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For observations made between 2015/01/01 and 2025/06/01
Submissions accepted up to 2025/06/01
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Identifications
Identifications
322
Observations
Observations
211
Species
Species
82
People
People
Top Species
1.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
12
2.
Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829)
9
3.
Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852
9
4.
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
7
5.
Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1839)
6
6.
Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)
5
7.
Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
5
8.
Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)
4
9.
Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814)
4
10.
Muricidae
4
Top Observers
1.
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Jai
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4.
Ethan Yeoman
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5.
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Amphibiaphiles
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laurasmith2
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leithallb
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9.
calebcatto
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10.
Liz Snow
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Top Species
1.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
12
2.
Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829)
9
3.
Pecten fumatus Reeve, 1852
9
4.
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)
7
5.
Anadara trapezia (Deshayes, 1839)
6
6.
Austrocochlea porcata (A.Adams, 1853)
5
7.
Echidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789)
5
8.
Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)
4
9.
Amoria zebra (Leach, 1814)
4
10.
Muricidae
4
11.
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
3
12.
Glycymeris grayana
3
13.
Cellana tramoserica (Holten, 1802)
3
14.
Actinia tenebrosa Farquhar, 1898
3
15.
Tectocoris diophthalmus (Thunberg, 1783)
3
16.
Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792)
3
17.
Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783)
3
18.
Podargus strigoides (Latham, 1801)
3
19.
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802)
3
20.
Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801)
3
21.
Pandanus tectorius Parkinson ex Du Roi
3
22.
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
3
23.
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
3
24.
Pyrazus ebeninus (Bruguière, 1792)
3
25.
Batillaria australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
3
26.
Guinusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
27.
Ailanthus triphysa
2
28.
Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801)
2
29.
Latona deltoides (Lamarck, 1818)
2
30.
Pecten fumatus
2
31.
Ficus
2
32.
Megabalanus tintinnabulum
2
33.
Trichoglossus moluccanus (Gmelin, 1788)
2
34.
Eucrassatella
2
35.
Gastropoda
2
36.
Pteropus alecto
2
37.
Trichomya hirsuta (Lamarck, 1819)
2
38.
Cronia aurantiaca (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
2
39.
Haematopus fuliginosus Gould, 1845
2
40.
Cronia aurantiaca
2
41.
Muraenidae
2
42.
Fomitiporia
2
43.
Corymbia intermedia
2
44.
Petaurus norfolcensis (Kerr, 1792)
2
45.
Clibanarius virescens (Krauss, 1843)
2
46.
Eucalyptus tereticornis Sm.
2
47.
Entomyzon cyanotis (Latham, 1801)
2
48.
Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
2
49.
Conus cyanostoma A.Adams, 1854
2
50.
Exocarpos latifolius R.Br.
2
51.
Notelaea longifolia
2
52.
Pseudoceros indicus
1
53.
Cosmophasis
1
54.
Aplysia concava G.B.Sowerby I, 1833
1
55.
Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843
1
56.
Elaeodendron australe Vent.
1
57.
Chama asperella
1
58.
Ochna serrulata
1
59.
Arytera distylis
1
60.
Delonix regia
1
61.
Scleractinia
1
62.
Canna × hybrida
1
63.
Morus serrator (G.R.Gray, 1843)
1
64.
Cellana
1
65.
Placamen placidum
1
66.
Phyllocharis cyanicornis
1
67.
Smilax australis
1
68.
Araucaria heterophylla
1
69.
Notocallista disrupta
1
70.
Myxarium nucleatum
1
71.
Threskiornis molucca
1
72.
Calibrachoa excellens
1
73.
Trochidae
1
74.
Cyclophyllum
1
75.
Heterocladosoma
1
76.
Ficus benghalensis
1
77.
Chrysaora pentastoma Péron & Lesueur, 1810
1
78.
Hermetia illucens
1
79.
Formicinae
1
80.
Convolvulaceae
1
81.
Panacela
1
82.
Leptogium cyanescens
1
83.
Salticidae
1
84.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
1
85.
Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)
1
86.
Saccostrea glomerata
1
87.
Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
88.
Tectocoris diophthalmus
1
89.
Cluniella ornata Forster, 1955
1
90.
Namirea insularis Raven, 1984
1
91.
Coleus australis
1
92.
Couranga Gray & Smith, 2008
1
93.
Lampropholis delicata
1
94.
Trichoglossus moluccanus
1
95.
Pinctada
1
96.
Anthozoa
1
97.
Phalacrocorax varius (Gmelin, 1789)
1
98.
Terebra
1
99.
Acanthopagrus australis
1
100.
Siphonaria denticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
1
101.
Dysoxylum mollissimum
1
102.
Spongia
1
103.
Platybrachys
1
104.
Polyporales
1
105.
Glycine clandestina
1
106.
Acacia
1
107.
Coleoptera
1
108.
Cordyline
1
109.
Echidna nebulosa
1
110.
Eucalyptus
1
111.
Endiandra sieberi
1
112.
Coprinopsis
1
113.
Imparidentia
1
114.
Herpetogramma
1
115.
Porpita porpita (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
116.
Clania
1
117.
Acacia leiocalyx
1
118.
Acacia maidenii
1
119.
Cracticus nigrogularis (Gould, 1837)
1
120.
Icthyophaga leucogaster (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)
1
121.
Eucalyptus siderophloia
1
122.
Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790)
1
123.
Centropogon australis
1
124.
Pandanus tectorius
1
125.
Glycymeris
1
126.
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
1
127.
Anadara
1
128.
Austraeolis ornata
1
129.
Cryptes baccatus
1
130.
Bromelioideae
1
131.
Acacia concurrens
1
132.
Vespertilionoidea
1
133.
Denhamia celastroides
1
134.
Balanomorpha
1
135.
Neanthes
1
136.
Psathyrella ammophila
1
137.
Stanisicarion aquila (J.C.Cox, 1868)
1
138.
Euphorbia umbellata
1
139.
Alyxia ruscifolia R.Br.
1
140.
Laetiporus portentosus (Berk.) Rajchenb.
1
141.
Telmapsalta hackeri (Distant, 1915)
1
142.
Istiblennius edentulus (Forster & Schneider, 1801)
1
143.
Emilia javanica (Burm.fil.) C.B.Rob.
1
144.
Alectura lathami J.E.Gray, 1831
1
145.
Synoum glandulosum
1
146.
Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus
1
147.
Ostorhinchus limenus (Randall & Hoese, 1988)
1
148.
Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881)
1
149.
Austraeolis ornata (Angas, 1864)
1
150.
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray
1
151.
Veronica plebeia R.Br.
1
152.
Grapsus albolineatus Latreille, 1812
1
153.
Glochidion ferdinandi (Müll.Arg.) F.M.Bailey
1
154.
Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
155.
Daviesia arborea W.Hill
1
156.
Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot), 1786
1
157.
Biuve fulvipunctata (Baba, 1938)
1
158.
Metura elongatus (Saunders, 1847)
1
159.
Flagellaria indica L.
1
160.
Codium fragile (Suringar) Har.
1
161.
Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn
1
162.
Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790)
1
163.
Eucalyptus carnea
1
164.
Gymnothorax pseudoherrei Böhlke, 2000
1
165.
Saccostrea scyphophilla (Peron & Lesueur, 1807)
1
166.
Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793)
1
167.
Alectryon tomentosus (F.Muell.) Radlk.
1
168.
Scutellastra chapmani (Tenison Woods, 1876)
1
169.
Philemon corniculatus (Latham, 1790)
1
170.
Nassarius albescens (Dunker, 1846)
1
171.
Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
172.
Alyxia ruscifolia
1
173.
Tamopsis brisbanensis B.Baehr & M.Baehr, 1987
1
174.
Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr.
1
175.
Quasimitra solida (Reeve, 1844)
1
176.
Notocallista disrupta (G.B.Sowerby II, 1853)
1
177.
Polyscias elegans (C.Moore & F.Muell.) Harms
1
178.
Ocypode cordimana Latreille, 1818
1
179.
Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821)
1
180.
Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)
1
181.
Dipoena austera Simon, 1908
1
182.
Cryptocarya foetida R.T.Baker
1
183.
Palaemon dolospinus Walker & Poore, 2003
1
184.
Breynia oblongifolia (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
1
185.
Pseudolampona emmett Platnick, 2000
1
186.
Coracina novaehollandiae (Gmelin, 1789)
1
187.
Mastira adusta (L.Koch, 1867)
1
188.
Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822)
1
189.
Cordyline congesta (Sweet) Steud.
1
190.
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
1
191.
Lamponella beaury Platnick, 2000
1
192.
Kalanchoe ×houghtonii D.B.Ward
1
193.
Mnestia arachis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
1
194.
Pyrrosia confluens (R.Br.) Ching
1
195.
Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.
1
196.
Pigea stellarioides (Domin) P.I.Forst.
1
197.
Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb.
1
198.
Aneilema acuminatum R.Br.
1
199.
Commelina cyanea R.Br.
1
200.
Elaeocarpus reticulatus Sm.
1
201.
Davallia solida (G.Forst.) Sw.
1
202.
Sida rhombifolia L.
1
203.
Coleus australis (R.Br.) A.J.Paton
1
204.
Pinnidae
1
205.
Trichonephila plumipes (Latreille, 1804)
1
206.
Desmodium rhytidophyllum F.Muell. ex Benth.
1
207.
Calthalotia fragum (R.A.Philippi, 1848)
1
208.
Acacia falcata Willd.
1
209.
Bembicium nanum (Lamarck, 1822)
1
210.
Cryptocarya foetida
1
211.
Acacia longissima H.L.Wendl.
1
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Ethan Yeoman
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Caleb Catto
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12.
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lizsnow
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lennox11
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james1524
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Caitlin Mattner
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boogman
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obsr3712178
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63.
Jonathan Mills-Anderson
{:id=>nil, :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
64.
samlo
{:id=>"4530", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
65.
Colin Trainor
{:id=>"351706", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
66.
Amphibiaphiles
{:id=>"42358", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
67.
shelnais
{:id=>"8371851", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
68.
Graham Reid
{:id=>"2335127", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
69.
Cael Gallery
{:id=>"3213738", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
70.
Kelly-Anne Masterman
{:id=>"962152", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
71.
mad_scientist
{:id=>"6373237", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
72.
tilman78
{:id=>"3472470", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
73.
davinagifford
{:id=>"4752596", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
74.
saulesvejas
{:id=>"8278509", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
75.
gavin843
{:id=>"6207328", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
76.
chrisallen92
{:id=>"4138406", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
77.
ispot
{:id=>"2774319", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
78.
Luis Webber
{:id=>"1761843", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
79.
annamkr
{:id=>"4927403", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
80.
aggies2020
{:id=>"2769600", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
81.
simonmcpherson
{:id=>"5183003", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
82.
Max Sonthonax
{:id=>"5941776", :score=>20.0, :observations_count=>1, :species_count=>1, :percentage=>"0.22"}
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