Conservation Management Zones of Australia
North Australian Tropical Savanna
Prepared by the Department of the Environment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project and associated products are the result of a collaboration between the Biodiversity Conservation
Division and the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN). Invaluable input, advice and support was
provided by staff and leading researchers from across the Department of the Environment (DotE), Department of
Agriculture (DoA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the academic
community. We would particularly like to thank staff within the Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division, Parks
Australia and the Environment Assessment and Compliance Division of DotE, Nyree Stenekes and Robert
Kancans (ABARES), Sue McIntyre (CSIRO), Richard Hobbs (University of Western Australia), Michael Hutchinson
(ANU); David Lindenmayer and Emma Burns (ANU); and Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor and other staff from the
World Wildlife Fund for their generosity and advice.
Special thanks to CSIRO staff Kristen Williams and Simon Ferrier whose modelling of biodiversity patterns enabled
identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia.
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Contents
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country ................................................................ 4
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4
Zone at a glance .......................................................................................................................... 5
Population characteristics .......................................................................................................... 10
Employment, volunteering and incomes .................................................................................... 15
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice .................. 17
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas ............................................. 21
Zone vegetation characteristics ................................................................................................. 29
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands............................................................................... 30
World and National Heritage ...................................................................................................... 33
Major National Reserve System properties................................................................................ 33
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities ............................................................... 35
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species ........................................................................................ 35
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species .......................................................................................... 41
Threatened endemic species ..................................................................................................... 43
Invasive species ........................................................................................................................ 49
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations ........................................................... 52
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country
The Australian Government acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past
and present of our nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We honour the deep
spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian landscape, including
Australia’s waterways, land and sea country.
Introduction
The 23 Conservation Management Zones of Australia are geographic areas, classified according to their ecological
and threat characteristics. The zones are also aligned with the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia.
The Conservation Management Zones provide a way of understanding Australia’s natural environment that will
assist in long-term conservation planning and help the Australian Government to better design, deliver and report
on Natural Resource Management (NRM) investments, including ensuring alignment of national NRM priorities with
local action.
The Conservation Management Zones also provide a filter through which to make national environmental and
socio-economic data more accessible and comprehensible, and a framework for gathering on-ground knowledge
and expertise about the environment. This will improve information flow to the Australian Government about
regional NRM requirements, best practice management, emerging NRM issues and knowledge gaps.
The Conservation Management Zones do not represent any change to existing administrative boundaries or
governance structures, but aim to support the NRM and wider community to cooperatively manage environmental
assets across boundaries, where they share common threats, ecological characteristics and stakeholders.
Each Conservation Management Zone profile contains a standard suite of nationally available ecological and socioeconomic information. We hope that this information will enable Australians of all ages and backgrounds to
engage with, understand and appreciate Australian landscapes, and support all Australians to manage our natural
resources more effectively.
The profile information provides an indicative, high-level stock-take of the environmental and socio-economic
landscape and it is not intended to be comprehensive. It should also be noted that, at present, the profiles contain
only limited information on aquatic ecosystems, coastal assets and Indigenous land management practices. In
future, consultation and comprehensive literature reviews will enable us to provide more complete information.
Zone at a glance
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS
POPULATION
Broome
14,436
Charters Towers
8,213
Darwin
136,245
Katherine
6,094
Mareeba
7,296
REGIONAL CENTRES
POPULATION
Aurukun
1,289
Bamaga
1,045
Derby
3,265
Doomadgee
1,255
Fitzroy Crossing
1,147
REGIONAL CENTRES
POPULATION
Galiwinku
2,122
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)
1,174
Gununa
1,128
Kowanyama
1,030
Kununurra
4,578
Maningrida
2,292
Milingimbi
1,083
Ngukurr
1,055
Nhulunbuy
3,935
Thursday Island
2,610
Wadeye
2,111
Weipa
3,341
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)
1,528
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONS
Cape York NRM
QLD
Terrain NRM
QLD
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group
QLD
Southern Gulf Catchments
QLD
Territory Natural Resource Management
NT
Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group Inc
WA
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
VALUE (MILLIONS)
Beef
$969
Fruit
$140
Vegetables for consumption
$79
Poultry
$28
Other broadacre crops
$23
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here)
$1,295
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*
Mean annual temperature
25.8 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month
36.2 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month
19.1 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall
823.6 mm
Dominant rainfall season
Summer
* The figures are interpolated 75-year means (1921 to 1995) representing the period prior to the onset of
rapid climatic warming. Cited in: Williams KJ, Belbin L, Austin MP, Stein J, Ferrier S (2012)
Which environmental variables should I use in my biodiversity model? International Journal of
Geographic Information Sciences 26(11), 2009–2047. (Data derived from Australian Climate surfaces
version 2.1 for the ANUCLIM-BIOCLIM package).
For future climate projections please refer to: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Source: Based on data from the National Native Title Register; Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD); National
Vegetation Information System (NVIS); Species’ Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT).
Population characteristics
Population
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME
English
65.82%
Other languages
22.64%
Not stated
10.43%
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Education
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Employment, volunteering and incomes
Employment
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Volunteering
Income
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and
sources of NRM advice
Australian farmers manage over 60% of the Australian continent and shoulder much of the burden of responsibility
for maintaining and protecting Australia’s natural resource wealth. The information contained in this profile aims to
assist the wider community, non-governmental organisations and government agencies to support Australia’s key
environmental custodians.
Agricultural commodity values
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice
* Data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012 Land Management Practices Survey
(LaMPS) 2012. LaMPS collected land practices information from approximately 50,000 farm businesses
across Australia. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area
2 units and Australian Agricultural Environment units. The % figures presented here are indicative only.
For more information on LaMPS please refer to: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4630.0
** The sample for the Drivers of Practice Change 2012 survey consisted of a random subsample of 1228
broadacre farm managers from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS) frame.
The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units. For this
reason, the figures presented here are indicative only.
^ This chart indicates the sources of advice utilised for native vegetation management from respondents
who identified they sought advice.
For more information please refer to http://www.daff.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/forestry/domesticforestry/prep-for-future/drivers-
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government
Areas
Land tenure data based on Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) categorisation of Public
Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) State Tenure 2012; Land use mapping based on Australian Collaborative
Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP) 2012. For more information on Australian land use and
management information and classification please refer to: http://www.daff.gov.au/ABARES/aclump/
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
Kimberley Land Council: http://klc.org.au
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
Northern Land Council: http://www.nlc.org.au
Anindilyakwa Land Council: http://www.anindilyakwa.com.au
Tiwi Land Council: http://www.tiwilandcouncil.com
Cape York Land Council: www.cylc.org.au
North Queensland Aboriginal Land Council: http://www.nqlc.com.au
Torres Strait Regional Authority: http://www.tsra.gov.au
INDIGENOUS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance: http://www.nailsma.org.au
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
Traditional Owners
Registered Native Title Body Corporate
Hectares
% of zone
Members of the
Wanjina-Wunggurr
Community
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
6,310,999
4.80
Tagalaka People
Tagalaka Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
2,970,594
2.26
Members of the Balanggarra
community
Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation
2,216,644
1.68
Kowanyama People
Abm Elgoring Ambung Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
1,643,003
1.25
Wanjina Wunggurr Community
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
1,598,927
1.22
The Gooniyandi people
Gooniyandi Aboriginal Corporation
1,117,389
0.85
Kalkadoon People
Kalkadoon Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
1,025,383
0.78
Members of the Wanjina
Wunggurr Community
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
919,659
0.70
Karajarri People
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (Aboriginal Corporation)
RNTBC
894,960
0.68
Waanyi People
Waanyi Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
824,646
0.63
703,944
0.54
The Karranjini group;
the Bamarrnganja group; the
Warranangku group; the Pinda
(OT Downs) group;
the Lija/Muwartpi group
Wik and Wik Way Peoples
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
698,575
0.53
Miriuwung (including Yirralalem,
Ngamoowalem, Wiram,
Yardanggarlm, Nganalam and
Mandangala), Gajerrong,
Doolboong, Wardenybeng and
Gija and, in respect to
Boorroongoong (Lacrosse
Island), also Balangarra.
Miriuwung and Gajerrong #1 (Native Title Prescribed Body
Corporate) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
688,717
0.52
The Miriuwung, Gajerrong,
Doolboong, Wardenybeng and
Gija groups and other
Aboriginal people who are
acknowledged by these groups
as having rights in
the determination area.
Miriuwung and Gajerrong #4 (Native Title Prescribed Body
Corporate) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
679,057
0.52
649,969
0.49
The Newcastle Waters –
Murranji native title holders
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
Wandarang, Alawa, Marra and
Ngalakan Peoples
646,375
0.49
Gugu Badhun People
Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
616,925
0.47
Wik and Wik-Way Peoples
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
606,965
0.46
Wik and Wik Way Peoples
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
548,126
0.42
Bunuba People
Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
531,589
0.40
Wik and Wik Way Peoples
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
512,262
0.39
Yawuru Community
Kunin (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
496,011
0.38
445,075
0.34
437,265
0.33
424,205
0.32
413,179
0.31
390,018
0.30
380,095
0.29
The Miriuwung-Nyawam
Nyawam group; the MiriuwungBindjen group; the GajerrongGurrbijim group; the GajerrongDjarradjarrany group; the
Gajerrong-Djandumi group; the
Gajerrong-Wadanybang group
374,666
0.28
The Warranangku group;
the Karranjini group;
the Lija/Murwartpi group
337,470
0.26
The Karranjini group; the
Bamarrnganja group
319,460
0.24
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group;
the Yingawunarri group; the Liwi
group; the Luwaja group; the
Nirrina group; the BeregumayinNgarrajananggu group
296,599
0.23
The Kinbininggu group; the
Bamarrngganja group
277,406
0.21
The Miriuwung – Larru group;
the Miriuwung – Mambitji group;
the Miriuwung – Gudim group;
the Malngin – Yunur-Jurrtakal
group
276,900
0.21
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group;
the Narrwan group; the
Walanypirri group; the
Yingawunarri group; the
Purrurruka group; the
Yilyilyimarri group; the
Japuwuny-Wijina group; the
Bilnara group; the Wampana
276,813
0.21
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group;
the Narrwan group; the
Walanypirri group; the
Yingawunarri group; the
Narlwan group
Karajarri People
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (Aboriginal Corporation)
RNTBC
The Gajerrong-Ngalinjar
group; the Ngarinyman-Wulayi
group; the NgarinymanNyiwanawam group
The Balanggarra community
Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation
The Badpa group; the
Murrunggun Kunakingka group;
the Guyal Bardi Bardi group
Gangalidda People
Gangalidda and Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
RNTBC
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
group
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group;
the Yingawunarri group; the
Narlwan group; the Luwaja
group; the Tururrutpa group; the
Beregumayin-Ngarrajananggu
group
Kowanyama People
Abm Elgoring Ambung Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
The Miriuwung-Damberal
group; the Miriuwung-Nyawam
Nyawam group; the MiriuwungGudim group; the NgarinymanNyiwanawam group
The Nyangumarta People
Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
The Longreach Birdum group;
the Burdal Yarrkala group; the
Guyal Wurrungguy group; the
Murrunggun Kunakingka group
Gangalidda People
Gangalidda and Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
RNTBC
The Gajerrong-Wadanybang
group; the Gajerrong-Gurrbijim
group; the GajerrongDjarradjarrany group
262,089
0.20
251,069
0.19
246,406
0.19
214,645
0.16
203,637
0.15
197,763
0.15
184,924
0.14
The Yungngora people
Yungngora Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
180,085
0.14
The Nyangumarta People and
the Karajarri People
Nyangumarta Karajarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
175,338
0.13
The Gajerrong-Pulthuru group;
the Gajerrong-Ngalinjar group;
the Gajerrong-Gurrbijim group;
the Gajerrong-Djarradjarrany
group
165,154
0.13
The Ngapurr group;
the Yingawunarri group;
the Purrurruka group
159,906
0.12
The Murrunggun Kunakingka
group; the Guyal Bardi Bardi
group
152,415
0.12
The Nirrina group; the
Yingawunarri group; the
Purrurruka group; the
Yilyilimarri group; the Billinara
group
152,042
0.12
148,771
0.11
128,977
0.10
Djungan People
Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
Warranangku group
Members of the Ngarla
language group
Wanparta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
125,049
0.10
Lardil, Yangkaal, Gangalidda
and Kaiadilt Peoples
Gulf Region Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
120,440
0.09
Strathgordon Mob
Thaa-Nguigarr Strathgordon Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
118,481
0.09
115,414
0.09
The Kinbininggu group; the
Warranangku group; the
Marlinja group
Wik and Wik Way Peoples
Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
112,554
0.09
Bardi and Jawi People
Bardi and Jawi Niimidiman Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
105,107
0.08
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
Yirritja Moiety clans and Dhuwa
Moiety clans
97,515
0.07
Longreach Birdum group
59,288
0.05
Damberal, Bindjen and
Nyawamnyawam
estate groups
59,180
0.04
The Jangga People
Bulganunna Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
32,719
0.02
Ngurrara People
Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
32,092
0.02
Bar-Barrum People
Bar-Barrum Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
30,909
0.02
Djungan People
Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
27,192
0.02
Western Yalanji Peoples
Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
24,033
0.02
22,086
0.02
The Najig group and the
Guyanggan Nganawirdbird
group
Western Yalanji People
Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
19,366
0.01
Mualgal People
Mualgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
16,929
0.01
Kaurareg People
Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC)
16,602
0.01
Saibai People
Saibai Mura Buway (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
11,104
0.01
Badulgal People
Mura Badulgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
10,146
0.01
Jirrbal People
Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
9,502
0.01
The Lardil peoples,
the Yangkaal peoples,
the Kaiadilt peoples and
the Gangalidda peoples
Gulf Region Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
8,521
0.01
Boigu People
Malu Ki’ai (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
7,270
0.01
Muluridji People
Muluridji Tribal Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
6,586
0.01
Muluridji People
Muluridji Tribal Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
5,397
0.00
Djungan People
Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
5,175
0.004
Kaurareg People
Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC)
4,271
0.003
Tagalaka People
Tagalaka Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
4,007
0.003
Djungan People
Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
2,656
0.002
Kaurareg People
Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC)
2,298
0.002
Ngaliwurru and Nungali persons
who are members of the
Makalamayi, Wunjaiyi, Yanturi,
Wantawul and Maiyalaniwung
estate groups
Gunarmu Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
2,059
0.002
1,978
0.002
Members of Meriam, Erubam,
Ugarem Le, Masigalgal,
Porumalgal, Warraberalgal,
Iamalgal, Mualgal, Badulgal,
Gumulgal, Saibailgal, Boigulgal
and Dauanalgal island
communities
Eastern Kuku Yalanji People
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
1,964
0.001
Kuuku Ya’u People
Kuuku Ya’u Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
1,694
0.001
Saibai, Dauan, Mabuiag, Badu
& Boigu Peoples
Maluilgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
1,199
0.001
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
Yam Islanders/Tudulaig People
Magani Lagaugal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
1,109
0.001
Warraber, Poruma and Iama
Peoples
Wakeyama (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
1,011
0.001
Gumulgal Mabuiag People
Goemulgaw (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
694
0.001
Erubam Le People
Erubam Le Traditional Land and Sea Owners
(Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
564
0.0004
Kaurareg People
Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC)
529
0.0004
Wanjina-Wunggurr
Community
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
445
0.0003
Badualgal and Mualgal Peoples
Badu Ar Mua Migi Lagal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation
RNTBC
399
0.0003
The Gebaralgal
Gebaralgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
382
0.0003
Meriam People
Mer Gedkem Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
377
0.0003
Dauan People
Dauanalgaw (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
331
0.0003
Kaurareg People
Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC)
325
0.0002
The Masigalgal (the Masig
People)
Masigalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
320
0.0002
Kowanyama People
Abm Elgoring Ambung Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
225
0.0002
183
0.0001
Badpa estate group
Tjurabalan People
Tjurabalan Native Title Land Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
170
0.0001
Warraber People
Warraberalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
100
0.0001
72
0.0001
The Ngalakan People
Yuwurruma members of the
Mandilarri-Ildugij, Mangalara,
Murran, Gadura-Minaga, and
Ngaynjaharr clans
Injarnyala Aboriginal Corporation
58
0.0000
Meriam People
Mer Gedkem Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
56
0.0000
The Kulkalgal People
Kulkalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
49
0.0000
49
0.0000
Tableland Yidinji People
Ugar People
Ugar Ged Kem Le Zeuber Er Kep Le
(Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
46
0.00004
Porumalgal Poruma People
Porumalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
34
0.00003
Mualgal People
Mualgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
32
0.00002
Poruma People
Porumalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
28
0.00002
Poruma & Masig Peoples
Garboi (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
7
0.00001
Jirrbal People
Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
6
0.000005
Jirrbal People
Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
0.3
0.0000002
Source: The Native Title Tribunal Register, October 2013.
For more information please refer to: http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Searchportal.aspx
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Barkly Shire
NT
Belyuen Shire
NT
Central Desert Shire
NT
Coomalie Shire
NT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Darwin Municipality
NT
Darwin Rates Act Area
NT
Darwin Waterfront Precinct Municipality
NT
East Arnhem Shire
NT
Katherine Municipality
NT
Litchfield Municipality
NT
Palmerston Municipality
NT
Roper Gulf Shire
NT
Tiwi Islands Shire
NT
Un-Incorporated (Alyangula) Area
NT
Un-Incorporated (Elrundie) Area
NT
Un-Incorporated (Nhulunbuy) Area
NT
Un-Incorporated Area
NT
Victoria – Daly Shire
NT
Wagait Shire
NT
West Arnhem Shire
NT
Aurukun Shire
QLD
Burdekin Shire
QLD
Burke Shire
QLD
Cairns Regional
QLD
Carpentaria Shire
QLD
Charters Towers Regional
QLD
Cloncurry Shire
QLD
Cook Shire
QLD
Croydon Shire
QLD
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire
QLD
Douglas Shire
QLD
Etheridge Shire
QLD
Flinders Shire
QLD
Hinchinbrook Shire
QLD
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire
QLD
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire
QLD
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire
QLD
Mareeba Shire
QLD
Mckinlay Shire
QLD
Mornington Shire
QLD
Mount Isa City
QLD
Napranum Aboriginal Shire
QLD
Northern Peninsula Area Regional
QLD
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire
QLD
Richmond Shire
QLD
Tablelands Regional
QLD
Torres Shire
QLD
Torres Strait Island Regional
QLD
Weipa Town
QLD
Whitsunday Regional
QLD
Shire Of Broome
WA
Shire Of Derby-West Kimberley
WA
Shire Of East Pilbara
WA
Shire Of Halls Creek
WA
Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley
WA
Town Of Port Hedland
WA
Zone vegetation characteristics
The National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) framework is a nationally consistent vegetation classification
system based on vegetation data collected by states and territories. It provides information on the extent and
distribution of vegetation types across the Australian landscape.
Two products are used to provide the Zone Vegetation Characteristics graph. A modelled pre-European vegetation
distribution (pre-1750), and extant (current extent) vegetation, which is based on contemporary vegetation
mapping. The information presented here relates to Major Vegetation Subgroups (MVSs). There are 85 MVS types
across Australia, describing the structure and floristic composition of dominant and secondary vegetation stratums
(e.g. canopy and mid-storey species). Major Vegetation Subgroups only reflect the dominant vegetation type
occurring in an area from a mix of vegetation types. Less-dominant vegetation groups which may also be present
are therefore not represented.
It is important to note that the vegetation information is indicative only, as state and territory mapping in Australia is
of variable resolution and scale. However, this data is the best available nationally consistent information on
vegetation, and the dataset continues to evolve and increase in accuracy.
Analysing this information at Conservation Management Zone, rather than national level provides greater
discrimination for decision makers, as clearance levels of vegetation types are not uniform across Australia.
For example, eucalypt woodlands with a tussock grass understory is a vegetation type found across Australia.
In the Brigalow Woodlands Conservation Management Zone, eucalypt open woodlands with a tussock grass
understory originally covered approximately 36% of the zone, but today it only covers only 14.5 % of the zone
(58.7% of this vegetation community has been cleared in the Brigalow). In the Northern Australia Tropical
Savannah zone, this vegetation type originally occupied 19.6% of the zone. Today, it occupies approximately
19.4% of the zone (only 2.3% of this vegetation type has been cleared). It should be noted that this data only
provides an indication of change in extent, and not vegetation condition.
For more information on the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) please refer to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/science-and-research/databases-and-maps/national-vegetation-informationsystem
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands
RAMSAR WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
Cobourg Peninsula
NT
204,810
Eighty-mile Beach
WA
14,723
Kakadu National Park
NT (Cwth)
1,893,730
Lakes Argyle and Kununurra
WA
117,586
Ord River Floodplain
WA
119,223
Roebuck Bay
WA
7,614
For more information on Ramsar please refer to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-our-environment/wetlands/ramsar-convention-wetlands
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
CRITERIA
Adelaide River Floodplain System
NT
43,040.78
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Arafura Swamp
NT
96,708.45
2, 3, 4, 6
Archer Bay Aggregation
QLD
24,842.89
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Archer River Aggregation
QLD
149,816.24
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Big Springs
WA
0.12
1
Birrindudu Waterhole and Floodplain
NT
23,516.31
1, 2, 3
Blencoe Falls – Blencoe Creek
QLD
87.21
1, 3
Bluebush Swamp
QLD
879.14
1, 2, 3
Blyth-Cadell Floodplain & Boucaut Bay System
NT
16,030.32
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Borroloola Bluebush
NT
70.16
1, 3
Bradshaw Field Training Area
NT
0.12
2, 5
Buffalo Lake Aggregation
QLD
1,911.02
1, 2, 3
Bull Lake
QLD
26.80
1, 2, 3, 6
Bunda-Bunda Mound Springs
WA
15.38
1, 6
Burdekin-Bowen Junction and
Blue Valley Weir Aggregation
QLD
456.73
1, 2, 3, 5
Camballin Floodplain (Le Livre Swamp System)
WA
825.02
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Cape Grenville Area
QLD
5,780.27
1
Cobourg Peninsula System
NT
32,041.99
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Daly-Reynolds Floodplain-Estuary System
NT
104,302.98
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Daly River Middle Reaches
NT
1,467.89
1, 2, 3, 4
Dorunda Lakes Area
QLD
6,805.02
1, 2, 3
Drysdale River
WA
5,673.64
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Eighty Mile Beach System
WA
17,139.78
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Finniss Floodplain and Fog Bay Systems
NT
78,695.63
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Forsyth Island Wetlands
QLD
63.47
1, 3, 5, 6
Geikie Gorge
WA
271.52
1, 2, 6
Gladstone Lake
WA
0.12
1, 3, 6
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
QLD
3,979.75
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
CRITERIA
Great Basalt Wall
QLD
99,550.26
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Gregory River
QLD
11,796.78
1, 2, 3
Harmer Creek – Shelburne Bay Aggregation
QLD
31,278.35
1, 3, 5
Herbert River Gorge
QLD
3,272.84
1, 2
Innot Hot Springs
QLD
77.54
1
Jardine River Wetlands Aggregation
QLD
79,359.46
1, 2, 6
Kakadu National Park
NT
273,327.54
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Katherine River Gorge
NT
354.35
1, 2, 6
Lake Argyle
WA
92,416.02
2, 3, 4, 6
Lake Dalrymple
QLD
3,253.94
1, 2, 3
Lake Kununurra
WA
2,634.50
2, 3, 4, 6
Lake Lucy Wetlands
QLD
1,078.68
1, 3
Laura Sandstone
QLD
0.52
1
Lawn Hill Gorge
QLD
1,132.76
1, 2, 3, 6
Legune Wetlands
NT
9,620.67
1, 2, 3
Lignum Swamp
QLD
282.83
1, 2, 3
Limmen Bight (Port Roper) Tidal Wetlands System
NT
200,465.30
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lloyd Bay
QLD
12,237.72
1, 3, 5, 6
Macaroni Swamp
QLD
258.44
1, 2, 3
Marina Plains – Lakefield Aggregation
QLD
391,434.74
1, 2, 3, 5
Marless Lagoon Aggregation
QLD
166,947.80
1, 2, 3
Mary Floodplain System
NT
125,742.93
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Mataranka Thermal Pools
NT
0.12
1, 6
Minnamoolka Area
QLD
589.33
1, 2, 3
Mitchell River Fan Aggregation
QLD
715,167.72
1, 2, 3, 6
Mitchell River System
WA
1,121.86
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Mount Bundey Training Area – Mary River Floodplain
NT
0.12
2, 5
Moyle Floodplain and Hyland Bay System
NT
74,727.01
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Murgenella-Cooper Floodplain System
NT
80,677.16
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Musselbrook Creek Aggregation
QLD
45,114.29
1, 2, 3
Newcastle Bay – Escape River Estuarine Complex
QLD
32,723.58
1, 2, 3, 6
Nicholson Delta Aggregation
QLD
63,645.74
1, 2, 3
Nongra Lake
NT
6,823.57
1, 2, 3, 6
Northeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
QLD
179,167.41
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Northern Holroyd Plain Aggregation
QLD
1,114,827.49
1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Olive River
QLD
16,965.88
1, 2, 3, 5
Ord Estuary System
WA
65,278.38
1, 2, 3, 6
Orford Bay – Sharp Point Dunefield Aggregation
QLD
17,015.99
1, 5
Parry Floodplain
WA
46,750.56
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
CRITERIA
Poison Lake
QLD
784.99
1
Port Darwin
NT
21,020.98
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Port McArthur Tidal Wetlands System
NT
52,040.66
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Port Musgrave Aggregation
QLD
40,744.45
1, 3, 5
Prince Regent River System
WA
16,739.71
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Princess Charlotte Bay Marine Area
QLD
73,252.83
1, 2, 3, 5
Roebuck Bay
WA
7,207.08
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roebuck Plains System
WA
1,180.89
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Shoal Bay – Micket Creek
NT
0.12
3, 6
Silver Plains – Nesbitt River Aggregation
QLD
39,777.40
1, 3, 5
Skardon River – Cotterell River Aggregation
QLD
60,328.75
1, 2, 3, 5
Smithburne – Gilbert Fan Aggregation
QLD
250,504.87
1, 2, 3
Somerset Dunefield Aggregation
QLD
7,933.19
1, 5
Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation
QLD
321,147.29
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Southern Gulf Aggregation
QLD
516,312.35
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Spring Tower Complex
QLD
75.04
1, 3
Stranded Fish Lake
QLD
68.04
1, 2
Temple Bay
QLD
3,793.50
1, 2, 3, 5
The Jack Lakes Aggregation
QLD
34,980.72
1
Thorntonia Aggregation
QLD
2,431.19
1, 2, 3, 6
Tunnel Creek
WA
19.51
1, 6,
Turkey Mound Spring and Iron Pot Spring Aggregation
QLD
5.44
1, 3
Undara Lava Tubes
QLD
1,253.58
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Valley of Lagoons
QLD
3,644.66
1, 2, 3, 6
Violet Vale
QLD
1,894.56
1
Wairuna Lake
QLD
152.27
1, 3
Walters Plains Lake
QLD
1,548.83
1
Wentworth Aggregation
QLD
82,149.69
1, 2, 3
Willie Creek Wetlands
WA
2,621.01
1, 3, 6
Windjana Gorge
WA
34.28
1, 3, 6
Nationally important wetlands are defined according to the following criteria:
