Species Technical Committee Assessment Report 20 February 2024
The Species Technical Committee (STC) met on 20 February 2024 to finalise assessments for 43 Queensland species. The STC recommended that the Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Innovation change the following species’ conservation status under the Nature Conservation Act (1992).
In addition, there are eight nomenclature changes to species names.
Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Centroberyx affinis redfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Emoia atrocostata australis littoral whip-tail skink | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed |
Euastacus balanensis freshwater Euastacus | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Euastacus fleckeri Flecker's crayfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Euastacus urospinosus Maleny crayfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Euastacus yigara Cardwell crayfish | NCA – Not listed EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Pezoporus occidentalis night parrot | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Hemibelideus lemuroides lemuroid ringtail possum | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Philoria knowlesi Mt Ballow mountain frog | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Acacia grandifolia | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Vulnerable |
Allocasuarina rigida subsp. exsul | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Austromuellera valida | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Ceratopetalum corymbosum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Cinnamomum propinquum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Croton magneticus | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Dendrobium malbrownii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Dracophyllum sayeri | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Elaeocarpus carbinensis | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Elaeocarpus thelmae | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Embelia flueckigeri | NCA – Extinct in the wild EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Helicia grayi | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Helicia lewisensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Hymenophyllum digitatum | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Kayea larnachiana | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Litsea granitica | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Micromyrtus patula | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Olearia hygrophila | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Parapolystichum grayi | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Styphelia malayana subsp. novoguineensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Wodyetia bifurcata | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Near threatened EPBC – Not listed |
Xylosma craynii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Critically endangered EPBC – Critically endangered |
Assessments that did not result in reclassification under the NCA | ||
| Species | Current wildlife status | Recommended wildlife status |
|---|---|---|
Acalypha lyonsii | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Bertya opponens | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Vulnerable | NCA – Least concern EPBC – Vulnerable |
Croton choristadenius | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC –Vulnerable |
Croton stockeri | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC –Vulnerable |
Dallwatsonia felliana | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Dansiea grandiflora | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Kardomia silvestris | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Scrotochloa tararaensis | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Scrotochloa urceolata | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Hymenophyllum gracilescens | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Phyllanthera grayi | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Vulnerable EPBC – Vulnerable |
Vittadinia decora | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Not listed | NCA – Endangered EPBC – Endangered |
Kingdom | Previous name | New name | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Fauna | Petauroides minor | Petauroides volans minor northern greater glider | Vulnerable |
Fauna | Petauroides volans (southern and central populations) | Petauroides volans volans southern greater glider | Endangered |
Flora | Corymbia leptoloma | Blakella leptoloma | Vulnerable |
Flora | Corymbia petalophylla | Blakella petalophylla | Vulnerable |
Flora | Corymbia scabrida | Blakella scabrida | Near threatened |
Flora | Crepidium fimbriatum | Dienia fimbriata | Vulnerable |
Flora | Crepidium flavovirens | Dienia flavovirens | Vulnerable |
Flora | Crepidium lawleri | Dienia lawleri | Endangered |
| STC = Queensland Government Species Technical Committee |
| NCA = Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 |
| EPBC = Commonwealth Government Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |