Australia's largest isolated fragment of subtropical rainforest, so far from other similar forest that it evolved its own endemic tree frog
Area
515 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1941
Declared in 1941, Eungella protects Australia's largest isolated fragment of subtropical rainforest, separated by hundreds of kilometres from other similar forest on the east coast, an isolation that has favoured the evolution of unique endemic species, including a tree frog that has had no confirmed sighting since the 1980s and may be extinct. The park is also one of the best places in Australia to watch platypus in the wild, from platforms beside the Broken River.
2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in Australia, where Eungella lies.
Where can I dive near here?
100 km away
227 km away
What is worth looking out for this month in Australia?
Now is a good time: The Humpback Highway on Australia's east coast (May to November (northbound May to August, southbound return August to November))
Now is a good time: Red crab migration on Christmas Island (October to January (spawning Nov-Dec))
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Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
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Region
Queensland
Climate
Tropical, Arid / desert, Temperate, Mediterranean
Best season
March to May
Threatened:Southern Cassowary,Grey-headed Flying Fox,Queensland Lungfish,Greater Glider,Spectacled Flying Fox
Endemic species of Australia:Platypus
Least ConcernWillie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
Not EvaluatedOgrefaced Spider
Deinopis spinosa
Least ConcernEastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
EndangeredSouthern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius
Least ConcernLaughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Not EvaluatedBlue Emperor
Papilio ulysses
Near ThreatenedPlatypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Least ConcernRed-legged Pademelon
Thylogale stigmatica
Least ConcernAustralian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Least ConcernCarpet Python
Morelia spilota
Least ConcernCane Toad
Rhinella marina
VulnerableGrey-headed Flying Fox
Pteropus poliocephalus