1. It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.
2. It is a wetland which plays an important ecological or hydrological role in the natural functioning of a major
wetland system/complex.
3. It is a wetland which is important as the habitat for animal taxa at a vulnerable stage in their life cycles, or
provides a refuge when adverse conditions such as drought prevail.
4. The wetland supports 1% or more of the national populations of any native plant or animal taxa.
5. The wetland supports native plant or animal taxa or communities which are considered endangered or
vulnerable at the national level.
6. The wetland is of outstanding historical or cultural significance.
Please note, the above are a subset of all the Nationally Important Wetlands found within the Zone. For more
information on Nationally Important Wetlands please see: http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/directoryimportant-wetlands-australia-third-edition
World and National Heritage
HERITAGE VALUES
WORLD OR NATIONAL
HERITAGE
HERITAGE
TYPE
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
% OF
ZONE
Kakadu National Park
World Heritage and National
Heritage
Cultural
and Natural
NT
1896550.11
1.44
Purnululu National Park
World Heritage and National
Heritage
Natural
WA
243830.88
0.19
Great Barrier Reef
World Heritage and National
Heritage
Natural
QLD
11492.76
0.01
Wet Tropics
of Queensland
World Heritage and National
Heritage
Natural
QLD
452.95
0.00
Ngarrabullgan
National Heritage
Indigenous
QLD
17926.18
0.01
The West Kimberley
National Heritage
Natural
WA
15513478.98
11.79
Wave Hill Walk
Off Route
National Heritage
Indigenous
NT
247.50
0.00
Wurrwurrwuy
National Heritage
Indigenous
NT
1.41
0.00
Please refer to the Australian Heritage Database for detailed information on listing criteria for these
heritage values:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database
For more information on Australia’s world and national heritage please refer to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage
Major National Reserve System properties
MAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Name
Property type
IUCN
category
Jurisdiction
Hectares
% of zone
Wilinggin
Indigenous Protected Area
V, VI
WA
2,417,402
1.84
Kakadu
National Park (Commonwealth)
II
NT
1,893,727
1.44
Warddeken
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
NT
1,370,366
1.04
Judbarra/Gregory
National Park
II
NT
1,300,412
0.99
Balanggarra
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
WA
1,090,401
0.83
Limmen
National Park
II
NT
936,812
0.71
Karajarri
Indigenous Protected Area
II, VI
WA
897,668
0.68
Djelk
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
NT
671,952
0.51
Dambimangari
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
WA
637,524
0.48
Prince Regent
National Park
II
WA
571,060
0.43
Ord River Regeneration
Reserve
Miscellaneous Reserve
IV
WA
568,055
0.43
Rinyirru (Lakefield)
National Park Aboriginal
II
QLD
542,029
0.41
Laynhapuy – Stage 1
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
NT
477,773
0.36
Staaten River
National Park
II
QLD
468,787
0.36
MAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Drysdale River
National Park
II
WA
446,105
0.34
King Leopold Ranges
Conservation Park
II
WA
389,995
0.30
Oyala Thumotang
National Park Aboriginal
II
QLD
381,276
0.29
Uunguu – Stage 1
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
WA
339,119
0.26
Mornington Nature Reserve
National Reserve System
Program
II
WA
312,958
0.24
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge)
National Park
II
NT
294,664
0.22
Holroyd River
Nature Refuge
VI
QLD
282,058
0.21
Anindilyakwa
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
NT
253,881
0.19
Marion Downs Station
Biodiversity Hotspot
IV
WA
249,627
0.19
Strathburn Cattle Station
Nature Refuge
VI
QLD
246,575
0.19
Purnululu
National Park
II
WA
243,831
0.19
Jardine River
National Park
II
QLD
234,313
0.18
Rutland Plains
Nature Refuge
VI
QLD
233,499
0.18
Wardaman
Indigenous Protected Area
VI
NT
224,704
0.17
Garig Gunak Barlu
National Park
II
NT
204,363
0.16
Silver Plains
National Reserve System
Program
Var
QLD
203,364
0.15
Pungalina Station
Biodiversity Hotspot
IV
NT
194,845
0.15
THE IUCN CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Ia Strict Nature Reserve
Ib Wilderness Area
II National Park
III Natural Monument or Feature
IUCN protected area management categories classify
protected areas according to their management
objectives. The categories are recognised by international
bodies such as the United Nations and are utilised by
many national governments, including the Australian
Government, as the global standard for defining and
recording protected areas.
IV Habitat/Species Management Area
V Protected Landscape/ Seascape
VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
Please refer to the IUCN website for further explanation:
http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/
For more information on Australia’s National Reserve System please refer to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system
Source: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database 2012.
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities
THREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Name
Listing status
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Arnhem Plateau Sandstone Shrubland Complex
Endangered
100
2.98
Monsoon vine thickets on the coastal sand dunes of
Dampier Peninsula
Endangered
99.99
0.15
The community of native species dependent on
natural discharge of groundwater from the Great
Artesian Basin
Endangered
10.13
0.09
Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of
Eastern Australia
Critically Endangered
1.84
0.001
* % of the total national distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution
of the Threatened Ecological Community that is found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area describes the proportion of the zone that the Threatened Ecological Community
is likely or known to occur in.
It should be noted that the identification of any given Threatened Ecological Community above does not imply that
the Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone.
Rather, the % of the TEC’s total distribution (*) within the zone is an indication of its importance to that zone
in terms of conservation efforts. The % of the zone (**) indicates how rare, or difficult the ecological community may
be to find within the zone.
The threatened ecological communities above are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which is the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation.
For more information, please refer to http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species
THREATENED MAMMALS
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Carpentarian Rock-rat, Aywalirroomoo
Zyzomys palatalis
Endangered
100
0.01
Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat,
Brush-tailed Tree-rat, Pakooma
Conilurus penicillatus
Vulnerable
100
0.00002
Northern Brush-tailed Phascogale
Phascogale pirata
Vulnerable
100
10.59
Golden Bandicoot (mainland)
Isoodon auratus auratus
Vulnerable
100
0.49
Arnhem Rock-rat,
Arnhem Land Rock-rat, Kodjperr
Zyzomys maini
Vulnerable
100
0.93
Bramble Cay Melomys
Melomys rubicola
Endangered
95.14
0.000003
Black-footed Rock-wallaby (West Kimberley
race)
Petrogale lateralis West
Kimberley race
Vulnerable
93.29
0.25
Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat
Saccolaimus saccolaimus
nudicluniatus
Critically
Endangered
90.57
22.65
Greater Large-eared Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus philippinensis
(large form)
Endangered
84.45
2.23
Water Mouse, False Water Rat, Yirrkoo
Xeromys myoides
Vulnerable
72.39
1.64
Northern Quoll
Dasyurus hallucatus
Endangered
58.86
27.25
Spectacled Flying-fox
Pteropus conspicillatus
Vulnerable
56.7
2.94
THREATENED MAMMALS
Carpentarian Antechinus
Pseudantechinus mimulus
Vulnerable
49.18
3.88
Yellow-bellied Glider (Wet Tropics), Fluffy Glider
Petaurus australis unnamed
subsp.
Vulnerable
44.02
0.23
Spotted-tailed Quoll or Yarri (North Queensland
subspecies)
Dasyurus maculatus gracilis
Endangered
29.76
0.34
Northern Bettong
Bettongia tropica
Endangered
27.32
0.12
Julia Creek Dunnart
Sminthopsis douglasi
Endangered
23.39
0.47
Greater Bilby
Macrotis lagotis
Vulnerable
18.74
25.92
Karkarratul, Northern Marsupial Mole
Notoryctes caurinus
Endangered
4.22
2.35
Koala (combined populations of Queensland,
New South Wales and the Australian Capital
Territory)
Phascolarctos cinereus
(combined populations of
QLD, NSW and the ACT)
Vulnerable
2.61
0.83
Itjaritjari, Southern Marsupial Mole, Yitjarritjarri
Notoryctes typhlops
Endangered
0.01
0.003
Semon’s Leaf-nosed Bat,
Greater Wart-nosed Horseshoe-bat
Hipposideros semoni
Endangered
May be
present
May be
present
Golden-backed Tree-rat, Koorrawal
Mesembriomys macrurus
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Northern Hopping-mouse, Woorrentinta
Notomys aquilo
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Butler’s Dunnart
Sminthopsis butleri
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Grey-headed Flying-fox
Pteropus poliocephalus
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat
Rhinonicteris aurantia
(Pilbara form)
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
THREATENED BIRDS
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Golden-shouldered Parrot
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Endangered
100
0.80
Yellow Chat (Alligator Rivers)
Epthianura crocea tunneyi
Endangered
100
0.22
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (western)
Malurus coronatus coronatus
Vulnerable
100
0.10
Partridge Pigeon (western)
Geophaps smithii blaauwi
Vulnerable
100
2.84
Hooded Robin (Tiwi Islands)
Melanodryas cucullata
melvillensis
Endangered
100
0.47
Masked Owl (Tiwi Islands)
Tyto novaehollandiae
melvillensis
Endangered
99.89
0.48
Crested Shrike-tit (northern), Northern Shriketit
Falcunculus frontatus whitei
Vulnerable
99.86
34.13
Partridge Pigeon (eastern)
Geophaps smithii smithii
Vulnerable
99.82
6.79
Crimson Finch (white-bellied)
Neochmia phaeton
evangelinae
Vulnerable
99.53
0.61
Buff-breasted Button-quail
Turnix olivii
Endangered
98.95
0.82
Gouldian Finch
Erythrura gouldiae
Endangered
98.89
31.93
THREATENED BIRDS
Masked Owl (northern)
Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli
Vulnerable
93.11
25.82
Red Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Vulnerable
64.13
50.10
Black-throated Finch (southern)
Poephila cincta cincta
Endangered
37.19
1.83
Southern Cassowary (Australian), Southern
Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Endangered
32.64
0.47
Australian Painted Snipe
Rostratula australis
Endangered
26.83
3.98
Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern)
Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Endangered
15.08
4.66
Princess Parrot, Alexandra’s Parrot
Polytelis alexandrae
Vulnerable
15.0
0.003
Squatter Pigeon (southern)
Geophaps scripta scripta
Vulnerable
5.65
1.54
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Endangered
4.46
1.26
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis nereis
Vulnerable
0.02
0.001
Herald Petrel
Pterodroma heraldica
Critically
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Endangered
n/a
n/a
White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea),
White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian)
Fregetta grallaria grallaria
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Slender-billed Thornbill (western)
Acanthiza iredalei iredalei
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species
that is found within the zone.
** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in.
The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.
THREATENED REPTILES
Common Name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Arnhem Land Egernia
Bellatorias obiri
Endangered
100
0.44
Yellow-snouted Gecko
Lucasium occultum
Endangered
98.19
0.42
Mount Cooper Striped Lerista
Lerista vittata
Vulnerable
90.06
0.46
Gulf Snapping Turtle
Elseya lavarackorum
Endangered
79.04
0.77
Airlie Island Ctenotus
Ctenotus angusticeps
Vulnerable
34.98
0.04
Yakka Skink
Egernia rugosa
Vulnerable
32.38
1.99
Plains Death Adder
Acanthophis hawkei
Vulnerable
21.28
3.32
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Endangered
0.17
0.27
Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Vulnerable
0.12
0.31
Flatback Turtle
Natator depressus
Vulnerable
0.12
0.35
Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Endangered
0.09
0.31
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth
Dermochelys coriacea
Endangered
0.09
0.31
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Vulnerable
0.09
0.34
Short-nosed Seasnake
Aipysurus apraefrontalis
Critically
Endangered
0.04
0.001
Ornamental Snake
Denisonia maculata
Vulnerable
0.03
0.002
THREATENED REPTILES
Great Desert Skink, Tjakura, Warrarna,
Mulyamiji
Liopholis kintorei
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Fitzroy Land Snail
Mesodontrachia fitzroyana
Endangered
100
0.02
Gove Crow Butterfly
Euploea alcathoe enastri
Endangered
99.99
1.23
Largetooth Sawfish, Freshwater Sawfish, River
Sawfish, Leichhardt’s Sawfish, Northern Sawfish
Pristis pristis
Vulnerable
92.2
83.92
Kuranda Tree Frog
Litoria myola
Endangered
50.27
0.003
Magnificent Brood Frog
Pseudophryne covacevichae
Vulnerable
39.47
0.03
Common Mistfrog
Litoria rheocola
Endangered
35.41
0.66
Waterfall Frog, Torrent Tree Frog
Litoria nannotis
Endangered
32.75
0.001
Sharp-snouted Day Frog,
Sharp-snouted Torrent Frog
Taudactylus acutirostris
Extinct
20.27
0.15
Speartooth Shark
Glyphis glyphis
Critically
Endangered
6.94
0.02
Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout
Sawfish
Pristis zijsron
Vulnerable
4.96
0.02
Northern River Shark, New Guinea River Shark
Glyphis garricki
Endangered
4.87
0.03
Mountain Mistfrog
Litoria nyakalensis
Critically
Endangered
2.39
0.005
Lace-eyed Tree Frog, Australian Lacelid
Nyctimystes dayi
Endangered
2.09
0.03
Dwarf Sawfish, Queensland Sawfish
Pristis clavata
Vulnerable
1.93
0.29
Lake Eacham Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia eachamensis
Endangered
0.82
0.00
Armoured Mistfrog
Litoria lorica
Critically
Endangered
May be
present
May be
present
Southern Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
Conservation
Dependent
n/a
n/a
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
THREATENED FLORA
Common Name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
a shrub
Acacia sp. Graveside Gorge
(V.J.Levitzke 806) NT
Herbarium
Critically
Endangered
100
0.01
Antelope Orchid
Ceratobium antennatum
Endangered
100
0.42
None
Dipodium pictum
Endangered
100
0.07
Keeled Tassel-fern
Phlegmariurus carinatus
Endangered
100
0.03
None
Helicteres macrothrix
Endangered
100
0.03
a herb
Typhonium taylori
Endangered
100
0.01
a tree
Toechima sp. East Alligator
(J.Russell-Smith 8418)
Endangered
100
0.01
THREATENED FLORA
Darwin Palm
Ptychosperma bleeseri
Endangered
100
0.00
None
Habenaria macraithii
Endangered
100
0.00
Edgar Range Pandanus
Pandanus spiralis var.
flammeus
Endangered
100
0.00
pale umbrella orchid
Bulbophyllum longiflorum
Vulnerable
100
0.00
Cycas cairnsiana
Cycad (Cycas cairnsiana)
Vulnerable
100
0.13
a herb
Typhonium mirabile
Endangered
99.99
0.44
None
Cyathea exilis
Endangered
99.99
0.02
a palm
Hydriastele costata
Vulnerable
99.99
0.23
a herb
Typhonium jonesii
Endangered
99.98
0.57
a shrub
Xylopia monosperma
Endangered
99.98
0.57
Cycas silvestris
Cycad (Cycas silvestris)
Vulnerable
99.98
0.01
None
Rhinerrhizopsis matutina
Vulnerable
99.97
0.93
None
Syzygium velarum
Vulnerable
99.9
0.01
None
Dischidia litoralis
Vulnerable
99.76
0.00
a vine
Hoya australis subsp.
oramicola
Vulnerable
99.49
0.00
Fringed Keraudrenia
Keraudrenia exastia
Critically
Endangered
99.36
0.00
None
Burmannia sp. Bathurst Island
(R.Fensham 1021)
Endangered
99.32
0.57
None
Chamaesyce carissoides
Vulnerable
99.2
0.96
None
Calophyllum bicolor
Vulnerable
98.66
0.63
Cycas platyphylla
Cycad (Cycas platyphylla)
Vulnerable
97.32
0.32
None
Grevillea glossadenia
Vulnerable
96.61
0.20
an orchid
Cepobaculum carronii
Vulnerable
95.73
2.55
None
Acacia purpureopetala
Vulnerable
95.14
0.03
None
Cajanus mareebensis
Endangered
93.02
21.69
Cooktown Orchid
Dendrobium bigibbum
Vulnerable
89.75
12.49
None
Dendrobium johannis
Vulnerable
89.73
6.45
None
Corymbia rhodops
Vulnerable
87.59
0.03
None
Tephrosia leveillei
Vulnerable
86.33
0.00
Australian Arenga Palm, Native Sugar Palm
Arenga australasica
Vulnerable
86.13
3.00
None
Solanum carduiforme
Vulnerable
85.83
0.15
BlueTassel-fern
Phlegmariurus dalhousieanus
Endangered
75.02
0.20
None
Phaius pictus
Vulnerable
72.16
0.32
Rock Tassel-fern, Water Tassel-fern
Phlegmariurus squarrosus
Endangered
58.19
0.02
Pale Chandelier Orchid
Acriopsis emarginata
Vulnerable
53.95
0.24
* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species
that is found within the zone.
** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in.
The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.
The above species are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
(EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation.
Please note that the list of threatened flora species is not comprehensive. The flora listed here have a
significant proportion of their total national distribution within the zone. For more information please refer
to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species or the Species Profiles and Threats
Database http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Common name
Scientific name
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Black-faced Monarch
Monarcha melanopsis
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Black-winged Monarch
Monarcha frater
Bridled Tern
Sterna anaethetus
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Common Greenshank,
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Noddy
Anous stolidus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Double-banded Plover
Charadrius bicinctus
Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
Great Egret,
White Egret
Ardea alba
Great Frigatebird, Greater Frigatebird
Fregata minor
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes
Latham’s Snipe,
Japanese Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Lesser Crested Tern
Sterna bengalensis
Lesser Frigatebird, Least Frigatebird
Fregata ariel
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel
Numenius minutus
Little Tern
Sterna albifrons
Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank
Tringa stagnatilis
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel
Charadrius veredus
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
(sensu lato)
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Red Knot, Knot
Calidris canutus
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sarus Crane
Grus antigone
Satin Flycatcher
Myiagra cyanoleuca
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Spectacled Monarch
Monarcha trivirgatus
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
Streaked Shearwater
Puffinus leucomelas
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Wedge-tailed
Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
White-bellied
Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-throated
Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Common name
Scientific name
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Bryde’s Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dugong
Dugong dugon
Flatback Turtle
Natator depressus
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
Sousa chinensis
Irrawaddy Dolphin
Orcaella brevirostris
Killer Whale, Orca
Orcinus orca
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth
Dermochelys coriacea
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Longfin Mako
Isurus paucus
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Salt-water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus
Spotted Bottlenose Dolphin
(Arafura/Timor Sea populations)
Tursiops aduncus (Arafura/Timor Sea populations)
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/migratory-species
Threatened endemic species
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic
group
Scientific name
Reservation status
EPBC Act status
IUCN status
Birds
Aquila gurneyi
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Birds
Geophaps smithii
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Birds
Amytornis woodwardi
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Birds
Psephotus chrysopterygius
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies,
Isopods and Allies
Austrothelphusa tigrina
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Crabs, Yabbies,
Isopods and Allies
Austrothelphusa valentula
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Dragonflies
Antipodogomphus dentosus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Dragonflies
Hemigomphus magela
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Dragonflies
Eurysticta coomalie
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Dragonflies
Lithosticta macra
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Dragonflies
Huonia melvillensis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Craterocephalus helenae
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Craterocephalus lentiginosus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Kimberleyeleotris hutchinsi
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Kimberleyeleotris notata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Melanotaenia gracilis
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Melanotaenia pygmaea
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Hephaestus epirrhinos
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Syncomistes rastellus
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Glyphis garricki
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Fish
Glyphis glyphis
Recorded in reserves
Critically Endangered
Endangered
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Fish
Himantura granulata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Fish
Anoxypristis cuspidata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Critically Endangered
Fish
Pristis clavata
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
Critically Endangered
Fish
Pristis pristis
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
Critically Endangered
Fish
Pristis zijsron
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
Critically Endangered
Frogs
Cophixalus crepitans
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Mammals
Phascogale pirata
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Mammals
Pseudantechinus bilarni
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Mammals
Sminthopsis butleri
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Mammals
Macropus bernardus
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Mammals
Petrogale burbidgei
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Mammals
Petrogale coenensis
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Mammals
Conilurus penicillatus
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Mammals
Notomys aquilo
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
Endangered
Mammals
Pseudomys calabyi
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Mammals
Zyzomys maini
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Mammals
Zyzomys palatalis
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Molluscs
Suavocallia splendens
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Amphidromus cognatus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Amplirhagada astuta
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Amplirhagada montalivetensis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Amplirhagada questroana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Carinotrachia carsoniana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Cristilabrum bubulum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Cristilabrum buryillum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Cristilabrum grossum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Cristilabrum isolatum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Cristilabrum monodon
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Cristilabrum primum
Not recorded
n/a
Vulnerable
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
in reserves
Molluscs
Cristilabrum rectum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Cristilabrum simplex
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Cristilabrum solitudum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Cristilabrum spectaculum
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Damochlora millepunctata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Damochlora spina
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Hadra wilsoni
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Kimboraga exanimus
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Kimboraga micromphala
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Kimboraga yammerana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Mesodontrachia desmonda
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Mesodontrachia fitzroyana
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Mouldingia occidentalis
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Mouldingia orientalis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Endangered
Molluscs
Ningbingia australis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ningbingia bulla
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ningbingia dentiens
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ningbingia laurina
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ningbingia octava
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ningbingia res
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ordtrachia australis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Ordtrachia elegans
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Ordtrachia septentrionalis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Molluscs
Prototrachia sedula
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Rhagada gibbensis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Rhagada harti
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Setobaudinia victoriana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Molluscs
Tolgachloritis campbelli
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Torresitrachia thedana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus aslini
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus costus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus depressus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus foramenus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus opiranus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus pagodula
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Turgenitubulus tanmurrana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia alterna
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia inopinata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia lievreana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia porcata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia recta
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia subtila
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Westraltrachia turbinata
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Pilsbrycharopa tumida
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Molluscs
Trochomorpha melvillensis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Cycas arenicola
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Cycas armstrongii
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Plants
Cycas badensis
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Cycas brunnea
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Cycas conferta
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Cycas couttsiana
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Cycas desolata
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Plants
Cycas semota
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Plants
Cycas silvestris
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
Plants
Cycas tuckeri
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants
Ectrosia blakei
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Macadamia claudiensis
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Aglaia euryanthera
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Plants
Boronia quadrilata
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Boronia viridiflora
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Philotheca acrolopha
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Zieria obovata
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Zieria rimulosa
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Alectryon repandodentatus
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Plants
Toechima sp. east alligator
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Myriophyllum coronatum
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Solanum carduiforme
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Solanum dunalianum
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Reptiles
Carettochelys insculpta
Recorded in reserves
n/a
Vulnerable
Reptiles
Lepidochelys olivacea
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
Vulnerable
Reptiles
Lucasium occultum
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Reptiles
Leioselasma pacifica
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
Near Threatened
Reptiles
Bellatorias obiri
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Concentrations of unreserved endemic species
The colour grids and numbers are an indication of the location and number of endemic species that have all their
known range outside of the National Reserve System. Concentrations of unreserved endemic species may be
useful focal areas for private land conservation efforts.
Endemism analyses were provided by the Australian Government Department of Environment Australian Natural
Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). The ANHAT database has been compiled from specimens and site records
held in state agency wildlife atlases, museum collections, and the work of individual researchers. For more
information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australiannatural-heritage-assessment-tool
Invasive species
INVASIVE MAMMALS
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat
Felis catus
0.39
1.58
Pig
Sus scrofa
0.84
0.20
Black Rat, Ship Rat
Rattus rattus
1.86
2.25
Domestic Dog
Canis lupus familiaris
0.76
1.45
Rabbit, European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
0.22
0.20
House Mouse
Mus musculus
0.28
0.75
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
0.58
2.26
Red Fox, Fox
Vulpes vulpes
0.11
0.76
Brown Rat, Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus
1.4
0.92
Feral deer species in Australia
Feral deer
0.69
0.13
Horse
Equus caballus
0.11
0.52
Goat
Capra hircus
0.03
0.04
Brown Hare
Lepus capensis
0.01
0.01
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
1.54
2.26
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
0.9
2.02
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon
Columba livia
0.92
1.78
Nutmeg Mannikin
Lonchura punctulata
8.36
1.69
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
2.61
1.65
Common Myna, Indian Myna
Acridotheres tristis
3.33
1.31
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
0.68
1.12
Asian House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
5.77
0.99
Mourning Gecko
Lepidodactylus lugubris
31.55
0.45
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
0.74
0.40
Flowerpot Blind Snake, Brahminy Blind Snake,
Cacing Besi
Ramphotyphlops braminus
1.93
0.08
Red Junglefowl, Domestic Fowl
Gallus gallus
11.91
0.00
Indian Peafowl, Peacock
Pavo cristatus
0.7
0.00
OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA
* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.
INVASIVE FLORA
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Lantana, Common Lantana, Kamara Lantana,
Large-leaf Lantana, Pink Flowered Lantana, Red
Flowered Lantana,
Lantana camara
5.89
2.18
INVASIVE FLORA
Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage
Hymenachne, Olive Hymenachne,
Water Stargrass, West Indian Grass, West Indian
Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
9.58
1.64
Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass
Cenchrus ciliaris
0.56
1.47
Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss,
Kariba Weed
Salvinia molesta
6.04
1.42
Pond Apple, Pond-apple Tree, Alligator Apple,
Bullock’s Heart, Cherimoya, Monkey Apple,
Bobwood, Corkwood
Annona glabra
51.2
1.37
Parthenium Weed, Bitter Weed, Carrot Grass,
False Ragweed
Parthenium hysterophorus
2.77
1.29
Rubber Vine, Rubbervine, India Rubber Vine, India
Rubbervine, Palay Rubbervine, Purple Allamanda
Cryptostegia grandiflora
2
1.03
Cabomba, Fanwort, Carolina Watershield, Fish
Grass, Washington Grass, Watershield, Carolina
Fanwort, Common Cabomba
Cabomba caroliniana
8.53
0.66
Gamba Grass
Andropogon gayanus
6.85
0.48
Cotton-leaved Physic-Nut, Bellyache Bush, Cottonleaf Physic Nut, Cotton-leaf Jatropha, Black Physic
Nut
Jatropha gossypifolia
1.41
0.43
Cat’s Claw Vine, Yellow Trumpet Vine, Cat’s Claw
Creeper, Funnel Creeper
Dolichandra unguis-cati
5.81
0.25
Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail,
Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine,
Heartleaf Madeiravine, Potato Vine
Anredera cordifolia
2.76
0.20
Climbing Asparagus-fern
Asparagus plumosus
6.41
0.16
Climbing Asparagus-fern, Ferny Asparagus
Protasparagus plumosus
6.41
0.16
Delta Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
2.31
0.15
Water Hyacinth, Water Orchid, Nile Lily
Eichhornia crassipes
1.94
0.14
Fireweed, Madagascar Ragwort, Madagascar
Groundsel
Senecio madagascariensis
1.05
0.12
Prickly Acacia
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica
0.13
0.12
Prickly Pears
Opuntia spp.
0.32
0.09
Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern,
Sprengi’s Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald
Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
2.59
0.06
Prickly Acacia, Blackthorn, Prickly Mimosa, Black
Piquant, Babul
Vachellia nilotica
0.02
0.01
Mesquite, Algaroba
Prosopis spp.
0.02
0.01
Parkinsonia, Jerusalem Thorn, Jelly Bean Tree,
Horse Bean
Parkinsonia aculeata
0.01
0.01
* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.
It should be noted that the identification of any given invasive species above does not imply that the
species is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. The % of the zone area (**)
indicates how common or rare the species may be within the zone.
For more information on invasive species please refer to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations
Vegetation extent information and species lists contained in the vegetation profiles are based on analysis from
the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), including analysis of Major Vegetation Subgroups and
NVIS Level V descriptions. Please see http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18930 for more information.
The management recommendations have been drawn from EPBC Act Recovery Plans, EPBC Act Ecological
Communities Listing Advice and other sources. The recommendations are indicative only. Systematic reviews of
management literature, consultation processes and improved Natural Resource Management program monitoring
and evaluation will support development of a comprehensive set of management recommendations over time.
Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey vegetation profile
98.86% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus leptophleba; Eucalyptus platyphylla; Eucalyptus tetrodonta; Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus microneura;
Eucalyptus microtheca; Corymbia clarksoniana; Corymbia polycarpa; Eucalyptus tectifica; Acacia shirleyi;
Eucalyptus miniata; Corymbia dallachiana; Corymbia tessellaris; Melaleuca nervosa; Corymbia confertiflora;
Grevillea glauca; Schizachyrium fragile; Gardenia vilhelmii; Carissa lanceolata; Petalostigma banksii; shrub;
Heteropogon contortus; Planchonia careya; Sorghum plumosum; Chrysopogon fallax; Themeda triandra; tussock
grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION
FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Manage post-fire
grazing pressure
from domestic
livestock.
Manage total
grazing pressure
to maintain
ground cover.
REHABILITATION
FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Implement
customary
Aboriginal fire
management
approaches.
Manage invasive
grass species,
especially Gamba
Grass and Buffel
Grass.
Maintain Dingo
populations to
suppress
populations of
vertebrate pests.
Burn
progressively
from early dry
season to reduce
risk of extensive
late
season wildfires.
Manage
Rubber Vine.
Undertake mosaic
burns, ideally at
hectare scale (at
most tens of
hectares) and
with fire-free
intervals of at
least 4-5 years.
Protect vulnerable
habitats such as
riparian corridors,
rocky landscapes
and monsoon
rainforest patches
from burning.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Tropical Eucalyptus forests and woodlands with a tall annual tussock grass
understorey vegetation profile
97.71% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus tetrodonta; Eucalyptus tectifica; Eucalyptus dichromophloia; Eucalyptus miniata; Corymbia bleeseri;
Livistona humilis; Planchonia careya; Chrysopogon fallax; Brachychiton paradoxus; Sorghum intrans; Heteropogon
triticeus; Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides; Sorghum plumosum; tussock grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Manage post-fire
grazing pressure
from domestic
livestock.
Manage total
grazing pressure
to maintain
ground cover.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Implement
customary
Aboriginal fire
management
approaches.
Manage invasive
grass species,
especially Gamba
Grass and Buffel
Grass.
Maintain Dingo
populations to
suppress
populations of
vertebrate pests.
Burn
progressively from
early dry season
to reduce risk of
extensive late
season wildfires.
Manage
Rubber Vine.
Undertake mosaic
burns, ideally at
hectare scale
(at most tens of
hectares) and with
fire-free intervals
of at
least 4-5 years.
Protect vulnerable
habitats such as
riparian corridors,
rocky landscapes
and monsoon
rainforest patches
from burning.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Eucalyptus woodlands with a hummock grass understorey vegetation profile
99.95% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus leucophloia; Eucalyptus brevifolia; Corymbia dichromophloia; Eucalyptus phoenicea; Eucalyptus
pruinosa; Eucalyptus miniata; Calytrix exstipulata; Grevillea parallela; Acacia lysiphloia; Acacia alleniana; Atalaya
hemiglauca; Erythrophleum chlorostachys; Triodia pungens; Triodia bitextura; Triodia microstachya; Eriachne
ciliata; hummock grass; tussock grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Manage post-fire
grazing pressure
from domestic
livestock.
Manage total
grazing pressure
to maintain
ground cover.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Implement
customary
Aboriginal fire
management
approaches.
Burn
progressively from
early dry season
to reduce risk of
extensive late
season wildfires.
Undertake mosaic
burns, ideally at
hectare scale (at
most tens
of hectares) and
with fire-free
intervals of at
least 4-5 years.
Protect vulnerable
habitats such as
riparian corridors,
rocky landscapes
and monsoon
rainforest patches
from burning.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Manage
flammable
invasive grass
species,
especially Gamba
Grass and Buffel
Grass.
Maintain Dingo
populations to
suppress
populations of
vertebrate pests.
Manage
Rubber Vine.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Hummock grasslands vegetation profile
99.67 Remaining
Commonly found species within this communitye
Eucalyptus brevifolia; Eucalyptus dichromophloia; Eucalyptus terminalis; Adansonia gregorii; Bauhinia
cunninghamii; Eucalyptus setosa; Eucalyptus grandifolia; Eucalyptus pruinosa; Acacia ptychophylla; Hakea
macrocarpa; Acacia adsurgens; Triodia pungens; Triodia wiseana; Triodia bitextura; hummock grass; tussock
grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Protect natural
springs and soaks
from changes in
water flows/water
table levels
through
encouraging wise
water usage
and reducing
surface and
ground-water
extraction.
Avoid
overgrazing.
Encourage uptake
of conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land and
Indigenous land.
Manage total
grazing pressure.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Manage the
impacts of native
browsers
(kangaroos).
Manage for weeds
particularly in
2-3 years
following higher
than average
rainfall.
Manage rabbits
and foxes
simultaneously to
prevent foxes
switching to
predation on
native species,
or increased
rabbit
populations.
If possible, reintroduce soil
engineering
species, such as
Greater Bilby and
Northern Bettong
populations,
where predatory
pests are
controlled.
Manage pests
intensively,
particularly in 2-3
years following
higher than
average rainfall.
Maintain Dingo
populations
to suppress
populations of
vertebrate pests.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Melaleuca open forests and woodlands vegetation profile
99.46% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Melaleuca viridiflora; Melaleuca leucadendra; Melaleuca cajuputi; Melaleuca citrolens; Melaleuca stenostachya;
Melaleuca saligna; Eucalyptus pruinosa; Eucalyptus polycarpa; Corymbia latifolia; Corymbia clarksoniana;
Corymbia stockeri; Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa; Flueggea virosa; Terminalia canescens; Carissa lanceolata;
Terminalia canescens; Chrysopogon fallax; Eremochloa bimaculata; Sorghum plumosum; Eulalia aurea; Aristida
dominiifern; tussock grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Maintain a
40 metre
minimum buffer
zone around
vegetation.
Do not place
artificial watering
or feeding points
within remnants.
Protect from
changes to water
flow and water
quality, including
the impacts of
run-off, salinity
or pollution.
Seek agreements
with private
landholders to
help integrate
floodplain
management
across private and
public lands.
Wherever
possible, exclude
stock. Do not set
stock.
Protect from
chemical
spray drift.
Avoid soil
disturbance and
fertiliser run-off.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Undertake finescale mosaic
burning, leaving
unburnt patches
to ensure the
presence of
different age
classes of
vegetation within
the mosaic.
Total absence of
fire is detrimental
and leads to
imbalanced
densities of woody
species.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Manage weeds
including
aggressive weeds
such as Arum Lily.
Control invasive
animals (such as
goats, pigs and
feral horses).
Develop and
implement
suitable hygiene
protocols to
protect sites from
potential
outbreaks of
Myrtle Rust
(Uredo rangelii).
Avoid adverse
impacts from
chemicals or other
mechanisms to
manage weeds.
Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey vegetation profile
98.5% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus tetrodonta; Corymbia dichromophloia; Eucalyptus miniata; Eucalyptus microtheca; Eucalyptus
brevifolia; Eucalyptus ferruginea; Erythrophleum chlorostachys; Callitris intratropica; Carissa lanceolata; Bossiaea
bossiaeoides; Boronia lanuginosa; Calytrix exstipulata; Livistona humilis; Gardenia megasperma; Heteropogon
triticeus; Sorghum plumosum; Chrysopogon fallax; tussock grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Manage post-fire
grazing pressure
from domestic
livestock.
Manage total
grazing pressure
to maintain
ground cover.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Implement
customary
Aboriginal fire
management
approaches.
Burn
progressively from
early dry season
to reduce risk of
extensive late
season wildfires.
Undertake mosaic
burns, ideally at
hectare scale (at
most tens of
hectares) and with
fire-free intervals
of at
least 4–5 years.
Protect vulnerable
habitats such as
riparian corridors,
rocky landscapes
and monsoon
rainforest patches
from burning.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Manage
flammable
invasive grass
species,
especially
Gamba Grass and
Buffel Grass.
Maintain Dingo
populations to
suppress
populations of
vertebrate pests.
Manage
rubber Vine.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Dry rainforest or vine thickets vegetation profile
99.38% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Acacia auriculiformis; Canarium australianum; Aglaia sapindina; Bombax ceiba; Nauclea orientalis;
Welchiodendron longivalve; Acacia midgleyi; Gyrocarpus americanus; Peltophorum pterocarpum; Ficus spp;
Diospyros spp; Buchanania arborescens; Aleurites moluccana; Tabernaemontana orientalis; Dimorphocalyx
australiensis; Pongamia pinnata; Calophyllum sil; Lomandra sp; Dianella sp; Doryopteris concolor; tussock grass;
sedge; fern.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Protect from
infrastructure
works and
maintenance
activities involving
substrate or
vegetation
disturbance.
Avoid extraction of
groundwater in
surrounding
agricultural lands.
Maintain and
reconnect remnant
patches.
Protect and
maintain large
native fruiting
trees, and shrubs
and vines, as well
as dead trees, as
they provide
critical habitat for
fauna.
Ensure chemicals
or other
mechanisms used
to eradicate
weeds do not
have an adverse
effect on remnant
vegetation.
Actively control
cats, cattle,
donkeys and pigs.
Create buffer
zones of native
vegetation to
protect from
adjacent areas of
development.
Where
appropriate, fence
significant
remnants in or
adjacent to urban
or tourist areas
and limit access
for vehicles.
Protect from
changes to water
flow through
encouraging wisewater use, and
monitor and
manage for runoff, salinity
or pollution.
Avoid mid-late dry
season fires in
adjacent lands, to
minimise the risk
of fire entering
remnant patches.
Plant local
indigenous vine
thicket species,
As far as is
including key
indigenous canopy possible,
species.
prevent managed
and wild fires from
entering
buffer zones
around remnants.
Ensure low fuel
loads in
surrounding
buffers, as well as
in adjacent Pindan
ecological
communities.
Discourage the
use of fire as a
means
to control biomass
and weeds in,
or near to,
remnants.
Discourage the
planting of exotic
species in
residential
developments
adjacent or near
to remnants.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Heathlands vegetation profile
* Heathlands in this zone refers to sandstone heathlands of the Arnhem Plateau. The Heathlands Major
Vegetation Subgroup is not mapped comprehensively by the National Vegetation Information System
(NVIS) and therefore the extent data is not fully representative. The true extent is probably better reflected
by the threatened ecological community listing for the Arnhem Plateau Sandstone Shrubland Complex
(approximately 3% of the North Australia Tropical Savanna Woodlands zone).
83.5% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Calytrix exstipulata; Petraeomyrtus punicea; Acacia spp; Banksia spp; Callitris spp; Corymbia spp; Eucalyptus spp;
Ficus spp; Pandanus spp; Boronia spp; Calytrix spp; Gardenia spp; Grevillea spp; Hibbertia spp; Hibiscus spp;
Jacksonia spp; Lithomyrtus spp; Pityrodia spp; Tephrosia spp; Eriachne spp; Goodenia spp; Spermacoce spp;
Stylidium spp; Utricularia spp; Triodia microstachya.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
Protect from
infrastructure
works and
maintenance
activities
involving
substrate
or vegetation
disturbance.
Protect from
changes to water
flow including
changes to
run-off,
sedimentation,
seed spread
or pollution.
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Undertake
fine-scale
mosaic burns.
Kakadu National
Park has
developed a fire
management plan
which
incorporates
thresholds criteria
specifically for the
Arnhem Plateau.
Ensure fire
intervals are no
more frequent
than five or more
years.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Control weeds
including Gamba
Grass, Mission
Grass, Hairy
Fountain Grass
and Rattlepod.
Monitor for and
eradicate invasive
ants including the
African bigheaded ant,
tropical fire ant or
ginger ant and
yellow crazy ant.
Ensure chemicals
or other
mechanisms used
to eradicate
weeds do not
have an adverse
effect
on vegetation.
Control feral cats
with trapping
and shooting.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT