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 |
| STC = Queensland Government Species Technical Committee |
| TSSC = Australian Government Technical Species Scientific Committee |
| NSW = species listing decision of New South Wales Government |
| NCA = Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 |
| EPBC = Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |