A–Z of animals
A
Common name Scientific name
Albert’s lyrebird Menura alberti
Allan’s lerista Lerista allanae (Skink)
Asian house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus
Australian fritillary butterfly Argyreus hyperbius inconstans
Australian humpback dolphin Sousa sahulensis
Australian lacelid Nyctimystes dayi (Frog)
Australian snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni
B
Common name Scientific name
Bare-rumped sheathtail bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus
Barking owl Ninox connivens
Beach stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris
Bell's turtle Wollumbinia belli
Bilby (Greater) Macrotis lagotis
Bladder cicada Cystosoma saundersii
Black-breasted button-quail Turnix melanogaster
Black flying-fox Pteropus alecto
Black-throated finch (southern subspecies) Poephila cincta cincta
Boggomoss snail Adclarkia dawsonensis
Bramble cay melomys Melomys rubicola
Bridled nailtail wallaby Onychogalea fraenata
Brigalow scaly-foot Paradelma orientalis (Skink)
Brown tree snake Boiga irregularis
Brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula
Brush-turkey Alectura lathami
Bulloak jewel butterfly Hypochrysops piceata
Bush rat Rattus fuscipes
Bush stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius
C
Common name Scientific name
Carpet python Morelia spilota
Cascade treefrog Litoria pearsoniana
Cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Channel-billed cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae
Children's python Antaresia childreni
Chocolate wattled bat Chalinolobus morio
Coastal sheathtail bat Taphozous australis
Common death adder Acanthophis antarcticus
Common koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Common mistfrog Litoria rheocola
Common tree snake Dendrelaphis punctulata
Condamine earless dragon Tympanocryptis condaminensis
Coxen's fig-parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni
Crimson finch (white-bellied) Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
Crocodiles Crocodylus spp.
D
Common name Scientific name
Dainty green treefrog (Graceful treefrog) Litoria gracilenta
Dingo Canis lupus dingo
Dugong Dugong dugon
Dunmall's snake Furina dunmalli
Dusky hopping-mouse Notomys fuscus
E
Common name Scientific name
Eastern bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus
Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Eastern dwarf treefrog (Eastern sedgefrog) Litoria fallax
Eastern koel Eudynamys orientalis
Eastern long-eared bat Nyctophilus corbeni
Eastern small-eyed snake Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens
Eclectus parrot Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi
Edgbaston goby Chlamydogobius squamigenus (Freshwater fish)
Elizabeth Springs goby Chlamydogobius micropterus (Freshwater fish)
Estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus
Estuary stingray Dasyatis fluviorum
Eungella dayfrog Taudactylus eungellensis
F
Common name Scientific name
Fawn leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros cervinus
Fence skink Cryptoblepharus virgatus
Field cricket Teleogryllus commodus
Fitzroy River turtle Rheodytes leukops
Flatback turtle Natator depressus
Fleay's barred frog Mixophyes fleayi
G
Common name Scientific name
Greater bilby Macrotis lagotis
Greater large-eared horsehsoe bat Rhinolophus philippinensis
Grey snake Hemiaspis damelii
Greynurse shark Carcharias taurus
Ghost bat Macroderma gigas
Giant barred frog Mixophyes iteratus
Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius
Golden-tailed gecko Strophurus taenicauda
Golden-tipped bat Kerivoula papuensis
Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae
Gould's wattled bat Chalinolobus gouldii
Greater large-eared horseshoe bat Rhinolophus philippinensis
Green treefrog Litoria caerulea
Green turtle Chelonia mydas
Grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus
Grey snake Hemiaspis damelii
Gulf snapping turtle Elseya lavarackorum
H
Common name Scientific name
Hastings River mouse Pseudomys oralis
Hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
Herald petrel Pterodroma heraldica
Honey blue eye Pseudomugil mellis (Freshwater fish)
House gecko Gehyra dubia
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
I
Common name Scientific name
Irwin's turtle Elseya irwini
J
Common name Scientific name
Johnstone River snapping turtle Elseya irwini (Johnstone)
Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi (Marsupial)
K
Common name Scientific name
Keelback snake (freshwater snake) Tropidonophis mairii
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Eudynamys scolopacea
Kowari Dasyuroides byrnei
Kroombit tinkerfrog Taudactylus pleione
L
Common name Scientific name
Large-eared pied bat Chalinolobus dwyeri
Leatherback turtle (leathery turtle) Dermochelys coriacea
Lemuroid ringtail possum Hemibelideus lemuroides
Little pied bat Chalinolobus picatus
Little red flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus
Little waterfall frog (Armoured mistfrog) Litoria lorica
Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta
Long-legged worm-skink Anomalopus mackayi
Long-nosed bandicoot Perameles nasuta
Long-nosed potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus
Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus lumholtzi
M
Common name Scientific name
Magnetic Island dwarf skink Menetia sadlieri
Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Mahogany glider Petaurus gracilis
Mary River turtle Elusor macrurus
Masked lapwing Vanellus miles miles
Micro-bats (insectivorous bats)
Mole cricket Gryllotalpa pluvialis
Mount Cooper striped lerista Lerista vittata (Skink)
Mountain mistfrog Litoria nyakalensis
N
Common name Scientific name
Nangur skink Nangura spinosa
Night parrot Pezoporus occidentalis
Northern banjo frog Limnodynastes terraereginae
Northern bettong Bettongia tropica
Northern gastric brooding frog Rheobatrachus vitellinus
Northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii
Northern hopping-mouse Notomys aquilo
Northern leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros stenotis
Northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus
Northern tinkerfrog Taudactylus rheophilus
O
Common name Scientific name
Olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
Orange leaf-nosed bat Rhinonicteris aurantia
Ornamental snake Denisonia maculata
Oxleyan pygmy perch Nannoperca oxleyana
P
Common name Scientific name
Paradise parrot Psephotus pulcherrimus
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
Plains rat Pseudomys australis
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Possum alarm cicada Cychlochila virens
Proserpine rock-wallaby Petrogale persephone
R
Common name Scientific name
Rainforest skink Eulamprus tenuis
Red goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Redfin blue eye Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis (Freshwater fish)
Red-naped snake Furina diadema
Regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia
Richmond birdwing butterfly Ornithoptera richmondia
Rufous bettong Aepyprymnus rufescens
S
Common name Scientific name
Semon's leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros semoni
Sharman's rock-wallaby Petrogale sharmani
Short-necked worm-skink Anomalopus brevicollis
Southern boobook owl Ninox boobook
Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii (southern population)
Southern giant-petrel Macronectes giganteus
Spectacled flying-fox Pteropus conspicillatus
Spotted katydid Ephippitytha trigintiduoguttata (Insect)
Striped-tailed delma Delma labialis (Skink)
Spotted-tailed quoll (southern subspecies) Dasyurus maculatus maculatus
Spotted-tailed quoll (northern subspecies) Dasyurus maculatus gracilis
Star finch (eastern subspecies) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Striped marshfrog Limnodynastes peronii
Striped possum Dactylopsila trivirgata
Striped rocketfrog Litoria nasuta
Sugar glider Petaurus breviceps
Swift parrot Lathamus discolor
T
Common name Scientific name
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Torresian crow Corvus orru
Troughton's sheathtail bat Taphozous troughtoni
Tube-nosed insectivorous bat Murina florium
UVW
Common name Scientific name
Wallum froglet Crinia tinnula
Wallum sedgefrog Litoria olongburensis
Water mouse (False water rat) Xeromys myoides
Water rat Hydromys chrysogaster
Waterfall frog Litoria nannotis
White-crowned snake Cacophis harriettae
White lipped treefrog Litoria infrafrenata
White-throated nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis
White-throated snapping turtle Elseya albagula
Willy wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
Woma Aspidites ramsayi (Snake)
Wombat, Northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii
XYZ
Common name Scientific name
Yakka skink Egernia rugosa
Yellow-bellied glider Petaurus australis unnamed subspecies
Yellow chat (Dawson) Epthianura crocea macgregori
Yellow-footed rock-wallaby Petrogale xanthopus celeris