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Reptiles and amphibians by scientific name
- Hypsilurus boydii
- Litoria rubella
- Notoscincus ornatus
- Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
- Coeranoscincus frontalis
- Physignathus lesueurii
- Demansia vestigata
- Strophurus williamsi
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- Furina ornata
- Dendrelaphis punctulata
- Hemidactylus frenatus
- Delma labialis
- Saproscincus basiliscus
- Lampropholis coggeri
- Boiga irregularis
- Ctenotus robustus
- Proablepharus tenuis
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus
- Eudynamys scolopacea
- Stegonotus cucullatus
- Litoria rothii
- Morethia taeniopleura
- Antaresia maculosa
- Liasis mackloti
- Ctenotus spaldingi
- Dendrelaphis calligaster
- Opisthodon ornatus
- Delma tincta
- Varanus varius
- Pseudonaja textilis
- Carlia rostralis
- Carlia decora
- Pseudechis porphyriacus
- Carlia storri
- Lygisaurus laevis (syn. Carlia laevis)
- Wollumbinia latisternum (syn. Elseya latisternum)
- Oedura castelnaui
- Litoria infrafrenata
- Litoria bicolor
- Amphibolurus nobbi nobbi
- Carlia schmeltzii
- Cryptoblepharus adamsi
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- Lialis burtonis
- Cryptophis nigrostriatus
- Acrochordus granulatus
- Carlia longipes
- Carlia rubrigularis
- Cryptoblepharous virgatus
- Varanus tristis
- Furina diadema
- Varanus panoptes
- Chelodina canni
- Lygisaurus aeratus (syn. Carlia aerata)
- Litoria gracilenta
- Carlia munda
- Chlamydosaurus kingii
- Aspidites melanocephalus
- Glaphyromorphus punctulatus
- Lygisaurus foliorium (syn. Carlia foliorum)
- Varanus gouldii
- Litoria inermis
- Gehyra dubia
- Varanus scalaris
- Rhinella marina (syn. Bufo, syn. Chaunus)
- Diporiphora australis
- Cryptoblepharus metallicus
- Cyclorana novaehollandiae
- Oxyuranus scutellatus
- Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus
- Heteronotia binoei
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- Bellatorias frerei (syn. Egernia frerei)
- Diplodactylus conspicillatus
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- Demansia torquata
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- Litoria fallax
- Ramphotyphlops affinis
- Glaphyromorphus nigricaudis
- Litoria nasuta
- Ramphotyphlops braminus
- Carlia jarnoldae
- Litoria lesueuri
- Tropidonophis mairii
- Morelia amethistina
- Enhydris polylepis
- Oedura rhombifer
- Menetia greyii
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Miscellaneous fauna
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Fish by scientific name
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Birds by scientific name
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- Mycalesis sirius
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- Danaus plexippus
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- Tirumala hamata
- Delias nigrina
- Danaus chrysippus
- Junonia hedonia
- Graphium agamemnon
- Acraea andromacha
- Arhopala madytus
- Theclinesthes onycha
- Papilio aegeus
- Appias paulina
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- Oxybadistes hypomeloma
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- Delias mysis
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- Delias argenthona
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- Jamidis phaseli
- Papilio anactus
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- Acraea andromacha (Glasswing, Little Greasy, Small Greasy)
- Anthene lycaenoides (Pale Ciliated-blue)
- Anthene seltuttus (Dark Ciliated-blue)
- Appias paulina (Yellow Albatross, Northern White)
- Argina astrea (Crotalaria Pod Borer, a tiger moth)
- Arhopala centaurus (Purple Oak-blue, Dull Oak-blue)
- Arhopala madytus (Bright Oak-blue)
- Arhopala micale (Shining Oak-blue, Common Oak-blue)
- Badamia exclamationis (Narrow-winged Awl, Brown Awl)
- Belenois java (Caper White, Common White Butterfly)
- Candalides erinus (Small Dusky blue)
- Catochrysops panormis (Pale Pea-blue,Forget-me-not)
- Catopsilia gorgophone (Yellow Migrant)
- Catopsilia pomona (Lemon Migrant, Cassia Butterfly)
- Catopsilia pyranthe (White Migrant, Common Migrant)
- Catopsilia scylla (Orange Migrant)
- Catopyrops florinda (Speckled Line-blue, Dull Speckled Line-blue)
- Cephonodes kingii (Bee Hawkmoth, Clear-wing Hawkmoth)
- Cephrenes augiades (Orange Palm-dart, Banded Skipper)
- Cephrenes trichopepla (Yellow Palm-dart)
- Cepora perimale (Caper Gull, Australian Gull)
- Cethosia cydippe (Red Lacewing)
- Chaetocneme denitza (Ornate Dusk-flat)
- Coscinocera hercules (Hercules Moth, Atlas Moth)
- Cressida cressida (Clearwing Swallowtail, Greasy Swallowtail)
- Cupha prosope (Bordered Rustic)
- Danaus chrysippus (Lesser Wanderer)
- Danaus plexippus (Monarch, Wanderer)
- Delias argenthona (Northern Jezebel)
- Delias mysis (Red-banded Jezebel, Union Jack)
- Delias nigrina (Common Jezebel, Black Jezebel)
- Deudorix diovis (Bright Cornelean)
- Doleschallia bisaltide (Australian Leafwing)
- Elodina padusa (Narrow-winged Pearl-white)
- Elodina queenslandica (Glistening Pearl-white)
- Euchrysops cnejus (Five-spotted Pea-blue)
- Euploea core (Common Crow, Australian Crow)
- Euploea tulliolus (Purple Crow, Eastern Brown Crow)
- Eurema alitha (Scalloped Grass-yellow)
- Eurema brigitta (No Brand Grass-yellow)
- Eurema hecabe (Large Grass-yellow, Common Grass-yellow)
- Eurema herla (Pink Grass-yellow, Macleay's Grass-yellow)
- Eurema laeta (Lined Grass-yellow, Spotless Grass-yellow)
- Eurema smilax (Small Grass-yellow, Bordered Sulphur)
- Famegana alsulus (Black-spotted Grass-blue)
- Freyeria putli (Jewelled Grass-blue)
- Graphium agamemnon (Green-spotted Triangle)
- Graphium euryplus (Pale Triangle, Pale Green Triangle)
- Graphium macleayanus (Macleay's Swallowtail)
- Graphium sarpedon (Blue Triangle)
- Hasora chromus (Chrome Awl, Common Banded Awl)
- Hypochrysops apelles (Copper Jewel)
- Hypochrysops digglesii (Silky Jewel)
- Hypochrysops ignita (Fiery Jewel, Dingy Jewel)
- Hypocysta adiante (Orange Ringlet, Darwin Ringlet)
- Hypolimnas alimena (Blue-banded Eggfly)
- Hypolimnas bolina (Varied Eggfly, Common Eggfly)
- Hypolycaena danis (Orchid Flash, Black and White Tit)
- Hypolycaena phorbas (Black-spotted Flash, Common Tit)
- Jalmenus daemeli (Emerald Hairstreak, Damel's Blue)
- Jamidis phaseli (Purple Cerulean, Dark Cerulean)
- Junonia hedonia (Chocolate Argus)
- Junonia orithya (Blue Argus)
- Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue, Pea-blue, Pea-blue Argus)
- Liphyra brassolis (Moth Butterfly)
- Melanitis leda (Common Evening Brown, Evening Brown)
- Mycalesis perseus (Dingy Bush-brown)
- Mycalesis sirius (Cedar Bush-brown)
- Mycalesis terminus (Orange Bush-brown)
- Nacaduba berenice (Large Purple Line-blue, Six Line-blue)
- Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-blue, Double Spotted-blue)
- Nacaduba cyanea (Green-banded Line-blue)
- Neptis praslini (Yellow-eyed Plane)
- Ochrogaster lunifer (Bag Shelter Moth, Processionary Caterpillars)
- Ogyris oroetes (Silky Azure)
- Ogyris zosine (Northern Purple Azure)
- Opodiphthera eucalypti (Emperor Gum Moth)
- Ornithoptera (syn. Triodes) euphorion (Cairns Birdwing)
- Oxybadistes hypomeloma (White Margined Grass-dart)
- Pantoporia consimilis (Orange Plane)
- Papilio aegeus (Orchard Butterfly, Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly)
- Papilio anactus (Dainty Swallowtail, Orange Butterfly)
- Papilio fuscus (Fuscus Swallowtail, Northern Citrus)
- Papilio ulysses (Ulysses Swallowtail, Mountain Blue Butterfly)
- Pelopidas agna (Dingy Swift, Common Swift)
- Pelopidas lyelli (Lyell's Swift, Common Swift)
- Phaedyma shepherdi (White-banded Plane, Common Aeroplane)
- Philiris innotatus (Purple Moonbeam, Common Moonbeam)
- Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)
- Polyura sempronius (Tailed Emperor, Four-tail)
- Prosotas dubiosa (Small Purple Line-blue, Purple Line-blue)
- Psychidae A (Case Moth Caterpillar)
- Psychonotis caelius (Small Green-banded Blue, White-banded Blue
- Rapala varuna (Indigo Flash)
- Sabera dobbae (Yellow-streaked Swift, Miskin's Swift)
- Sahulana scintillata (Glistening Blue)
- Suniana lascivia (Dingy Grass-dart, Northern Dingy-dart)
- Suniana sunias (Wide-brand Grass-dart, Orange Dart)
- Tagiades japetus (Pied Flat)
- Taractrocera dolon (Small Yellow Grass-dart, Sandy Grass-dart)
- Taractrocera ina (No-brand Grass-dart, Ina Grass-dart)
- Telicota colon (Pale orange Darter, Pale Darter)
- Tellervo zoilus (Hamadryad)
- Theclinesthes miskini (Miskin's Blue, Wattle Blue)
- Theclinesthes onycha (Cycad Blue, Onycha Blue)
- Tirumala hamata (Blue Tiger, Blue Wanderer)
- Toxidia thyrrhus (Dusky Grass Skipper)
- Trapezites iacchus (Brown Ochre)
- Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady, Blue-spotted Painted Lady)
- Vindula arsinoe (Cruiser)
- Ythima arctous (Dusky Knight, Dingy Ring)
- Zizeeria karsandra (Spotted Grass-blue, Dark Grass-blue)
- Zizina labradus (Common Grass-blue, Clover Blue)
- Zizula hylux (Little Grass-blue)