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Flynn has or used to have 43 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Boggomoss Snail.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Boggomoss Snail

Boggomoss Snail

Adclarkia dawsonensis

Status: Critically Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Adclarkia dawsonensis is only found within Flynn

The boggomoss snail is a medium-sized snail characterised by a relatively thin, semi-transparent shell. The shell is almost flat with a slightly elevated spire and very small central depression. Shell diameter is between 21 and 26 mm, shell height is between 14 and 16 mm. Shell colour is light-brown to horn with a slight yellowish-green tinge.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Adverse fire regimesAdverse fire regimes

Climate change and severe weatherClimate change and severe weather

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Flynn has or used to have 69 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Boggomoss Snail but they're just as important.

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