Plants and Animals of the North-West: some case studies from 50,000 years of archaeology

Vertebrate fauna & habitat (arid, mangrove, marine/reef)

Taxon ObservedCommon NameNoala caveHaynes cave
    
Mammals   
Dasyurus geoffreiiWestern quoll++
Dasyurus hallucatusNorthern quoll++
Perameles bougainvilleiWestern barred bandicoot+ 
Macrotis lagotisBilby++
Trichosurus sp.Brushtail possum++
Bettongia lesueurBoodie++
Bettongia barrowensisBoodie (Barrow Island form)++
Lagorchestes conspicillatusSpectacled hare-wallaby++
Lagorchestes hirsutusRufous hare-wallaby++
Macropus robustusCommon wallaroo++
Onychogalea unguiferaNorthern nailtail wallaby +
Petrogale sp.Rock wallaby++
Pteropus alectoBlack flying fox+ 
Reptiles   
Crocodilus porosusSalt water crocodile +
CheloniidaeSea turtle +
Egernia sp.Skink+ 
Tiliqua sp.Blue-tongued skink+ 
Antaresia sp.Python+ 
Liasis sp.Olive or water python+ 
Acanthophis sp.Death adder+ 
Demansia sp.Whipsnake+ 
Fish   
Scaras sp.Parrotfish +
Chlorurus sp.Parrotfish +
Choreodon sp.Tuskfish +
Sparidae  +

Page 1. Report
Page 2. Marine invertebrate Fauna (mangrove, rocky or sandy)