Biodiversity in Byron Shire - Byron Shire Council

Byron Shire is at the centre of the wet subtropics bioregionWet subtropics bioregionThe wet subtropics is the Australian bioregioncomprising south-eastern Queensland andnorth-eastern NSW. On a national scale ofbiodiversity richness, the wet subtropics liesequal second, exceeded only by the wettropics of northern Queensland and equal withthe south-western corner of Western Australia.Wanganui GorgeMinyon FallsWet subtropics vertebrate richnessThe wet subtropics has the highest diversity of marsupials and microchiropteranbats of all Australian bioregions. It also has the equal highest diversity of frogs(with the wet tropics) and the second highest diversity of birds (exceeded onlyby the wet tropics).Koala (H. Bower)Lesueur’s FrogScaly-breasted LorikeetGolden-tipped Bat (P. German)6