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Eungella

National Park
QueenslandDesignated in 1941515 km²
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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.

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2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

Eungella: 43 documented species

Mammals16Birds14Reptiles5Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Australia, where Eungella lies.

Tropical rainforestSavannahDesertMarine / coastal

Experiences in this park

Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching

Nearby dive sites

Where can I dive near here?

100 km away

227 km away

Wildlife you can see now

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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Region

Queensland

Climate

Tropical, Arid / desert, Temperate, Mediterranean

Best season

March to May

Plan your visit

Best season
March to May
Area
515 km²
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2
Lungfish1
Arachnida2
Insecta3

Threatened:Southern Cassowary,Grey-headed Flying Fox,Queensland Lungfish,Greater Glider,Spectacled Flying Fox

Endemic species of Australia:Platypus

Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Ogrefaced SpiderNot Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

Eastern Grey KangarooLeast Concern

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

Southern CassowaryEndangered

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

Laughing KookaburraLeast Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Blue EmperorNot Evaluated

Blue Emperor

Papilio ulysses

PlatypusNear Threatened

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Red-legged PademelonLeast Concern

Red-legged Pademelon

Thylogale stigmatica

Australian PelicanLeast Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

Carpet PythonLeast Concern

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

Cane ToadLeast Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Grey-headed Flying FoxVulnerable

Grey-headed Flying Fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

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Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

SS Yongala

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Christmas Island Red CrabNot Evaluated

Christmas Island Red Crab

Gecarcoidea natalis

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Bare-nosed Wombat · Cape Barren Goose

March to May

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Freycinet

Australia

Tasmanian devil · Bennett's wallaby

March to May

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UNESCO
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Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair

Australia

Wombat · Tasmanian Devil

March to May

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Flinders Ranges

Australia

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby · Emu

March to May

See park
DivingWhitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)100 km away
CountryAustralia
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