Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 19 and 20 January 2022

At its meeting on 19 and 20 January 2022, the Species Technical Committee (STC) finalised assessments for 24 Queensland species. The Committee recommended that the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).

Fauna

Species	Common name	Current wildlife status	Recommended wildlife status	Assessment lead
Calyptotis thorntonensis	Thornton Peak calyptotis	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	STC – Least concern	Queensland Government
Euastacus sulcatus	Lamington spiny crayfish	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	STC – Least concern	Commonwealth Government
Liburnascincus scirtetis	Black Mountain rainbow-skink	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	STC – Least concern	Queensland Government
Melanotaenia sp. nov. ‘Malanda’	Malanda rainbowfish	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	STC – Critically endangered	Commonwealth Government
Nactus galgajuga	Black Mountain gecko	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	STC – Least concern	Queensland Government
Phascolarctos cinereus	Koala	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Endangered	STC – Endangered	Commonwealth Government
Phyllurus amnicola	Mount Elliot leaf-tailed gecko	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Phyllurus championae	Connors' Range leaf-tailed gecko	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Phyllurus isis	Mount Blackwood leaf-tailed gecko	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Sphyrna lewini	scalloped hammerhead	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Conservation dependent	STC – Endangered	Commonwealth Government

Flora

Species	Current wildlife status	Recommended wildlife status	Assessment lead
Acaciasp. Ruined Castle Creek (P.I.Forster+ PIF17848)	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Ammannia robertsii	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Eragrostis fenshamii	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Gossia inophloia	NCA – Near Threatened EPBC – Not listed	STC – Critically Endangered	Queensland Government
Lagenophora fimbriata	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Melaleuca comosa	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government
Rhodamnia arenaria	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Rhodamnia dumicola	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Rhodamnia sessiliflora	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Rhodamnia whiteana	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Rhodomyrtus canescens	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Rhodomyrtus effusa	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Rhodomyrtus pervagata	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	STC – Endangered	Queensland Government
Sannantha papillosa	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed	STC – Vulnerable	Queensland Government

Legend

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