Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 17 June 2020
At its meeting on 17 June 2020 the Species Technical Committee finalised assessments for 21 Queensland species. The Committee recommended the following changes to the species’ Nature Conservation Act (1992) conservation status to the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science, and Minister for the Arts.
Fauna
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status | Assessment lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherax robustus Sand yabby | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | STC – Vulnerable. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Euastacus binzayedi Embezee’s crayfish | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Euastacus monteithorum Monteith’s spiny crayfish | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Euastacus robertsii Robert’s crayfish | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Karma tryoni Tryon's skink, Border Ranges blue-spectacled skink, Forest skink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Pygmaeascincus sadlieri Magnetic Island dwarf skink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – Least Concern. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Sternula nereis exsul Fairy Tern “New Caledonia” subspecies | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Techmarscincus jigurru Bartle Frere cool-skink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Tympanocryptis wilsoni Roma earless dragon | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Philoria kundagungan Mountain Frog | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed NSW – Endangered | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered. Advise NSW and Commonwealth Governments | Commonwealth Government |
Mixophyes iteratus Giant Barred Frog | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered NSW – Endangered | TSSC – Vulnerable STC – Vulnerable. Advise NSW and Commonwealth Governments | Commonwealth Government |
Mixophyes fleayi Fleay's Barred Frog | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered NSW – Endangered | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered. Advise NSW and Commonwealth Governments | Commonwealth Government |
Flora
| Species | Current listing status | Recommendation | Assessment lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Backhousia oligantha Stony Creek Backhousia | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Crepidomanes aphlebioides | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Cyathea felina | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Drosera buubugujin | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Eucalyptus argophloia Chinchilla white gum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Eucalyptus sicilifolia Minerva ironbark | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – Vulnerable. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Lindsaea terrae-reginae | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Prostanthera eungella | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum angustum | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Lomandra teres | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – defer pending more comprehensive information | Queensland Government |
Barongia lophandra | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – defer pending more comprehensive information | Queensland Government |
Sphaerantia chartacea | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – defer pending more comprehensive information | Queensland Government |
Sphaerantia discolor | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | STC – defer pending more comprehensive information | Queensland Government |
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| STC | Queensland Government Species Technical Committee |
| TSSC | Australian Government Technical Species Scientific Committee |
| NSW | Species listing decision of New South Wales Government |
| NC Act | Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 |
| EPBC | Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |