2001 QUEENSLAND TERM WILDLIFE FIELD GUIDE
INDEX
Plants
Acacia sophorae (Coastal wattle)
Araucaria bidwillii (Bunya Pine)
Araucaria cunninghamii (Hoop Pine)
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (Piccabeen palm)
Avicennia marina (Grey mangrove)
Banksia integrifolia (Coastal banksia)
Banksia serrata (Old Man Banksia or Saw Banksia)
Canavalia rosea (Beach bean/Coastal Jack Bean)
Carpobrotus glaucescens (Angular pigface)
Casuarina equisetifolia (Horsetail she-oak)
Chlorodesmis fastigiata (Turtle Weed)
Corymbia tessellaris (Carbeen or the Moreton Bay Ash)
Dendrobium rex (King Orchid)
Dendrocnide excelsa (Giant Stinging Tree)
Eucalyptus crebra; E. siderphloia; E. fibrosa (Ironbark)
Eucalyptus grandis (Flooded gum)
Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt)
Eucalyptus racemosa (Scribbly Gum)
Eucalyptus tereticornis (Red Gum)
Ficus watkinsiana (Strangler fig)
Grevillea banksii (Red Silky Oak)
Hibbertia scandens (Snake Vine)
Imperata cylindrica (Blady Grass)
Ipomoea pes-caprae (Goat's-foot Convolvulus, Railroad Vine, Beach Morning Glory)
Isolepis nodosa (Knobby Clubrush)
Leptospermum spp. (Tea-Tree )
Linospadix monostachya (Walking-stick palm)
Lophostemon confertus (box brush)
Macrozamia moorei
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Paper-barked teatree)
Nothofagus moorei (Antarctic Beech or Negrohead Beech)
Oenothera drummondii (Beach primrose)
Pandanus tectorius (Screwpine)
Sargassum
Scaevola calendulacea (Scented fan-flower)
Symbiodinium spp. (Zooxanthellae)
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass)
Invertebrates
Cnidaria
Soft Coral
Scleractinian coral (Reef building coral )
Sea Anemone
Molluscs
Chiton
Hapalochlaena fasciata (Blue-ringed octopus)
Tridacna crocea (Giant Clam)
Annelida
Chtonobdella whitmani or Jaabdella whitmani (Tiger Leech)
Echinoderms
Brittle Stars
Acanthaster plancii (Crown-of-thorns starfish)
Echinometra mathaei (Sea Urchin)
Holothuria leucospilota (Lollyfish)
Linckia laevigata (Blue Sea Star)
Arthropods
Mictyris longicarpus (Soldier Crab)
Vertebrates
Fish
Shark
Apogonidae (Cardinalfish)
Blennidae (Blennies)
Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes)
Exocetidae (Flying Fish)
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Labridae (Wrasses)
Pomacanthidae (Angelfish)
Scaridae (Parrotfish)
Amphibians and Reptiles
Bufo marinus (Cane Toad)
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Turtle)
Chelonia mydas (Green turtle)
Egernia major (Land Mullet)
Morelia spilota variegata (Carpet Python)
Pseudechis porphyriacus (Red-bellied Black Snake)
Varanus Varius (Lace Monitor)
Birds
Platycercus elegans (Crimson Rosella)
Mammals
Canis lupus dingo (Dingo, Warrigal, Australian Native Dog, Wild Dog)
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo)
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum)
Pterpous alecto (Black Flying Fox)
Thylogale thetis (Red-necked Pademelon)
Wallabia bicolor (Swamp Wallaby)
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