critically endangered | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Pluvialis squatarola grey plover | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Saltuarius wyberba granite leaf-tailed gecko | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Tringa nebularia common greenshank | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Xenus cinereus terek sandpiper | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Calidris ferruginea curlew sandpiper | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Charadrius leschenaultii greater sand plover | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Limosa lapponica menzbieri Northern Siberian bar-tailed godwit | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Critically endangered | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Saproscincus eungellensis Eungella shadeskink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Acacia Saxicola | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Amblovenatum tildeniae | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed | REMOVE FROM REGULATION, no longer recognised as a valid species |
Backhousia hughesii | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Bursaria reevesii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Cassia sp.(Como P.Grimshaw+ G507) | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Citrus inodora | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Crudia papuana | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically engangered |
Eidothea zoexylocarya | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Euodia hylandii | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Gastrodia crebriflora | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Gossia lewisensis | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Gossia punctata | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Ipomoea saintronanensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Kunzea sericothrix | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Lenwebbia lasioclada | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Lenwebbia sp. (Blackall Range P.R.Sharpe 5387) | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Lepisanthes senegalensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Musa jackeyi | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Philotheca sporadica | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Rhodamnia glabrescens | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Rhodamnia pauciovulata | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Rhodamnia spongiosa | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Ristantia pachysperma | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Ristantia waterhousei | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Scleromitrion gibsonii | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Wetria australiensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Acacia pubifolia | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Acacia rubricola | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Actephila championiae | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Aglaia argentea | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Antrophyum subfalcatum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Bertya glandulosa | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Calocephalus glabratus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Cheilocostus potierae | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Coleus amoenus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Crepidomanes majoriae | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Endiandra grayi | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Gastrodia urceolata | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Gossia inophloia | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – endangered |
Gymnostoma australianum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Hibbertia cymose | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Near threatened |
Kardomia granitica | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Kardomia squarrulosa | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Near threatened |
Lasianthus hirsutus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Nepenthes mirabilis (Bramston Beach population) | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed |
Sticherus milnei | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Syzygium macilwraithianum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| STC | Queensland Government Species Technical Committee |
| NCA | Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 |
| EPBC | Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |