Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 3 August 2022

At its meeting on 3 August 2022, the Species Technical Committee (STC) finalised assessments for 45 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).

In addition, there five nomenclatural changes to species names.

Fauna

Species	Current wildlife status	Recommended wildlife status
Aphelocephala leucopsis	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Ardenna grisea	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Climacteris picumnus victoriae	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered	Critically endangered
Euastacus dalagarbe	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Hemibelideus lemuroides	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Lerista alia Note: previously recognised as Lerista storri under regulation	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Lerista ameles	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Near threatened
Lerista colliveri	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Endangered
Lerista hobsoni	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Near threatened
Lerista parameles Note: previously recognised as Lerista storri under regulation	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Lerista rochfordensis	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Endangered
Lerista storri	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Lerista vittata	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable	Endangered
Lophochroa leadbeateri leadbeateri Note: previously recognised as Lophochroa leadbeateri under regulation	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Endangered
Melanodryas cucullata cucullata Note: previously recognised as Melanodryas cucullata under regulation	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Endangered
Melanotaenia sp. nov. ‘Running River’	NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Neophema chrysostoma	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Pseudomugil mellis	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable	Endangered
Stagonopleura guttata	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Tiliqua scincoides intermedia	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Turnix olivii	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered	Critically endangered
Varanus mertensi	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Endangered
Varanus mitchelli	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Erythrotriorchis radiatus	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Vulnerable	Endangered
Lerista chordae	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Lerista cinerea	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Lerista vanderduysi	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Least concern

Flora

Species	Current wildlife status	Recommended wildlife status
Acacia castorum	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Coleus minutus	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed	Near threatened
Digitaria basaltica	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Digitaria veldkampiana	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Critically endangered
Diuris curta	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Endangered
Dolichocarpa spathulata	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Eremophila tetraptera	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Near threatened
Homoranthus vagans	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Kunzea calida	NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Myriophyllum artesium	NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Philotheca obovatifolia	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Digitaria dolleryi	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Eremophila stenophylla	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Hydrocotyle dipleura	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Indigofera oxyrachis	NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed	Vulnerable
Paspalidium johnsonii	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Least concern
Persoonia terminalis	NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed	Least concern

Nomenclature changes

Previous name	New name	Current Status
Calyptotis thorntonensis	Calorodius thorntonensis	Least concern
Sminthopsis leucopus	Sminthopsis leucopus janetzkiae	Vulnerable
Leionema elatius subsp.beckleri	Leionema beckleri	Endangered
Mesua larnachiana	Kayea larnachiana	Vulnerable
Rhaponticum australe	Leuzea australis	Vulnerable