Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 3 February 2021
At its meeting on 3 February 2021, the Species Technical Committee finalised assessments for 25 Queensland species. The Committee recommended that the Minister for Environment, the Great Barrier Reef, Science and Youth Affairs change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).
Fauna
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status | Assessment lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Emydura subglobosa angkibaanyi Jardine River painted turtle | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Oedura lineata Arcadia velvet gecko | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Orraya occultus McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Phyllurus pinnaclensis Pinnacles leaf-tailed gecko | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Saltuarius eximius Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered. Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Leiopython hoserae/albertisii whitelipped python | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | STC – not a Queensland species Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Conilurus capricornensis Capricorn rabbit-rat | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | TSSC – Extinct STC – Extinct | Commonwealth Government |
Pseudomys glaucus blue-grey mouse | NCA – Least Concern EPBC – not listed | TSSC – Extinct STC – Extinct | Commonwealth Government |
Pteropus brunneus Percy Island flying-fox | NCA – Extinct in the Wild EPBC – not listed | TSSC – Extinct STC – Extinct | Commonwealth Government |
Bidyanus bidyanus silver perch, bidyan | NCA – not listed EPBC – Critically Endangered | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Taudactylus rheophilus tinkling frog | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | TSSC – Critically Endangered STC – Critically Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Hemiaspis damelii grey snake | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Cophixalus aenigma tapping nursery frog | NCA – Near Threatened EPBC – not listed | TSSC – Endangered STC – Endangered | Commonwealth Government |
Flora
| Species | Current listing status | Recommended wildlife status | Assessment lead |
|---|---|---|---|
Nitella parooensis | NCA – not listed EPBC – not listed | NSW – Critically Endangered TSSC – Critically Endangered STC – not a Queensland species | NSW Government |
Albizia sp. (Windsor Tableland B.Gray 2181) Windsor Tableland siris | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Least Concern Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Antrophyum austroqueenslandicum Border Ranges lined fern | NCA – Extinct EPBC – not listed | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Capparis batianoffii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Eucalyptus dunnii Dunn’s white gum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Gonocarpus effusus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Gossia gonoclada Angle stemmed myrtle | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | STC – Critically Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Grevillea hockingsii Hockings’ grevillea | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum hamulosum | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Vulnerable Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum mentiens | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Solanum unispinum | NCA – Endangered EPBC – not listed | STC – Endangered Refer to Commonwealth Government | Queensland Government |
Phlegmariurus filiformis | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | STC – not a Queensland species. Refer to Commonwealth Government | 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 |